Apply for the Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge 2024

  Applications are open to SMEs, cooperatives and social enterprises looking to benefit from the Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge. If you are an entrepreneur or venture leader in the agriculture, CleanTech or social enterprise spaces, and you would like to receive financial support to grow your business or intervention, you might want to explore this opportunity.

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The Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge is open to those building startups, SMEs, or other business models dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and environmental change.

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Benefits

The benefits of this program are as follows:

• ₦2 million grant for businesses in the CleanTech category
• ₦20 million facility for businesses in the agriculture category
• ₦2 million grant for businesses in the social enterprise category

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Eligibility

This program is open to persons who meet these criteria:

• Aged between 20 and 45 (CleanTech category), 18 and 35 (agriculture category), or a female between 18 and 45 (social enterprise category)
• Funds must be deployed for the use for which it has been stated
• Should sign a grant agreement with Sterling Bank detailing how they will deploy the funds

Applications will remain open until October 20, 2024. If you would like to apply for this opportunity, you can do so HERE.

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