Funding

Fully Funded

Program dates

TBA

Fellowship•Nigeria · Lagos

African Fashion FundLab Fellowship

Oak Nation Entrepreneurial (ONE) Foundation

Application Deadline

Closed · July 24, 2026

Expected to reopen

Official Page

The African Fashion FundLab Fellowship is run by the Oak Nation Entrepreneurial (ONE) Foundation, a Nigerian non-profit that supports micro and small businesses across Africa, in partnership with Obsidian Advisory Africa. It is aimed at fashion designers who already run a registered business and want to strengthen operations, tighten their finances, become investment-ready and scale. The programme is delivered as a short, intensive residential-style workshop in Lagos, followed by a period of virtual mentorship. New cohorts are admitted on a recurring basis, with the first cohort scheduled to begin in September 2026.

Benefits & funding

  • Participation is fully sponsored — selected fellows pay no programme fee.
  • Interactive sessions and workshops on business strategy, funding readiness, accounting, legal foundations and fashion production.
  • A personalised funding roadmap to help the business become investment-ready.
  • Three months of virtual post-fellowship mentorship.
  • Certificate of completion.
  • Note: travel to Lagos and accommodation are not provided — fellows cover their own logistics.

Eligibility

  • Own a registered fashion business.
  • Have been in business for at least three years.
  • Able to attend the in-person sessions in Lagos in full.
  • The programme is designed for fashion entrepreneurs operating in Nigeria.

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Application process

  1. 1
    Review the fellowship details on the ONE Foundation programme page.
  2. 2
    Complete the online application (Google Form) linked from that page.
  3. 3
    Submit before the cohort deadline; selected finalists are contacted with venue and schedule details.

Program timeline

  1. Application deadline for the first cohort (11:59 PM WAT)

    24 July 2026

  2. First cohort begins (4-day in-person fellowship in Lagos)

    September 2026

  3. Following 3 months

    Virtual post-fellowship mentorship