Sharjah Women Impact Fellowship (SWIF)
Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center) · Women founders fellowship
$800Free 6-month fellowship + AED 3,000 (~$800) Sharjah licensing reimbursement
Sponsor-funded leadership fellowship for 12 women founders of traction-stage UAE startups/SMEs scaling in Sharjah.
Key terms
- No programme fee and no equity
- Requires meaningful traction (revenue, users, pilots or signed partnerships); idea-stage not a fit
- Commitment to scale in Sharjah; applicants elsewhere need a credible plan to establish there
- Travel and accommodation not covered
- 2026 cohort applications closed 13 Sep 2026
Eligibility
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Women founders
- Must operate or establish presence in Sharjah
How to apply
Apply via the Sheraa Fillout form when the next cohort opens.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Annual cohort (2026 closed 13 Sep)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source