General steps of the application process
1) Create your user account (you will recieve a confirmation email)
2) Fill in your Project Profile Document (this is where you get to tell us everything about your project!)
3) Our expert team will follow your PPD progress and provide comments to support you in your process. You will be notified by email if they do!
4) When you're ready, submit your Project Profile Document (Make sure you're ready, no changes after this!)
5) After some time, the FONERWA team of experts will contact you to let you know if you've been accepted to the next stage of the process. (Good luck!)
Pre-screening criteria for Private Sector
1) All sections of the PPD have been filled out
2) PPD is in English
3) Project location is in Rwanda
4) PPD is from a private entity that is operating in Rwanda or has a partner with a significant contribution to the project
5) Proposed project is requesting funding from one of the three performance based innovation grant facilities;
- R&D;
- Proof-of-Concept;
- Demonstration
6) The project matches one of the FONERWA thematic windows
7) Projects funded by FONERWA may seek co-financing from other sources to meet financing obligations on any of its deliverables
Pre-screening criteria for Public Sector and civil society organizations
1) All sections of the PPD have been filled out
2) PPD is in English
3) Project location is in Rwanda
4) PPD is from a public institution or a CSO registered in Rwanda
5) Proposed project matches FONERWA thematic window(s)
6) Projects funded by FONERWA may seek co-financing from other sources to meet financing obligations on any of its deliverables