Deadline: March 6, 2025.

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 runs for ​​​about​ six months and combines regular online workshops, learning groups​, tailor made coaching and ​​mentoring ​with one ​week of ​intensive​​​,​ onsite learning in Stockholm in September. You should plan to dedicate around ​​​five​ hours per week to the programme.

• Online training and mentorship (End of April – ​end of October 2025)  ​
  The training is ​​​based on​ a highly practical approach that allows you to apply ​the knowledge​ and ​​​insight gained through it​ directly to your business. Regular online workshops are organised on different topics that help you grow your turnover and operations, build a resilient leadership and team​,​ and follow​ ​up on the targets you set for business’ impact. The workshops are led by experienced entrepreneurs and experts. Joint workshops and smaller learning groups give plenty of opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs in similar situations and to make new connections. Throughout the programme, you will also have access to coaching and mentorship based on your various needs.
• Onsite learning week in Stockholm (September​ 2025​)
  The programme in Stockholm will take place between ​​22 and 28 September (​arriving on​ 22 September and departing on​ 28 September). It will be an intensive ​week of ​learning​​​,​ combining workshops, mentoring​, field visits and networking.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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.

BENEFITS

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.

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

1. Register your profile in the application portal: Apply here
2. Select what programme you would like to apply for (She Entrepreneurs is available  6 February to 6 March 2025).
3. Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
4. Upload your CV under the document section.
5. After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
6. 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. We ask you to make the recording in a quiet setting and, if possible, use headphones with a built-in microphone. Please note that it is mandatory to make the video recording.

Find more information on the OFFICIAL LINK