Call for applications: Nigeria Youth Futures Fund 2022

NYFF was established to provide targeted capacity building, youth ecosystem building and financial support to burgeoning youth-led movements in Nigeria, in order to sustain their work locally and facilitate opportunities for learning. The grant focuses on the thematic areas of media, sport and entertainment; employment and education; health; peacebuilding and security; ICT and entrepreneurship; climate change and environment; and civic participation.

Eligibility criteria 

Individual level

The beneficiary must:

• Be 15 to 35 years old, with a proven track record, working on a sustainable solution that directly addresses any of the seven thematic areas.
• Demonstrate a good understanding and experience of strategic planning, vision setting and project management.
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of community or team building following principles of honesty and integrity.
• Demonstrate talent and passion for new ways of behaving, norms and actions.
• Have genuine means of identification or be attached to an institution.
• Supply a police clearance report and provide 3 reputable referees.

Organisation level

The organisation must:

• Be a formally registered organisation with the corporate affairs commission of Nigeria. Otherwise, an unregistered organisation can form a cluster and apply through a registered organisation.
• Have a partnership capacity in all the states in their geopolitical region.
• Have police clearance, tax clearance and SCUML certificate.
• Must have good antecedents and proper track records.
• Be involved in youth-driven transformation activities, civic and transformation hub depending on the grant category, working on sustainable solutions directly addressing any of the agreed thematic areas.
• Must have a physical address and corporate account with good financial standing and records.

Grant types

• Small Grant ($500 to $1 000): This grant type is for 60 beneficiaries (individuals).
• Action Grant ($1 000 to $3 000): For 40 grassroots and community-based organisations.
• Development Grant ($3 000 to $6 000): For 25 youth-led and youth-focused organisations.
• Catalytic Grant ($40 000): For six civic and innovation hubs focusing on youth-oriented activities across Nigeria.

Note: The first grant cycle will run from June to December 2022.

The application deadline is 6 June. 

Submission guidelines

Applicants should submit a concept note/proposal (2 000 words max), following the guidelines and proposal template, which is available for download here. 

View the original call here.