Innocent Chukwuma Social Impact Fellowship (ICSIF) 2022 for Young Nigerians
The Innocent Chukwuma Social Impact Fellowship 2022 is now accepting applications.
The Fellowship intends to help the next generation of young social impact pioneers and social justice leaders in Nigeria emerge and flourish.
Through social change activities in communities, social businesses, nonprofit organizations, research, and impact on development policy implementation, the fellowship program will help youngsters catalyze system and sectoral transformations in Nigeria.
Young Nigerians will benefit from the Fellowship’s support (technical assistance and sub-grants) as well as unique learning opportunities. Three main disciplines will be the focus of the fellowship engagements:
- Management – Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofits
- Public Policy and Governance – Law, Criminal Justice Administration, Policing and Security Sector Reforms
- Impact Investing and International
Program Details
The Fellowship will last six months and will include the following activities:
Youth Fellows Training — In the first and second months of the fellowship, the focus will be on capacity building through relevant seminars and short courses.
Youth Fellows Initiative Accelerator — In the third to fifth months of the fellowship, project acceleration will be accomplished through the provision of sub-grants, peer-to-peer interaction, and mentorship.
Youth Fellowship Knowledge Sharing Engagements — This will be the fellowship’s last phase, and the youth fellows will be in charge of leading conference engagements to promote conversation and knowledge sharing. This also serves to link them to the greater community of social impact and impact investing.
Benefits
The Innocent Chukwuma Youth Fellows will do the following:
- Participate in online and face-to-face capacity-building sessions.
- Meet mentors and take advantage of specialist advice sessions.
- Sub-grants will be awarded to assist their impact initiatives.
- Organize forums with an emphasis on social effects.
Innocent Chukwuma Social Impact Fellowship | Eligibility Criteria
- Only young Nigerians under the age of 30 are eligible.
- Initiatives, enterprise, advocacy, and research should all be used to solve issues by applicants.
How to Apply for the Innocent Chukwuma Social Impact Fellowship
Please keep in mind that applications will conclude on March 25, 2022. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Deadline: March 25, 2022
Visit ICSIF for more information.
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