Applications are now open for the 2024 Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge. Welcome to Green Innovation Challenge (GIC) 2024 – Empowering Innovation through access to funding. GIC is dedicated to providing access to funding for startups, MSMEs, SMEs, cooperatives, and social enterprises that are driving innovation and positive environmental change.

REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must be between ages 20 to 45 years.
• The call is open to applicants in agriculture, clean tech and social enterprise, and is designed to connect you with the resources you need to bring your ideas to life, scale operations, and make a lasting impact.
• Whether you’re launching a groundbreaking startup, growing an established SME, or leading a cooperative or social enterprise with a mission for good, we invite you to apply for funding to fuel your journey.
• Applicants who are awarded a grant shall be obliged to sign a grant /use of funds agreement with Sterling Bank detailing how they intend to use the grant funds, including a disbursement schedule where applicable.
• Grant recipients and applicants accessing finance will be expected to complete a documentation.
  process with the bank before disbursement of funds.
• All Sterling Bank terms and conditions apply.