Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Application

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Full Name of Applicant* This field is required.
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Name of Company* This field is required.
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Is your company registered in Ghana?* This field is required.
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Company Registration Number or Tax ID
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Which of the following best describes your business registration type?* This field is required.
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Limited Liability Company
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What technology are you using for your work?
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Which component of education are you focused on?
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Where is the majority of the company's current market (i.e., learners/users) predominantly situated?* This field is required.
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Which stage best describes the company's stage of development?* This field is required.
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In which country is the core team based?* This field is required.
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Number of team members currently in the company?* This field is required.
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Number of people on the leadership or management team?* This field is required.
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Please provide the names & roles of your management team.* This field is required.
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How many of the leadership or management team identify as female?* This field is required.
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What is the specific problem you are trying to address? Describe the problem with your area of focus. Try to explain the magnitude of this problem in Ghana. Include any evidence that discusses the problem.* This field is required.
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What is your solution? Describe how your solution works. As much as possible, talk about the technology behind your solution if there is any evidence to support your work, discuss it and provide any relevant links for us.* This field is required.
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Which component of education does your solution best align with?* This field is required.
Curriculum Content
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Student Engagement
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Tell us how your solution focuses on improving learning outcomes. Help us understand your impact indicators or goals and how your solution is working towards them (e.g., pre-test / post-test).* This field is required.
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How many users or learners have used your solution in the past 12 months?* This field is required.
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Do you collect demographic data from your users and learners, e.g., gender, disability, location?* This field is required.
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Does the company track the number of users / learners who fall within marginalized and underserved groups? (females, people with disabilities, people of a lower socio-economic status, schools in rural communities etc…)* This field is required.
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If yes, which group do they belong to and what percent of your total users or learners make up these group/s? (e.g. rural learners - 50%, female learners - 45%)
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Which best describes the company?* This field is required.
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Which best describes the current business model?* This field is required.
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Which of the following best describes your most important paying customers? (I.e. the person or entity paying for your product)* This field is required.
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Individual learners
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Approximately how many of these paying customers do you currently have?* This field is required.
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Please report the total annual revenues at the close of your last 2 financial years. If a not-for-profit entity, please report on grants and donor funding here as revenue.* This field is required.
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How much money have you raised so far? If external capital has been raised, please provide your company’s cap table.* This field is required.
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How do you define and measure student learning outcomes?* This field is required.
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What evidence do you have that your solution improves learning outcomes?* This field is required.
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What are your key performance indicators for educational impact?* This field is required.
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How do you track long-term student progress and retention of learning?* This field is required.
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Have you conducted any pilot studies or efficacy research on learners with your solution?* This field is required.
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Are there any third-party validations of your impact claims?* This field is required.
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Do you rely on secondary data from partners etc.? How do you validate this?* This field is required.
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How many learners can you reach in the next one (1) year with your current capacity?* This field is required.
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With the necessary support from the program, how many learners can you reach in 2026? * This field is required.
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Why are you interested in this program? or What is your primary motivation for applying for this program?* This field is required.
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How do you see your solution making a difference in Ghana’s education system? * This field is required.
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Is your solution aligned with Ghana’s ICT in Education Policy or National Reform Agenda?
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If yes, how is your solution aligned with Ghana’s ICT in Education Policy, Education Strategic Plan 2018 - 2030 and or National Reform Agenda? If you are not already aligned with any of these documents, how do you plan on aligning with them?
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What is the primary challenge(s) your company is facing in building and deploying your solution? It would be great to understand what your business and technology needs are.* This field is required.
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Who are the stakeholders or partners you think will help you reach the scale you have described? Describe how you will work with the stakeholders or partners to achieve this scale.* This field is required.
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How will the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship benefit the work you are doing now? How do you envision the program helping you overcome your challenges and achieve the scale you have described?* This field is required.
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Is the company currently enrolled in any other incubation or acceleration programs? If yes, which incubation or acceleration program(s) is the company currently enrolled in?* This field is required.
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Has the company previously participated in other incubation or acceleration programs?If yes, which incubation or acceleration program(s) has the company previously * This field is required.
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