Apply For Commonwealth Startup Fellowship CSF 2025

The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship (CSF) is a six-month programme designed to ignite and elevate high potential startups from low and middle income countries across the Commonwealth.

Fellow Eligibility

To be eligible for these Fellowships, prospective Fellows must:

1. Be of at least graduate level.

2. Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible lower middle-income Commonwealth country

3. Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country

4. Be fluent in written and Spoken English.

5. Not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship within the last five years (at the time of taking up the award)

6. Be available to undertake their fellowship from the prescribed start date;

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In addition, they must demonstrate:

a. Evidence of innovation, in terms of product, service, or market

b. Active development for at least six-months and demonstrable commitment from team members

c. A working minimum viable ‘product’, service and/or prototype

d. Significant evidence of customer engagement or traction in the form of early sales or pre-sales .

e. proof of interest or demand, signed contracts or other relevant evidence.

How to apply:

Interested and qualified applicants should check application details here https://www.imperialenterpriselab.com/programmes/commonwealth-startup-fellowship and then fill the application form Here

Applications for Cohort open today Monday 2 June — Monday 30 June 2025.