Branch 03 · The Hub
Where great minds finally get to just build.
A fully-funded research and innovation hub in Africa. Housing, food and safety are taken care of, so creativity, deep work and meaningful problems get the focus they deserve.
We're building Africa's research home — over the next 15 years.
The Hub is the long game: a fully-funded campus where researchers, builders and innovators get housing, meals and safety taken care of — so they can pour everything into deep work. The clock below is our public promise.
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The premise
Remove the friction. Multiply the work.
Too many of the continent's brightest researchers spend their best years navigating logistics that distract from research. The Buntu Hub flips that equation: we handle the constraints, you handle the questions worth asking.
What's covered
Built for full focus.
Housing
On-site residence for residents and visiting researchers.
Meals
Three meals a day from a healthy on-campus kitchen.
Safety
Secure, well-maintained campus you never have to think about.
Research support
Compute, mentorship, collaborators, and publishing.
A continuous pipeline
From your first AI4 Youth cohort to a Hub residency.
16–18
AI4 Youth
Summer school + summit.
18–22
Buntu Scholars
Undergrad scholarships & mentorship.
22–26
Masters & PhD
International placements with continued support.
Career
The Hub
Fully-funded residency to research, build, lead.
Help us build the Hub.
Every donation funds a scholar's path to becoming a future resident.