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$1,000 Afore Young Innovators Grant

  • Organization: Afore Capital
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Age: Up to 21
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Afore Grants provide $1,000 USD non-dilutive funding and mentorship to student builders (21 or under) exploring early-stage ideas. The program is designed to help young innovators validate concepts, develop skills, and find their first customers. Each recipient is paired with an investor and an experienced founder, with access to office space in San Francisco, weekly talks, and a demo day. Benefits include: - $1,000 USD non-dilutive grant - Mentorship from investors and founders - Office space in San Francisco - Weekly talks and workshops - Demo day participation - Ongoing support (mentorship or additional capital in some cases)

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$1,000 Afore Young Innovators Grant

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Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
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About this opportunity

Afore Grants provide $1,000 USD non-dilutive funding and mentorship to student builders (21 or under) exploring early-stage ideas. The program is designed to help young innovators validate concepts, develop skills, and find their first customers. Each recipient is paired with an investor and an experienced founder, with access to office space in San Francisco, weekly talks, and a demo day.

Benefits include:

  • $1,000 USD non-dilutive grant
  • Mentorship from investors and founders
  • Office space in San Francisco
  • Weekly talks and workshops
  • Demo day participation
  • Ongoing support (mentorship or additional capital in some cases)

Who can apply

  • Must be 21 or under
  • Submit application with project idea and personal background
  • Commitment to 12‑week program (Oct–Dec 2026)
  • Projects can be in science, tech, arts, or other creative fields
  • Grant is intended for future potential, not past achievements
  • In college or university
  • Entrepreneur
  • Running a project or organization

AI Verification

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This opportunity is run by an established organization, and we confirmed its key details against the official source. As always, never share sensitive personal or financial information until you are sure a request is genuine.

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Good to know

  • +Explicitly built for under-21s: anyone 21 or under in North America. Almost no funder states an age ceiling this young
  • +1,000 US dollars non-dilutive, no strings attached and no equity taken
  • +Every recipient is paired with an investor and an experienced founder, with San Francisco office space, weekly talks and an optional demo day
  • +No idea or cofounder required: you can apply with just an area you want to explore
  • +The form is inline on the page and the FAQ promises a reply within a few days, then a 10 minute call
  • +Afore Capital is a 500 million dollar pre-seed fund with a named portfolio, so the mentorship is real

Worth checking yourself

  • !North America only, and 21 or under, so most of LOT's international audience is ineligible
  • !Rolling review, but the cohort runs October to December for 12 weeks, so applying well before October matters in practice
  • !1,000 dollars is modest. The mentorship, office and network are the real value
  • !Office space only applies if you are in San Francisco
  • !They recommend at least 15 hours per week

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$1,000 Afore Young Innovators Grant
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