• Partial Scholarship

The African Union Civic Tech Fund (AUCTF) is a project funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and aiming at evaluating and sustaining effective models in citizens’ participation and policy influence with the support of replicable and/or scalable civic tech initiatives and citizens led transformative action across the African continent.

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The AUCTF is offering fellowships for 5 civic tech professionals for a period of minimum 3 months to technically support and to advise beneficiaries awarded the grants for the development of their civic tech initiatives in 7 African countries – Mali, Nigeria, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Morocco.

Successful applicants will help a broad range of actors scaling up their civic technology initiatives that amplify citizen voices or help keep governments accountable. Candidates will work with partner organisations selected through the African Civic Tech Fund to test, expand and boost digital tools and platforms empowering citizens.The Fund is primarily foreseen for not-for-profit entities registered in any African Union Member States. However, we will also consider applications from for-profit entities. In both cases organisations must be strongly committed to advancing civic participation. Further, each call will have further specifications, for example with a geographic or thematic focus.

Benefits

  • There is no fixed amount. The maximum amount for each call is specified in the guidelines.

Eligibilities

  •  organisations acting within the civic space, based in African Union Member States. Particular attention will be paid to youth- and women-led initiatives.
  • Additionally, the Fund may also provide support to initiatives led by businesses that are strongly committed to advancing civic participation.

 

 

Eligible Regions: Benin, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia – as well as at regional and continental level.

Application Process

  • When a call for ideas is open on the website, click ‘Apply for Support’ to be directed to their overview of open calls with details on the call, such as the guidelines and a link to the online application form.
  • You can complete the application form in English or French.

Application Deadline: June 15, 2022

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