SEED Awards 2010 - Call for Proposals

Are you a start-up entrepreneur? Does your business or business idea integrate sustainable development, solving pressing social and environmental issues? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your enterprise?

If you meet SEED’s eligibility criteria, you could apply now for the 2010 SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development.

This year, as part of a larger project funded by the European Union on the Green Economy, the SEED Awards will have a special focus on Africa. While SEED is inaugurating its first country scheme in South Africa (click here to read more), it will also concentrate on Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Senegal.

This significant expansion means that SEED is able to make up to 35 awards in 2010, of which up to:

  • 10 awards will be made in South Africa
  • 20 awards will be made in 6 target countries in Africa, namely, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal
  • 5 awards elsewhere around the globe

The deadline for applications is 16th August 2010, 23:59 Central European Time (CET). Apply online or download the application form from the SEED Initiative website at www.seedinit.org or contact seedawards2010@seedinit.org for assistance.