Apply for Delt-Her Women Empowerment Program 2025 following the guidelines below…
Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her) is an initiative that seeks to create opportunities for women in engineering by attracting and supporting innovative engineering ideas that would ultimately be mentored and developed into startup companies.
The success stories from the first phase of this initiative would be projected to enthuse school-age girls across the country, to create a paradigm shift to favor their choice of engineering as a lifelong career. DELT-Her is inspired by global projects from the Anita Borg Institute, Girl Up! at the UN Foundation, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia, among others.
Who can apply?
a. Nigerian women who have attained a minimum of a first degree and have innovative engineering ideas.
The initiative targets young females aged 23 to 45 years who have developed a proposal on innovative ideas in engineering and have set up a team for the implementation of the ideas. Each team shall, however, be constituted of at least 60% female participants to qualify for funding under the initiative.
The central objectives of this initiative are:
1. To address the existing gender imbalance in the study and practice of engineering and technology in Nigeria, by sponsoring the innovative ideas of young, female engineers.
2. To foster a more inclusive and diverse engineering practice landscape in Nigeria.
3. To build a collaborative network of stakeholders, including tertiary institutions, business, and industry leaders, who would enable a more supportive environment for women in engineering.
4. To inspire the next generation of female engineers in Nigeria by making female engineering success stories more visible to them.
The application deadline is July 31, 2025. We highly recommend submitting your application well before the deadline to ensure it is received and reviewed on time.
How to apply:
Interested and qualified applicants should apply here https://delther.pictt.gov.ng
