The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) program has officially launched! The Mastercard Foundation FAST Program is thrilled to announce this.

With up to $15,000 in funding per project, the Mastercard Foundation FAST program will encourage and enable the next generation of business owners.

The Mastercard Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) program. This initiative is made possible by partnerships with CCHub Nigeria, MDF Global, Concree, Scale up, Savannah Innovations Lab, the Centre for Enterprising Organisations, Inkomoko, and the Africa Leadership Academy (ALA).

One of the biggest foundations worldwide, the Mastercard Foundation is a recognised charity with charitable registration in Canada. It collaborates with forward-thinking groups to promote financial inclusion and education so that young people in Canada's Indigenous communities and Africa can find respectable and meaningful employment.

The program provides a special opportunity for alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), African Leadership Academy (ALA), Anzisha Prize, and Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. It is available to prospective entrepreneurs or those just starting out in entrepreneurship.