Call for applications: Talku Talku grant for Nigerian creatives

Talku Talku enables creative storytellers to leverage digital media technology while opening channels for thought, resonance and call to action.

The initiative offers creatives the chance to win $1 000 in grants to support their projects.

Hip hop artist and entrepreneur MI Abaga stays on as the ambassador for the grant, which is being rolled out in partnership with his record label Incredible Music, the TASCK agency, and digital news company The Newspaper Stand.

In May Talku Talku announced emerging musicians Isah The Prince and Jugo Aces among its first quarter winners.

Interested creatives can complete the online application form here

Important dates

• Application deadline: 22 August.
• Quarter-final: 6 September. The top 10 most compelling and feasible projects will be selected to this stage, where they’ll make their case through social voting.
• Social voting: 6 to 12 September. Social voting allows the top 10 applicants to make their case and gain public support. Selected applicants are expected to create a one-minute video pitch.
• Semi-final: 16 September. The top three applicants with the most likes from the social voting will be presented to the grant’s independent panellists for scrutiny and selection of a winner.
• Winner announcement: 23 September.

“As a creative company, we are focused on providing solutions that allow creatives and brands to think differently in their market space while delivering compelling results that drive key outcomes,” Talku Talku said.

View the original call here.