Nabil SSE Fellowship Program 2025

Nabil School of Social Entrepreneurship (Nabil SSE), in collaboration with the School of Management at Tribhuvan University, is excited to announce the Nabil SSE Fellowship Program 2025.

This program aims to ignite social entrepreneurship across diverse themes and sectors, including livelihood, skill development, agriculture, education, health, arts, community welfare, information technology, and energy. They are looking for innovative ideas that can positively impact society, the environment, and people’s lives—all while aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The fellowship course is designed for aspiring social entrepreneurs who are looking for support to kick-start their enterprises. The course will be a rigorous action-based learning process in which the entrepreneur will be able to establish an enterprise at the end of the course.

Key Details

Application Submission Deadline: Chaitra 25, 2081 (April 7, 2025)
Online Application Form: Available Here

Course Duration

This is a six-month program that provides mentoring for a period of a total of one year. Every month, fellows will attend the learning program physically for 3 days, and they will have a residential program for 18 days in total. Each one of them would be paired with a mentor who will be their sounding board for their entrepreneurial journey for 1 year.

Expected Outcome of the Course

At the end of 6 - 12 months, the Fellow will have an investment-ready-enterprise or a business ready with a product/service to trade in the market. The Fellow would be able to pitch his/her business plan to any financial institution or investors.

Selection Process

Selection will be a two-stage process. Application forms will be reviewed against a rubric, and selected applicants will be called for an in-person interview. Selected candidates will be then invited to attend the fellowship program

Eligibility Criteria:

Age Group: The age group of the candidates should be 18 years and above and should be a Nepali Citizen
Instruction medium: The medium of instruction will be in both English and Nepali. The candidate must have functional knowledge of English and Nepali language. However, language is not a barrier to learning.
Attendance: The candidate must commit to attending the fellowship program for 6 months, giving 3 to 4 days every month. Please note that a minimum of 90% attendance is mandatory to complete the program.
Travel expenses: The candidate should bear all travel expenses incurred for attending the fellowship program. However, the boarding & lodging facility will be provided for attending the program.
Identification of social issue/problem: The candidate must have identified a social problem that s/he wants to solve. The candidate should have a strong reason to solve the identified problem. The candidate should have a feasible solution in mind/on paper or prototyped.

Along with this fellowship program, Nabil SSE has also offered another program-Certificate Course on Social Entrepreneurship.