DIFC FinTech Hive AccelerateHER
Supports women builders in financial services across the MEASA region through mentorship and workshops.
AccelerateHER is DIFC FinTech Hive's annual mentorship and professional development programme for women working in or building businesses within the financial services sector across the MEASA region. The programme was launched in 2019 and has run seven editions as of December 2023, when the 7th edition concluded in partnership with Dubai Islamic Bank. Over its history, AccelerateHER has mentored more than 100 women through over 200 mentorship pairings and 120 workshops.
The programme operates as a bootcamp and mentorship format rather than a cash grant programme; no direct financial award has been documented in available sources. Participants receive structured one-on-one mentorship pairings with financial services professionals, access to workshops covering technical and business topics, and entry into the DIFC Innovation Hub and FinTech Hive professional network. Eligibility is broad — open to employed women in financial services as well as founders and those at universities — and is not restricted to UAE residents.
The programme targets the MEASA financial services ecosystem and is delivered from the DIFC in Dubai. Applications are accepted on an annual cycle with each cohort corresponding to a numbered edition. No specific application deadline for a forthcoming edition is confirmed in available source material. Women seeking to apply should monitor DIFC FinTech Hive's official communications channels for announcement of the next edition's application window.
Provides mentorship pairings, workshops, and access to the DIFC financial ecosystem for women working in or building businesses within the financial services sector across the MEASA region.
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