The Fellowship
The Luminary Fellowship
A six-week accelerator strengthening African changemakers to qualify for grant capital and long-term backing.
Placeholder image for Fellowship acceleratorWho it is for
People already doing the work. You are running a project, a charity or a small social enterprise somewhere in Africa, you are seeing real results, and you are held back by money, systems or both.
You do not need to be registered, well connected or already funded. You need to be doing something that works.
How to get in
Nominations and applications open every November. Someone can put you forward, or you can come to us yourself. Both routes are read the same way.
Accepted fellows are announced in February.
What happens
The Impact Accelerator runs for six weeks from March. It is fully online, so you can do it from anywhere with a phone and some data.
Sessions cover:
- Vision and theory of change
- Governance and accountability
- Money and grant management
- Designing and running a programme
- Fundraising and partnerships
- Measuring what you achieve
- Telling your story
- Using LegitGood to run your organisation
During the six weeks, you strengthen your governance, financial systems and theory of change, then build a costed project proposal. Every organisation that meets the verification standard qualifies for grant funding through Impact Fund I, celebrated at the Luminary Awards on 1 May.
What you leave with
Every fellow who finishes earns the Certificate in Social Impact Leadership from the Luminary Impact Institute. Fellows who go on to deliver a funded project become Luminary Advanced Fellows.
You also keep a public profile on LegitGood that grows every time you deliver, and you stay in the alumni network for good.
What it costs
- Accepted fellowsFree, fully sponsored
- Anyone else who wants to join the accelerator₦50,000
- Alumni upgradingFree
Partner with us
Sponsor a cohort of fellows
Companies and foundations fund the accelerator and the grants behind every fellow we back.