Turn Your Idea into a Scalable Business with the EDP Hope Fund Incubation Program 2026

Do you have an idea for the fair energy transition to bring to life?

The EDP Hope Fund Incubation Program is here to help you validate, structure, and grow your early-stage venture. Through a hands-on methodology, industry-expert mentorship, and a global community, you’ll gain everything you need to transform your project into a high-impact and sustainable business.

Free program
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Applications open until 30 April 2026
Online
Global
Cohort*
*Main language English
5 months

Why participate?

A program designed to unleash the potential of your business project!

Global Community of Next-Generation Impact Innovators

Build meaningful connections with other social entrepreneurs, EDP experts and other professionals. Here, you'll learn, share, and grow together.

Mentorship

Receive personalised mentorship from a team of industry-experts who will offer guidance during the program. Their expertise will be great for testing and structuring your idea while keeping your progress accountable.

Investment Readiness & Social Impact Measurement

Master financial planning and sharpen your go-to market strategy to unlock future investment. Simultaneously, define a clear social impact vision and the KPIs needed to prove your venture's success.

Validated Step-by-Step Methodology

Apply a practical, hands-on framework to validate your business model. Master your growth through real-world case studies, best practices, and structured learning tools.

About the program

We believe that impactful and scalable innovation starts with strong, well-structured businesses.

Bridge for Billions in partnership with EDP launches the 3rd edition of our EDP Hope Fund Incubation Program.

This 5-month, online, free and flexible initiative aims to support social entrepreneurs all over the world in the Fair Energy Transition sector benefitting underserved communities.

Ready to break barriers and grow?

What will you learn during the program?

Discover how to make your business unique, and how to attract more customers.

Learn how to calculate your costs and price points, to drive your profits and growth.

Master the best way to communicate and promote your business.

Acquire skills to calculate your business finances for the next 3 years, so you can make more informed decisions.​​

Uncover how your business can positively impact your community, and attract collaborators and investors.

Strategize to expand your business, scale your operations, and attract new customers.

This program is perfect for you if...

*The program offers tailored Spanish support sessions during incubation and the platform is accessible in 13 languages

Do you have questions about the program?

To learn more or resolve any doubts you may have, we organise online information sessions in English.
Click on your preferred date to see the session time in your local time zone and register to meet our team!

Measuring and Strengthening the Impact of your Project

As a social entrepreneur, your project is already designed to create positive change. Instead of questioning whether it has a social impact, the key is to understand and measure how it transforms communities and systems.

When assessing your impact, consider:

  • The Problem: What specific challenge are you trying to solve?
  • The Target Population: Who benefits from your solution? How does this make a difference for them?
  • The Change: What tangible improvements will your project bring to communities or systems?
  • Sustainability: How will you ensure that your impact lasts beyond the program?
  • Measurement: What indicators will help you track progress and demonstrate results?

 

The EDP Hope Fund Incubator is here to support you in structuring your growth and impact strategy.

How to apply to the program?

Create your profile

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Start by clicking on the “Apply now” button.

Fill in your personal information to set up an account on our platform.

Remember your email and password for future access.

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Complete all sections

Complete all sections of the application, thoroughly filling out each answer. Once completed, all the checkmarks at the top will turn blue, indicating that you’re ready to submit.

Note: An asterisk “*” next to the question indicates that the field is required.

Submit your application and await further news

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Submit your application and await further news: We recommend that you review your application in detail one last time. If you’re good to go, click “Submit” in the lower right corner.

Make sure to submit your application by 30 April 2026.

Our team will be in touch with a notification about the status of your application.

Apply before:

Days
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Submit your application before 30 April 2026

Important dates

Applications
Until 30 April
Submit your application to apply for the program.
Tell us more about yourself and your impact business by submitting your application below. Our team will evaluate all the applications from entrepreneurs who apply for the program.
Selection Announcement
By 13 May
We will review the completed applications through a selection process and select 50 participants for the 3rd edition of the program. Once you are selected, you must immediately accept your participation.
Welcome Session
14 May
We will invite you to participate in an online welcome session for the incubation program. In this session, we will cover the role and expectations for program participants, the use of incubation tools that will help you work on your business, and more.
Matching Phase
15 May - 8 June
The matching process begins! You will have the opportunity to meet some of our mentors. Once you have met with them, you and they will submit your preferences to let us know who you wish to work with. We will then try our best to form winning pairs.
Incubation program
8 June - 4 November
The online incubation experience begins! From here you'll dive into mentoring sessions, use the practical tools in our digital platform, and follow our entrepreneurship step-by-step plan. You will have 5 months to:
Pitch your business
During November
You’ll have the possibility to be selected for the final online Demo Day where top entrepreneurs will pitch their business in English in front of a jury of industry-experts and public.

FAQs about the program

Do you have a question that we haven't answered yet?

Contact Bianca Breveglieri, Senior Program Manager of the EDP Hope Fund Incubator to answer all your questions.

She’ll be happy to hear from you!

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