Deadline: March 6, 2025
Applications for the Swedish Institute She Entrepreneurs Programme 2025 are now open. She Entrepreneurs 2025 is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa who are building scalable businesses that contribute to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as, water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation. Over the years, as the programme has been running, many entrepreneurs have received support that has helped them successfully expand and increase their impact.
She Entrepreneurs offers practical, hands-on leadership training based on real business experience, collaborative learning, and participant-centric approach. The programme equip participants with tangible tools, insights and connections for participants who want to grow their business and develop as both entrepreneurs and leaders. Running over the course of six months, the programme combines regular online workshops and online mentoring with one week of intensive, onsite learning in Stockholm in September.
If you are ready to scale up your business’s impact and want to join a strong network of like-minded women who will support and inspire you on your journey – then She Entrepreneurs is the programme for you.
Cost
Costs covered and arranged by Swedish Institute:
- Your flights to and from Stockholm.
- Your accommodation and most of the meals during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Your insurance during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
- All training online and onsite material.
Eligibility
You are welcome to apply if you are a woman entrepreneur with a business that:
- Is already operational and ready to expand.
- Has the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model and contributes to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation.
- Is based in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, or Tunisia.
Programme participants must be citizens of one of the countries listed above and have a proficient command of both written and spoken English.
Application
Only applicants who have submitted a complete application will be considered for the programme. These are the steps you need to go through to submit your application.
- Register your profile in the application portal
- Select what programme you would like to apply for (She Entrepreneurs is available 6 February to 6 March 2025).
- Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
- Upload your CV under the document section.
- After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
- You will also receive a message to your inbox in Dream Apply with a link to record a short video. Follow the instructions in the message. It will take less than ten minutes to record the video. You will get two questions to answer within two minutes each. They ask you to make the recording in a quiet setting and, if possible, use headphones with a built-in microphone. Note that it is mandatory to make the video recording.
For more information, visit She Entrepreneurs.
