Applications are now open for Halcyon’s 2026 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship ($6K equity-free stipend per venture)
Application Deadline: 20 November 2025
Applications are now open for Halcyon’s 2026 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship ($6K equity-free stipend per venture)
Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship (2026)
Halcyon’s 2026 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship will serve founders who are building sustainable solutions in climate adaptation and resilience and food security on the continent. Through a hybrid programming format, selected entrepreneurs will attend a one-week, in-person residency in Accra, Ghana, five virtual programming days, and a final one-week, in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sectors
Solutions addressing climate adaptation and resilience and food security, including but not limited to:
- Climate-smart agriculture and food systems
- Renewable and resilient energy systems and storage
- Adaptive infrastructure and green building technologies
- Climate intelligence and early-warning systems
- WaterTech (water security, resilient water systems, and more)
- Blue economy and coastal resilience
Benefits
- $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits
- $6K equity-free stipend per venture
- Workshops with experts in product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership
- Professional advisors
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in climate
- Access to Halcyon’s global community of 600+ founders
Program Structure & Timeline
The final cohort is selected from 10 ventures across Africa. The program is delivered in a hybrid modality through a virtual kickoff meeting, two one-week, in-person residencies in Ghana and Kenya, and four additional virtual programming days.
Founders receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership, as well as access to critical resources and connections to accelerate their ventures.
Timeline:
- October 31st, 2025: Application window opens
- November 20th, 2025: Last chance to submit your eligibility application to be considered for this application window! Halcyon team begins reviewing eligibility applications
- November 24th, 2025: Halcyon team sends out invitational applications to select candidates
- December 4th, 2025: Invitational application deadline
- Late December, 2025: Finalists invited to a virtual pitch
- Mid-Late January, 2026: Selected founders notified
- March 25th, 2026: Virtual Program Kickoff
- April 17th-April 24th, 2026: Residency Week #1 in Accra, Ghana
- May 5th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #2
- May 20th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #3
- June 10th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #4
- July 9th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #5
- July 24-July 31st, 2026: Residency Week #2 in Nairobi, Kenya
Eligibility
Halcyon is looking for for-profit startups building scalable solutions tackling pressing climate adaptation and resilience challenges and food security in Africa.
- Location: Africa
- Stage: Must have a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a realistic potential to scale. Applicants must demonstrate early user feedback or evidence of early commercial validation, such as pilots, LOIs, or revenue.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one Co-Founder.
- Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power.
- Must be fluent in English (programming will be in English).
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
- Program Engagement: Applicant(s) must commit to participating in all residencies, program activities, events, and in-person and virtual sessions.
- Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
In addition, Halcyon scores each application based on four criteria: 1) Impact, 2) Scalability, 3) Innovation, and 4) Talent.
Ready to Apply?
It’s now easier than ever to apply to Halcyon with its eligibility form. Fill out this eligibility form between October 31st-November 20th, 2025 to be considered for the 2026 LAC Climate Fellowship. If your eligibility application meets Halcyon criteria and is a fit for the program, you’ll be invited to complete a second-round, invitational application.
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