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You can:

- Subscribe to countless funder updates and wade through newsletter after newsletter of long reports, project updates, PR content, and donation requests… crossing your fingers hoping the next email has a relevant RFP

- Spend hours searching Google or asking ChatGPT about open funding programs

- Look through pages and pages of databases - bogged down by funding exclusive to nonprofits in the United States or scholarship/fellowship programs for students

- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity for you

Or

You can just catch new relevant opportunities in your inbox on a weekly basis and then access a curated database here on FundraisingDispatch.com.

See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Emergency Funding for Conservation. Rapid Response Facility.
• Funding to address unforeseen emergencies in UNESCO natural World Heritage Sites (or occasionally sites with other international recognition for biodiversity).
• Types of organisations include (but are not limited to): Government bodies responsible for site management, Registered local, national or international NGOs, Private sector organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to $40k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Food Systems Innovation Challenge. GBHub Africa.
• Innovators building solutions that improve food security, expand nutrition access, and create meaningful economic opportunities across the continent.
• Early-stage innovators, startups, researchers, youth-led and women-led teams.
• Algeria, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria, Senegal.
• Pre-seed funding of €20k (Equity, Debt, SAFE, Convertible note) alongside Technical and business development support.
• May 30, 2026.

Luena Scholars Grant. Luena Foundation.
• Community-designed education initiatives that address concrete barriers to learning.
• Grassroots solutions that help children remain in school, learn in safer and more supportive environments, and access educational opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.
• Small, locally led, community-based organizations with annual revenue under $50k.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• May 31, 2026.

DPI Health Hackathon 2026. DPI Health Hackathon.
• Designed to surface problem-led ideas, build rapid prototypes and accelerate the next generation of African health innovation. An intensive 3-day event on the Groote Schuur Hospital campus.
• 1) Digital Health & AI, 2) Biotechnology, 3) Medical Technology, 4) Health Financing & Access, 5) Supply Chain & Operations and 6) Emergency & Critical Care.
• Healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, researchers, students, corporate innovators and NGO practitioners. Diverse, multidisciplinary teams of 3-5 people. Individual applicants are welcome.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$4,899 (R 80,000) in cash prizes.
• May 31, 2026.

Small Grants. Save Our Seas Foundation.
• Only projects concerned with marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes and chimaeras) will be considered.
• Targets local projects conducted by local project leaders, aimed at original and innovative start-up projects.
• Early career scientists (within five years of a degree being awarded).
• All countries.
• Grants average $5k.
• July 3, 2026.

Care Collective Fund. GOT BAG.
• People and organizations doing vital work on the ground for our communities, our ocean, and our climate.
• Strategic pillars: 1) Plastic Life Cycle, 2) Maritime Ecosystem and 3) Community of Care & Climate Resilience.
• NGOs and foundations, Grassroots initiatives and activists, (Academic) research projects, Social enterprises, impact start-ups, sustainable enterprises with a proven impact project.
• All countries, especially in the Global South.
• €10k grant.
• July 5, 2026.

Idea Award. Moonshot Platform.
• Ideas which can change the course of history for the better, across fields - ranging from the natural sciences, humanities, arts, and technology.
• Idea advancing fulfilment of SDGs, with a working prototype, plan, or proof of concept.
• Organizations with secured funding or investment of $250k or more are not eligible.
• A young person aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $10k equity-free grant.
• July 12, 2026.

Start-up. Moonshot Platform.
• Tech based Youth-led operations advancing fulfilment of SDGs with initial market traction and a path to profitability, looking to scale.
• Exclusion: No startups that have gone through an investment round.
• A young person aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026 leading a for-profit organisation that is advancing SDGs. Can be on any C-Level position or a Founder.
• All countries.
• $10k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

Non-Profit. Moonshot Platform.
• Youth-led non-profits advancing SDGs with initial success, with a plan for sustainable growth, looking to expand their impact.
• Exclusion: No organisation with secured funding $100k and more.
• A young person aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026 leading a non-for-profit organisation that is advancing SDGs. Can be on any C-Level position, or a Founder.
• All countries.
• $10k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional grants.
• July 12, 2026.

Learning. Moonshot Platform.
• Grassroots innovations and visionary leaders who are not only pioneering adaptable, future-proof learning techniques but also emphasizing inclusivity to ensure every learner thrives in an ever-evolving world.
• Proof of concept or more advancements in educational methods and access.
• Exclusion: No governmental organizations.
• A young founder or idea-maker aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $5k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

Health. Moonshot Platform.
• Innovations that enhance health outcomes and personal well-being.
• A young founder, scientist, or a medical practitioner aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $5k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

Art for Humanity. Moonshot Platform.
• Artistic endeavour that bridges divides and fosters unity amidst societal polarization.
• Written text may be supplemented with videos and/or images in applications for this award category.
• Exclusion: Only original pieces and productions. No third-party content is allowed except as specified for music backing tracks.
• A young creator, author, or an artivist aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $5k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

AI for Good. Moonshot Platform.
• Innovations to harness the power of AI for good, towards a more ethical digital future for all.
• Proof of concept or more in the use of AI technology to benefit society, support communities or protect the environment.
• A young innovator, an engineer, or a coder aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $5k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

Borderless. Moonshot Platform.
• Initiatives that serve historically and contemporary marginalised minority communities and/or communities in emergency situations on a “for the people, by the people” principle.
• Proof of concept or more advancements in educational methods and access.
• A young founder or idea-maker aged 15 to 30 by 1 July, 2026.
• All countries.
• $5k equity-free grant + an opportunity for additional funding.
• July 12, 2026.

PET Heroes 2026. adaPETation.
• Organisations who are developing or have developed initiatives that contribute to the just transition of plastic circularity, proving social benefits of plastic circular initiatives.
• Show how efforts are driving both environmental and social change. Highlight underrepresented figures.
• Individuals, startups, NGOs, cooperatives, and community-led initiatives.
• All countries.
• €10k prize.
• July 12, 2026.

2026 Interledger on Campus, Education Mini Grant. Interledger Foundation.
• Student-led innovation, learning, and community engagement focused on open payments and digital financial inclusion. Projects that explore interoperable payment systems and expand awareness of equitable financial technologies.
• Student organizations at accredited universities.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• August 1, 2026.

Global Innovation Challenge 2026. Social Shifters.
• Startups and projects must address a clearly defined social or environmental issue and must already be delivering some measurable social outputs and impact.
• Your idea must contribute to at least one of the United Nations’s SDGs.
• Social startups, 100% youth-led (founders must be between 18 and 30 years old).
• All countries, except the following countries subject to UK government financial sanctions: Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Open Call 2 (OC2) addressed to innovation hubs. Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa).
• Aims to provide financial support to third parties (innovation hubs) to train use case partners and Open Call 1 beneficiaries by providing mentoring and accelerating innovative business concepts.
• Innovation hubs. one entity per proposal (no consortia allowed).
• Africa.
• Up to €40k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Open Payments SDK grant program. Interledger Foundation.
• To improve how developers integrate Open Payments into real-world applications.
• Improving Software development kit (SDK) generation tools so they can automatically create secure, up-to-date Open Payments SDKs for many programming languages.
• Individual or organization.
• All countries, except those subject to U.S. sanctions.
• Grants ranging from $5k - $25k.
• December 2, 2026.

👇 15 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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Funding Opportunities above $50k

What’s below?

● 5 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 4 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 6 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $500k for nature-based projects: carbon removal and methane reduction
- $1m for AI in life sciences
- €5m for biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction

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Looking for new funding?

You can:

- Subscribe to countless funder updates and wade through newsletter after newsletter of long reports, project updates, PR content, and donation requests… crossing your fingers hoping the next email has a relevant RFP

- Spend hours searching Google or asking ChatGPT about open funding programs

- Look through pages and pages of databases - bogged down by funding exclusive to nonprofits in the United States or scholarship/fellowship programs for students

- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity for you

Or

You can just catch new relevant opportunities in your inbox on a weekly basis and then access a curated database here on FundraisingDispatch.com.

See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Join the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Programme for AgriTech Startups. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Tech-driven solutions with the potential to strengthen agricultural productivity, improve food systems, increase farmer incomes and build climate-resilient agriculture.
• Have a prototype or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
• Particularly encourages applications from startups led by women, youth entrepreneurs, and founders working in underserved or rural communities.
• Africa.
• Structured incubation programmes alongside access to experienced mentors, entrepreneurs and sector experts.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Wildlife Emergency Fund (WEF). East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF).
• Conservation-based organizations that are responding to sudden, episodic, and unpredictable threats impacting wildlife. Ongoing, recurring, or long-term threats are not considered to be an immediate emergency.
• 501(c)3 non-profits (or equivalent), governmental and NGOs that focus on direct in-situ conservation action.
• All countries, except in countries or regions subject to U.S. government sanctions or restrictions.
• Up to $2,500 grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Original WIDU Grant. WIDU.
• To support entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas by providing professional business coaching and funding to them. Two partners, consisting of a diaspora donor in Europe and an Africa-based entrepreneur – need to team up.
• All sectors (e.g. small farms, garages, shops, hairdressers). Max. 20 employees. Investment of the diaspora donor and entrepreneur  (50%).
• Entrepreneurs, micro or small business.
• Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Togo, The Gambia or Tunisia.
• Up to €5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Strategic commercial engagement for U.S.–AU Trade and Investment. Grants.Gov.
• Proposals that advance U.S. commercial diplomacy by strengthening U.S.-Africa trade and investment ties and expanding opportunities for U.S. companies in African markets. Programs must clearly support U.S. economic interest, expand opportunities for U.S. businesses, and promote U.S. best practices while delivering mutual economic benefit.
• Business associations, private-sector intermediaries, commercial institutions and other stakeholders.
• The U.S. and Africa.
• Up to $25k grant funding.
• June 8, 2026.

2026 EducationUSA Opportunity Funds. U.S. Embassy in Rwanda.
• Fosters partnerships between U.S. and Rwandan academic institutions to expand the footprint of American innovation. Empowers Rwandan high school students through specialized advising sessions to leverage life-changing academic opportunities.
• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/NGOs, Public and private educational institutions, Individuals and Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions.
• The U.S. and Rwanda.
• Up to $23,350 grant funding.
• June 14, 2026.

Climate Democracy Accelerator. People Powered.
• Participatory programs that shape climate policy, with a focus on regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and just transitions.
• 1) Renewable energy; clean energy power from nature, like solar, wind, water, to improve access to clean energy sources for communities while reducing reliance on fossil fuels and 2) Regenerative agriculture: an holistic approach to farming that restores soil health, enhances biodiversity, improves water cycles, and increases resilience to climate change while supporting socioeconomic systems such as food sustainability, local economies, and so on.
• Governmental institutions, civil society organizations, or NGOs.
• 4 priority countries (Brazil, Indonesia, India, and Mexico), with additional spots available for participants from other countries worldwide, especially in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• $10k grant for all participants plus an additional $15k award for the top five action plans in each cohort
• June 26, 2026.

Africa Fellows in Education Program 2026/2027. Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).
• Two-year, fully supported research fellowships for young African researchers to build expertise in education policy and evidence-based decision-making.
• Young researchers (35 or younger). Hold a Master's or PhD in a relevant field with strong quantitative focus. Be affiliated with a government, research, or higher education institution
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Each fellow receives a $25k research grant, plus up to $25k in covered expenses for mentorship, conference travel, and in-country workshops.
• June 30, 2026.

Educational Technology Innovation Grants 2026/2027. Kenya Education Network (Kenet).
• Educators at Kenyan universities that teach foundational courses in Engineering, Computer Science and Physics to effectively integrate AI tools into their teaching and learning processes.
• Have a PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or Physics. Have taught the proposed foundational course for at least three years at one of the member universities in Kenya.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$15,455 (KES 2 million) grants.
• July 10, 2026.

Research Grants in Computer Science and Information Systems. Kenya Education Network (Kenet).
• Aims to strengthen institutional capacity in priority AI domains while generating insights, tools, and systems that can be adopted, adapted, and built upon by students, researchers, and other institutions.
• Two areas of focus: 1) Agentic AI Systems for real-world impact and 2) Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) for decision support.
• A PhD holder, attained within the last 5 years, and must demonstrate active research interest.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$15,455 (KES 2 million) grants.
• July 10, 2026.

Global Pathology Development Grant. College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation.
• Impactful, sustainable, and accretive global (international) projects that develop, expand, and sustain the delivery of pathology services through education/training, patient care, laboratory quality, or enhanced technology and laboratory diagnostics.
• Local, not-for-profit institutions.
• Under-resourced areas across the globe. See full list here.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• July 15, 2026.

STREETS Awards. STREETS International.
• Outstanding social enterprises and initiatives with notable social impact and sustainability in the global hospitality and tourism sector, with a focus on youth development.
• Hospitality and tourism social enterprises, mission-driven businesses, non-profits, and NGOs, emerging and early-stage to 5 years.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grant award alongside mentorship.
• August 15, 2026.

Neurotorium Clinical Education Grants within Psychiatry and Neurology. Neurotorium.
• Neurotorium is an educational platform providing free and unbiased material for clinicians, educators, researchers, and all who are interested in learning about the brain.
• Aimed at strengthening clinical competencies within the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders through educational activities aimed at healthcare professionals.
• Non-profit educational projects.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$15,549 (100k DKK) grants.
• September 2, 2026.

Henri Boulard Award Call for projects. Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.
• Local initiatives dedicated to protecting microbiota and preserving human global health. From water purification projects to health education programs, the project must address a local unmet need in the country; aims at improving populations’ global health by protecting microbiota.
• The applicant must be a health professional, application must be made on behalf of an association, a research organization, hospital or institution.
• See full list of eligible countries here under eligibility.
• Every year, 5 projects will each be awarded €10k grant funding.
• September 15, 2026.

SENSE Foundation Brussels Call for Applications. SENSE Foundation Brussels.
• Scientific research, the environment, sustainable development and/or projects focused on improving and protecting health (with a specific focus on genetics and nutrition).
• Non-profits and students.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

👇 21 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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Funding Opportunities above $50k

What’s below?

● 11 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 8 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 2 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- €80k for deep-tech innovation powering a greener future
- €100k for scalable innovation aligned with the SDGs
- $220k to advance AI for sustainable water systems
- $250k to advance language-inclusive AI for real-world community impact
- $1m for digital innovation empowering women
- $1m for mental health solutions that improve lives

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Did you know that you could pull data from a spreadsheet into Canva to populate images/PDFs in bulk?

Here’s how:

You need to be a pro/paid Canva.com user - but it’s so worth it

1. Set up a Canva project to your ideal dimensions

2. Add placeholder text boxes or image frames for the data fields you want to populate

3. Choose “Bulk Create”

4. Upload your CSV/Excel and quickly spot-check your data

5. Connect your text (or image) boxes with each of your data fields one-by-one

6. Double check your advanced options (so don’t get hundreds of separate designs)

7. Review your output; if needed, make any formatting adjustments to the template (keeping in mind the length of the text strings in your CSV) or individual “pages”

8. Download and use your, now, hundreds of individual images/pdfs

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What are some things we use this for?

Remember our filterable/searchable database of grant opportunities actively accepting applications?

The only one of its kind?

If you don’t here’s what it looks like:

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When we export our Airtable data as a CSV… it looks like this:

And when we create a Canva template that looks like this…

We can then auto-generate hundreds (if not thousands, tens of thousands) of individual files, all based on our data, and ready for download.

And we can now post individual grant opportunities (as individual images or PDFs) to Substack notes, LinkedIn, other social media, and much more.

What can you use this for?

Think about any use case where you’d want large numbers of personalized images or PDFs. Or when you have data on a spreadsheet that you want in other formats.

Some examples:

• Posters

• Social media posts

• Event agendas

• Speakers at events

• Event badges/name tags

• Personalized invitations

* Credit Jacqui Naunton on YouTube for the screenshots above

• Certificates

• FAQ graphics

• Product catalogues

• Recruiting / job posts

• Onboarding materials

• Customer Testimonials

• Field officer visit sheets

• Educational/student materials

• Customized one-pagers / decks

• Localized/multi-language graphics

• Regional, thematical etc personalization in a PDF report

Let’s break down a few use cases

2. Beneficiary/Customer impact profiles

For funder reporting, social media, and fundraising, you can turn a spreadsheet of stories/data into:

• One-page profiles

• “Before / After” impact cards

• Investor update graphics

• Case study PDFs

• ETC

Example fields:

• Name | Location | Challenge | Intervention received | Outcome | Quote | Photo

Can you think of more ways you can use this tool and automation in your organization?

Comment on this post and/or send us an email!

Anywhere your organization has structured data, there’s probably an opportunity to turn that data into something useful, visual, and automatically repeatable.

The key is simple: if your data is structured cleanly, Canva can turn each row into a finished design.

Let’s break down exactly how to do this

• Via exact Canva set up and step-by-step guide

And

• Short video tutorial

STEP 1: Set up a Canva project to your ideal dimensions

In this case we’re creating a LinkedIn image/PDF optimized for mobile (1200 x 1200 pixels).

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Looking for new funding?

You can:

- Subscribe to countless funder updates and wade through newsletter after newsletter of long reports, project updates, PR content, and donation requests… crossing your fingers hoping the next email has a relevant RFP

- Spend hours searching Google or asking ChatGPT about open funding programs

- Look through pages and pages of databases - bogged down by funding exclusive to nonprofits in the United States or scholarship/fellowship programs for students

- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity for you

Or

You can just catch new relevant opportunities in your inbox on a weekly basis and then access a curated database here on FundraisingDispatch.com.

See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs. Indie EmpowerHer.
• A specialised women’s financing and business initiative designed to support potential women-owned businesses across Lagos, Nigeria.
• Women entrepreneurs, been in operation for at least 12 months.
• Nigeria.
• Business loans of up to ~$3,667 (N5 million) alongside Capacity Building & Mentorship.
• Deadline TBC.

eCooking Demonstrators. CLASP.
• Proposals for the Domestic, Commercial and Institutional eCooking Demonstrator Project, a strategic initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of eCooking for institutional (such as schools, health facilities, correctional facilities) and commercial (e.g. MSMEs), eateries, food vendors, agro-processing) settings, as well as households.
• NGOs, governments, the private sector, academia, research institutes, policy representatives, and communities.
• Ghana, Kenya (Kajiado, Kilifi, Makueni, and Nairobi counties), Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Artisan Support Grants. Weave a Real Peace (WARP).
• Supports textile artisans and their communities by offering small grants that prioritize preservation of cultural heritage and foster economic independence.
• Your product must be fiber-based, handmade, and not mass-produced. Designers, exporters, or importers who do not directly work with artisans are not funded.
• You can be an individual, cooperative, or small business.
• All countries.
• Up to $1k grants.
• May 20, 2026.

Skills and Mentorship to turbocharge your career. Young Professionals Bootcamp (YPB).
• A 3-day in-residence program designed to equip young people with world class practical training, inspire innovation, and accelerate solutions that will ultimately lead to the transformation of Nigeria.
• Young people (20 – 35 years), final year student or graduate from a tertiary institution.
• Nigeria.
• A seed grant from a fund pool of up to ~$109,798 (N150 Million) available to support selected participants alongside mentorship.
• May 24, 2026.

UNESCO ICT in Education Prize. UNESCO.
• Projects supporting learners to expand creativity, imagination and critical thinking skills with AI.
• For the application to be considered, it should be nominated by either the National Commission of the UNESCO Member State or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
• Individuals, institutions, non-governmental organizations or other entities.
• All countries.
• $25k prize.
• May 29, 2026.

Transforming African food systems. Fonds Pierre Castel.
• Entrepreneurs who are transforming African food systems. Sustainable solutions that are in line with the economic, social, and environmental realities of the African continent.
• Entrepreneurs (18 and 45 years), founders or co-founders of a legally constituted company that has been in operation for at least two years.
• Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and the DRC.
• Up to €35k prize money.
• May 30, 2026.

Breet Fintech Builder Grant. Africa Technology Expo.
• Integrate Breet's API into your product, show how it's powering your solution, and pitch live at ATE Lagos. Must have KYC/KYB Partners. Be prepared to present business registration and compliance documentation when requesting API access.
• Growth-stage businesses, building in fintech, crypto, stablecoins or payments.
• Africa.
• Two builders walk away with $5k equity-free grants each.
• May 31, 2026.

Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) 2026. Global Development Network (GDN).
• 2026 theme: Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for Peace and Human Security. Outstanding research proposals with high potential for excellence in research and clear policy implications for addressing development issues.
• Researchers.
• LMICs.
• Up to $30k grants.
• June 17, 2026.

TNE Exploratory Grants 2026. British Council.
• Projects that address one or more of the following overarching objectives: 1) Contribute to long-term and sustainable institutional change that promotes a more inclusive access to high quality education through TNE, 2) Contribute to a better understanding of the local context and facilitate a regulatory and operational environment to best support TNE partnership and 3) Support TNE initiatives that promote positive changes in the local education systems.
• Partnerships between higher education providers.
• The UK and 15 countries: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Türkiye.
• Up to £25k grant funding.
• July 6, 2026.

2027 Restoration Stewards Program. Global Landscapes Forum (GLF).
• A year-long fellowship supporting young experts and practitioners (aged 18-35) who restore their landscapes with and for their communities.
• Young landscape leaders, particularly young women, Indigenous People and youth from rural areas.
• Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America or the Caribbean.
• €5k in trust-based funding alongside mentorship and training opportunities.
• July 31, 2026.

👇 13 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

But before we get to those…

Have you missed our last few updates and new grant programs we shared there?

Catch up on our previous newsletters or subscribe to our paid plan for direct access to our database and save you and your team hours in finding the right funding for you.

There are ~200 funding opportunities with open or rolling deadlines in our database! (With 100+ opportunities for $50k and above.)

Subscribe now

*(Prefer to use a different payment method like a Bank Transfer or M-PESA (in Kenya)?

Reply here or send an email to daniel@fundraisingdispatch.com.

Funding Opportunities above $50k

What’s below?

● 9 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 3 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 1 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $50k for finTech in LMICs
- $50k for tech startups in Africa
- $75k for WASH and blue economy
- $200k for conservation in Madagascar
- $200k for resilient food systems
- $1m for circular economy

Read more

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Looking for new funding?

You can:

- Subscribe to countless funder updates and wade through newsletter after newsletter of long reports, project updates, PR content, and donation requests… crossing your fingers hoping the next email has a relevant RFP

- Spend hours searching Google or asking ChatGPT about open funding programs

- Look through pages and pages of databases - bogged down by funding exclusive to nonprofits in the United States or scholarship/fellowship programs for students

- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity for you

Or

You can just catch new relevant opportunities in your inbox on a weekly basis and then access a curated database here on FundraisingDispatch.com.

See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Standard Product Grant. Wildlife Acoustics.
• Advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. To advance the study of bats, birds, amphibians, and other terrestrial wildlife.
• Scientists.
• All countries.
• Up to $4k of product-in-kind grants (recorders, accessories, and software licenses).
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Ghana (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Ghana.
• Up to ~$33,116 ($45k Canadian Dollars) grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Togo (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Togo.
• Up to ~$33,116 ($45k Canadian Dollars) grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

ClimateLaunchpad 2026: Green business ideas competition. Climate KIC.
• Great ideas for climate innovation.
• Should have attracted less than € 200.000 in total funding and company has been incorporated for less than two years.
• Start-up, SME, researcher, student, public organisation, consultant, engineer or a combination of the above.
• See full list of eligible countries here.
• Prizes may include cash and/or in-kind support.
• May 15, 2026.

Visa Accelerator Program. Visa.
• Game-changing startups building the future of FinTech: 1) Unlocking New Payment Flows, 2) Embedded Finance, 3) Empowering Merchants & SMEs, 4) Payment Infrastructure Enablers, 5) The Future of Finance and 6) Sustainable & Inclusive Finance.
• Startups from Seed to Series A with at least an MVP.
• Africa.
• Potential investments from Visa, Plug and Play, and leading VCs alongside mentorship and product perks.
• May 17, 2026.

Advancing agrifood innovators to grow groundbreaking startups. Sprout Accelerator.
• A 3-month adventure that guides formulating a pitch on your startup foundations through: 1) 2–3 hours of weekly online individual mentoring and group sessions, 2) 2 Underground events that are 2 days each and 3) A final online Showcase presentation to an audience of industry connections and investors.
• Early-stage novel innovations, technology or science with direct or potential application in the agrifood value chain that are pre-revenue, or up to $1,000,000 revenue post-launch.
• Early-stage startups.
• All countries.
• Provides the opportunity to attract engagement from investors and industry organisations.
• May 26, 2026.

Small Grants programme for Palliative Care Development in Africa. The True Colours Trust.
• Support projects that deliver palliative care, in alignment with the WHO’s definition of palliative care.
• Registered hospices and pallative care providers.
• Africa.
• Up to £5k grants.
• May 26, 2026.

AI for Discovery: Accelerating scientific breakthroughs. Nature Awards.
• Teams conducting applied scientific research powered by AI or machine intelligence in one of three categories: health & life sciences; energy, environment & agriculture; and industry, infrastructure & manufacturing.
• Research groups.
• All countries.
• A development grant, bespoke training and the opportunity to present their work to a global audience of scientific and industry leaders.
• May 27, 2026.

FII Innovators Pitch. FII Institute.
• Solutions must be supported by AI and impact the areas of: 1) Sustainability, 2) Health, 3) Robotics and 4) Education.
• Companies: solution stages of Pilot, Growth, or Scale. You need to have a minimum viable product (MVP), but revenue is not required. There is no need to incorporate before applying. Fundraising: Seed, Series A, Growth (Series B/C).
• All countries.
• Connect with the FII Investment Community alongside a chance to participate in masterclasses.
• May 28, 2026.

Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF - SGP) 2026. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Project proposals in the areas of environment and climate change, to be implemented in the terrestrial and aquatic landscapes of Chimanimani-Gorongosa-Marromeu and Matutuine, in the provinces of Sofala and Maputo, respectively.
• Civil society organizations, community-based organizations (CBOs) and NGOs.
• Mozambique.
• Up to $20k grants.
• May 30, 2026.

Sustainable Development through astronomy projects. IAU-OAD
• Proposals with high potential for making a positive societal impact using astronomy. Themes: 1) Sustainable, local socio-economic development through Astronomy, 2) Science diplomacy through Astronomy: Celebrating our Common Humanity and 3) Knowledge and Skills for Development.
• Anyone regardless of background. Projects can be proposed by a single person or by a team of people (given the real-world nature of projects, interdisciplinary teams are encouraged with relevant social scientists).
• All countries.
• Up to €15k grants.
• May 31, 2026.

Species Conservation grants. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
• Eligibility for grants extends to all plant, animal, and fungi conservation efforts, without discrimination based on region or species.
• Anyone directly involved in species conservation.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• May 31, 2026.

The Kickstarting For Good Incubator. Kickstarting For Good (K4G).
• An 18-week incubation programme including two intense in-person weeks in Berlin, Germany. Social-impact entrepreneurs and organisations looking to move the food system towards a plant-forward future.
• Social-impact entrepreneurs and organisations. Solo applications or from groups of co-founders together.
• All countries, especially from the Global South.
• A share of $350k in seed funding to successful graduates.
• May 31, 2026.

Chat for Health Accelerator. Turn.io.
• Ambitious organisations ready to scale their health innovation using chat and AI technology. Already serving 10,000+ users, or have demonstrated real traction with a proven, evidence-backed go-to-market strategy—not just a plan.
• It is a prerequisite that you have a Live WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) on the WhatsApp Business Platform (API) before the Accelerator begins.
• Primary healthcare organisations.
• All countries.
• Up to $750k in value through platform access, technical support, expert mentorship, tokens, and funding pathways.
• May 31, 2026.

Startup Prize Health Competition. Startup Prize.
• Medical/health-related startups: health devices, health services, therapeutic development, health technology (web-based, app-based), nutrition, preventive healthcare, medical device, early stage and late stage drug research, surgical devices and advancements in the field, and nanotechnology in surgery/wound care.
• Two tracks: 1) FDA Track: Requires FDA Approval to get to market and 2) Non-FDA Track: Does not require FDA Approval.
• Early-stage: no more than 3 to 5 years old, has not secured over $1m in equity-based capital and will not exceed $2m in annual revenue for the current year.
• Health-focused entrepreneurs.
• All countries.
• $10k cash grand prize.
• June 15, 2026.

ExciteLab Hybrid Acceleration Program. ExciteLab.
• Startups in the field of robotics, sensors, IoT, semiconductors, and quantum.
• Early-stage startups.
• All countries.
• Up to €6k prize. Startups that establish a legal entity in Saxony, Germany can additionally receive up to €30k non-dilutive funding.
• June 19, 2026.

New organizations distributing proven poverty solutions. D-Prize.
• Proven poverty solutions in: 1) Agriculture, 2) Education, 3) Energy, 4) Health, 5) Livelihoods, 6) Public services, 7) Water.
• Does not support organizations that have more than 18 months of full-time operations, or raised more than $30k in outside funding.
• First-time entrepreneurs who have not yet launched or raised outside funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• June 28, 2026.

TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award. UNESCO-TWAS.
• Achievements in Agricultural Sciences and/or Biology by women scientists.
• Female scientists national of a ST-lagging country and have been living and working there for at least two years immediately prior to their nomination.
• Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) countries. See full list here.
• $4k cash award.
• June 30, 2026.

TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award. UNESCO-TWAS.
• 1) Clean and renewable energy, 2) Green chemistry, 3) Sustainable agriculture and agrobiodiversity, 4) Plastic: degradation, pollution and microplastics, 5) Water purification and sanitation, 6) Climate change, 7) Transportation tech, 8) Waste management, 9) Biodiversity and 10) Ecological economics and planetary health.
• Woman scientist living and working in a LDC during the last two years immediately prior to his/her nomination.
• Least developed countries. See full list here.
• $4k monetary award.
• June 30, 2026.

TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences. UNESCO-The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
• To honour women scientists for their achievements in Biological Sciences.
• Female scientists not older than 45 years of age.
• Least Developed African countries.
• $5k cash award.
• June 30, 2026.

Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF). Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN).
• To build and sustain higher education and research collaboration. Priority Research Themes: 1) Environment, climate, and the energy transition, 2) Equality, security, and social cohesion, 3) Public health and human wellbeing, 4) Sustainable food and water systems and 5) Artificial intelligence and the digital revolution.
• Academic staff (faculty members), Early Career Researchers (ECRs, who hold a PhD and are up to five years since PhD award date).
• Australian and African universities. See full list here.
• Up to ~$7,257 (AUD 10k) grant funding per project in matching funding and must be matched in cash funding by partner teams.
• June 30, 2026.

TO DO Award for Socially Responsible Tourism. Studienkreis.org.
• Projects, measures or products which are characterised by the active participation of the local population and fairness in the way the projects interact with all the stakeholders involved in the development of tourism.
• Tourism businesses and organisations, public institutions or other legal entities.
• All countries.
• ~$6,379 (5k Swiss Francs) prize money.
• July 31, 2026.

Small grants. Mérieux Foundation.
• Local initiatives aimed at fighting infectious diseases in developing countries, particularly projects relating to maternal and child health.
• A non-profit association or a foundation recognized as being in the public interest, been in operation for at least three years.
• See full list of eligible countries here under Eligibility criteria for projects.
• Up to €5k grants.
• August 1, 2026.

The Marion Paviour Award. Hawk Conservancy Trust.
• To further research into the conservation of birds of prey.
• Early-career researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to £1,250 grant award.
• August 31, 2026.

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● 4 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 4 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

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- $100k for conservation and environment
- $1.5m for data-driven insights for child health in LMICs
- $2m for AI-driven advisory for smallholder farming
- $10m+ for sector-agnostic AI startups

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• 59 due later in May

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• 24 due later this year

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200+ Impact Funding Opportunities with Open Deadlines

Animal Welfare Grants. The Pollination Project.
• Support individuals and groups who are working to protect animals.
• 1) Reducing the consumption of land and sea animals raised using industrial agriculture practices, 2) Advocating for farmed animal welfare and 3) Helping animals that are not usually the focus of animal welfare efforts.
• Open to individuals in all countries with a special focus on Brazil, India and Mexico
• A $1k seed grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Awesome Foundation Micro Grants. Awesome Foundation.
• Awesome project on wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more.
• Individuals, groups, and organizations working anywhere in the world.
• $1k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Wildlife Emergency Fund. Brevard Zoo.
• Rapid financial support to conservation-based organizations that are responding to sudden, episodic and unpredictable threats impacting wildlife.
• Applicants from 501(c)3 non-profits (or equivalent), governmental and NGOs that focus on direct in-situ conservation action.
• Global.
• Up to $2,500.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Conservation Fund. International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA).
• Conservation-oriented issues that serve marine mammal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Global.
• Up to $5k.
• Applications accepted on rolling basis.

The Explorers Club Impact Grants. The Explorers Club.
• Fieldwork in biological sciences, archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, earth sciences, ecology, and astronomy.
• Exploratory projects that reveal new knowledge about the planet and its inhabitants, including regions undergoing environmental or cultural change.
• Researchers and explorers.
• Global.
• Up to $25k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Egmont Trust EOI. Egmont.
• Innovative ways of combating the impact of HIV & AIDS on children and families and provide financial support and project management advice to local, grassroots organisations.
• NGOs/CSOs.
• Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
• Up to $20k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply for a Rufford Small Grant. Rufford Foundation.
• Funds nature conservation projects.
• Species you are working on must be considered threatened.
• Early stages of conservation career. Focus on supporting current MSc or PhD students or recent graduates.
• Emerging or developing economy countries.
• Up to £18k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Startups for Sustainable Development program. Google.
• Supports a global ecosystem of impact-focused startups.
• Connects them to the funding ecosystem, including venture capital and other investment partners.
• Supports them with advisors and technology.
• All countries.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Conservation Fund. Neotropical Birding and Conservation (NBC).
• Conservation action or research that has an intended measurable benefit.
• Globally threatened species — those on the IUCN’s global red list.
• Middle and South America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Grants to Foster Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF).
• Aimed at strengthening individual organizations as trusted and effective grassroots grantmakers that can harness both local and external resources.
• Women’s fund, environmental fund, national public foundation, grassroots grantmaker or any other kind of organization that identifies with the concept and practice of community philanthropy.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, or Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small conservation grants. Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF).
• Early career biologists/conservationists to carry out vital field conservation and research work of endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• All countries.
• Up to €1,500 grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30th April, 31th August and 31th December each year).

Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources Partner in Kenya. Right Sharing of World Resources.
• Offers training, support, and financial grants to small, grassroots women’s groups. The goal is to grow strong and sustainable women-led income-generating projects.
• Offers two different programs: 1) Preparing the soil and 2) Planting the seeds.
• Small, grassroots women’s groups that do not have access to other adequate support and funding. Leaders and all members of the Women’s Groups must be women.
• Kenya.
• Up to $6,500 grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (July 1 to December 31 of each year).

Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources Partner in Sierra Leone. Right Sharing of World Resources.
• Offers training, support, and financial grants to small, grassroots women’s groups. The goal is to grow strong and sustainable women-led income-generating projects.
• Small, grassroots women’s groups that do not have access to other adequate support and funding. Leaders and all members of the Women’s Groups must be women.
• Offers two different programs: 1) Preparing the soil and 2) Planting the seeds.
• Sierra Leone.
• Up to $6,500 grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (July 1 to September 30 of each year).

Empowering Student Innovation Across Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Education.
• Students and teams building high-impact solutions across Nigeria’s key development sectors: 1) Science, 2) Technology, 3) Engineering, 4) Mathematics and 5) Medical Science.
• Student-led businesses.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$34,528 (₦50 million) grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Rapid-Response, Advocacy & Protection Grants. Urgent Action Fund Africa.
• Strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance woman’s human rights.
• Both informal and formal women’s right organizations. Applications from non-registered collectives or groups are encouraged.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Blue Food Futures Research Grant Program. Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions.
• Early-career scholars with a strong interest in climate change and biodiversity implications, sustainable, equitable, and resilient blue food transitions, and blue food trade.
• Early-career researchers, professionals, and practitioners from academia, government, NGOs, and the private sector.
• All countries.
• $10k in research funding and travel support for fieldwork and policy engagement.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
• Recognize emerging African scholars studying aspects of violence on or directly related to the African continent.
• Individual scholars, must be aged 45 or younger.
• All countries - must be currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution, and living on the continent.
• $10k research grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (March 1 of every year).

Bridges for Enterprise Incubation Programme. Bridges for Enterprise.
• Passionate entrepreneurs seeking to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Lasts between 6-8 months.
• Pre-seed and seed stage social impact startups.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
• Consulting, Finance Advisory, Legal Advisory and Technical Advisory.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (April and 1 October).

Submissions open for Holohil Grant Program. Holohil.
• Supports research and educational work focused on endangered species.
• Projects that demonstrate strong conservation value and sound scientific design.
• Open to scientists and non-scientists.
• All countries.
• ~$1,800 (CAD 2,500 toward the purchase of Holohil transmitters for selected projects).
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15).

TCF Grant Program. Turtle Conservation Fund.
• Projects that focus on tortoises or freshwater turtles that are highly threatened according to the IUCN Red List or the TFTSG Provisional Red List, as either Critically Endangered or Endangered, or which may be highly threatened but not yet officially classified as such on the Red List. We do not support work on marine turtles.
• Organizations or individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (June 1 and December 1).

The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. United Nations.
• Providing rehabilitation and assistance to thousands of individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery, including: children in armed conflict, debt bondage, forced and early marriage, forced labour, traditional slavery, trafficking of persons, sale of children, sale of wives, serfdom, sexual slavery, widow inheritance and worst forms of child labour.
• Civil society organizations (e.g. NGOs, rehabilitation centers, foundations, associations of victims, hospitals, legal clinics). Been in operation for at least two years.
• All countries.
• Up to $35k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (every year from 15 January to 1 March).

Stephen R. Tully Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• To support research, and conservation of raptors.
• Students and amateurs with limited access to alternative funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $4,500 grant, plus waived page charges to publish the research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

Kevin Kritz Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• Seeks to provide support and advance research on eagles and eagle conservation anywhere in the world.
• Conservationists.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant plus waived page charges to publish their research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

IMATA Research Grant. International Marine Animal Trainers' Association.
• To advance the humane care and handling of marine animals by fostering communication between professionals that serve marine animal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Principal Investigator (PI) who is a current Professional IMATA member who has maintained this membership level for a minimum of two years prior to the applications submission.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Bridge Seed Global.
• 3-month intensive program designed specifically for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 who are building ventures that address real challenges in African markets.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Africa.
• $5k pre-seed grant, alongside Mentorship & Training.
• Deadline TBD.

Humanitarian Innovation Programme in Emergency Response (Hiper). World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• Life-saving solution in waste management, WASH, or personal resilience, designed for the critical first 60 days of a humanitarian emergency.
• Humanitarian actors, solution providers and private sector partners.
• All countries.
• Potential inclusion in the ecosystem, for consideration for ongoing opportunities and future challenges.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Thrive Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the global consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward new or small-scale organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Thrive Grants. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward mid-size or larger organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $30k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Start Up Foundry. SIA Foundation.
• Technology-enabled business in; healthcare, education , agriculture, light manufacturing, renewable energy, and recycling.
• Businesses, must be operational for 1-2 years. Founder’s age must be between 20- 35 years.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $3k prize alongside mentorship.
• Deadline TBD.

Funding for Women-Led Initiatives in Africa. Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD).
• Women’s leadership and empowerment: initiatives led by women leaders that create positive community impact.
• Nonprofits, Grassroots organizations, Community-based organizations, Individual leaders, Social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Grassroots Climate Action Fund (GCAF). Centre for Environment and Migration Assistance(CEMA).
• Inclusive, locally led solutions to climate and environmental challenges.
• Community-based organizations (CBOs), women-led groups, youth-led initiatives, grassroots civil society organizations, local environmental justice movements.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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CRE Call for Proposals – Africa. Coalition for Human Rights in Development.
• Joint initiatives that strengthen community efforts to defend their human rights in the context of international investments and development projects. A thematic call for collaboration requests focused on critical minerals (such as Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Graphite, Manganese, Vanadium and Rare Earth Elements) or those strategic to local and national economies.
• Communities impacted by projects, or organizations working closely with communities.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• May 7, 2026.

MAB Young Scientist Awards. UNESCO.
• Research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.
• Priority is given to interdisciplinary projects carried out in biosphere reserves designated under the Man and the Biosphere Programme or potential biosphere reserves and which contribute to the implementation of the Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan and the SDGs.
• Young researchers/scientists (not older than 35 years of age).
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant awards.
• May 7, 2026.

ACU Gender Grants. The Association of Commonwealth Universities.
• Initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus.
• Staff members of ACU member universities.
• ACU countries. See full list here.
• Five grants of up to £2k.
• May 8, 2026.

UNESCO ICT in Education Prize. UNESCO.
• Projects supporting learners to expand creativity, imagination and critical thinking skills with AI.
• For the application to be considered, it should be nominated by either the National Commission of the UNESCO Member State or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
• Individuals, institutions, non-governmental organizations or other entities.
• All countries.
• $25k prize.
• May 8, 2026.

Economic Empowerment Initiatives. P&G Alumni Foundation.
• Programing that contributes toward real employment including: 1) Job development & vocational training, 2) Business-related education & training and 3) Entrepreneurial or business ventures viable in local communities.
• Non-profits, charitable organisations.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• May 9, 2026.

Dissemination grant to Local Government Associations. International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD).
• Training local governments using ICLD democratic governance tools.
• Organisations whose purpose is to train, support or represent local governments.
• South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.
• Up to ~15,829 (SEK 150k) grant amount.
• May 10, 2026.

Open Ocean Research Grant Program. Global Fishing Watch.
• Aims to enhance ocean governance by publicly sharing data on human activity at sea through the expansion of our community of practice.
• Researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

The Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP). Orange.
• Entrepreneurial projects that use tech to address social and environmental challenges. Especially encouraging projects that use AI, data, or cybersecurity.
• Strongly encourage women founders and co-founders to apply. They’re eligible for the International Women’s Prize.
• Young entrepreneurs, founders, or co-founders of startups that have been operating for less than five years.
• Africa and the Middle East.
• Up to €25k prizes.
• May 10, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Sierra Leone (2026). Government of Canada.
• Small-scale, high-impact projects which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Sierra Leone.
• Up to ~$32,864 (CAD 45k) grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

Imagination Practice Fund: Year 4. Collective Imagination Practice Community (CIPC).
• To support work with people and communities that use the power of imagination to change the world by disrupting extractive or divisive narratives and/or nurturing equitable and regenerative imaginaries.
• Projects that meet one or more of these priorities: 1) Push the boundaries of Collective Imagination practice, 2) Realise material benefit from Collective Imagination practice, 3) Create change inside the system and 4) Create change outside of the system.
• Individuals, communities.
• All countries.
• Up to £3k grant.
• May 10, 2026.

Keystone Grants. Save Our Seas Foundation.
• Supporting research, conservation and education projects focusing primarily on threatened marine wildlife and their habitats. Only projects concerned with marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes and chimaeras) will be considered.
• Early career scientists.
• All countries.
• $25k grants.
• May 13, 2026.

ESD Okayama Award 2026. Okayama City.
• Aims to honor excellent examples of ESD around the world.
• ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) projects that have been implemented for more than 3 years.
• All countries.
• $3k prize per project.
• May 14, 2026.

Negroni Week Innovation Award. Slow Food.
• Community-based partnerships that want to develop innovative projects responding to the actual challenges of the hospitality and beverage sector and that center good, clean and fair values in the industry.
• Non-profit, operating in the hospitality and beverage sector.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

Sub-Saharan Africa - 2026 Call for Application. L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science.
• Seeking the next generation of women scientists. Researchers dedicated to excellence in the following fields: Formal & Life Sciences, Environmental & Physical Sciences, Engineering & Technological Sciences.
• Doctoral students and post-doctoral students.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €15k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

2026 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
• Young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions.
• Researchers, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university.
• Nationality of a developing country.
• $5k cash prize.
• May 15, 2026.

GBD Emerging Researcher Award. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
• Scholars who are advancing disease estimation, improving data systems, and translating evidence into strategies that inform public health decision-making.
• Individuals, early‐career professional (this may include students pursuing a terminal degree and must be no more than five years post terminal degree). Female nominees are encouraged.
• All countries.
• Two awards of $5k will be awarded annually.
• May 15, 2026.

Seeds of Sustainability Grants. Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation.
• Projects that address biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality. Preference will be given to projects affecting threatened habitat types and species.
• Non-profits, community organizations, small businesses and individuals.
• Developing countries in the tropics. See full list here.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

Benoît Maria Prize for peasant agroecology. AVSF.
• One or more of the following themes: 1) Agroecological or organic techniques and practices, 2) Organizational structures and services upstream and downstream of production, promoting agroecology and 3) Actions to defend the economic, social and cultural rights of farming families.
• Peasant organizations (cooperatives, producer associations or producer groups).
• Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Madagascar, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Haiti.
• Up to €6k prizes.
• May 15, 2026.

Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize 2026. One Young World.
• For young leaders committed to the advancement of democracy.
• Be aged between 18 - 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k prize and one-year’s mentorship with a recognised democracy expert.
• May 17, 2026.

Renewable Energy Startups and Entrepreneurs. RES4Africa Foundation.
• To support and scale up renewable energy-focused businesses within the African startup ecosystem.
• Entrepreneurs, must be between 18 and 35 years old. Women applicants are highly encouraged to participate.
• Africa.
• Up to €10k prize.
• May 17, 2026.

New organizations distributing proven poverty solutions. D-Prize.
• Proven poverty solutions in: 1) Agriculture, 2) Education, 3) Energy, 4) Health, 5) Livelihoods, 6) Public services, 7) Water.
• Does not support organizations that have more than 18 months of full-time operations, or raised more than $30k in outside funding.
• First-time entrepreneurs who have not yet launched or raised outside funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• May 17, 2026.

International Prize. #WeAreTogether.
• 1) Human Assistance: Projects aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable categories of citizens and 2) Sustainable Future: Projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education, ecological consumption, «green» economy and technology.
• Non-profits, individuals, public and business organizations.
• All countries.
• $10k prize.
• May 24, 2026.

PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026. PRIMA.
• Promote youth leadership, initiative and problem-solving capacity in addressing Mediterranean sustainability challenges: environmental sustainability, livelihoods, or social inclusion, with particular attention to women innovators.
• An individual young innovator, or as a group of young innovators through a joint application. Be natural persons aged between 18 and 35 years.
• PRIMA Participating States bordering the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Mediterranean Countries), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, or Türkiye.
• Two awards of €10k each.
• May 28, 2026.

PTES Conservation Insight Grants. People’s Trust for Endangered Species.
• Conservation and research work on species classified as endangered, critically endangered and extinct in the wild by the IUCN. Priority is given to native project leaders working in their own country.
• Please note that we do not accept any grant applications on bird species.
• Scientific researchers and conservationists.
• Working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any country NOT classified by the World Bank as high-income.
• Up to €20k grants.
• May 28, 2026.

Sub-Grants to Strengthen Scaling of Teacher Professional Development on Gender-Responsive Pedagogy. VVOB – education for development.
• Transforming gender norms, biases and practices that shape classroom interaction, participation and learning outcomes for both boys and girls. Addressing gender norms as a root driver of inequality in education.
• NGO, civil society organisation, public sector operator, academic/training institutions (at least 3 years in operation). Consortia or partnerships are allowed.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €40k grant funding.
• May 29, 2026.

Turn Your Agribusiness Idea Into Impact. Agri-Business Facility for Africa.
• A viable, climate-smart business concept, related to cocoa, maize, cashew, or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats).
• Young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above.
• Member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). See full list here.
• Stand a chance to win €2k or mentoring or tablet/laptop.
• May 31, 2026.

Startup Innovation Challenge 2026. Startup Abuja.
• An online innovation challenge and business growth experience. Your solution should be tech-enabled, have at least a working prototype/MVP for your solution (with a functional website).
• Startups, SMEs, tech innovators, and entrepreneurs.
• Africa/non-Africans building for the African market.
• Up to ~$3,614 (₦5M) cash prizes alongside AWS credits and business support.
• May 31, 2026.

OSGF Residency and Fellowship Programs. Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
• Residents are selected based on their ability to demonstrate a current interest in plants, landscapes, and gardens, or more broadly, the natural world and humankind’s place in it.
• Artists, writers, ecologists, and researchers who are working on creative projects.
• All countries.
• $10k grant.
• May 31, 2026.

Build Your AgriCanvas. Build Your Future. ComCashew.
• Inviting young and emerging entrepreneurs within the cashew sector to transform their ideas into investment-ready, climate-smart ventures.
• Submission should build on the knowledge and tools from the free cashew courses on e-MOVE.
• Member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
• €2k direct funding to boost your business alongside a laptop, tablet, or software to keep you on top of operations.
• May 31, 2026.

2026 Youth Innovation Challenge. Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP).
• An innovative solution to tackle marine issues, provide healthy habitats for marine life, protect human health, and support people of all ages to be engaged stewards to support marine environments.
• Young leaders and innovators aged 15–30.
• All countries.
• $1k prize.
• May 31, 2026.

#GreenCatalyst. Funguo Programme.
• Aims to promote innovation and sustainability within the forest-based value chains, increase rural employment, and unlock investment in green MSMEs.
• Operate within the forestry value chain (e.g. wood processing, eco-products, charcoal alternatives, joinery or and furniture, beekeeping and bee products, bamboo products innovations, essential oils, digital forestry services etc.).
• MSMEs that are led or largely benefit youth, women, and persons with disabilities.
• Tanzania.
• Up to ~$38,497 (TZS 100m) catalytic grant funding.
• May 31, 2026.

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The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. World Food Prize Foundation.
• Exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 who is working closely and directly “in the field” or at the production or processing level with farmers, animal herders, fishers or others in rural communities, in any discipline or enterprise across the entire food production, processing, and distribution chain.
• Intended to be awarded to one person.
• All countries.
• $10k prize.
• June 1, 2026.

Applications now OPEN for AEOC 2026. Africa Earth Observation Challenge (AEOC).
• Aims to drive entrepreneurial activity in the African space industry and promote awareness of the value of Earth Observation to a broad community.
• To develop Africa’s geospatial readiness so that African businesses can service African demand for geospatial intelligence.
• Innovators, entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant (to be distributed across top three winners) alongside Amazon Web Services and mentorship.
• June 5, 2026.

Environmental youth program for the creative arts. Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation.
• The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean. Share how the ocean has shaped your story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia.
• Students ages 11-18 who are enrolled in middle school or high school (or the homeschool equivalent).
• All countries.
• Up to $1k cash awards.
• June 8, 2026.

Aspire Grant Program. Conservation Action Research Network (CARN).
• Working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability in the Congo Basin region.
• Graduate student or early career professional
• Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, DRC, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Uganda and São Tomé and Príncipe.
• Up to $5k research grants
• June 10, 2026.

SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Collaborative Research. South Africa - Sweden University Forum.
• Support collaborative research partnerships between South Africa and Sweden, focusing on academia–industry–society collaboration.
• Aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research, promote international collaboration, and address societal challenges aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Universities, Principal Investigator, industry, NGO, or societal partner.
• South Africa and Sweden.
• Up to ~$10,785 (SEK 100k) (SASUF portion) plus ~$9,745 (ZAR 160k) (NRF portion) grant funding per consortium project.
• June 10, 2026.

Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2027. Japan Water Forum.
• Aims to recognize and promote outstanding, practical, and community -driven initiatives that address water -related challenges and contribute to sustainable water management, particularly in developing regions.
• Non -profit, non -governmental, and locally led organizations.
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Low Income Countries (LICs), Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs), and Upper Middle Income Countries (UMICs) from among the OECD ’s DAC list.
• ~$13k (JPY 2m) prize.
• June 12, 2026.

Nelson Mandela Essay Prize Competition 2026. icanstudent.
• Bold, original essays that offer specific, actionable proposals to address some of Africa’s most pressing challenges.
• Priority areas: 1) Climate change resilience, 2) Economic empowerment, 3) Healthcare systems, 4) Education, 5) Digital transformation, 6) Gender equality and 7) Peace and security.
• Individuals.
• Africa.
• $5k, shared among up to 3 winners.
• June 14, 2026.

Cascador ScaleUp Program. Cascador.
• High-performing businesses across sectors — including both real economy and tech-enabled ventures. Growth-stage founders with proven traction, a strong team, and a business ready for its next phase of scale.
• Founders, 2+ years in operation. $70k+ USD (₦100M+) in annual revenue.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• $5k founder stipend. Travel, Lodging & Meals Covered.
• June 15, 2026.

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. Science & SciLifeLab Prize.
• Topic of the entrant’s thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology approaches; Ecology and​ Environment; Molecular Medicine.
• Young scientists, must have received their Ph.D. between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Work described in the entry must have been performed while the entrant was a graduate student.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k prizes.
• June 15, 2026.

Partial Grant Financing for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency tech. Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services.
• Supports demand – side SMEs to improve their access to finance for investment in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies through technical assistance, bankable proposal development, and linkage to RE/EE financing.
• SMEs, social considerations such as gender issues are critical as women-owned, or women led SMEs (at least 20% females in key leadership) as well as SMEs with integration / ownership by People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Uganda.
• Capital investment for the desired RE/ EE asset financed up to 50% through the partial grant while the rest of the investment is to be raised by the SMEs through credit applications to financial institutions or own financing. The grant has a maximum cap contribution of ~$13,525 (UGX 50 million).
• June 20, 2026.

Grants for Conservation Projects. Hertfordshire Zoo.
• Clear conservation value to the focal species, landscape or ecosystem
• conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Five short term grants of £1k per project.
• June 30, 2026.

Apply now for Intelak Accelerator. Intelak.
• Designed for international startups at the advanced stage, focusing on accelerating their growth and scalability. Specific to the aviation, travel and tourism industries.
• Startups.
• All countries, must be looking to expand into Dubai and implement your product or service in the city.
• ~$13,614 (50k AED) grant. Up to 5 startups per cohort.
• June 30, 2026.

2026 Interledger on Campus, Education Mini Grant. Interledger Foundation.
• Student-led innovation, learning, and community engagement focused on open payments and digital financial inclusion. Projects that explore interoperable payment systems and expand awareness of equitable financial technologies.
• Student organizations at accredited universities
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• June 31, 2026.

Submit Art | 2027 Exhibition. Embracing Our Differences.
• Encouraging artists to explore and express the diverse facets of identity, background, and perspective. Create a society where inclusion is embraced and individuality is celebrated.
• Artists, professionals, amateurs, students – everyone can participate.
• All countries.
• Up to $2k cash awards.
• July 1, 2026.

Startup Challenge 2026. The Gap in Between.
• Impact-driven startups across climate, mobility, health, food and social innovation, with validated products or market traction.
• Teams ready to scale their solution internationally.
• Both early and growth-stage startups.
• All countries.
• €10k prize.
• July 14, 2026.

HelpMum HealthCare Hackathon. HelpMum.
• Innovative projects that address critical challenges faced by Nigerian mothers and infants, spanning maternal care, newborn health, nutrition, and beyond.
• Applicant must be 18 years and not older than 35 years.
• Open to anyone including researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, new graduates and everyone in the tech community with proficiency in software development and AI.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,614 (₦5m) prizes.
• July 20, 2026.

A Global Call to Visionaries. The Sigourney Award.
• Work that strengthens and reimagines psychoanalysis, whether your contribution is clinical, theoretical, creative, interdisciplinary, or social in nature.
• Clinicians, Theorists, Teachers and researchers, Artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians, Social advocates, Interdisciplinary professionals and Organizations and teams.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k monetary prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support. International Elephant Foundation.
• Sustainable conservation projects that will make a positive impact for elephants, habitats and the communities that share their land. Human-Elephant Conflict prevention and mitigation.
• Community-based programs.
• All countries.
• $15k grants, funds up to 25 projects annually.
• August 7, 2026.

QS ImpACT Awards 2026. QS ImpACT.
• Outstanding sustainability and social impact initiatives driving measurable change aligned with the UN SDGs through innovation, leadership, and action.
• Young people aged 18–35 (individual categories) and Universities and organisations (organisation / university categories).
• All countries.
• Seed funding and mentorship to support and scale your initiative.
• September 1, 2026.

Imminent Research Grants. Imminent.
• To help innovators who share the goal of making it easier for everyone living in our multilingual world to understand and be understood by everyone else.
• 5 grants from these topics: Language economics – Language data – Machine learning algorithms for translation – Human-computer interaction – Neuroscience of language.
• Startuppers, researchers, innovators, authors, university labs, organizations, and companies.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k.
• October 15, 2026.

Fourth Call to Proposals. The Pandemic Fund.
• Targeting countries with the greatest capacity gaps, highest pandemic risks, and significant socioeconomic challenges that have not been previously awarded single-country grants.
• Implementing Entities.
• Afghanistan, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
• The Grant Amount equals the total cost of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) activities plus the Implementing Entity Administrative Fee.
• Rolling Applications until March 31, 2027.

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Special Edition: €50k - €250k Grant for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains due June 15th

Many founders from our network have asked us about this new GIZ supported program. So we thought to highlight and dissect the latest call for proposals from SASI’s Due Diligence Fund.

TLDR Version

Due Diligence Fund (DDF) Funding Round 5. Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative (SASI).
• Promising and innovative approaches to human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) in global agricultural supply chains.
• Particularly encouragement of projects with a focus on gender equity and social inclusion, celebrating the International Year of the Women Farmer.
• Commercial partners: connected to an agricultural supply chain through production, processing, distribution or enabling services.
• Commercial partners based in the EU, the EEA, Switzerland or the UK together with commercial partners based in an OECD-DAC-listed country.
• Up to €250k grant funding.
• June 15, 2026.

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*Quick notes on the below; If its our take/analysis we’ll have it in italics; otherwise its straight from the program’s website and call documents. If you plan to apply, you should do your own in-depth analysis and use the below as a general guide/reference.

What is the program?

SASI’s Due Diligence Fund, currently accepting proposals for its 5th funding round, is powered and commissioned by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The program’s goal is to support innovative approaches to strengthening human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) in global agricultural supply chains.

Human rights and environmental due diligence?

Efforts an organization undergoes to identify, assess, prevent, mitigate, and address real and potential negative impacts from their operations, supply chains and business relationships linked to its work.

So what is SASI looking to fund? And how can you position yourself to win?

We dug deep into the call documents, previous winners, FAQs, and reports published on previous learnings to figure it out.

• Programs to “strengthen human rights and environmental due diligence in global supply chains”

Examples:

• Ethical living income for farmers

• Prevention of child labour and forced labour

• No discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnic origin or other status

• Decent and safe working conditions and practices

• Mitigating deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, pesticide exposure and other environmental impact

• Tracking and compliance in supply chains; transparency in sourcing; responsible purchasing

• Provision of grievance and complaint mechanisms

• Training and other support services

Projects intended to help answer questions like:

• Are there child labour risks in this supply chain?

• Are workers or farmers exposed to unsafe conditions?

• Are women being excluded from income, leadership, land, or decision-making?

• Are farmers earning enough to sustain their households?

• Is the product linked to deforestation or environmental harm?

• Can the buyer actually trace where the product came from?

• Is there a trusted way for farmers or workers to report problems?

• Are European buyers changing their own purchasing behavior, or just pushing compliance costs onto producers?

Who can apply?

Partnerships consisting of

• One or more commercial partners based in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the United Kingdom (UK)*

And at least one of the following:

• one or more commercial partners based in a OECD-DAC-listed country

• one or more public-interest organizations with relevant expertise

*A company registered outside the EU, EEA, Switzerland, or the UK can be eligible if it has a registered office within these regions and the relevant commodity is exported into the EU.

Specific Eligibility Requirements: Companies

The Commercial Partner(s) (EU+) must have at least eight employees and an annual turnover of at least EUR 800,000. To prove this, at least two annual financial statements of each Commercial Partner (EU+) must be submitted. If the partner cannot provide financial statements, it may submit balance sheets instead.

Eligible companies are those:

• i. whose operations, products or services are connected to an agricultural supply chain (upstream or downstream), including through production, processing, distribution or enabling services, and

• ii. that can cause, contribute to, or be directly linked to actual or potential adverse human rights or environmental impacts, and

• iii. that have leverage or can reasonably seek to build leverage (including through collaboration), to prevent or mitigate those impacts.

• iv. Entities providing only advisory or standalone technical services without such influence are excluded as Commercial Partners but may participate as “Supporting Entities”.

*Supporting entities may provide part or all of the required co-funding, provided they are a foundation or an organisation of which the Commercial Partner (EU+) is a member.

What this means in plain(er) English (i.e. our take):

Option 1: EU Company at €800k or more in annual revenue (bonus if you’re based in Germany)* + OECD-DAC Country Company + Nonprofit, think tank, advocacy group, farmers cooperative, consultancy, ESO, etc

Option 2: EU Company at €800k or more in annual revenue (bonus if you’re based in Germany)* + OECD-DAC Country Company

Option 3: EU Company at €800k or more in annual revenue (bonus if you’re based in Germany)* + Nonprofit, think tank, advocacy group, farmers cooperative consultancy, ESO, etc

Not Swiss Company + Consultancy only. Not Kenyan Company only. Not German Company only. Not nonprofit only.

*You’re technically eligible if you’re not registered in the EU but you have an office there. Likely not going to funded though. If you plan to apply - someone in the consortium needs an active presence (physical and legal) in Europe.

And another key point from the call documents and terms and conditions.

“Commercial Partners (EU+) may only receive funds in exceptional cases. Germany-based commercial partners cannot receive funding.”

I.E. distribution of the grant funding will in a majority of situations only be made to the OECD DAC Country Consortium Member. Keep that in mind as you build out your project, budget, and dependencies.

Specific Eligibility Requirements: Projects

• EU-relevance: Products produced in the selected supply chain(s) are traded in the EU Single Market.

• On-site measures: The project provides for on-site measures in one or more of the OECD DAC-listed countries during the funding period.

• Eligible activities: Funding will only be provided for activities that are primarily designed to prevent or mitigate previously identified risks or strengthen sectoral or regional due diligence systems.

What this means in plain(er) English (i.e. our take):

You have to work in Agriculture - in a supply chain with products that eventually make their way to Europe. You have to impact on the ground. You have to have done a risk assessment previously. You have to apply for a project designed to address/mitigate those risks.

European companies will work with their African counterparts to solve a supply chain problem and/or ensure more ethical and sustainable practices.

Screening test:

Strong fit:

• Local suppliers, processors, cooperatives, or producer-linked businesses already selling into a European buyer relationship;

• Public-interest organizations that can document field experience, rights-holder engagement, and implementation capacity in the project country;

• OECD DAC subsidiaries or group entities that can show a qualifying EU+ office and genuine commercial leverage.

No fit:

• Organizations whose commodity does not reach the EU market;

• Consultancies, auditors, or software vendors with no direct work within the supply-chain

• Single Applicants (no consortium)

Co-Financing Requirements

The Commercial Partner(s) (EU+) must match DDF funding with an own contribution based on the table below.

Contribution types: The own contribution can be provided through cash payments or in-kind services (e.g. provision of staff, real estate, etc.). In-kind contributions are only eligible if they are directly linked to the project’s activities, e.g. through participation in workshops, governance meetings or field trips.

What this means in plain(er) English (i.e. our take):

EU+ Companies: If you apply for €250K - you have to bring €62,500 to the table. It doesn’t have to be cash - but anything you “match” in-kind has to be specific to this project. It can’t be part of your standard work/programing.

More of Our Tips for Winning Applications & Projects

Let’s take some more key language from the call documents and translate that into SASI intended KPIs, must-haves in your proposals, ways to strengthen it and avoid certain pitfalls that could disqualify you.

We’ll also look closer at previous winners (consortium structures, intended initiatives, final results and deliverables, etc) and ways to get facetime with the SASI organizers to help increase your chances of winning.

• Let’s start with this direct quote from the call documents:

  
  “The most important point is that funding will only be provided for activities that are primarily designed to prevent or mitigate the risks identified in the risk assessment.”

  The risk assessment does not need to be a formal or externally commissioned study. It should clearly describe the identified environmental and/or human rights risks and specify the sources of this information. Typically, the assessment is carried out by the Commercial Partner (EU+) or by the Commercial Partner (Local) as part of their due diligence obligations. First-hand insights from field staff are welcome, provided you explain how the information was obtained and, where possible, supported or verified with external sources (e.g. NGO reports, studies, or other publicly available information). This information can be included directly in the proposal template. You can optionally attach your risk assessment but this is not required.

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- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity for you

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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Grassroots Climate Action Fund (GCAF). Centre for Environment and Migration Assistance(CEMA).
• Inclusive, locally led solutions to climate and environmental challenges.
• Community-based organizations (CBOs), women-led groups, youth-led initiatives, grassroots civil society organizations, local environmental justice movements.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Imagination Practice Fund: Year 4. Collective Imagination Practice Community (CIPC).
• To support work with people and communities that use the power of imagination to change the world by disrupting extractive or divisive narratives and/or nurturing equitable and regenerative imaginaries.
• Projects that meet one or more of these priorities: 1) Push the boundaries of Collective Imagination practice, 2) Realise material benefit from Collective Imagination practice, 3) Create change inside the system and 4) Create change outside of the system.
• Individuals, communities.
• All countries.
• Up to £3k grant.
• May 10, 2026.

Benoît Maria Prize for peasant agroecology. AVSF.
• One or more of the following themes: 1) Agroecological or organic techniques and practices, 2) Organizational structures and services upstream and downstream of production, promoting agroecology and 3) Actions to defend the economic, social and cultural rights of farming families.
• Peasant organizations (cooperatives, producer associations or producer groups).
• Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Madagascar, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Haiti.
• Up to €6k prizes.
• May 15, 2026.

Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize 2026. One Young World.
• For young leaders committed to the advancement of democracy.
• Be aged between 18 - 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k prize and one-year’s mentorship with a recognised democracy expert.
• May 17, 2026.

Renewable Energy Startups and Entrepreneurs. RES4Africa Foundation.
• To support and scale up renewable energy-focused businesses within the African startup ecosystem.
• Entrepreneurs, must be between 18 and 35 years old. Women applicants are highly encouraged to participate.
• Africa.
• Up to €10k prize.
• May 17, 2026.

Sub-Grants to Strengthen Scaling of Teacher Professional Development on Gender-Responsive Pedagogy. VVOB – education for development.
• Transforming gender norms, biases and practices that shape classroom interaction, participation and learning outcomes for both boys and girls. Addressing gender norms as a root driver of inequality in education.
• NGO, civil society organisation, public sector operator, academic/training institutions (at least 3 years in operation). Consortia or partnerships are allowed.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €40k grant funding.
• May 29, 2026.

#GreenCatalyst. Funguo Programme.
• Aims to promote innovation and sustainability within the forest-based value chains, increase rural employment, and unlock investment in green MSMEs.
• Operate within the forestry value chain (e.g. wood processing, eco-products, charcoal alternatives, joinery or and furniture, beekeeping and bee products, bamboo products innovations, essential oils, digital forestry services etc.).
• MSMEs that are led or largely benefit youth, women, and persons with disabilities.
• Tanzania.
• Up to ~$38,497 (TZS 100m) catalytic grant funding.
• May 31, 2026.

Environmental youth program for the creative arts. Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation.
• The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean. Share how the ocean has shaped your story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia.
• Students ages 11-18 who are enrolled in middle school or high school (or the homeschool equivalent).
• All countries.
• Up to $1k cash awards.
• June 8, 2026.

Cascador ScaleUp Program. Cascador.
• High-performing businesses across sectors — including both real economy and tech-enabled ventures. Growth-stage founders with proven traction, a strong team, and a business ready for its next phase of scale.
• Founders, 2+ years in operation. $70k+ USD (₦100M+) in annual revenue.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• $5k founder stipend. Travel, Lodging & Meals Covered.
• June 15, 2026.

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. Science & SciLifeLab Prize.
• Topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology approaches; Ecology and​ Environment; Molecular Medicine.
• Young scientists, must have received their Ph.D. between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Work described in the entry must have been performed while the entrant was a graduate student.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k prizes.
• June 15, 2026.

2026 Interledger on Campus, Education Mini Grant. Interledger Foundation.
• Student-led innovation, learning, and community engagement focused on open payments and digital financial inclusion. Projects that explore interoperable payment systems and expand awareness of equitable financial technologies.
• Student organizations at accredited universities
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• July 31, 2026.

👇 12 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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- €400k for energy access & efficiency in Africa
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Building the Future of Finance. Renew Venture Lab.
• Tech founders building in Africa who are ready to integrate financial services—from embedded finance to alternative lending—directly into their platforms.
• A founder of a B2B SaaS, fintech or data-driven platform serving SMEs in Africa. You don't necessarily need to be a "fintech" company, but you must be building a product that can integrate financial services to solve customer pain points.
• Africa.
• Growth Capital: direct investment from Renew Capital and our co-investors to fuel your expansion.
• April 30, 2026.

Energy Efficiency Hackathon 2026. UNDP Tanzania.
• Creative, tech-driven solutions that address Tanzania’s growing energy efficiency needs.
• Three focus areas: 1) Smart energy monitoring, 2) Energy-Efficient Buildings and 3) Integrated Water–Energy Management.
• Youth innovators (18–35).
• Tanzania.
• Up to ~$3,846 (10m TZS) in seed funding alongside post-hackathon support.
• April 30, 2026.

Transformative Research Challenge. World Food Forum.
• Innovative solutions that leverage alternative public data and advanced analytical techniques to strengthen hunger forecasting and food security decision-making.
• Promote science-based, responsible and scalable approaches, including human-AI collaboration, that enhance data-driven food security monitoring and early warning.
• Young researchers, youth-led (ages 18–35).
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in research funding. The overall winner of the Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) will receive an additional $10k.
• April 30, 2026.

ViGOR Research Fellowships. KEMRI–Wellcome Trust.
• Aims to strengthen public health systems in the Central/East Africa region by expanding access to genomics, bioinformatics, and outbreak modelling tools during virus outbreaks.
• Early-career researchers with a Master’s and or PhD qualification (up to 6 years post PhD Award). Full time Affiliation/employment in a recognized academic institution (universities), government /public health labs, or research institution.
• Eastern or Central Africa.
• Up to £15k in project funding.
• April 30, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Sierra Leone (2026). Government of Canada.
• Small-scale, high-impact projects which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Sierra Leone.
• Up to ~$32,864 (CAD 45k) grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

PTES Conservation Insight Grants. People's Trust for Endangered Species.
• Conservation and research work on species classified as endangered, critically endangered and extinct in the wild by the IUCN. Priority is given to native project leaders working in their own country.
• Please note that we do not accept any grant applications on bird species.
• Scientific researchers and conservationists.
• Working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any country NOT classified by the World Bank as high-income.
• Up to €20k grants.
• May 28, 2026.

2026 Youth Innovation Challenge. Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP).
• An innovative solution to tackle marine issues, provide healthy habitats for marine life, protect human health, and support people of all ages to be engaged stewards to support marine environments.
• Young leaders and innovators aged 15–30.
• All countries.
• $1k prize.
• May 31, 2026.

Applications now OPEN for AEOC 2026. Africa Earth Observation Challenge (AEOC).
• Aims to drive entrepreneurial activity in the African space industry and promote awareness of the value of Earth Observation to a broad community.
• To develop Africa’s geospatial readiness so that African businesses can service African demand for geospatial intelligence.
• Innovators, entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant (to be distributed across top three winners) alongside Amazon Web Services and mentorship.
• June 5, 2026.

👇 14 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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- $100k for women-led, impact-driven businesses across all sectors
- $100k for women driving frontier tech
- $150k for early-stage gaming startups open to relocating to Saudi Arabia
- $200k for sector-agnostic startups
- €250k for ethical agricultural supply chains
- €10m for jobs and skills development in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and Morocco
- $20m for scaling clean energy in emerging markets

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MTN Y’ellopreneur initiative. MTN.
• Seeks to contribute to the reduction of women unemployment and advance women development in ‘Entrepreneurship’ through capacity building and access to capital.
• Female entrepreneurs.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,669 (₦5 m) equipment loan support alongside entrepreneurial skills training.
• April 20, 2026.

Empowering women in tech. Standard Chartered Foundation.
• Women-led, tech-enabled enterprises, digital innovation should be central to the model. Demonstrated commitment to creating jobs, particularly for women and young people.
• Generate annual revenue below $100k. Be at the market validation stage, with a minimum viable product validated through revenue
• Women-led entrepreneurs.
• Uganda.
• Up to $10k catalytic grant.
• April 25, 2026.

CRE Call for Proposals – Africa. Coalition for Human Rights in Development.
• Joint initiatives that strengthen community efforts to defend their human rights in the context of international investments and development projects. A thematic call for collaboration requests focused on critical minerals (such as Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Graphite, Manganese, Vanadium and Rare Earth Elements) or those strategic to local and national economies.
• Communities impacted by projects, or organizations working closely with communities.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• May 7, 2026.

MAB Young Scientist Awards. UNESCO.
• Research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.
• Priority is given to interdisciplinary projects carried out in biosphere reserves designated under the Man and the Biosphere Programme or potential biosphere reserves and which contribute to the implementation of the Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan and the SDGs.
• Young researchers/scientists (not older than 35 years of age)
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant awards.
• May 7, 2026.

GBD Emerging Researcher Award. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
• Scholars who are advancing disease estimation, improving data systems, and translating evidence into strategies that inform public health decision-making.
• Individuals, early‐career professional (this may include students pursuing a terminal degree and must be no more than five years post terminal degree). Female nominees are encouraged.
• All countries.
• Two awards of $5k will be awarded annually.
• May 15, 2026.

Seeds of Sustainability Grants. Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation.
• Projects that address biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality. Preference will be given to projects affecting threatened habitat types and species.
• Non-profits, community organizations, small businesses and individuals.
• Developing countries in the tropics. See full list here.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

Build Your AgriCanvas. Build Your Future. ComCashew.
• Inviting young and emerging entrepreneurs within the cashew sector to transform their ideas into investment-ready, climate-smart ventures.
• Submission should build on the knowledge and tools from the free cashew courses on e-MOVE.
• Member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
• €2k direct funding to boost your business alongside a laptop, tablet, or software to keep you on top of operations.
• May 31, 2026.

Aspire Grant Program. Conservation Action Research Network (CARN).
• Working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability in the Congo Basin region.
• Graduate student or early career professional
• Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, DRC, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Uganda and São Tomé and Príncipe.
• Up to $5k research grants
• June 10, 2026.

SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Collaborative Research. South Africa - Sweden University Forum.
• Support collaborative research partnerships between South Africa and Sweden, focusing on academia–industry–society collaboration.
• Aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research, promote international collaboration, and address societal challenges aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Universities, Principal Investigator, industry, NGO, or societal partner.
• South Africa and Sweden.
• Up to ~$10,785 (SEK 100k) (SASUF portion) plus ~$9,745 (ZAR 160k) (NRF portion) grant funding per consortium project.
• June 10, 2026.

Apply now for Intelak Accelerator. Intelak.
• Designed for international startups at the advanced stage, focusing on accelerating their growth and scalability. Specific to the aviation, travel and tourism industries.
• Startups.
• All countries, must be looking to expand into Dubai and implement your product or service in the city.
• ~$13,614 (50k AED) grant. Up to 5 startups per cohort.
• June 30, 2026.

Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support. International Elephant Foundation.
• Sustainable conservation projects that will make a positive impact for elephants, habitats and the communities that share their land. Human-Elephant Conflict prevention and mitigation.
• Community-based programs.
• All countries.
• $15k grants, funds up to 25 projects annually.
• August 7, 2026.

Imminent Research Grants. Imminent.
• To help innovators who share the goal of making it easier for everyone living in our multilingual world to understand and be understood by everyone else.
• 5 grants from these topics: Language economics – Language data – Machine learning algorithms for translation – Human-computer interaction – Neuroscience of language.
• Startuppers, researchers, innovators, authors, university labs, organizations, and companies.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k.
• October 15, 2026.

👇 24 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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● 7 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 3 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $100k for agri-value chain enterprises
- $100k for climate and infrastructure resilience
- €150k for sustainable energy solutions
- €200k for Uganda-based ventures cutting CO2 emissions
- €4m for healthy diets in Ethiopia

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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Africa IFI Grant 2026. Africa Impact Finance Initiative.
• Projects that aim to improve the education of children or young adults up to the age of 25.
• Community-based, should have been operational for a period of 12 months.
• Africa.
• Up to £1,500 grant funding.
• April 13, 2026.

Field Conservation Grants. Taronga Zoo Sydney.
• Conservation projects making a real difference for wildlife, habitats and communities.
• NGOs, community groups and individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grants.
• April 20, 2026.

Supporting Grassroots Action. Welt hunger hilfe (WHH).
• Designed to strengthen the role of grassroots organizations in local governance and development.
• Key thematic areas include gender equality and women’s empowerment, social cohesion and peacebuilding, community awareness on rights and social justice, inclusive governance, and economic empowerment. Cross-cutting priorities such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and “Do No Harm” approaches are also central to the program.
• Informal civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs).
• Ethiopia.
• Up to €10k grant funding.
• April 22, 2026.

The Creativity Pioneers Fund 2026. Creativity Pioneers Fund.
• Cultural and creative organisations that advance bold, unconventional practices towards a more just, inclusive, and equitable world. Prioritise disadvantaged and/or marginalised communities, primarily focusing on youth aged 16-27.
• Nonprofit organisations.
• All countries.
• €5k grant funding.
• April 24, 2026.

Sawfish Conservation Society Small Research Grant 2026. Sawfish Conservation Society.
• To connect the world to advance global sawfish education, research, and conservation.
• Students, early career scientists (e.g., within 5-years of receiving their degree), and members of civil society, as well as small NGOs.
• All countries.
• $1,500 grant.
• April 30, 2026.

ScaleUp Business Accelerator Program. Bet9ja Foundation.
• Designed to identify, support and accelerate high-potential Nigerian SMEs and startups that have operated for a minimum of 6 months.
• Early-stage businesses, founders should be between 22–40 years old.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,589 (₦5m) grant funding alongside mentorship.
• April 30, 2026.

The Digital Action Lab (DAL). CIVICUS.
• Supports civil society organisations to strengthen their ability to use digital tools for democratic action through a structured yet flexible approach that combines learning, practice, and collaboration.
• Civil society organisations, Individual activists formally affiliated with a CSO. Priority to underrepresented and marginalised actors, including women, youth, LGBTQI+, Indigenous Peoples, and grassroots groups.
• ODA-eligible countries.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• April 30, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Morocco and Mauritania (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Morocco and Mauritania.
• Up to ~$35,851 (CAD$50k) grants.
• May 1, 2026.

Open Ocean Research Grant Program. Global Fishing Watch.
• Aims to enhance ocean governance by publicly sharing data on human activity at sea through the expansion of our community of practice.
• Researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.

The Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP). Orange.
• Entrepreneurial projects that use tech to address social and environmental challenges. Especially encouraging projects that use AI, data, or cybersecurity.
• Strongly encourage women founders and co-founders to apply. They’re eligible for the International Women’s Prize.
• Young entrepreneurs, founders, or co-founders of startups that have been operating for less than five years.
• Africa and the Middle East.
• Up to €25k prizes.
• May 10, 2026.

Keystone Grants. Save Our Seas Foundation.
• Supporting research, conservation and education projects focusing primarily on threatened marine wildlife and their habitats. Only projects concerned with marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes and chimaeras) will be considered.
• Early career scientists.
• All countries.
• $25k grants.
• May 13, 2026.

ESD Okayama Award 2026. Okayama City.
• Aims to honor excellent examples of ESD around the world.
• ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) projects that have been implemented for more than 3 years.
• All countries.
• $3k prize per project.
• May 14, 2026.

Negroni Week Innovation Award. Slow Food.
• Community-based partnerships that want to develop innovative projects responding to the actual challenges of the hospitality and beverage sector and that center good, clean and fair values in the industry.
• Non-profit, operating in the hospitality and beverage sector.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

New organizations distributing proven poverty solutions. D-Prize.
• Proven poverty solutions in: 1) Agriculture, 2) Education, 3) Energy, 4) Health, 5) Livelihoods, 6) Public services, 7) Water.
• Does not support organizations that have more than 18 months of full-time operations, or raised more than $30k in outside funding.
• First-time entrepreneurs who have not yet launched or raised outside funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• May 17, 2026.

International Prize. #WeAreTogether.
• 1) Human Assistance: Projects aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable categories of citizens and 2) Sustainable Future: Projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education, ecological consumption, «green» economy and technology.
• Non-profits, individuals, public and business organizations.
• All countries.
• $10k prize.
• May 24, 2026.

Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2027. Japan Water Forum.
• Aims to recognize and promote outstanding, practical, and community -driven initiatives that address water -related challenges and contribute to sustainable water management, particularly in developing regions.
• Non -profit, non -governmental, and locally led organizations.
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Low Income Countries (LICs), Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs), and Upper Middle Income Countries (UMICs) from among the OECD ’s DAC list.
• ~$13k (JPY 2m) prize.
• June 12, 2026.

Nelson Mandela Essay Prize Competition 2026. icanstudent.
• Bold, original essays that offer specific, actionable proposals to address some of Africa’s most pressing challenges.
• Priority areas: 1) Climate change resilience, 2) Economic empowerment, 3) Healthcare systems, 4) Education, 5) Digital transformation, 6) Gender equality and 7) Peace and security.
• Individuals.
• Africa.
• $5k, shared among up to 3 winners.
• June 14, 2026.

Partial Grant Financing for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency tech. Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services.
• Supports demand – side SMEs to improve their access to finance for investment in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies through technical assistance, bankable proposal development, and linkage to RE/EE financing.
• SMEs, social considerations such as gender issues are critical as women-owned, or women led SMEs (at least 20% females in key leadership) as well as SMEs with integration / ownership by People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Uganda.
• Capital investment for the desired RE/ EE asset financed up to 50% through the partial grant while the rest of the investment is to be raised by the SMEs through credit applications to financial institutions or own financing. The grant has a maximum cap contribution of ~$13,525 (UGX 50 million).
• June 20, 2026.

HelpMum HealthCare Hackathon. HelpMum.
• Innovative projects that address critical challenges faced by Nigerian mothers and infants, spanning maternal care, newborn health, nutrition, and beyond.
• Applicant must be 18 years and not older than 35 years.
• Open to anyone including researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, new graduates and everyone in the tech community with proficiency in software development and AI.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,614 (₦5m) prizes.
• July 20, 2026.

👇 17 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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● 4 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 2 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $50k in education in Africa
- $50k for open-source crisis mapping
- $100k for maritime & blue economy
- $500k for human agency
- $5m for advancing safe & trustworthy AI

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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.

Funding for Women-Led Initiatives in Africa. Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD).
• Women’s leadership and empowerment: initiatives led by women leaders that create positive community impact.
• Nonprofits, Grassroots organizations, Community-based organizations, Individual leaders, Social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

African Scholarship Programme 2027. The Nordic Africa Institute.
• To provide opportunities for early career researchers based in Africa to work and develop their ongoing research at the Nordic Africa Institute.
• Aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa, and to promote and establish relations with and between African and Nordic research communities.
• PhD student or a postdoctoral researcher within 4 years of completing your PhD, with an employment at an African university or research centre.
• Africa.
• The scholarship includes a return air fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance and an installation grant.
• April 6, 2026.

Women in Tech Startup Prize. Women in AV & Tech.
• Companies operating in AV or closely related sectors such as media technology, collaboration solutions, live events, immersive technologies, workplace innovation, or adjacent tech fields.
• Woman-led or woman-founded projects in the idea stage, pre seed, or very early stage ventures. Companies must be no more than 2 years old.
• All countries.
• $15k cash prize.
• April 6, 2026.

Call for research projects France-Ghana. Embassy of France in Ghana.
• To develop scientific and technological exchanges between research labs of excellence in France and Ghana.
• All research fields are eligible, with particular emphasis on projects addressing the societal impacts on AI.
• Research labs that are affiliated to higher education institutions or research organizations.
• Each project must be led by two scientists, one in France, the other in Ghana.
• Up to €10k grant amount.
• April 17, 2026.

Visual Art Grant for Artistic Collaboration and Dissemination. Goethe-Institut.
• Supports visual arts teams undertaking collaborative projects that result in publicly presented work.
• Gives particular consideration to emerging practitioners, women, non-binary persons and persons with disabilities.
• Visual artists and cultural professionals working in teams across borders.
• Sub-Saharan Africa or the EU.
• Up to €20k grant funding.
• April 17, 2026.

Equity-free grants for women founders. Grey.
• Women-led businesses in male-dominated industries and tech-enabled sectors such as AI, IT, transportation and logistics, agriculture and forestry, education, healthcare, construction, renewable and non-renewable energy, and manufacturing.
• The female entrepreneur must be between 23 and 40 years old.
• Businesses, must be founded by a woman or have a female co-founder with at least 50% ownership. The business must have been in operation for a minimum of 3 years.
• Select countries within Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, plus the UK and the US. See full list here.
• Up to $5k in equity-free grants.
• April 20, 2026.

Founders Lab. iDICE Startup Bridge.
• A 12 week program (mostly virtual) that supports founders at the idea, prototype, or early-MVP stage to take the first real step in building a business.
• Early-stage, tech-enabled businesses, entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$7,209 (₦10m) Performance-based grants alongside additional grant support for outstanding founders.
• April 20, 2026.

Join the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Programme for AgriTech Startups. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Tech-driven solutions with the potential to strengthen agricultural productivity, improve food systems, increase farmer incomes and build climate-resilient agriculture.
• Have a prototype or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
• Particularly encourages applications from startups led by women, youth entrepreneurs, and founders working in underserved or rural communities.
• Africa.
• Structured incubation programmes alongside access to experienced mentors, entrepreneurs and sector experts.
• April 27, 2026.

ACE Microgrants: Call for Proposals for African Local Movements. Pulitzer Center.
• Innovative projects that engage young professionals and communities on governments’ management of natural resources, harmful industrial and corporate practices, potential conflicts of interest and corruption, and the impact on biodiversity, Indigenous communities, human rights, and the climate.
• Grassroot organizations, civil society groups, youth movements and other groups.
• Africa.
• Up to $3k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

Small Grants 2026. Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nairobi.
• Local development initiatives: education, health, good governance, food safety, gender equality, environment and climate change.
• Within the sectors defined by the Medium-Term Strategy for Development Cooperation of the Slovak Republic for 2025 – 2030.
• Non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entities, NGOs, local and regional self-government units.
• Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Somalia.
• Up to €10k grant per project.
• April 30, 2026.

UNESCO ICT in Education Prize. UNESCO.
• Projects supporting learners to expand creativity, imagination and critical thinking skills with AI.
• For the application to be considered, it should be nominated by either the National Commission of the UNESCO Member State or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
• Individuals, institutions, non-governmental organizations or other entities.
• All countries.
• $25k prize.
• May 8, 2026.

Economic Empowerment Initiatives. P&G Alumni Foundation.
• Programing that contributes toward real employment including: 1) Job development & vocational training, 2) Business-related education & training and 3) Entrepreneurial or business ventures viable in local communities.
• Non-profits, charitable organisations.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• May 9, 2026.

Dissemination grant to Local Government Associations. International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD).
• Training local governments using ICLD democratic governance tools.
• Organisations whose purpose is to train, support or represent local governments.
• South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.
• Up to ~15,829 (SEK 150k) grant amount.
• May 10, 2026.

Sub-Saharan Africa - 2026 Call for Application. L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science.
• Seeking the next generation of women scientists. Researchers dedicated to excellence in the following fields: Formal & Life Sciences, Environmental & Physical Sciences, Engineering & Technological Sciences.
• Doctoral students and post-doctoral students.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €15k grants.
• May 15, 2026.

Startup Innovation Challenge 2026. Startup Abuja.
• An online innovation challenge and business growth experience. Your solution should be tech-enabled, have at least a working prototype/MVP for your solution (with a functional website).
• Startups, SMEs, tech innovators, and entrepreneurs.
• Africa/non-Africans building for the African market.
• Up to ~$3,614 (₦5M) cash prizes alongside AWS credits and business support.
• May 31, 2026.

OSGF Residency and Fellowship Programs. Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
• Residents are selected based on their ability to demonstrate a current interest in plants, landscapes, and gardens, or more broadly, the natural world and humankind’s place in it.
• Artists, writers, ecologists, and researchers who are working on creative projects.
• All countries.
• $10k grant.
• May 31, 2026.

Startup Challenge 2026. The Gap in Between.
• Impact-driven startups across climate, mobility, health, food and social innovation, with validated products or market traction.
• Teams ready to scale their solution internationally.
• Both early and growth-stage startups.
• All countries.
• €10k prize.
• July 14, 2026.

Fourth Call to Proposals. The Pandemic Fund.
• Targeting countries with the greatest capacity gaps, highest pandemic risks, and significant socioeconomic challenges that have not been previously awarded single-country grants.
• Implementing Entities.
• Afghanistan, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
• The Grant Amount equals the total cost of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) activities plus the Implementing Entity Administrative Fee.
• Rolling Applications until March 31, 2027.

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● 7 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 1 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

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- $100k for frontier climate tech empowering children’s futures
- $200k for driving digital inclusion through connectivity
- $300k for strengthening climate resilience with AI
- $380k for AI-powered workforce for better patient outcomes

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200 Impact Funding Opportunities with Open Deadlines

Animal Welfare Grants. The Pollination Project.
• Support individuals and groups who are working to protect animals.
• 1) Reducing the consumption of land and sea animals raised using industrial agriculture practices, 2) Advocating for farmed animal welfare and 3) Helping animals that are not usually the focus of animal welfare efforts.
• Open to individuals in all countries with a special focus on Brazil, India and Mexico
• A $1k seed grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Awesome Foundation Micro Grants. Awesome Foundation.
• Awesome project on wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more.
• Individuals, groups, and organizations working anywhere in the world.
• $1k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Wildlife Emergency Fund. Brevard Zoo.
• Rapid financial support to conservation-based organizations that are responding to sudden, episodic and unpredictable threats impacting wildlife.
• Applicants from 501(c)3 non-profits (or equivalent), governmental and NGOs that focus on direct in-situ conservation action.
• Global.
• Up to $2,500.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Conservation Fund. International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA).
• Conservation-oriented issues that serve marine mammal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Global.
• Up to $5k.
• Applications accepted on rolling basis.

The Explorers Club Impact Grants. The Explorers Club.
• Fieldwork in biological sciences, archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, earth sciences, ecology, and astronomy.
• Exploratory projects that reveal new knowledge about the planet and its inhabitants, including regions undergoing environmental or cultural change.
• Researchers and explorers.
• Global.
• Up to $25k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Egmont Trust EOI. Egmont.
• Innovative ways of combating the impact of HIV & AIDS on children and families and provide financial support and project management advice to local, grassroots organisations.
• NGOs/CSOs.
• Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
• Up to $20k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply for a Rufford Small Grant. Rufford Foundation.
• Funds nature conservation projects.
• Species you are working on must be considered threatened.
• Early stages of conservation career. Focus on supporting current MSc or PhD students or recent graduates.
• Emerging or developing economy countries.
• Up to £18k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Startups for Sustainable Development program. Google.
• Supports a global ecosystem of impact-focused startups.
• Connects them to the funding ecosystem, including venture capital and other investment partners.
• Supports them with advisors and technology.
• All countries.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Conservation Fund. Neotropical Birding and Conservation (NBC).
• Conservation action or research that has an intended measurable benefit.
• Globally threatened species — those on the IUCN’s global red list.
• Middle and South America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Grants to Foster Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF).
• Aimed at strengthening individual organizations as trusted and effective grassroots grantmakers that can harness both local and external resources.
• Women’s fund, environmental fund, national public foundation, grassroots grantmaker or any other kind of organization that identifies with the concept and practice of community philanthropy.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, or Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small conservation grants. Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF).
• Early career biologists/conservationists to carry out vital field conservation and research work of endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• All countries.
• Up to €1,500 grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30th April, 31th August and 31th December each year).

Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources Partner in Kenya. Right Sharing of World Resources.
• Offers training, support, and financial grants to small, grassroots women’s groups. The goal is to grow strong and sustainable women-led income-generating projects.
• Offers two different programs: 1) Preparing the soil and 2) Planting the seeds.
• Small, grassroots women’s groups that do not have access to other adequate support and funding. Leaders and all members of the Women’s Groups must be women.
• Kenya.
• Up to $6,500 grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (July 1 to December 31 of each year).

Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources Partner in Sierra Leone. Right Sharing of World Resources.
• Offers training, support, and financial grants to small, grassroots women’s groups. The goal is to grow strong and sustainable women-led income-generating projects.
• Small, grassroots women’s groups that do not have access to other adequate support and funding. Leaders and all members of the Women’s Groups must be women.
• Offers two different programs: 1) Preparing the soil and 2) Planting the seeds.
• Sierra Leone.
• Up to $6,500 grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (July 1 to September 30 of each year).

Empowering Student Innovation Across Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Education.
• Students and teams building high-impact solutions across Nigeria’s key development sectors: 1) Science, 2) Technology, 3) Engineering, 4) Mathematics and 5) Medical Science.
• Student-led businesses.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$34,528 (₦50 million) grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Rapid-Response, Advocacy & Protection Grants. Urgent Action Fund Africa.
• Strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance woman’s human rights.
• Both informal and formal women’s right organizations. Applications from non-registered collectives or groups are encouraged.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Blue Food Futures Research Grant Program. Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions.
• Early-career scholars with a strong interest in climate change and biodiversity implications, sustainable, equitable, and resilient blue food transitions, and blue food trade.
• Early-career researchers, professionals, and practitioners from academia, government, NGOs, and the private sector.
• All countries.
• $10k in research funding and travel support for fieldwork and policy engagement.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
• Recognize emerging African scholars studying aspects of violence on or directly related to the African continent.
• Individual scholars, must be aged 45 or younger.
• All countries - must be currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution, and living on the continent.
• $10k research grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (March 1 of every year).

Bridges for Enterprise Incubation Programme. Bridges for Enterprise.
• Passionate entrepreneurs seeking to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Lasts between 6-8 months.
• Pre-seed and seed stage social impact startups.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
• Consulting, Finance Advisory, Legal Advisory and Technical Advisory.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (April and 1 October).

Submissions open for Holohil Grant Program. Holohil.
• Supports research and educational work focused on endangered species.
• Projects that demonstrate strong conservation value and sound scientific design.
• Open to scientists and non-scientists.
• All countries.
• ~$1,800 (CAD 2,500 toward the purchase of Holohil transmitters for selected projects).
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15).

TCF Grant Program. Turtle Conservation Fund.
• Projects that focus on tortoises or freshwater turtles that are highly threatened according to the IUCN Red List or the TFTSG Provisional Red List, as either Critically Endangered or Endangered, or which may be highly threatened but not yet officially classified as such on the Red List. We do not support work on marine turtles.
• Organizations or individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (June 1 and December 1).

The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. United Nations.
• Providing rehabilitation and assistance to thousands of individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery, including: children in armed conflict, debt bondage, forced and early marriage, forced labour, traditional slavery, trafficking of persons, sale of children, sale of wives, serfdom, sexual slavery, widow inheritance and worst forms of child labour.
• Civil society organizations (e.g. NGOs, rehabilitation centers, foundations, associations of victims, hospitals, legal clinics). Been in operation for at least two years.
• All countries.
• Up to $35k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (every year from 15 January to 1 March).

Stephen R. Tully Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• To support research, and conservation of raptors.
• Students and amateurs with limited access to alternative funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $4,500 grant, plus waived page charges to publish the research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

Kevin Kritz Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• Seeks to provide support and advance research on eagles and eagle conservation anywhere in the world.
• Conservationists.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant plus waived page charges to publish their research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

IMATA Research Grant. International Marine Animal Trainers' Association.
• To advance the humane care and handling of marine animals by fostering communication between professionals that serve marine animal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Principal Investigator (PI) who is a current Professional IMATA member who has maintained this membership level for a minimum of two years prior to the applications submission.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Bridge Seed Global.
• 3-month intensive program designed specifically for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 who are building ventures that address real challenges in African markets.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Africa.
• $5k pre-seed grant, alongside Mentorship & Training.
• Deadline TBD.

Humanitarian Innovation Programme in Emergency Response (Hiper). World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• Life-saving solution in waste management, WASH, or personal resilience, designed for the critical first 60 days of a humanitarian emergency.
• Humanitarian actors, solution providers and private sector partners.
• All countries.
• Potential inclusion in the ecosystem, for consideration for ongoing opportunities and future challenges.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Thrive Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the global consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward new or small-scale organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Thrive Grants. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward mid-size or larger organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $30k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Start Up Foundry. SIA Foundation.
• Technology-enabled business in; healthcare, education , agriculture, light manufacturing, renewable energy, and recycling.
• Businesses, must be operational for 1-2 years. Founder’s age must be between 20- 35 years.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $3k prize alongside mentorship.
• Deadline TBD.

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Startup Innovation Awards. World Food Forum (WFF).
• Youth-led startups using technology to transform agrifood systems across four award categories: 1) Digital Innovation in Food Processing, 2) Fighting Malnutrition and Enhancing Food Security, 3) Enhancing Climate Resilience and Water Security and 4) Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• Up to $17,500 cash prize.
• April 1, 2026.

TransformRAK Research Grants. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation.
• Applied, interdisciplinary projects that address key public policy priorities in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the wider United Arab Emirates.
• The lead applicant (individual or institution) must be a top 200 globally ranked university (based on QS or THE rankings) or demonstrate equivalent professional expertise.
• All countries, but all projects must include at least one research site within the UAE and demonstrate a clear benefit to the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
• Up to ~$34,036 (AED 125k) grants.
• April 1, 2026.

Conservation Grants. American Orchid Society.
• Projects that study, protect or restore orchids and their natural habitats.
• Non-commercial conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• April 1, 2026.

Excellence in Science Communications. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
• For individuals who are working on the frontlines of science communication, science journalism, or practicing research, and who can demonstrate the potential or ability to develop high-quality, engaging science communications or reporting.
• Science communicators, journalists and research scientists.
• All countries.
• Up to $40k prizes.
• April 3, 2026.

Prize for Nature Conservation. The Iris Project.
• An idea or an established project protecting or restoring nature in your local community.
• Your project or organisation is led by young people aged 14 to 24, either fiscally sponsored or associated with larger organisations, charities, or NGOs.
• All countries, with a special focus on the Global South.
• Up to $15k prizes.
• April 8, 2026.

The AI Impact Scaling Program. Tech To The Rescue.
• Social impact organizations that want to strengthen or scale their interventions through technology and AI. You don’t need AI built yet.
• Social impact organizations at different stages.
• All countries.
• Access to pro-bono matchmaking with tech partners, scaling strategy guidance, training on cybersecurity, data governance & responsible AI, infrastructure credits, and impact measurement support.
• April 8, 2026.

Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition. Summerfest Tech.
• Startups focused on the following tracks: 1) Manufacturing, Food/Bev, and AgTech, 2) FinTech, 3) Healthcare/Biotech and 4) Disruptive Tech.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k cash prize.
• April 10, 2026.

Research Grants. Pau Casals UNESCO Chair.
• Research projects are not restricted to the figure of Pablo Casals but are open to any topics related to his musical career and the values that the musician defended throughout his life, such as human rights, the culture of peace, international justice or the role of music and culture in conflict prevention and social cohesion.
• Research proposals must not yet be developed.
• All countries.
• €2k grants.
• April 12, 2026.

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Global Case Writing Competition. WDI Publishing.
• New business case studies that will increase students’ understanding of the unique challenges of creating, implementing and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture in emerging markets.
• Individual students or student teams (graduate or undergraduate) and other professionals, must enter in collaboration with a faculty member or instructor from an accredited university/college.
• All countries.
• $5k prize.
• April 13, 2026.

Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026. Bayer Foundation.
• A 6-month accelerator for women founders building proven solutions in health and food security.
• Demonstrated traction, with annual revenue of up to $1m.
• Woman founder, co-founder, or senior leader with decision-making power, building a venture beyond the idea stage.
• Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
• €25k in non-dilutive funding and access to six months of tailored support.
• April 13, 2026.

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Grant. World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
• Proposals focused on collaborative capacity building related to (i) environmental and social impacts and risks of development projects on ecosystems and their services and (ii) enhancing inclusive conservation and sustainable development.
• Priority is given to local organizations enhancing sustainable development and conservation.
• Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar.
• Up to $15k grants
• April 15, 2026.

Africa - Impact Seed Fund 2026. Pulitzer Center.
• Education activities that can enrich the perspectives and knowledge on the socio-ecological challenges, solutions, and innovation about issues of rainforest, oceans, climate and labor crisis impact to the university/school community, specifically students and educators.
• Lecturers or researchers, k12 teachers or Student groups.
• Africa.
• Up to $3,500 grants.
• April 15, 2026.

Conservation Initiatives Grants 2026. Zoological Association of America (ZAA).
• Conservation projects for wild animal species, populations, habitats, and promotion of biodiversity that: 1) Are globally threatened (IUCN red list) and 2) Are little known or not the major focus of any other conservation programs or conservation organizations.
• Principal investigator associated with a recognized institution (accredited zoo, academic institution, conservation, or non-profit organization).
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• April 15, 2026.

Elevating Global Innovative Organizations. Intercultural Innovation Hub.
• Innovative projects advancing intercultural dialogue, integration and social inclusion e.g. promoting gender equality, preventing xenophobia, violent extremism, and hate speech, promoting the use of sport, art and culture as tools to drive social change and foster social inclusion, supporting the LGBTQI+ community and championing gender diversity, advocating for disability inclusion, and using AI and new technologies at the service of humanity.
• Not-for-profit organizations.
• Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
• Up to $20k grant.
• April 15, 2026.

Impact Seed Funding (ISF) 2026. Pulitzer Center.
• Aims to support a range of education activities that can enrich the perspectives and knowledge on the socio-ecological challenges, solutions, and innovation about issues of rainforest, oceans, climate and labor crisis impact to the university/school community, specifically students and educators.
• University lecturers or researchers.
• DRC, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea and Mozambique.
• Up to $4k grants.
• April 16, 2026.

Climate Curve Prize: Methane. Climate Curve.
• Global solutions for methane mitigation in food and waste systems.
• Whether you are an entrepreneur/startup, a university research group, a government disrupting policy-as-usual, a non-profit or community leader, or an intrapreneur at a large company or organization.
• All countries, except those subject to U.S sanctions.
• 8 laureates awarded $25k each.
• April 17, 2026.

The 2026 EMA Small Grant Program. Elephant Managers Association.
• On field-based elephant conservation projects. Higher priority will be given to proposals that: provide education and community outreach, provide capacity-building in local communities, and/or improve captive elephant management and welfare.
• Open to anyone including keepers, conservationists, and researchers.
• Africa and Asia.
• Two grants for $3k each.
• April 18, 2026.

The Geneva Challenge 2026. Geneva Graduate Institute.
• Innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges to the future of work.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between three to five enrolled master students.
• Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania.
• Up to ~$12,951 (CHF 10k) monetary prizes.
• April 24, 2026.

Ray of Hope Accelerator. Biomimicry Institute.
• Nature-inspired solutions that draw inspiration from the natural world, often adapting biological principles and properties, ecological relationships or other aspects of nature’s strategies to address humanity’s greatest environmental challenges.
• Nature-inspired startups, early-stage at the Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stages.
• All countries.
• $15k of non-dilutive capital.
• April 24, 2026.

Gender & AI Innovation Collective. A+ Alliance.
• Women’s rights organizations exploring how AI technology might help solve real problems in communities and move toward greater gender equality.
• Women-led or primarily working on women’s rights civil society organization, interdisciplinary team, or activist organization.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$10,969 (CAD 15k) seed grants.
• April 25, 2026.

International Herpetological Symposium (IHS) Grants. International Herpetological Symposium.
• Individuals or organizations conducting herpetological research, conservation, and education.
• Individuals from the herpetological community, PIs, students.
• All countries.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• April 30, 2026.

ICGEB Biosecurity Grants. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
• Supports the implementation of activities that strengthen biosecurity, biosafety, pathogen detection, and outbreak preparedness in healthcare and research laboratories.
• Principal Investigators holding a permanent or long-term position at healthcare diagnostic laboratories, public health institutes, and research or training institutions with applied biomedical and laboratory functions.
• Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.
• Up to €15k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

ICGEB BiotechNet Grants 2026 CRP – Collaborative Research Programme. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
• Outstanding scientific research projects. International collaboration is key.
• Local investigators holding positions at Universities or Research Institutes.
• Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
• Up to €24k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

ICGEB Research Grants 2026 CRP – Collaborative Research Programme. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
• Supports research projects in basic science, human healthcare, industrial and agricultural biotechnology and bioenergy.
• i) Projects addressing issues of interest for specific geographic regions; ii) projects presented by groups collaborating across more than one country; iii) projects entailing new rather than existing collaboration; and iv) projects involving ICGEB PIs in the three components.
• Principal Investigator, should hold positions at Universities or Research Institutes.
• ICGEB Member States. See full list here.
• Up to €25k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

SENSE Foundation Brussels Call for Applications. SENSE Foundation Brussels.
• Scientific research, the environment, sustainable development and/or projects focused on improving and protecting health (with a specific focus on genetics and nutrition).
• Non-profits and students.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

Call for Solutions 2026. Youth4Climate.
• Climate action focused projects: 1) Sustainable Energy; 2) Food & Agriculture; 3) Climate, Peace and Security; 4) Oceans and Blue Economy; 5) Sustainable Fashion and Textiles; 6) Architecture for Adaptation.
• Youth-led civil society organization, NGOs, community-based organization, or company with the majority of the organization’s leadership being young people aged 18 to 29 years.
• Countries listed in the Annex of the Call for Solutions Guidelines document. See full list here.
• Up to $30k in seed funding.
• April 30, 2026.

Food Systems Innovation Challenge. GBHub Africa.
• Innovators building solutions that improve food security, expand nutrition access, and create meaningful economic opportunities across the continent.
• Early-stage innovators, startups, researchers, youth-led and women-led teams.
• Algeria, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria, Senegal.
• Pre-seed funding of €20k (Equity, Debt, SAFE, Convertible note) alongside Technical and business development support.
• April 30, 2026.

Conservation-based projects. The FairWays Foundation.
• Conservation-based projects within the Golf and professional turf & ornamental industry. Key focus areas: 1) Water Conservation & Stewardship, 2) Habitat Conservation & Stewardship and 3) Water Education.
• Individuals, for-profits, non-profits, governmental entities.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grant funding.
• April 30, 2026.

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Changemakers Africa. Swiss Re Foundation.
• Innovative solutions in healthcare or the environment.
• Socially innovative business in health or climate in its early stages (eg. launched within the last 2 years, or Minimum Viable Product).
• Africa.
• Up to $15k in prizes.
• May 1, 2026.

Africa AI Safety Prize Competition. Centre for AI Security and Access (CASA).
• Empowers researchers, practitioners, and innovators to build foundational, context-appropriate AI safety tools for African communities.
• Individual, or on behalf of a for-profit or not-for-profit.
• You do not need to be based in Africa, but your solution must be deployable, adaptable, and beneficial to African contexts.
• Up to $5k cash prize.
• May 3, 2026.

Calls for Sustainable Chemistry Innovations. International Sustainable
Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3).
• Sustainable Chemistry and Electronics.
• Start-ups.
• All countries.
• A total of €25k in prize money.
• May 4, 2026.

ACU Gender Grants. The Association of Commonwealth Universities.
• Initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus.
• Staff members of ACU member universities.
• ACU countries. See full list here.
• Five grants of up to £2k.
• May 8, 2026.

2026 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
• Young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions.
• Researchers, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university.
• Nationality of a developing country.
• $5k cash prize.
• May 15, 2026.

PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026. PRIMA.
• Promote youth leadership, initiative and problem-solving capacity in addressing Mediterranean sustainability challenges: environmental sustainability, livelihoods, or social inclusion, with particular attention to women innovators.
• An individual young innovator, or as a group of young innovators through a joint application. Be natural persons aged between 18 and 35 years.
• PRIMA Participating States bordering the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Mediterranean Countries), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, or Türkiye.
• Two awards of €10k each.
• May 28, 2026.

Turn Your Agribusiness Idea Into Impact. Agri-Business Facility for Africa.
• A viable, climate-smart business concept, related to cocoa, maize, cashew, or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats).
• Young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above.
• Member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). See full list here.
• Stand a chance to win €2k or mentoring or tablet/laptop.
• May 31, 2026.

The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. World Food Prize Foundation.
• Exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 who is working closely and directly “in the field” or at the production or processing level with farmers, animal herders, fishers or others in rural communities, in any discipline or enterprise across the entire food production, processing, and distribution chain.
• Intended to be awarded to one person.
• All countries.
• $10k prize.
• June 1, 2026.

Grants for Conservation Projects. Hertfordshire Zoo.
• Clear conservation value to the focal species, landscape or ecosystem
• conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Five short term grants of £1k per project.
• June 30, 2026.

Submit Art | 2027 Exhibition. Embracing Our Differences.
• Encouraging artists to explore and express the diverse facets of identity, background, and perspective. Create a society where inclusion is embraced and individuality is celebrated.
• Artists, professionals, amateurs, students – everyone can participate.
• All countries.
• Up to $2k cash awards.
• July 1, 2026.

A Global Call to Visionaries. The Sigourney Award.
• Work that strengthens and reimagines psychoanalysis, whether your contribution is clinical, theoretical, creative, interdisciplinary, or social in nature.
• Clinicians, Theorists, Teachers and researchers, Artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians, Social advocates, Interdisciplinary professionals and Organizations and teams.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k monetary prize.
• July 31, 2026.

QS ImpACT Awards 2026. QS ImpACT.
• Outstanding sustainability and social impact initiatives driving measurable change aligned with the UN SDGs through innovation, leadership, and action.
• Young people aged 18–35 (individual categories) and Universities and organisations (organisation / university categories).
• All countries.
• Seed funding and mentorship to support and scale your initiative.
• September 1, 2026.

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Call for Research Grant Proposals. Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).
• Address agroecology principles and align with African agricultural priorities: 1) Agroecological Principles, 2) Policy Advocacy, 3) The role of agroecology in food and nutrition security and 4) Gender-sensitive outreach and social inclusion in agroecological practices.
• Students, early-career researchers, academic staff, farmer organizations, NGOs, or research institutes.
• Africa.
• Up to €5k grants. A maximum of 10 proposals will be funded under this call.
• March 30, 2026.

The Bloom Grant. The Bloom Africa.
• Women who are building real businesses beyond the idea stage, demonstrating leadership, resilience, and commitment to improving their communities.
• Women entrepreneurs. Early-stage businesses not more than 5 years in operation.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $1k in grant funding.
• March 30, 2026.

Species Conservation grants. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
• All plant, animal, and fungi conservation efforts, endangered species.
• Individual species conservation initiatives.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Support for Vets and Vet Students. Zebra Foundation.
• Research projects that will further skills and knowledge of zoo and wildlife health.
• Individual vets and vet students.
• All countries.
• Up to $1k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Biology Letters Early Career Research Competition. The Royal Society.
• Outstanding research papers authored by Early career researchers.
• Early career researchers (ECRs) as defined as someone who has completed a postgraduate degree within the last six years.
• All countries.
• Up to £1k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

YLACES Grants. Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists.
• To facilitate youth environmental research and data collection with the endorsement from the GLOBE Program in their country.
• International environmental educators or organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures. Morgan Stanley.
• Supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
• Impact caregories: 1) Environment, 2) Health and Wellbeing, 3) Economic empowerment and 4) Education and Human Capital.
• Startups and nonprofits.
• The Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
• An equity investment (or a grant for nonprofits), a five-month curated program, mentorship and networking opportunities.
• March 31, 2026.

The DROP Brand Accelerator Awards 2026. DROPUG.
• Any field where you see a need and have the drive to create change, whether you’re working in Education, Climate, Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, etc.
• Under 5 years old ventures.
• Early-stage for-profit, social enterprise, or non-profit (even at the idea stage).
• Africa, Asia, or South America.
• $3k in equity-free seed funding combined with $10,000+ Brand Acceleration Package (AI-ready website, full branding, social media strategy, and 6 months of expert consultation).
• March 31, 2026.

Research & Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
• Aims to promote capacity building, policy-relevant research, and international collaboration in the field of education.
• PhD candidates as well as researchers who received their first doctoral degree within five years of the application deadline.
• All countries.
• €20k grant.
• March 31, 2026.

Young Champions of the Earth. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Young people implementing ground-breaking solutions that address climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution and waste.
• Young entrepreneurs, scientists, economists, artists, and communicators.
• All countries.
• $10k seed funding, and a chance to compete in a pitch competition for a $100k grant from Planet A.
• March 31, 2026.

NYFF Development and Individual Grant. Nigeria Youth Futures Fund.
• Individuals and organizations working to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in Nigeria.
• Young activists and Grassroots and Community-based Organizations that are Youth-led and Youth-focused.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $10k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). Global Youth Mobilization (GYM).
• Youth-led initiatives focusing on the implementation of the SDGs at the local level.
• Young individuals (aged 14 to 30), informal groups or registered youth-led organizations.
• See full list of eligible countries here.
• Up to €5k grant fumding.
• March 31, 2026.

Marine Conservation Finance in the Western Indian Ocean. Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).
• Applied, field-based research proposals that contribute to strengthening marine conservation finance.
• Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs), or currently enrolled in an ongoing Master’s or PhD programme at a recognized institution within a WIO country.
• WIO countries: Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and France.
• Up to $6k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Become an All Good Venture. All Good Venture.
• Exclusively fund social enterprises that are people-centric, not planet-focused, enterprises that primarily serves an environmental cause are not eligible.
• Put eventual profits towards bringing freedom to people who lack equal access to one or more of life’s basic requirements: food and/or water, clothing, shelter, healthcare, education, safety, employment, or other.
• Social enterprises in the pre-seed, seed or early stages of development.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$11,756 ($20,000 NZD) grants alongside a year of business mentoring.
• March 31, 2026.

Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI). UNESCO-The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
• Promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics and/or Germany’s High-Tech Agenda carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS.
• Early career researchers (be 40 years old or younger) who have obtained their PhD abroad and have recently returned or will shortly return to an academic position in their home country.
• Select countries in Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa. See full list here under eligibility criteria.
• Up to $20k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Research Grants. Waltham Petcare Science Institute.
• To promote innovation and the use of humane scientific studies that make a better world for pets and for their owners.
• All scientific researchers, including those at the early stages of their careers.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grant awards.
• March 31, 2026.

Conservation Project Funding Call 2026. European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
• Projects must conserve, protect, enhance, restore, and/or reconnect habitats within a given landscape that are particularly important for the biodiversity there.
• Non-profit institutions.
• All countries except the United States and Canada.
• Up to €30k grants per project.
• March 31, 2026.

Young Leadership Programme. Generation Connect.
• Young visionaries who propose creative, far-reaching, innovative, and feasible community-driven projects aimed at creating a more inclusive and empowered digital future.
• Young individuals aged 18 to 28, either currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from tertiary education programmes in STEM or closely related fields.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in grant funding.
• March 31, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – South Sudan (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• South Sudan.
• ~$14,623 (CAD $20k) grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism. 1952 Africa Foundation.
• Exceptional artists whose work embodies the spirit of African Futurism and aligns with the theme “Africa in 2100.”
• Open to artists and creatives aged 18-45. All artistic disciplines and mediums are welcome.
• Africa.
• $15k prize.
• March 31, 2026.

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Open Innovation Challenge. Moonshots for Development (M4D).
• Practical solutions that strengthen resilience, support smallholder farmers, and improve livelihoods across vulnerable rural landscapes.
• Solutions that build resilient food systems across four challenge tracks: (1) Insurance, (2) Agroecology, (3) Digital Extension, and (4) Fragility, with particular interest in solutions that use AI and geospatial analysis to create positive impact for smallholder farmers and/or rural communities.
• Growth-stage enterprises.
• All countries.
• Up to $360k grant funding.
• March 30, 2026.

Jumpshot 2026. UM6P Startgate.
• A pan-African challenge for market-ready startups delivering measurable social or environmental impact. Selected startups will participate in a 3-month virtual accelerator, culminating in a final evaluation and awards process.
• Growth-stage startups that demonstrate high potential for scalability.
• Morocco, Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, Cameroon, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Côte d’ivoire and DRC.
• $160k in equity-free cash prizes awarded to 6 winners (grand prize $50k).
• March 30, 2026.

Window 1: Investments in SMEs and FIs. Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF).
• Reduce systemic gender inequalities that hinder women’s effective economic participation in high environmental impact markets and in the private sector.
• SMEs, local private companies owned and managed by women, Financial Institutions and Financial Service Intermediaries (FIs) that work with women or intend to work with women.
• Benin and Burkina Faso.
• Up to ~$539,546 (CAD 750k) for non-repayable grants and the same amount for SME soft loans.
• March 31, 2026.

3rd Open Call for Concept Notes Focusing on Green Economy Initiatives in Southern Africa. TFCA Financing Facility (TFCA FF).
• Aims to fast-track and scale solutions that address pressing conservation and development challenges in SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs).
• SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities.
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States.
• Up to €950k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

International Children’s Peace Prize 2026 (nominations open). KidsRights Foundation.
• A young changemaker (above 12 years and under 18 years of age) who is fighting courageously for children’s rights.
• Individuals and groups of children, of not more than five. Organizations cannot be nominated.
• Global.
• €50k prize, plus €25k invested in projects of young changemakers related to the theme of the winner.
• March 31, 2026.

Wellcome Discovery Awards. Wellcome.
• Creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.
• Established researcher or a team of researchers led by an established researcher.
• UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China).
• Up to £3.5m grant funding.
• March 31, 2026.

Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). Embassy of Japan in Zambia.
• To support various development and human security projects (Primary education, health care; Poverty relief; Support for those less privileged, namely orphans, people with disabilities and women) at the grassroots level e.g 1) Construction of facilities, 2) Provision of equipment and materials and 3) Technical or educational trainings/workshops to complement the above activities.
• Local/international NGO, local government body, local/international Non-Profit Organisation, educational institution or medical institution. Individuals and profit-making institutions are not eligible to apply.
• Zambia.
• Up to ~$66k (JPY 10m) grant.
• March 31, 2026.

The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity. AEON Environmental Foundation.
• Outstanding contributions to biodiversity conservation, its sustainable use, and the creation of a sustainable society.
• Citizens, governments, international organizations, NGOs, researchers, and the private sector.
• All countries.
• Awarded to 2 individuals, each receives a monetary prize of $100k.
• March 31, 2026.

WIPO Global Awards 2026. WIPO.
• Exceptional startups and SMEs from all sectors who use Intellectual Property (IP) to drive business growth and societal impact. If your company leverages patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, or other IP assets, you may be eligible for this United Nations–based distinction.
• Have a maximum annual revenue of USD 15 million.
• Startups and SMEs.
• WIPO Member States. See full list here.
• Awards Ceremony & Prizes in Geneva, alongside Workshops and mentoring onboarding.
• March 31, 2026.

UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. UNESCO.
• Aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of human life.
• NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO.
• UNESCO Member States through their National Commissions. See full list here.
• $300k monetary prize, divided equally among up to three laureates.
• March 31, 2026.

Global Leadership Prize. Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize.
• Leaders working for positive global change in any field, any country, are eligible to be nominated. You can’t nominate yourself.
• Nominees can be leaders across all fields, from business and politics to science, human rights, entrepreneurship, technology, arts, and media.
• Only individuals can be nominated (not organizations).
• All countries.
• $50k grant.
• March 31, 2026.

Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI). The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
• Promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics and/or Germany’s High-Tech Agenda carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology.
• Early career researchers who have obtained their PhD abroad and have recently returned or will shortly return to an academic position in their home country.
• Africa.
• Up to $67,700 grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Startup Worldcup Nigeria Challenge. Regtech Africa Conference.
• Aim to foster local innovation by bringing together a distinguished startup ecosystem, providing Nigerian startups with exposure and access to some of the top VCs and tech entrepreneurs globally.
• Startups.
• Nigeria.
• $1m investment Pegasus Tech Ventures by winning the world finals.
• March 31, 2026.

Project funding for companies. develoPPP.
• Already established companies that want to invest sustainably in a developing or emerging country and expand their business activities locally. Generate sustainable benefits for the local people.
• Companies with an annual turnover of at least €800k.
• develoPPP Classic country list. See full list here.
• Up to €2m grant funding.
• March 31, 2026.

NYFF Catalyst Grant. Nigeria Youth Futures Fund.
• Organizations that can serve as regional hubs, working to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in Nigeria.
• Youth-driven civic and transformation organization.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $50k grant.
• March 31, 2026.

Request for Proposals: Being. Grand Challenges Canada.
• Bold ideas to address the prevention and promotion of youth mental health.
• Social enterprises, NGOs, non-profit, for-profit, limited liability companies, research/academic institutions. Will give preference to, youth-led organizations.
• Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
• Up to ~$1,097,815 ($1.5m CAD) in grants. May choose to deploy debt and equity investments aligned to organization type, company stage, and sustainability plan.
• March 31, 2026.

Oasis Investing Accelerator. Blue Pioneers Accelerator Program.
• A two-week, on-site immersive accelerator in Zanzibar designed to bridge the gap between ecological science, business operations, and investment management.
• Focus on building oases, investable models that restore nature while securing community livelihoods and setting both on a path to long-term, healthy development.
• Looking for 20 mid-career professionals from diverse backgrounds: marine biologists, NGO leaders, social entrepreneurs, and, crucially, investment managers.
• All countries.
• $50k grant.
• March 31, 2026.

2026 Startup Competition. Arch Grants.
• Technology-enabled solutions, companies with an innovative and scalable business model.
• Early-stage startups, founders with idea-stage to pre-Series A companies.
• All countries.
• $75k non-dilutive grants (plus an additional $25k for companies relocating to St. Louis).
• March 31, 2026.

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The AI Impact Scaling Program. Tech To The Rescue.
• Social impact organizations that want to strengthen or scale their interventions through technology and AI. You don’t need AI built yet.
• Social impact organizations at different stages.
• All countries.
• Access to pro-bono matchmaking with tech partners, scaling strategy guidance, training on cybersecurity, data governance & responsible AI, infrastructure credits, and impact measurement support.
• April 8, 2026.

Food Systems Innovation Challenge. GBHub Africa.
• Innovators building solutions that improve food security, expand nutrition access, and create meaningful economic opportunities across the continent.
• Early-stage innovators, startups, researchers, youth-led and women-led teams.
• Algeria, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria, Senegal.
• Pre-seed funding of €20k (Equity, Debt, SAFE, Convertible note) alongside Technical and business development support.
• April 30, 2026.

Conservation-based projects. The FairWays Foundation.
• Conservation-based projects within the Golf and professional turf & ornamental industry. Key focus areas: 1) Water Conservation & Stewardship, 2) Habitat Conservation & Stewardship and 3) Water Education.
• Individuals, for-profits, non-profits, governmental entities.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grant funding.
• April 30, 2026.

PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026. PRIMA.
• Promote youth leadership, initiative and problem-solving capacity in addressing Mediterranean sustainability challenges: environmental sustainability, livelihoods, or social inclusion, with particular attention to women innovators.
• An individual young innovator, or as a group of young innovators through a joint application. Be natural persons aged between 18 and 35 years.
• PRIMA Participating States bordering the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Mediterranean Countries), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, or Türkiye.
• Two awards of €10k each.
• May 28, 2026.

QS ImpACT Awards 2026. QS ImpACT.
• Outstanding sustainability and social impact initiatives driving measurable change aligned with the UN SDGs through innovation, leadership, and action.
• Young people aged 18–35 (individual categories) and Universities and organisations (organisation / university categories).
• All countries.
• Seed funding and mentorship to support and scale your initiative.
• September 1, 2026.

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● 8 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 3 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $150k for biodiversity and conservation
- $500k for sector-agnostic startups
- $500k for energy access, PUE solutions, e-mobility, and circular economy systems
- $500k for advancing women’s economic inclusion in Benin and Burkina Faso
- $1m for enhancing food safety
- €4m for ecological and economic development in Eastern Uganda
- €10m for driving job creation while strengthening local training systems

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Business Plan Competition. Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP).
• To stimulate a sustainable off-grid market in the project countries by supporting unique and innovative solar business ideas.
• Entrepreneurs and/or SMEs.
• ROGEAP countries: Benin, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Central African Republic and Chad.
• Up to $5k prizes.
• March 21, 2026.

GitLab AI Hackathon. Devpost.
• Inviting developers to build AI agents that help you and your team to build secure software faster. Not chatbots that answer questions. Agents that jump into workflows, respond to events, and take action on your behalf.
• Individuals, organizations (including corporations, nonprofits, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other legal entities).
• All countries except Brazil, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Quebec and Russia.
• Up to $15k in cash prizes.
• March 25, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Liberia (2026). Government of Canada.
• 1) Inclusive governance, 2) Peace and security, 3) Growth that works for everyone, 4) Gender equality, 5) Human dignity or 6) Environment and climate action.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy to Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia.
• ~$35,480 ($49k CAD) grants.
• March 27, 2026.

Team Up for Climate 2026 challenge. Egis Foundation.
• An innovative solution on the topic: adapting and living together in the face of climate risks.
• Students and young graduates in teams of 2 to 5.
• All countries.
• Compete to share a €17k reward dedicated to the top three teams. A boost prize of €5k (conditional after 6 to 8 months of development) is also available.
• March 28, 2026.

The Bloom Grant. The Bloom Africa.
• Women who are building real businesses beyond the idea stage, demonstrating leadership, resilience, and commitment to improving their communities.
• Women entrepreneurs. Early-stage businesses not more than 5 years in operation.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $1k in grant funding.
• March 30, 2026.

Young Leadership Programme. Generation Connect.
• Young visionaries who propose creative, far-reaching, innovative, and feasible community-driven projects aimed at creating a more inclusive and empowered digital future.
• Young individuals aged 18 to 28, either currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from tertiary education programmes in STEM or closely related fields.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in grant funding.
• March 31, 2026.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – South Sudan (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• South Sudan.
• ~$14,623 (CAD $20k) grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism. 1952 Africa Foundation.
• Exceptional artists whose work embodies the spirit of African Futurism and aligns with the theme "Africa in 2100."
• Open to artists and creatives aged 18-45. All artistic disciplines and mediums are welcome.
• Africa.
• $15k prize.
• March 31, 2026.

Research Grants. Pau Casals UNESCO Chair.
• Research projects are not restricted to the figure of Pablo Casals but are open to any topics related to his musical career and the values that the musician defended throughout his life, such as human rights, the culture of peace, international justice or the role of music and culture in conflict prevention and social cohesion.
• Research proposals must not yet be developed.
• All countries.
• €2k grants.
• April 12, 2026.

Gender & AI Innovation Collective. A+ Alliance.
• Women’s rights organizations exploring how AI technology might help solve real problems in communities and move toward greater gender equality.
• Women-led or primarily working on women’s rights civil society organization, interdisciplinary team, or activist organization.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$10,969 (CAD 15k) seed grants.
• April 25, 2026.

Africa AI Safety Prize Competition. Centre for AI Security and Access (CASA).
• Empowers researchers, practitioners, and innovators to build foundational, context-appropriate AI safety tools for African communities.
• Individual, or on behalf of a for-profit or not-for-profit.
• You do not need to be based in Africa, but your solution must be deployable, adaptable, and beneficial to African contexts.
• Up to $5k cash prize.
• May 3, 2026.

👇 22 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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● 6 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 4 opportunities for more than $1,000,000

Including:

- $75k for early-stage startups with scalable tech solutions
- $100k for a greener, healthier, and more inclusive world
- $100k for AI-powered solutions solving development challenges
- $100k for edtech startups in Nigeria
- $100k for sustainable agriculture and/or inclusive finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women In Tech Accelerator. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana.
• Women-led tech businesses.
• Ghanaian women owning at least 50% of a registered business. Women with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ghana.
• Up to $10k in equity-free grants alongside personalized mentorship.
• March 27, 2026.

Call for Research Grant Proposals. Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).
• Address agroecology principles and align with African agricultural priorities: 1) Agroecological Principles, 2) Policy Advocacy, 3) The role of agroecology in food and nutrition security and 4) Gender-sensitive outreach and social inclusion in agroecological practices.
• Students, early-career researchers, academic staff, farmer organizations, NGOs, or research institutes.
• Africa.
• Up to €5k grants. A maximum of 10 proposals will be funded under this call.
• March 30, 2026.

Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). Global Youth Mobilization (GYM).
• Youth-led initiatives focusing on the implementation of the SDGs at the local level.
• Young individuals (aged 14 to 30), informal groups or registered youth-led organizations.
• See full list of eligible countries here.
• Up to €5k grant fumding.
• March 31, 2026.

Marine Conservation Finance in the Western Indian Ocean. Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).
• Applied, field-based research proposals that contribute to strengthening marine conservation finance.
• Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs), or currently enrolled in an ongoing Master’s or PhD programme at a recognized institution within a WIO country.
• WIO countries: Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and France.
• Up to $6k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Become an All Good Venture. All Good Venture.
• Exclusively fund social enterprises that are people-centric, not planet-focused, enterprises that primarily serves an environmental cause are not eligible.
• Put eventual profits towards bringing freedom to people who lack equal access to one or more of life’s basic requirements: food and/or water, clothing, shelter, healthcare, education, safety, employment, or other.
• Social enterprises in the pre-seed, seed or early stages of development.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$11,756 ($20,000 NZD) grants alongside a year of business mentoring.
• March 31, 2026.

Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI). UNESCO-The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
• Promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics and/or Germany’s High-Tech Agenda carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS.
• Early career researchers (be 40 years old or younger) who have obtained their PhD abroad and have recently returned or will shortly return to an academic position in their home country.
• Select countries in Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa. See full list here under eligibility criteria.
• Up to $20k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Research Grants. Waltham Petcare Science Institute.
• To promote innovation and the use of humane scientific studies that make a better world for pets and for their owners.
• All scientific researchers, including those at the early stages of their careers.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grant awards.
• March 31, 2026.

Conservation Project Funding Call 2026. European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
• Projects must conserve, protect, enhance, restore, and/or reconnect habitats within a given landscape that are particularly important for the biodiversity there.
• Non-profit institutions.
• All countries except the United States and Canada.
• Up to €30k grants per project.
• March 31, 2026.

Excellence in Science Communications. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
• For individuals who are working on the frontlines of science communication, science journalism, or practicing research, and who can demonstrate the potential or ability to develop high-quality, engaging science communications or reporting.
• Science communicators, journalists and research scientists.
• All countries.
• Up to $40k prizes.
• April 3, 2026.

Elevating Global Innovative Organizations. Intercultural Innovation Hub.
• Innovative projects advancing intercultural dialogue, integration and social inclusion e.g. promoting gender equality, preventing xenophobia, violent extremism, and hate speech, promoting the use of sport, art and culture as tools to drive social change and foster social inclusion, supporting the LGBTQI+ community and championing gender diversity, advocating for disability inclusion, and using AI and new technologies at the service of humanity.
• Not-for-profit organizations.
• Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
• Up to $20k grant.
• April 15, 2026.

Call for Solutions 2026. Youth4Climate.
• Climate action focused projects: 1) Sustainable Energy; 2) Food & Agriculture; 3) Climate, Peace and Security; 4) Oceans and Blue Economy; 5) Sustainable Fashion and Textiles; 6) Architecture for Adaptation.
• Youth-led civil society organization, NGOs, community-based organization, or company with the majority of the organization’s leadership being young people aged 18 to 29 years.
• Countries listed in the Annex of the Call for Solutions Guidelines document. See full list here.
• Up to $30k in seed funding.
• April 30, 2026.

ACU Gender Grants. The Association of Commonwealth Universities.
• Initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus.
• Staff members of ACU member universities.
• ACU countries. See full list here.
• Five grants of up to £2k.
• May 8, 2026.

Turn Your Agribusiness Idea Into Impact. Agri-Business Facility for Africa.
• A viable, climate-smart business concept, related to cocoa, maize, cashew, or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats).
• Young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above.
• Member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). See full list here.
• Stand a chance to win €2k or mentoring or tablet/laptop.
• May 31, 2026.

A Global Call to Visionaries. The Sigourney Award.
• Work that strengthens and reimagines psychoanalysis, whether your contribution is clinical, theoretical, creative, interdisciplinary, or social in nature.
• Clinicians, Theorists, Teachers and researchers, Artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians, Social advocates, Interdisciplinary professionals and Organizations and teams.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k monetary prize.
• July 31, 2026.

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Start Up Foundry. SIA Foundation.
• Technology-enabled business in; healthcare, education , agriculture, light manufacturing, renewable energy, and recycling.
• Businesses, must be operational for 1-2 years. Founder’s age must be between 20- 35 years.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $3k prize alongside mentorship.
• Deadline TBD.

The 2026 EY AI & Data Challenge: Optimizing Clean Water Supply. EY.
• Use AI and data to tackle one of humanity's most pressing needs: access to clean, safe water.
• University students, early career professionals.
• All countries.
• Win thousands of dollars in cash prizes and attend a global awards celebration.
• March 13, 2026.

AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria. AYuTe Africa Challenge.
• Youth (be aged 18-35) with innovative solutions impacting smallholder farmers at scale.
• Priority will be given to start-ups with a minimum viable product (MVP) but with no previous experience in an enterprise support program (incubation or acceleration programs etc.).
• CEOs or Co-founders of agritech businesses/companies in Nigeria, only one individual can represent a business/company.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $20k cash prize award.
• March 14, 2026.

IBRO Collaborative Research Grants. International Brain Research Organization.
• Neuroscience research projects that promote collaboration between laboratories in high- and low-/middle-income countries, strengthen research capacity, and generate impactful scientific.
• Project-leader must have been a principal investigator for a maximum 7 years.
• Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Pan-Europe regions, Latin America region and US/Canada region. See full list here.
• Up to $6k grants.
• March 15, 2026.

Championing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Next Startupper Award.
• Inter-school and university competition for the new generation of entrepreneurs building ventures with positive impact.
• Be a current student enrolled in a school or university.
• All countries.
• €5k prize.
• March 16, 2026.

The 2026 Cohort 1 LaunchNest Incubator. Ashpot.
• Turn your big idea into a market-ready startup.
• Early-stage startups, Aspiring entrepreneurs and Innovators ready to solve real problems.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$1,457 (₦2m) in grant funding alongside Elite mentorship from industry experts.
• March 20, 2026.

Culture Moves Salone Mobility Fund 1. KEA.
• Enable cultural and creative actors in Sierra Leone to access professional opportunities, networks, and markets. All activities in the frame of career/project/organisational development spanning exploration, development, learning and connection purposes, i.e.
• Individual artists, Cultural organisations, Public cultural institutions, Creative businesses.
• Sierra Leone.
• Up to ~$2,034 (50,000 SLE) per grant. Co-funding: minimum: 10% (cash or in-kind).
• March 23, 2026.

Young Champions of the Earth. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Young people implementing ground-breaking solutions that address climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution and waste.
• Young entrepreneurs, scientists, economists, artists, and communicators.
• All countries.
• $10k seed funding, and a chance to compete in a pitch competition for a $100k grant from Planet A.
• March 31, 2026.

NYFF Development and Individual Grant. Nigeria Youth Futures Fund.
• Individuals and organizations working to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in Nigeria.
• Young activists and Grassroots and Community-based Organizations that are Youth-led and Youth-focused.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $10k grants.
• March 31, 2026.

Startup Innovation Awards. World Food Forum (WFF).
• Youth-led startups using technology to transform agrifood systems across four award categories: 1) Digital Innovation in Food Processing, 2) Fighting Malnutrition and Enhancing Food Security, 3) Enhancing Climate Resilience and Water Security and 4) Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• Up to $17,500 cash prize.
• April 1, 2026.

Prize for Nature Conservation. The Iris Project.
• An idea or an established project protecting or restoring nature in your local community.
• Your project or organisation is led by young people aged 14 to 24, either fiscally sponsored or associated with larger organisations, charities, or NGOs.
• All countries, with a special focus on the Global South.
• Up to $15k prizes.
• April 8, 2026.

Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026. Bayer Foundation.
• A 6-month accelerator for women founders building proven solutions in health and food security.
• Demonstrated traction, with annual revenue of up to $1m.
• Woman founder, co-founder, or senior leader with decision-making power, building a venture beyond the idea stage.
• Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
• €25k in non-dilutive funding and access to six months of tailored support.
• April 13, 2026.

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Grant. World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
• Proposals focused on collaborative capacity building related to (i) environmental and social impacts and risks of development projects on ecosystems and their services and (ii) enhancing inclusive conservation and sustainable development.
• Priority is given to local organizations enhancing sustainable development and conservation.
• Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar.
• Up to $15k grants
• April 15, 2026.

Impact Seed Funding (ISF) 2026. Pulitzer Center.
• Aims to support a range of education activities that can enrich the perspectives and knowledge on the socio-ecological challenges, solutions, and innovation about issues of rainforest, oceans, climate and labor crisis impact to the university/school community, specifically students and educators.
• University lecturers or researchers.
• DRC, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea and Mozambique.
• Up to $4k grants.
• April 16, 2026.

Climate Curve Prize: Methane. Climate Curve.
• Global solutions for methane mitigation in food and waste systems.
• Whether you are an entrepreneur/startup, a university research group, a government disrupting policy-as-usual, a non-profit or community leader, or an intrapreneur at a large company or organization.
• All countries, except those subject to U.S sanctions.
• 8 laureates awarded $25k each.
• April 17, 2026.

Ray of Hope Accelerator. Biomimicry Institute.
• Nature-inspired solutions that draw inspiration from the natural world, often adapting biological principles and properties, ecological relationships or other aspects of nature’s strategies to address humanity’s greatest environmental challenges.
• Nature-inspired startups, early-stage at the Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stages.
• All countries.
• $15k of non-dilutive capital.
• April 24, 2026.

Changemakers Africa. Swiss Re Foundation.
• Innovative solutions in healthcare or the environment.
• Socially innovative business in health or climate in its early stages (eg. launched within the last 2 years, or Minimum Viable Product).
• Africa.
• Up to $15k in prizes.
• May 1, 2026.

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- $100k for humanitarian innovations
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- Millions of $ for food and agtech startups
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Humanitarian Innovation Programme in Emergency Response (Hiper). World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• Life-saving solution in waste management, WASH, or personal resilience, designed for the critical first 60 days of a humanitarian emergency.
• Humanitarian actors, solution providers and private sector partners.
• All countries.
• Potential inclusion in the ecosystem, for consideration for ongoing opportunities and future challenges.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Thrive Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the global consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward new or small-scale organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Thrive Grants. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward mid-size or larger organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $30k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Empowering Civil Society Partners in SIDS and LDCs to Defend and Expand Civic Space. International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL).
• Proposals to defend and expand civic space2 in SIDS and LDCs, through advocacy for enabling reforms; bolstering civil society resilience; and engagement in multilateral mechanisms and processes.
• Civil Society Organizations.
• Africa: Angola, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Asia/Pacific: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, LAC: Dominican Republic, Jamaica.
• Up to $20k grants.
• February 28, 2026.

HealthTech Incubator. Evon Labs.
• Most promising healthcare innovators. Inviting 10–12 visionary teams to join our intensive 10-week hybrid program.
• Early-stage founders (Idea to Prototype phase) and Academic researchers.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $30k Equity-Free Funding alongside mentorship.
• March 10, 2026.

GEF Small Grant Programme Ghana. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Community-driven initiatives along the Black Volta Basin to address environmental challenges while promoting sustainable development and social inclusion.
• Civil Society Organizations and Community-Based Groups.
• Ghana.
• Up to $30k grants.
• March 13, 2026.

The DROP Brand Accelerator Awards 2026. DROPUG.
• Any field where you see a need and have the drive to create change, whether you’re working in Education, Climate, Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, etc.
• Under 5 years old ventures.
• Early-stage for-profit, social enterprise, or non-profit (even at the idea stage).
• Africa, Asia, or South America.
• $3k in equity-free seed funding combined with $10,000+ Brand Acceleration Package (AI-ready website, full branding, social media strategy, and 6 months of expert consultation).
• March 31, 2026.

Research & Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
• Aims to promote capacity building, policy-relevant research, and international collaboration in the field of education.
• PhD candidates as well as researchers who received their first doctoral degree within five years of the application deadline.
• All countries.
• €20k grant.
• March 31, 2026.

TransformRAK Research Grants. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation.
• Applied, interdisciplinary projects that address key public policy priorities in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the wider United Arab Emirates.
• The lead applicant (individual or institution) must be a top 200 globally ranked university (based on QS or THE rankings) or demonstrate equivalent professional expertise.
• All countries, but all projects must include at least one research site within the UAE and demonstrate a clear benefit to the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
• Up to ~$34,036 (AED 125k) grants.
• April 1, 2026.

Africa - Impact Seed Fund 2026. Pulitzer Center.
• Education activities that can enrich the perspectives and knowledge on the socio-ecological challenges, solutions, and innovation about issues of rainforest, oceans, climate and labor crisis impact to the university/school community, specifically students and educators.
• Lecturers or researchers, k12 teachers or Student groups.
• Africa.
• Up to $3,500 grants.
• April 15, 2026.

Conservation Initiatives Grants 2026. Zoological Association of America (ZAA).
• Conservation projects for wild animal species, populations, habitats, and promotion of biodiversity that: 1) Are globally threatened (IUCN red list) and 2) Are little known or not the major focus of any other conservation programs or conservation organizations.
• Principal investigator associated with a recognized institution (accredited zoo, academic institution, conservation, or non-profit organization).
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• April 15, 2026.

The Geneva Challenge 2026. Geneva Graduate Institute.
• Innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges to the future of work.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between three to five enrolled master students.
• Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania.
• Up to ~$12,951 (CHF 10k) monetary prizes.
• April 24, 2026.

Calls for Sustainable Chemistry Innovations. International Sustainable
Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3).
• Sustainable Chemistry and Electronics.
• Start-ups.
• All countries.
• A total of €25k in prize money.
• May 4, 2026.

2026 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
• Young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions.
• Researchers, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university.
• Nationality of a developing country.
• $5k cash prize.
• May 15, 2026.

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- €700k for green chemistry inventors and patent holders
- $525k and £200k for clean energy projects
- £200k in e-waste
- Millions of $ for AI in healthcare
- Two separate $3m+ grants from Google.Org
- $20m+ in new grant programs for funds & ESOs

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Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Bridge Seed Global.
• 3-month intensive program designed specifically for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 who are building ventures that address real challenges in African markets.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Africa.
• $5k pre-seed grant, alongside Mentorship & Training.
• Deadline TBD.

Applications for the C3 Climate Accelerator 2026 are now open. C3.
• Ventures with a core mission to address climate challenges within: 1) Energy, 2) Transport, 3) Water, 4) Infrastructure, 5) Industry, 6) Agriculture, 7) Food Value Chains or 8) Nature Based Solutions.
• Climate-focused startups, Pre-seed to Seed stage, with a minimum viable product (MVP) and proven early traction.
• Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
• Expert Guidance and Strategic Connections.
• February 28, 2026.

Innovation Seed Fund (ISF). Oxford Africa Conference 2026.
• Student-led solutions to Africa’s most pressing challenges.
• 1) Governance in Africa, 2) Founders in Focus, 3) Arts, Media and Culture, 4) Sustainable Futures, 5) Economic Development or 6) AI, Innovation & Technology.
• University of Oxford Students or African University Students & Recent Graduates.
• Africa.
• $5k grant.
• February 28, 2026.

Fondation Nexans Call for Projects. Fondation Nexans.
• 1) Support actions in favour of access to energy for underprivileged populations, 2) Supporting education and training of populations in technical, energy and environmental fields and 3) Support environmental studies related to electrification.
• Non profit organization or NGO.
• South America: Chile, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Africa: Morocco, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Near and Middle East: Turkey, Lebanon.
• Up to €40k grant funding.
• March 2, 2026.

Incubator Grants. Mito Foundation.
• Research focussed on primary mitochondrial disease.
• Researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$17,736 (A$25k) grants.
• March 13, 2026.

Overseas Funding 2026. The Hilden Charitable Fund.
• 1) Support access to education for women and girls and 2) Enable rural and/or displaced communities – especially female-headed households – to become more self-sufficient.
• Annual income of no more than TZS 671 million (£200k).
• NGOs registered for at least 6 months.
• Tanzania.
• Up to £5k grant funding per year.
• March 18, 2026.

Conservation Grants. American Orchid Society.
• Projects that study, protect or restore orchids and their natural habitats.
• Non-commercial conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• April 1, 2026.

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Global Case Writing Competition. WDI Publishing.
• New business case studies that will increase students’ understanding of the unique challenges of creating, implementing and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture in emerging markets.
• Individual students or student teams (graduate or undergraduate) and other professionals, must enter in collaboration with a faculty member or instructor from an accredited university/college.
• All countries.
• $5k prize.
• April 13, 2026.

SENSE Foundation Brussels Call for Applications. SENSE Foundation Brussels.
• Scientific research, the environment, sustainable development and/or projects focused on improving and protecting health (with a specific focus on genetics and nutrition).
• Non-profits and students.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k grants.
• April 30, 2026.

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- €500k for other clean energy projects
- $125 for human security in South Africa
- £100k in local conservation initiatives
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