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The Federal Government Student Venture Capital Program (S-VCG) for young Nigerian student founders

Grant Fully funded
Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria) Nigeria · Online 2026

Information

The Federal Government Student Venture Capital Program (S-VCG) provides funding, validation support, and national visibility for bold student-led businesses in Nigeria. It targets ideas, solutions, projects, or businesses in STEMMS—Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medical Sciences. Participants upload their business details, pitch video, and funding request through an application portal and go through multiple review rounds with milestone-based funding.

Benefits

Funding in milestones, validation support, and national visibility through the Innovation Repository.

Eligibility

Students or teams with ideas, solutions, projects, or businesses in STEMMS.

Application

Submit your business details, pitch video, and funding request through the S-VCG application portal.

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