Criteria: Women

No, unfortunately that’s not possible. We can only accept candidates who are residing in one of the countries included in the programme: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. As mentioned on our website we are not able to make any exceptions to the eligibility requirements.

No, unfortunately not. You need to born between 1975 – 1999 to apply to the programme. We cannot make exceptions to this criteria.

You need to submit it through our online application portal, http://applications.si.se. We do not accept applications sent to us via email. A complete application consists of the application form and a CV, both of which should be uploaded to our online applications portal.

If you’re born between January and September, you need to add a zero in front of the number of the month. The same goes for the day, if it’s lower than ten. If your birthday is 5 January 1990, you would then have to write 1990-01-05.

Please make sure that you’ve clicked “Add” next to each individual file before clicking “Submit”. Only then will you be able to proceed to the next step.

If the status of your application on the portal is “submitted” and you have received a registration number, everything is alright regardless of whether you’ve received a confirmation email or not. The problem usually occurs if you’re using Gmail or if many people are submitting an application at the same time. Please also check your spam folder.

Make sure you have created a “New User”. If you have applied before, you need to have the correct password for your username. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it by clicking on one of the buttons that says “Forgotten password”.

No, we don’t give priority to businesses from any specific industry. Each application is evaluated according to the following criteria:

• The potential of the applicant’s business to develop a financially sustainable business model and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• The applicant’s drive, motivation and commitment.Please see ”How to apply” for more information about the selection procedure.

We accept applications from entrepreneurs of any nationality as long as they and their businesses are based in one of our programme countries (Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine).

Unfortunately not, only candidates who are residing in one of the programme countries (Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon,  Morocco, Palestine) can apply.

Yes, you can apply to the programme as long as you have income generating activities and the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model.

Unfortunately not, the programme is targeting entrepreneurs with a business that is already operational

Candidates can either find their own mentee or get recommendations from the Swedish Institute on relevant networks to go through. Time and format for the mentoring is set up directly between the mentor and the mentee