FUSE invites applications from passionate university students to establish student-led Social Enterprise Hubs at their campuses. These campus-based centers will primarily support students in creating innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social challenges. The hubs will equip students with knowledge and skills of starting, building, developing and scaling social enterprises, offering entrepreneurial education, mentoring, networking, and resources.
SE Campus Hubs are campus-based centers at Ugandan universities that support students and any other interested individuals in developing and scaling social enterprises. These hubs provide entrepreneurial education, mentoring, networking opportunities, and resources to transform ideas into actionable ventures.
The hubs aim to create a vibrant ecosystem of social entrepreneurship in Uganda by empowering students, university staff, and all interested young innovators to address pressing challenges through innovative, sustainable solutions. FUSE bridges the knowledge gap, equipping youth with the skills, mentorship, and resources to create impactful social enterprises.
All University students, recent graduates, and youth innovators within university communities.
Applications are open to individuals or teams of university students passionate about social entrepreneurship and able to lead hub activities.
Applicants must fill out the application form and attach their national ID or University ID from a recognized university in Uganda.
Applications are evaluated based on the applicant’s (or team’s) ability to lead the hub, deliver its activities, and provide consultancy services effectively.
Applications can be submitted by individuals or teams.
No, the support letter from a university administrator or community leader is optional, but it strengthens the application by showing institutional support.
Each hub will be student-led, organizing meetups, innovation challenges, and consultancy projects, while submitting quarterly progress reports to FUSE.
Hubs will deliver services like business plan development, sustainability strategies, market research, and impact assessments — guided by FUSE mentors.
FUSE provides facilitation (materials, airtime, snacks, toolkits) and may support strong social enterprise ideas with seed capital or grants from the FUSE Social Enterprise Fund.
Success will be measured by the number of people engaged, social enterprise ideas developed, consultancy projects delivered, and overall social impact achieved.
The Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs.