Energy Transition Fund Design Fellows

Tunse Fellowship Program

Program Overview

The Tunse Fellowship program is designed to equip MBA and MPA students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design an "Impact First" investing instrument tailored to the energy transition needs of their respective countries. "Tunse" means to renew in the Yoruba language of Nigeria. 

This is a project-based learning Fellowship program where participants will learn primarily as they design an impact fund. Fellows will explore the principles of impact investing, analyze the energy sector landscape in their own countries, and design an investment fund to address a specific gap in their country or regional value chains for energy transition. The program will culminate in publishing an online video final pitch to potential investors in a fund.

Program Structure

Module Breakdown:

Module 1: Introduction to Impact Investing

Module 2: Understanding the Energy Transition

Module 3: Identifying Investment Opportunities (video)

Module 4: Designing an Impact First Investment Instrument

Module 5: Organizational Analysis

Module 6: Financial Modeling and Impact Measurement

Module 7: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Module 8: Preparing the Pitch

Milestone Assignments:

Milestone 1: Country Energy Sector Analysis

Milestone 2: Market Gap and Investment Opportunity Identification

Milestone 3: Fund Structure and Investment Thesis

Milestone 4: Organizational Analysis of a Potential Fund Manager

Milestone 5: Financial Model and Impact Measurement Plan

Milestone 6: Final Pitch Presentation

Course Resources:

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

This course will provide MBA students with a practical and comprehensive understanding of creating impactful investment instruments for advancing the energy transition in their countries.


RPA-Impact-Investing-Handbook-1.pdf

Suggested Readings:

Henderson, Rebecca. "Reimaging Capitalism in a World on Fire." Journal of Markets & Morality 24.1 (2021): 222-226. 

Simon, Morgan. Real impact: The new economics of social change. Bold Type Books, 2017.