The closing date for the submission is on Midnight, September 12.

The Travel Fellowship will provide financial aid to journalists and photojournalists affiliated with African national or global media houses to attend the 2018 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum on the October 25 in Lagos, Nigeria.

A statement from the Foundation copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday said the Fellowship covers travel and accommodation, while affording journalists the opportunity to interact with participants, guests, key public and private representatives, and leading speakers. 

It said the TEF Entrepreneurship Forum 2018 was the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem.

“It will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global investors, leaders from the African public and private sectors and development organisations, presenting the opportunity to generate ideas, forge networks and bring policymakers and the private sector together, in a spirit of robust debate and interaction,” it added.

It said the 2018 cohort from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, as well as mentors and partners, would be present, as the culmination of their intensive twelve-week induction.

The statement noted that this year’s Forum would include an interactive session with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and President Akufo-Addo moderated by TEF Founder, Tony O. Elumelu.It said the event would also feature the launch of TEFConnect, the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs, dedicated to connecting African entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

It said the fellowship was opened to working Journalists affiliated with African national or global media houses and should be supported a signed letter provided from the Supervisor/media outlet.