Nigeria EdTech Fellowship Offers $100K to 12 Startups

Twelve education startups in Nigeria are about to get a game-changing boost to reach the learners who need them most.

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Nigeria's pioneering technology innovation center, just opened applications for its fourth EdTech Fellowship cohort. Selected startups will receive $100,000 in equity-free funding plus 12 months of mentorship, technical support, and connections to industry partners.

This isn't about building another flashy learning app for privileged students. The fellowship zeroes in on a critical gap: millions of Nigerian students still can't access digital education because of poor connectivity, limited infrastructure, and platforms that ignore their needs.

Rural schools remain largely disconnected from the digital learning revolution sweeping urban areas. Students with disabilities face even steeper barriers, as most education technology lacks basic accessibility features.

Cohort 4 deliberately seeks founders building for these overlooked groups: people with disabilities, refugees and displaced persons, underserved rural communities, and young girls and women. The program also wants startups developing practical education data systems that actually fit into real classroom workflows, not just impressive dashboard demos.

The track record shows this approach works. Last year's cohort supported 12 startups that reached over 21,000 learners, many of them girls and children in areas with minimal digital access.

"This means building for real-world environments where infrastructure may be limited and implementation requires contextual understanding," said Nissi Madu, Managing Partner at CcHUB's re:learn practice.

The Ripple Effect

Since launching in 2019, the EdTech Fellowship has supported 72 startups across Africa. Those companies have collectively reached over 700,000 learners, with 89% being children and youth and an almost perfect gender split of 49% female and 51% male.

That's three-quarters of a million young minds getting access to education tools designed specifically for their circumstances. Each startup that succeeds creates a blueprint other founders can follow, multiplying the impact far beyond the initial cohort.

The $100,000 in funding comes without equity requirements, meaning founders maintain full ownership while getting the resources to scale. Combined with expert mentorship and ecosystem connections, startups get everything they need to turn promising ideas into lasting educational change.

Nigerian edtech founders can apply at futureoflearning.cchub.africa until March 30, 2026.