Swedish Institute (SI) 2025 She Entrepreneurs Program in the Middle East and North Africa

Are you an entrepreneur contributing to sustainable solutions for the climate? Do you want to take the next steps to grow your business? Join our transformative leadership programme She Entrepreneurs, and become part of a strong network of impact-driven female founders in the Middle East and North Africa.

She Entrepreneurs 2025 is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa who are building scalable businesses that contribute to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as, water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation. Over the years, as the programme has been running, many entrepreneurs have received support that has helped them successfully expand and increase their impact.

She Entrepreneurs offers practical, hands-on leadership training based on real business experience, collaborative learning, and participant-centric approach. The programme equip participants with tangible tools, insights and connections for participants who want to grow their business and develop as both entrepreneurs and leaders.

Running over the course of six months, the programme combines regular online workshops and online mentoring with one week of intensive, onsite learning in Stockholm in September.

If you are ready to scale up your business’s impact and want to join a strong network of like-minded women who will support and inspire you on your journey – then She Entrepreneurs is the programme for you.

• Table of Content
• About Swedish Institute
• Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs
• Aim and Benefits of Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs
• Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs Courses
• Requirements for Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute is a public agency that encourages interest and trust in Sweden around the world. We operate in the fields of culture, education, science and business in seeking to strengthen ties and promote development. We build up lasting relations between Sweden and other countries with a view to enhancing Sweden’s attractiveness. We build up lasting relations between Sweden and other countries with a view to enhancing Sweden’s attractiveness. To this end, we disseminate information, develop skills, promote cultural exchange and cooperation, and provide funding... continue reading

Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline	06 Mar 2025
Country to study	Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia
School to study	Swedish Institute
Type	Entrepreneurs
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	Swedish Institute
Gender	Women

Aim and Benefits of Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs

She Entrepreneurs will give you:

• The opportunity to plan and strategise for your business in an inspiring, and collaborative learning environment.
• Regular sessions with experts, coaches and mentors.
• Increased self-awareness as a leader and a deep ?understanding of how to build effective and motivated teams, while also prioritising your own long-term well-being.
• Enhanced knowledge on topics such as business development, innovation, and partnerships to create relevant and attractive products and services, as well as to reach new customers and markets.
• New perspectives on how you can measure and increase the impact of your business.
• First-hand experience of the entrepreneurship community in Stockholm, recognised as one of the leading ecosystems in the impact entrepreneurship domain.
• A strong and engaged community of visionary female founders.

She Entrepreneurs – connecting visionary women founders since 2011. Photo: Moa Karlberg

Costs covered and arranged by Swedish Institute

• Your flights to and from Stockholm.
• Your accommodation and most of the meals during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden. 
• Your insurance during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
• All training online and onsite material.

Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs Courses

• Entrepreneurship

Requirements for Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs Qualification

You are welcome to apply if you are a woman entrepreneur with a business that:

• Is already operational and ready to expand.
• Has the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model and contributes to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation.
• Is based in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, or Tunisia.

Programme participants must be citizens of one of the countries listed above and have a proficient command of both written and spoken English.

 

 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs

1. Evaluation of applications

The Swedish Institute appoints a selection committee consisting of senior entrepreneurs and field experts. Each application is evaluated by two different members of the selection committee. 

Each application is evaluated according to the following criteria: 

• Business potential.  
• Potential of the applicant’s business to contribute to sustainable climate solutions (in areas such as, water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation).
• The potential of the applicant as an entrepreneur.

2. Interviews

Out of all applicants, around 50 shortlisted candidates are called for interviews as a second step in the selection process. The interviews are conducted online.

3. Admission

SI will contact the 30 selected applicants by email to offer them a place in the programme. SI will also compose a list of reserve candidates in case a second selection round is needed. Unfortunately, because of the large number of applications for a limited number of spots, we have to turn down many highly qualified?candidates who apply to the programme.

4. Programme timeline

Step:1 Apply Date:6 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024

Step:2 Evaluation of applications Date:7 Mar 2025 - 14 Apr 2025

Step:3 Interviews Date:31 Mar 2025 - 9 Apr 2025

Step:4 Admission Date:15 Apr 2025

Application Deadline

March 6, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Swedish Institute on apply-leadership-programmes.si.se to apply

Only applicants who have submitted a complete application will be considered for the programme. These are the steps you need to go through to submit your application

1. Register your profile in the application portal: Apply here
2. Select what programme you would like to apply for (She Entrepreneurs is available  6 February to 6 March 2025).
3. Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
4. Upload your CV under the document section.
5. After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
6. You will also receive a message to your inbox in Dream Apply with a link to record a short video. Follow the instructions in the message.It will take less than ten minutes to record the video. You will get two questions to answer within two minutes each. We ask you to make the recording in a quiet setting and, if possible, use headphones with a built-in microphone. Please note that it is mandatory to make the video recording. We wish you the best of luck!

For more details visit: SI website.