{{Local media entrepreneurs in Rwanda are scheduled to benefit from support courtesy of Rwanda Media Hub the first incubator for digital media and media production enterprises in East Africa.}}
Rwanda Media hub was launched April 1 by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kigali.
The support to local media entrepreneurs includes access to seed grants, office space, mentoring and follow-on funding, to help foster a vibrant media and creative industry.
According to a statement released by IWPR, the Media Hub grant provides seed funding between US$ 10,000 to 20,000 to up to 25 promising Rwandan enterprises.
The grants will support a wide variety of projects, from classic content production for audiovisual and print media, to cutting edge digital media companies, and businesses working with Rwandan culture and media in general.
The Media Hub grant is supported by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland and the Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).
{{Who is Eligible?}}
Applicants can be individuals, businesses, legal partnerships and consortia of organizations that already have an idea or prototype that is well thought through and ready to move past the idea stage into development.
Applicants, whose proposal falls in to one of the application categories, has the ability to prove itself with an initial grant of up to USD 20,000, and has a positive impact on the local economy, are encouraged to apply.
Some examples of projects eligible for funding include;
-* Television programme or series that can be marketed to regional and Rwandan television stations.
-* Online portal for specific interest groups e.g. doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs.
-* Mobile application that applies technology to an everyday problem e.g. real estate search or transport booking service.
Successful applicants will have demonstrated an existing interest in media and technology, a track record of producing creative content or being active in the creative sector, and a passion to succeed.
The application period will run from April 4th until – June 1st, 2014. Applicants will be supported by the Rwanda Media Hub throughout the application process via a series of workshops and access to the Rwanda Media Hub technologies and staff.
All applications will be received online at www.rwandamediahub.com
Each of the 25 projects that are awarded funding will have a mandatory latest completion of February 15, 2015 with potential to apply for up to three follow-on awards to continue the project beyond 2015.
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