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MEST offers a fully sponsored 12-month graduate-level entrepreneurial training in business, communications and software
development, including extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch and the chance to receive seed
funding.

You can learn more about the opportunity here (http://bit.ly/mesteit)

Do you have what it takes to launch your own globally successful software company? Go ahead
to start your application!

Program Start Date: August 2019

1.

Personal Information
Please carefully fill out the fields below

First Name *

Last Name *

Preferred Name *

Country of citizenship *

Select...

Do you have dual citizenship *

Yes

No

Country of Residence *

Select...

What city would be most convenient for you to attend a physical interview? *

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Gender *
Male Female As stated on your International
Passport

Date of Birth *

(Date format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Email *

Phone Number *

Please include the country code

e.g +2348131234569

Linkedin URL *

Please input your public linkedin

profile e.g
http://linkedin.com/in/johndoe
(http://linkedin.com/in/johndoe)

How did you hear about MEST? *

Facebook

Twitter

Linkedin

Instagram

Google Search

MEST Newsletter

MEST Information Session

Developers in Vogue

Opportunities for Africans

Opportunity Desk

Referral

A Career Fair

Have you applied to MEST in the past? *

Yes

No

2.

Education
Please describe your highest academic qualification (in progress/completed) using the fields below.
Highest degree in progress/completed *
High School

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Others - Post Grad Degree

Others - tertiary school not started

3.

Work Experience
Please list your most recent work experiences (max. 2); starting with the most recent of them.

Organisation name *

Job title *

Start date *

(Date format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Location *

Select...

Do you still work here?

Yes

No

Total duration (in months) *

Add another experience? *

 Yes

No

Organisation name *

Job title *

Location *

Select...

Start date *

(Date format: MM/DD/YYYY)

End date *

(Date format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Total duration (in months) *

4.

Personality
Take some time here to carefully self-reflect.

How would you describe yourself in three (3) sentences? *

Limit: 50 words

What are two (2) personality traits you have that former teammates do not like about you? *
 e.g trait 1, trait 2

Tip:
(https://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk
/10-personality-traits-you-will-be-
hated-for/
(https://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk
/10-personality-traits-you-will-be-
hated-for/))

What has been your most significant experience relating to tech? *

Limit: 75 words

What has been your most significant experience relating to entrepreneurship? *

Limit: 75 words

Tell us about a time you led a team, what was your biggest success factor? *

Limit: 75 words

5a.

Understanding of the Industry

Which tech startup has caught your attention recently and why? *

75 words max.

Limit: 75 words

What is one common mistake you think too many tech startup founders make while building companies? *

75 words max.
 Limit: 75 words

5b.

Understanding of the Tech & Entrepreneurship

What problem do you hope to solve with tech? *

100 words max.

Limit: 100 words

How would you go about solving this problem (How would your solution work)? *

75 words max.

Limit: 75 words

What do you think would be your biggest challenge in trying to do this? *

75 words max.

Limit: 75 words

How would you make money? *

75 words max.

Limit: 75 words

6.

Skills

What role do you see yourself playing in a startup? *

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Technology Officer

Chief Product Officer

Chief Sales Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Do you have any "Entrepreneurial Experience"? *

Yes No

Please briefly describe the most relevant example of this *

Limit: 75 words

Do you have any experience working with a Corporate? *

Yes No

Do you have any Web/Mobile development experience? *

Yes No

Do you have any Sales experience? *

Yes No

Do you have any leadership experience? *

Yes No

What other value would you add in a tech startup team *

Previous awards and acheivements *

7.
Free Form Questions
Please write only two (2) paragraphs in answering each of the questions below

Describe an important and out of the ordinary achievement in your life *

Limit: 150 words

What significant challenge have you had to overcome in your life? How did you overcome it and what was
the outcome? *

Limit: 150 words

Describe a situation where you failed in achieving your goal. What did you learn from it? *

Limit: 150 words

What is your 5-year plan? *

Limit: 150 words

8.

Personal Statements

How did you arrive at the decision to apply to MEST this year? *

75 words max.

Limit: 75 words
Why should you be given one of the 60 slots available at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of
Technology (MEST)? *

150 words

Limit: 150 words

The MEST Program is intense and purposefully designed to be an extremely stressful environment,
mimicking scenarios you will face as an entrepreneur building a company. Describe why you think you will
cope and how you plan to go about it? *

Limit: 150 words

Do you know someone who would also be a fit for the program? *

Yes

No

9.

Resume

Please upload your one-page resume (PDF) *

Acceptable file types: pdf. You can use the sample template here

"https://goo.gl/feByMU"
Choose Files
Simply make your own copy of the google
docs file and edit the boilerplate
information with your details.
No files have been attached yet.

10.

Reference Check
 Full Name *

Please provide the full name of

your reference.

Relationship *

Please describe your relationship

with this person.

Email *

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