Apply - Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Uganda Cohort 2

Application Details

Please read the opportunity information and eligibility requirements before completing your application.

About the Fellowship

The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, Uganda, implemented by Hive Colab in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, supports high-impact, growth-stage EdTech ventures to build sustainable and scalable education enterprises. The Fellowship strengthens ventures’ business models, improves the quality and relevance of their digital learning products, and expands access to quality, inclusive and learner-centred education.

Selected ventures receive a catalytic milestone-based, equity-free grant, alongside a 12-month fellowship programme combining tailored business support, weekly mentorship and coaching, learning science and inclusive product design, market access, investment readiness and technical assistance.

Ventures also receive up to 24 months of post-acceleration support focused on growth, market access, fundraising and long-term sustainability.

Who Should Apply?

The Fellowship is seeking locally founded and locally led EdTech ventures at the early revenue, growth, or scaling stage, with a working product and demonstrated market traction.

Applicants should have a clear education-focused solution, a committed team, and the potential to scale their reach and impact, particularly among underserved learners.

Priority will be given to ventures serving underserved communities and demonstrating strong potential for sustainable growth, inclusive product design and meaningful learning impact.

Need More Information?

Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For application-related questions, contact edtech@hivecolab.com or +256 392 177 978

Closes on: 22nd November 2026

Eligibility Criteria

To apply, your venture must:

Be locally founded and locally led, with leadership and decision-making rooted in Uganda
Be at Early Revenue, Growth, or Scaling stage. Pre-revenue/idea-stage ventures are not eligible
Deliver an inclusive learning solution; for example, one that reaches underserved learners such as youth, young girls, persons with disabilities, refugees, or rural/low-connectivity communities
Be operating in Uganda, with the majority of learners/users based in Uganda
Technology as the Core of Learning: Have an active EdTech platform where learning takes place. Ventures whose primary model is solely in-person or classroom-based learning are not eligible.

Required Documents

Certificate of incorporation (or equivalent registration document)
Pitch deck
Gender, Safeguarding, or Child Protection Policy (if you have one)
Product Demo Video: a short demonstration of how your product works. Maximum 5 minutes. Please share a link (YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive) with viewing permission set to "anyone with the link" rather than uploading a file.

Application Deadline26 Nov 2026

I. Venture Information & Background

Tell us about your venture, registration, stage, focus areas and previous programme participation.

1. Venture Name *

2. Do you have a physical location? *

Yes No

District

City/Town

Physical Address

Google Maps Link (optional)

3. When was the venture founded? *

4. Has your venture been formally registered as a legal entity? *

5. Legal status of your venture

6. Registration authority

7. Which best describes the current stage of your venture? *

9. Link to Website

10. Links to social media pages

11. Have you previously participated in any incubation, acceleration, or fellowship programme? *

II. Founding Team

Add founders and team members, then identify the primary Fellowship contact.

1. Founders *

2. Other Team Members

Disability-status fields are collected for inclusion reporting only and should be treated as confidential.

3. Full-time staff *

Part-time staff *

4. Primary Fellowship contact *

5. Briefly explain why your team is best positioned to solve this EdTech problem. *

III. The Problem & Your Solution

Describe the education challenge, your users, solution, reach and product access.

1. Describe the education challenge your venture addresses and how your solution solves it. *

2. Which learners or users do you primarily serve? *

3. Which languages is your solution available in? *

4. Which platforms or devices is your solution available on? *

5. Does it work offline? *

Yes No

7. Link to your product demo

IV. Traction & Growth

Provide your latest quantitative performance metrics. Use N/A where a metric is not applicable.

Metric	Value
Total no. of users reached
Total no. of learners using your platform
Number of active learners using your solution/platform
Number of paying customers/clients
Number of partner organisations serving/using your EdTech solution
Revenue generated in the last 12 months, or since founding if less than 12 months (UGX/USD)
Other key traction metric(s) - please specify

V. Business Model & Funding

Explain who pays, how you earn revenue, previous funding and how the Fellowship would support growth.

1. Who pays for your solution? *

2. Which revenue model best describes your venture? *

B2C (learners/users pay directly) B2B (schools/institutions pay) B2G (government-funded/procured) Freemium Grant/donor-funded Other

How do you generate revenue? *

Have you raised external funding before? *

3. How would you use the Fellowship grant if awarded? *

4. How will participating in this Fellowship help your venture grow? *

VI. Safeguarding & Inclusion

Describe how your organisation protects children, young people, vulnerable adults, staff and communities.

1. Does your organisation have a Gender, Safeguarding, or Child Protection Policy in place? *

Upload your policy

PDF, DOC or DOCX.

2. Describe the safeguarding measures your organisation has in place. *

3. Do you have procedures for reporting and responding to safeguarding concerns? *

4. Do your end users include minors (under 18)? *

5. Safeguarding focal point *

6. How does your solution ensure accessibility and inclusion for underserved or vulnerable groups? *

VII. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

Explain how you measure impact, collect data and use evidence to improve your solution.

1. How do you currently measure the effectiveness or impact of your solution? *

2. How frequently do you collect and review data on your users or beneficiaries? *

4. Do you have a documented MEL framework, plan, or results framework? *

5. What tools or systems do you use to collect and manage data? *

6. What evidence do you currently have that your solution improves learning outcomes? *

7. Are you registered with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO)? *

VIII. Declarations

Review the declarations, marketing consent and data privacy statement before submitting.

Conflict of Interest *

Do any founders, team members, or shareholders have a personal, family, or business relationship with Hive Colab staff?

Marketing consent, part 1 - name and logo *

Yes No

Marketing consent, part 2 - content, photographs and quotes *

Yes No

Safeguarding & Data Privacy Statement

The information submitted through this application will be used for evaluating applications to Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Uganda Cohort 2 run by Hive Colab, conducting due diligence, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, and fulfilling donor compliance requirements. Hive Colab will treat submitted information as confidential and process personal and organisational data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations and Hive Colab's Data Protection Policy. Application data will be retained for 24 months after the close of the selection process and may be accessed only by authorised programme personnel, evaluation committees and approved partners involved in selection and implementation.

I confirm I have read the Safeguarding & Data Privacy Statement and consent to my data being processed as described.

I confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I am authorised to submit it on behalf of the venture.

Supporting legal/registration document (optional unless required by the opportunity)

Upload supporting document

PDF, image, Word or ZIP.

Before you submit: incomplete applications and applications that omit financial information may score lower. If a question does not apply, enter N/A with a short explanation rather than leaving it blank.