Talent is everywhere; the money isn’t. The Beneficiaries Fund puts talented people who can’t afford the fee through the 2027 programme on a full or partial scholarship. There is exactly one route in — the CBA Bootcamps.
You cannot apply to the Beneficiaries Fund with a form or a letter. The only way to be selected is to take the CBA Bootcamps and score. It’s the fairest system we could build: everyone is measured the same way, on the same tests, in the open.
The bootcamps are short, affordable and online — so anyone across Africa and the diaspora can take part, wherever they are and whatever they can pay.
Sign up for the CBA Bootcamps. The first one is free, so anyone can start.
Short online classes across Nov & Dec. Each ends in a test. The more you take, the higher you can score.
Your test scores add up into one cumulative score and a live rank, visible to you the whole way.
When the season closes, scholarships go from the highest score down — to the last student the Fund can pay for.
When scoring closes, every participant is ranked by cumulative score. Selection begins at rank one and runs down the list — awarding scholarships until the Fund is spent. Wherever the money runs out is the cut-off line.
Every bootcamp test you sit adds to your score. Taking more bootcamps is always an advantage — there’s no cap.
Your score, your rank and the estimated cut-off are shared with you throughout. No mystery, no favouritism.
Everyone who isn’t funded gets a priority-waitlist place and an early-bird offer on the standard fee.
A Beneficiaries Fund scholarship covers the ₦500,000 / $500 programme fee, in full or in part depending on your band and the Fund’s size. That’s ten months across Music, Film & Fashion, real production, and your place at the AMEDI showcase.
Fee a full scholarship covers
Bootcamps you can take
Your first Bootcamp
When the season runs
The essentials on how the Fund and the Bootcamps fit together. For the full programme detail, see the Bootcamps page.
No. The CBA Bootcamps are the only route to a Beneficiaries Fund scholarship. To be considered, you must register for the Bootcamps and sit the tests.
Purely by your cumulative test score. When scoring closes, we rank everyone and award scholarships from the highest score downward until the Fund is exhausted. Your rank is shared with you throughout.
Yes. Your scores add up across every bootcamp you take, with no cap — so sitting more tests is always an advantage.
You’re placed on a priority waitlist and offered an early-bird / instalment rate on the standard fee. No qualified participant is turned away empty-handed.
The season runs November and December 2026. The first bootcamp is free — the rest is up to how high you climb.
