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Visa She’s Next 2023 Grant Competition

Deadline: 23-Jun-23

She’s Next is Visa’s global program advancing women in their efforts to fund, run and grow their small businesses. Apply now to win grants to grow your business.

Prize Details
  • She’s Next Prize Winners: 5 Winners will be selected in each market: One primary winner will win the first prize. All winners will be awarded with a mentorship program. The judges will organize an event in each market and will invite the selected winners in each market to present them with their business ideas. The judges will then award the winners with their respective prizes. The Event will take place as per the following dates:
  • Selection of the People’s Favorite Award’s Winners: Administrator and Promoter will invite the public to vote for the selected Finalists, online, across public marketing channels. Selection of the People’s Favorite Award’s Winners: Administrator and Promoter will invite the public to vote for the selected Finalists, online, across public marketing channels.
  • Prize Values: The First Prize Winner per participating market will receive a USD 50,000 grant. The People’s Favorite Award’s Winner per participating market will receive USD10,000 grant. All winners will also receive a mentorship program. In Oman, the First Prize Winner will receive a USD 20,000. The 4 runners up will also receive a mentorship program.
Eligibility Criteria

The Contest is open to any natural person of any gender who meets all of the following eligibility requirements:

  • The entrant must be at the time of the entry a legal resident of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar; and is only open to residents of these six countries.
  • The Entrant must, at the time of entry, be an adult of age of majority (18 years for Saudi Arabia Qatar and Oman and 21 years for the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain). An otherwise eligible participant between the ages of 16 and 21 for the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain and 16 to 18 for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, may be required to furnish parental/guardian consent before he or she may participate in and/or claim the Prize.
  • The entrant’s business must be at least 25% woman-owned and must operate in at least one of the following countries: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait & Qatar.
  • The entrant’s business must have a minimum annual revenue of US Dollars 5,000 (or its equivalent).
  • The entrant’s business must have been operating for at least one year.
  • Limit of one (1) Entry per person.

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