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Recertification Assistance Fund. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
• Supports MSC-certified fisheries by covering Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) fees for their second and subsequent MSC recertifications, with eligible fisheries required to have completed at least three certifications overall.
• MSC-certified fisheries.
• All countries.
• Up to £30k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Tokyo Global Innovation Challenge Program. Tokyo Global Innovation Challenge.
• Supports student-led business ideas at either the idea stage (pre-prototype/user validation) or seed/startup stage (already validating, implementing, or operating for less than two years); faculty-led research-based businesses are not eligible.
• Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at universities.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$6,320 (1 million yen) prizes.
• October 18, 2026.

UBS Female Founder Award 2026. UBS.
• Recognizes exceptional early-stage women tech founders in fintech and enterprise technology who demonstrate strong leadership, scalable business models, and high growth potential, with finalists gaining investor visibility, UBS networks, and expert feedback.
• Winners are automatically invited to join the next cohort of Project Female Founder, a year-long accelerator program.
• Women aged 21+ who are founders, co-founders, or C-level executives of fintech startups or SMEs founded since 2015, with at least $50k raised and annual revenues below $150m.
• All countries, except those subject to economic sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, Switzerland, the U.S. or any applicable jurisdiction, as well as those from citizens of residents of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and the Kherson regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria, Russia will be considered ineligible.
• $10k cash prize alongside mentoring.
• October 25, 2026.

Future Conservationist Award. Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP).
• Supports early-career conservation teams in developing leadership and implementing practical, community-engaged conservation projects addressing threats to globally important species and habitats, including biodiversity, climate, restoration, human-wildlife conflict, and environmental education.
• Team-based conservation projects with at least three early-career conservationists who are nationals of the project country; applicants may have any educational background, including undergraduate or master’s students, but PhD students are ineligible.
• LMICs in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern and South-eastern Europe and the Middle East.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• October 30, 2026.

Conservation Grant Program 2026/2027. Sequoia Park Zoo.
• Supports research and conservation projects with measurable impacts on wildlife or habitat conservation, including habitat restoration and conservation management planning, with priority for locally focused projects aligned with the Zoo’s conservation goals.
• Applicants must be affiliated with a conservation-related organization or an education institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 2, 2026.

Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant 2026. Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF).
• Supports visual storytellers who use compelling photography and emotional narratives to raise awareness and inspire action for ocean conservation, covering marine wildlife, habitats, fisheries, and coastal communities.
• Early-career and emerging photographers with no more than five years of experience, with particular encouragement for women, gender-diverse applicants, and historically underrepresented communities.
• Global South.
• Each winner receives a $2k cash prize and a paid three-week photography assignment documenting an SOSF-supported marine research or conservation project.
• November 15, 2026.

Young Talents from Africa Prize: Energy and Environment. Eni Award.
• Supports African PhD researchers developing research and innovation in energy and environmental fields, including renewable energy, energy storage, decarbonisation, circular economy, water treatment, biodiversity, nature-based solutions, and sustainable agriculture, with potential benefits for African countries or the continent.
• PhD students under 40 (born in 1986 or later) who hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree or equivalent, are in the first or second year of their PhD, and are pursuing their doctorate at a university or research institute in an eligible African country.
• Africa.
• Up to €25k prizes.
• November 20, 2026.

Alice McCosh Trust Grants. Alice McCosh Trust.
• Supports work and study in natural history and environmental fields, including fieldwork, educational materials, and initiatives that increase environmental understanding, engagement, and conservation action.
• Individuals attached to institutions and those following a programme of study or qualification, as well as people engaged in private/personal study related to natural history and/or the environment.
• All countries, preference will be given to individuals from (or work relating to) Scotland, England, Turkey or Uganda.
• £1k grants.
• November 30, 2026.

Terre de Femmes International Award. Fondation Yves Rocher For Nature.
• Open to women worldwide leading nonprofit initiatives that place trees at the heart of urban conservation, including urban greening, agroforestry, tree preservation, nurseries, reforestation, and restoration of urban green spaces.
• Any woman of legal age or collective of women committed to nature conservation in connection with trees through a non-profit organisation (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) established for at least 1 year.
• All countries.
• A €10k grant per project.
• November 30, 2026.

Incubation Programme. Orange Corners Nigeria.
• Empowers young entrepreneurs aged 18–35 to turn innovative ideas into sustainable businesses through a six-month incubation program aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Young entrepreneurs aged 18-35.
• Nigeria, Lagos State.
• Up to €30k funding support for prototype development and testing to bring your idea to life alongside Mentorship & Networking.
• November 30, 2026.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Applied Research Centre. Global Research and Technology Development (GRTD).
• Research that fills evidence gaps in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) while strengthening the coherence, uptake, and impact of existing and emerging SRHR research.
• Consortia must include one or two Lead Organisations (public universities, nonprofit research organisations, or private universities with a clearly defined nonprofit division) and Co-Applying Organisations, with a recommended size of 6–8 organisations and a maximum of 10.
• LMICs.
• Up to £30k grant funding.
• November 30, 2026.

Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge. Learning Planet Institute.
• Supports youth aged 15–26 to develop and scale innovative education projects that create real-world impact, particularly in peace and democracy, mental health and wellbeing, and environment and climate.
• Open to youth aged 15–26, with applications accepted from individuals or teams; for group projects, one member must serve as the designated representative and submit the application.
• All countries.
• $1k grant alongside mentorship.
• January 7, 2027.

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276 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.

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.
• All groups who receive grants have first completed the Group Strength & Financial Training Program.
• Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Guatemala.
• Up to $6,500 grant to launch a revolving loan fund.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amplify Kenya. Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).
• Assists Kenya-based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
• Access to a range of capacity-building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops and bespoke training.
• Early-stage new actors and digital-first outlets as well as more mature media companies pivoting to a new revenue model or adding a new revenue line.
• Kenya.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Next Wave Fund. Kickstarter.
• Early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.
• Entrepreneur or small business with fewer than 20 full-time employees.
• At least one member of your team is a citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder in the United States.
• A $10k pledge when project goes live on Kickstarter alongside training and Opportunities for marketing exposure and promotion.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The RCDIJ Africa Fund. Ripples Centre for Data and Investigate Journalism (RCDIJ).
• Small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including education, health, security, environment, democracy, corruption, economy, migration, technology, culture and development.
• Individual journalists: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small Grants Program. Friends of Liberia (FOL).
• Community development projects across a diverse range of focus areas.
• From education and healthcare to economic development and environmental sustainability. The focus is on empowering local communities to take charge of their development, leveraging their unique insights and strengths to create lasting, positive change.
• Nonprofits and NGOs.
• Liberia.
• Up to $3k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Anzisha Fellowship. Anzisha.
• Identifies and supports young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already building and growing real businesses.
• Your business, invention, or social project can be in any field or industry.
• Young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22.
• Africa.
• $10k prize.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Program recurs yearly - 2026 Applications open on September 29, 2026.

IWRS Teaching Innovation Award. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Instructors developing new approaches to teaching invertebrate biology that incorporate the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement). It also supports the development and implementation of any novel curricula addressing invertebrate welfare and sentience across invertebrate biology, animal welfare science, and/or veterinary medicine fields.
• An instructor at an educational institution, scientific society or museum, field-training course, or similar educational context.
• All countries that are not subject to sanctions from the UN and the USA.
• Up to $2k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (2 annual application deadlines — July 15 and November 15).

Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF). Pulitzer Center.
• Supports journalists, staff and freelancers, to report on issues in tropical forests, especially in three main rainforest regions—Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Applications with in-depth reporting that follow illegal wildlife trades across borders; shed light on harmful forest extraction industries; and investigate the systems, organizations, and people that enable corruption.
• Journalists, freelancers, a staff reporter or an editor with an idea can also apply.
• All countries, quality, independent journalism in three key regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Up to $15k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

IWRS Travel Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting early-career researchers presenting invertebrate welfare research at major academic conferences, with funding for registration, travel, accommodation, and per diem costs.
• Early-career researchers who are undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or within five years of completing their terminal degree.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

IWRS Small Meeting Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting events on insects and other terrestrial or aquatic invertebrates, with funding for researcher travel, event logistics, registration waivers, childcare, and related costs.
• Open to event organizing committee members from any discipline, excluding professional fundraisers and conference agencies.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $2k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Impact Grant Fund (IGF). Financial Sector Deepening Tanzania (FSDT).
• Supporting high-potential, scalable MSMEs—particularly women- and youth-led—in climate-smart sectors, with a focus on growth, job creation, innovation, and climate resilience.
• MSMEs.
• Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
• Up to ~$11,331 (TZS 30 million) non-reimbursable grants.
• Deadline TBD.

Social Impact Track. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Solutions that improve lives while creating sustainable impact across communities.
• NGOs, Social Enterprises, Civic Technology Teams, Non-profits, Universities, Community Builders, Researchers.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Startup Pitch Competition. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Startups with validated ideas or products and strong potential for innovation and scalable growth.
• Early-stage & growth-stage startups, Technology founders, Social enterprises, Product-led businesses, University spin-offs.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Hackathon. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Technology solutions that address real-world challenges and helping builders turn ideas into practical solutions.
• Developers, Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, AI Builders, Students.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Catalytic Africa x Timbuktoo. Catalytic Africa.
• Providing 2:1 equity-free matching capital alongside angel investments to help African startups extend runway and accelerate growth.
• Very specific requirements: Must be a ABAN network affiliated angel investor or group that applies and would receive matching funding only for investment into a Timbuktoo incubated start-up.
• Africa.
• Invest up to $20k and Catalytic Africa matches at 2:1 on an equity-free basis.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Catalyst Grant. Digital Science.
• Early-stage AI tools and platforms that use trusted, auditable agentic workflows to advance research and strengthen research integrity.
• Early-stage startups, research projects and moonshot thinkers.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grant funding.
• October 5, 2026.

Entrepreneurs Investment Program (EIP). Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF).
• Startups building innovative solutions. Whether you’re launching, scaling, or transforming your business.
• Individuals with innovative ideas, startups at any stage, founders seeking international growth, and businesses seeking funding to scale.
• All countries.
• $35k seed investment alongside business coaching.
• October 6, 2026.

Nominations open for Earth Partner Prize 2026. Earth Partner.
• Invites artists to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
• Artists, aged 14 to 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 7, 2026.

Technological Innovations track. GHAYIB 2026.
• Technology-enabled Primary Health Care solutions such as AI screening, tele-counselling, connected devices, and decision-support tools, with priority given to clinically relevant, field-tested solutions that demonstrate impact, scalability, strong teams, and ethical sustainability.
• Health startups and technical teams.
• Africa.
• $10k prize pool.
• October 7, 2026.

Scientific Research track. GHAYIB 2026.
• Rigorous research on mental health in Africa including epidemiological, clinical, and operational studies, aimed at generating evidence to improve primary care and inform public policy and clinical practice.
• PhD candidates, young researchers, and research teams.
• Africa.
• $10k prize pool.
• October 7, 2026.

CANEX Creative Pitch. CANEX.
• Creative entrepreneurs and enterprises operating in CANEX’s active markets across film, fashion, music, sports, gastronomy, visual and performing arts, literature, publishing, creative technology, and related high-growth sectors.
• Selected finalists must be available in Lagos, Nigeria on 5–6 November 2026 to deliver their live pitch.
• Individuals, early-stage startups, and established enterprises.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k prizes.
• October 9, 2026.

Shifting Power through Action and Reciprocal Knowledge Exchange (SPARK). World Health Organization (WHO).
• Organisations applying WHO guidance innovatively to advance sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and rights.
• Youth-, women-, Indigenous-, or community-led organisations operating for 2+ years with prior experience using at least one WHO guideline, tool, or product.
• African Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Western Pacific Region.
• Up to $20k per grant.
• October 9, 2026.

Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership. Ashoka Changemakers.
• Youth aged 5–20 to apply with community-impact projects, youth-led initiatives, or ideas for positive change.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 5 and 20 by the end of the entry period (January 31, 2027).
• Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa & United States.
• Up to $10k grand prize.
• October 10, 2026.

EOI: Strategic Innovative Fund. ActionAid Nigeria (AAN).
• Innovative, scalable interventions by women-led Nigerian women’s rights organizations that advance gender equality and the rights of women and girls, particularly structurally excluded groups, through approaches addressing violence, economic empowerment, political participation, conflict, and other systemic barriers.
• A women’s rights organization or women’s rights network.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$15,095 (₦20 million) grant funding.
• October 12, 2026.

HealthTech. The Shift Innovation Challenge.
• Supports 20 HealthTech startups in Egypt across health, AI, mental health, women’s health, and sports technology, providing blended training and investment-readiness support to legally registered startups with scalable solutions and a commitment to establishing a long-term presence in Egypt.
• HealthTech startups.
• Egypt.
• Up to $10k grant alongside mentorship.
• October 14, 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.

Brain Awareness Week Grants 2027. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
• Outreach initiatives that raise public awareness of the brain, brain health, and neuroscience research in the region.
• Activities may include outreach efforts directed at local schools, the establishment of advocacy groups, and events targeted at policymakers and the media.
• Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, US/Canada.
• Up to $1,250 grant funding.
• October 15, 2026.

Species Conservation Fund. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
• Global conservation projects protecting threatened or poorly known animal, plant, and fungal species, through targeted species-focused grants.
• Individual species conservation initiatives.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• October 15, 2026.

AGNES-BAYER Research Grant. African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES).
• Supports published PhD researchers from sub-Saharan Africa conducting doctoral research on biodiversity conservation and/or sustainable agriculture.
• Candidate must be officially registered for a Doctoral degree at a university/tertiary institute in sub-Sahara Africa and a national of a sub-Saharan African country.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €7k grant funding.
• October 16, 2026.

Financial Aid. Pave HER Way.
• Need-based support for women facing financial barriers to taking the next step.
• For women with a vision for impact, who presently need financial assistance to fund their education or to overcome personal hardship.
• Must be a US citizen or resident. Work can seemingly be done in any country.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• Closing October 16, 2026.

2026 AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers. AGNES.
• Supports sub-Saharan African doctoral researchers with 1–2 month research stays at institutions in other African countries to advance their doctoral studies and scientific networks.
• Sub-Saharan African doctoral students with at least one Scopus/Web of Science-indexed publication, an international research host, and a project relevant to African development that cannot be conducted at home.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €3k grants.
• October 16, 2026.

PAIE Scholars Program. J-PAL.
• Rigorous evaluations of AI applications for social good and poverty reduction through training.
• PhD-qualified researchers at universities.
• LMICs in Asia and Africa.
• $1k award alongside research mentorship.
• October 16, 2026.

thinkcell Global Case Competition. thinkcell.
• A competition challenging participants to solve a real-world business problem while demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills under pressure.
• Any currently enrolled student at a verified higher education institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k prizes.
• October 16, 2026.

Aspire Leaders Program. Aspire Institute.
• A free, fully funded six-week online program for first-generation and limited-income university students and recent graduates worldwide, offering self-paced learning, live masterclasses, peer learning, and access to a global community of emerging leaders.
• 18–29-year-old university students and graduates who are currently enrolled in or have completed undergraduate or postgraduate studies and come from a limited-income or first-generation university background.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k seed funding alongside mentorship.
• October 16, 2026.

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. The Lab.
• Incubates early-stage climate finance vehicles designed to mobilize private capital for climate mitigation and adaptation in emerging markets.
• Financial vehicles.
• ODA-eligible countries.
• Technical assistance, investor engagement, and fundraising support.
• October 18, 2026.

DFF Grantmaking Cycle 7. Doria Feminist Fund.
• Groups working to advance women’s and LBTQ+ rights, feminist movement-building, advocacy, knowledge production, services, legal reform, and other forms of social change.
• Feminist activists and feminist movement builders. Only collectives, groups, or organisations are eligible to apply, not individuals. Prioritise work led by women and trans groups and collectives.
• Middle East and North Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• October 19, 2026.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación Mapfre.
• Study related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 22, 2026.

Andrea Leenen Memorial All From One Research Grant. PAST.
• Supports innovative African-based palaeontology research on human origins, past climate and ecosystems, and prehistoric extinctions.
• African-based postdoctoral and senior researchers, or African researchers overseas with established African institutional affiliations, leading research based in Africa with strong local capacity-building and student-training components.
• Africa.
• Up to $25k grants.
• October 23, 2026.

Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator (2027). Halcyon.
• Early-stage, post-revenue/pre-profit ventures across Sub-Saharan Africa using market-based, tech-enabled solutions to strengthen agriculture and food systems, improve smallholder livelihoods and resilience, and address climate, food security, productivity, market access, finance, supply chain, nutrition, and related challenges.
• Full-time founders aged 21+ with an MVP-stage startup that has reached paid pilots or post-revenue, demonstrated commercial traction and market validation.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to $10k equity-free stipend per venture alongside $10k AWS credits and workshops.
• October 23, 2026.

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.
• For-profit, nonprofit, and other business models. Supporting new organizations, especially first-time entrepreneurs in LMICs developing poverty-focused solutions or scaling proven evidence-based interventions.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• October 25, 2026.

EIFL Public Library Innovation Award 20. EIFL.
• Supporting public libraries that deliver innovative AI literacy programmes to build technical skills, critical thinking, and responsible use of AI.
• A public or community library.
• Developing economy countries. See full list here.
• $1,500 prize.
• October 26, 2026.

4YFN Awards 2027. 4YFN.
• Recognises innovative digital startups advancing climate tech, health tech, fintech, digital transformation, and connectivity.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• €20k cash prize for the winner.
• October 26, 2026.

IFRA-Nigeria research grants 2027. IFRA-Nigeria.
• Supports research addressing health, citizenship and gender, heritage and environment, or digital humanities, with a clear knowledge-sharing component.
• Second year master’s students, doctoral and postdoctoral students, as well as researchers working in humanities and social sciences.
• Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo.
• Up to €1k grants.
• October 30, 2026.

Turn Your Agribusiness Idea Into Impact. Agri-Business Facility for Africa.
• Supports early-stage young agripreneurs through free training in business modelling, climate resilience, and investment readiness, focused on cocoa, maize, cashew, and livestock value chains.
• Young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above.
• Member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
• €6k award.
• October 30, 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.
• October 30, 2026.

Seed Grants. Wild Animal Initiative.
• Small grants for pilot or observational wild animal welfare research that generates evidence-based hypotheses for future, more advanced studies.
• Small research projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• October 31, 2026.

Fund 2: WASH & Pharma R&D Innovation Fund — Cycle 2. CoElevate.
• West African ventures working in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) and Pharmaceutical Research & Development (Pharma R&D). Applications from Pharmaceutical Technology (PharmaTech) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) will also be considered.
• Tech companies.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k in milestone-based funding in exchange for 10–20% equity.
• October 31, 2026.

Community Impact Grant Program. TEEEM (The Empathy Equality Entrepreneurship Mission).
• Supporting community-driven organizations that create measurable, sustainable impact through education, youth development, empowerment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Nonprofit and charitable organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• November 1, 2026.

The Environmental Photography Award. Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
• Supporting photographers who raise awareness of environmental protection and humanity’s relationship with nature across five environmental categories: 1) Polar Regions, 2) Forests, 3) Ocean, 4) Humanity versus Nature and 5) Changemakers.
• Photographers.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grand prize.
• November 1, 2026.

go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge. PAVE Global.
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students designing innovative, sustainable, and adaptable modular retail fixtures for an original lifestyle fashion brand.
• Current undergraduate and graduate students studying design-related disciplines.
• All countries.
• $5k, travel support, industry recognition, and recognition at the PAVE Global Gala.
• November 2, 2026.

Creatives For Our Future. Swarovski Foundation.
• Aims to accelerate the next generation of creatives in sustainable development and is open to creatives aged 21-30, across various creative disciplines including jewelry, fashion, art, design, architecture, videography, photography, and engineering.
• Creative individuals, aged 21 to 30.
• All countries.
• Six selected participants will each receive a €20k grant, alongside an immersive week in London featuring workshops, collaborative experiences and exclusive activations.
• November 9, 2026.

Local Impact Mini-Grants. Interledger Foundation.
• Initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out.
• 1) Open payments and digital financial access, 2) Open source and open innovation, 3) Financial inclusion and fintech ecosystems and 4) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI/DPG) and related themes.
• Community organisations, nonprofits, cooperatives, civil society and advocacy groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners.
• All countries, projects serving communities in the Global South, rural areas, or peri-urban regions are a priority.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 11, 2026.

Conservation Action Now Grants. Oklahoma City Zoo.
• Supports invertebrate conservation through education, scientific research, and species preservation initiatives benefiting threatened species and their habitats.
• Early career professionals, defined as those currently enrolled in a graduate program (e.g., MSc, PhD, DVM) or those who were awarded a graduate degree no earlier than 2021.
• All countries.
• Up to $2,500 grants.
• November 13, 2026.

Exploration Co-Lab 2027. Unearthodox.
• Supports early-stage initiatives reimagining nature–society systems through innovative, regenerative approaches to environmental and social challenges.
• Individuals, informal teams, community collectives, and nonprofit or for-profit organisations led by applicants pursuing social and ecological impact.
• All countries.
• CHF 10k grant funding alongside tailored mentorship.
• November 16, 2026.

Space-IoT Innovation Programme. KijaniSpace.
• Supports projects with existing agriculture-related solutions to enhance crop or fish farming and other climate-smart applications using Copernicus Earth Observation, IoT, and Space-IoT Box resources, with a focus on benefits to the Lake Victoria Basin.
• SMEs & start-ups.
• Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
• Up to €5k grant funding alongside mentoring.
• November 16, 2026.

National Call for Applications in the Sudan. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
• Supports youth-led climate innovations in Sudan’s agriculture and livestock value chains to create jobs for youth and women and reduce fragility.
• Open to 18–35-year-old IGAD citizens legally residing and able to own businesses in Sudan who are current students or recent university/TVET graduates, co-founders of a proposed initiative, and not employed full-time.
• Select IGAD member countries, namely South Sudan, Sudan and Djibouti. Preference will be given to citizens of Sudan.
• Seed funds of up to $10k.
• November 20, 2026.

Call for nominations for the OPEC Award for Research. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
• Researchers, academics and experts from around the world are invited to nominate outstanding individual candidates whose work has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues.
• Individuals, institutions and organizations can submit nominations.
• Outstanding individual candidates, be well-known in the energy industry and/or academia.
• OPEC Member Countries and the developing world: Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
• Monetary prize of €10k.
• November 30, 2026.

Living Legacy: Grants for Fostering and Spreading the Traditional Building Cultures. Traditional Building Cultures Foundation.
• Supports research, documentation, conservation, education, training, publications, exhibitions, digital resources, and other non-commercial initiatives that advance the knowledge, practice, preservation, transmission, or dissemination of traditional building cultures.
• Applications may be submitted by individuals, as well as by associations, foundations, universities, research centers, cultural institutions, and any other entity committed to this field.
• All countries.
• Three grants of up to €3k each will be awarded.
• December 1, 2026.

2027 Horowitz Foundation Awards. Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy.
• Supports dissertation-level PhD research by emerging social science scholars addressing contemporary policy issues through significant, feasible, original, theoretically informed, and empirically rigorous research.
• Aspiring PhD students at the dissertation level.
• All countries.
• $10k research grants, with additional $3k and $5k awards for the most innovative and most outstanding projects, respectively.
• December 1, 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.

The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
• Recognizing professional journalists whose impactful cancer reporting advances public understanding of cancer, research, advocacy, and policy.
• Open to print, broadcast, and online professional journalists whose stories appear in newspapers, magazines, websites, and broadcast platforms that target lay public audiences.
• All countries.
• $5k unrestricted cash award and a commemorative award.
• December 7, 2026.

AI and the Workforce Faculty Research Grant Program. Institute for Humane Studies.
• Supports academic research examining AI’s long-term effects on employment, productivity, occupational change, economic opportunity, and innovation.
• Academic scholars, should be affiliated with an accredited college or university.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• December 15, 2026.

Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant. HawkWatch International.
• Supports local researchers conducting ecological research and conservation projects focused on high-priority raptor species (>0.5 RCPI-Edge*), including habitat, population, threat mitigation, and community-based conservation.
• Local researchers associated with a registered NGO and/or university in the country where the project will take place.
• All countries except USA, Canada, or Europe.
• Up to $3,500 grant funding.
• December 31, 2026.

Capacity Development Grants. Aubrey Barker Fund.
• 1) To help the development of curriculum or teaching materials (including translation to online) in a developing country, which will have lasting benefit to a number of students and society; or 2) for projects that develop the capacity of relevant professional institutions in developing countries.
• Educational or professional organisation.
• LMICs.
• Up to £3k grants.
• December 31, 2026.

Ran and Ginny Fiennes Award. Royal Geographical Society.
• Supports humanitarian, scientific or educational projects which follow in the Transglobe Expedition’s tradition of challenge and perseverance.
• Designed to support the next generation of emerging travelers and expeditioners.
• All countries.
• Up to £5k grants.
• January 8, 2027.

International Development Grant. Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA).
• To increase opportunities for individuals and organizations for the development and/or dissemination of behavior analysis internationally.
• Applicants must be formally affiliated with a university or institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• January 13, 2027.

Sidney W. and Janet R. Bijou Grant. Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA).
• Supports doctoral research using a behavior-analytic natural-science framework to investigate behavioral development and its underlying processes, particularly cognitive, social, emotional, and language development in children.
• Doctoral students in psychology, education, behavioral science, or related fields conducting rigorous child-development research from a behavior-analytic perspective, with at least six months remaining in their program and adequate faculty supervision.
• All countries.
• Grants of up to $12k.
• January 13, 2027.

Global Entrepreneurship Competition. Diamond Challenge.
• Empowers young people to develop and pitch business or social venture concepts addressing customer or societal challenges.
• Teams must consist of 2-4 high school students aged 14-18 at the submission deadline. Each team is required to have one adult advisor aged 21 or older.
• All countries.
• Up to $12k prizes.
• January 14, 2027.

Student Research Grants. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
• Supports postgraduate research that helps fisheries improve environmental performance and progress toward or maintain MSC certification.
• Current Master’s students or PhD candidates in fisheries science. Undergraduates with a secured postgraduate position by the start of the project.
• All countries.
• £10k grant.
• February 28, 2027.

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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Technological Innovations track. GHAYIB 2026.
• Technology-enabled Primary Health Care solutions such as AI screening, tele-counselling, connected devices, and decision-support tools, with priority given to clinically relevant, field-tested solutions that demonstrate impact, scalability, strong teams, and ethical sustainability.
• Health startups and technical teams.
• Africa.
• $10k prize pool.
• October 7, 2026.

Scientific Research track. GHAYIB 2026.
• Rigorous research on mental health in Africa including epidemiological, clinical, and operational studies, aimed at generating evidence to improve primary care and inform public policy and clinical practice.
• PhD candidates, young researchers, and research teams.
• Africa.
• $10k prize pool.
• October 7, 2026.

CANEX Creative Pitch. CANEX.
• Creative entrepreneurs and enterprises operating in CANEX’s active markets across film, fashion, music, sports, gastronomy, visual and performing arts, literature, publishing, creative technology, and related high-growth sectors.
• Selected finalists must be available in Lagos, Nigeria on 5–6 November 2026 to deliver their live pitch.
• Individuals, early-stage startups, and established enterprises.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k prizes.
• October 9, 2026.

EOI: Strategic Innovative Fund. ActionAid Nigeria (AAN).
• Innovative, scalable interventions by women-led Nigerian women’s rights organizations that advance gender equality and the rights of women and girls, particularly structurally excluded groups, through approaches addressing violence, economic empowerment, political participation, conflict, and other systemic barriers.
• A women’s rights organization or women’s rights network.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$15,095 (₦20 million) grant funding.
• October 12, 2026.

HealthTech. The Shift Innovation Challenge.
• Supports 20 HealthTech startups in Egypt across health, AI, mental health, women’s health, and sports technology, providing blended training and investment-readiness support to legally registered startups with scalable solutions and a commitment to establishing a long-term presence in Egypt.
• HealthTech startups.
• Egypt.
• Up to $10k grant alongside mentorship.
• October 14, 2026.

PAIE Scholars Program. J-PAL.
• Rigorous evaluations of AI applications for social good and poverty reduction through training.
• PhD-qualified researchers at universities.
• LMICs in Asia and Africa.
• $1k award alongside research mentorship.
• October 16, 2026.

thinkcell Global Case Competition. thinkcell.
• A competition challenging participants to solve a real-world business problem while demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills under pressure.
• Any currently enrolled student at a verified higher education institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k prizes.
• October 16, 2026.

Aspire Leaders Program. Aspire Institute.
• A free, fully funded six-week online program for first-generation and limited-income university students and recent graduates worldwide, offering self-paced learning, live masterclasses, peer learning, and access to a global community of emerging leaders.
• 18–29-year-old university students and graduates who are currently enrolled in or have completed undergraduate or postgraduate studies and come from a limited-income or first-generation university background.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k seed funding alongside mentorship.
• October 16, 2026.

Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator (2027). Halcyon.
• Early-stage, post-revenue/pre-profit ventures across Sub-Saharan Africa using market-based, tech-enabled solutions to strengthen agriculture and food systems, improve smallholder livelihoods and resilience, and address climate, food security, productivity, market access, finance, supply chain, nutrition, and related challenges.
• Full-time founders aged 21+ with an MVP-stage startup that has reached paid pilots or post-revenue, demonstrated commercial traction and market validation.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to $10k equity-free stipend per venture alongside $10k AWS credits and workshops.
• October 23, 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.
• October 30, 2026.

Seed Grants. Wild Animal Initiative.
• Small grants for pilot or observational wild animal welfare research that generates evidence-based hypotheses for future, more advanced studies.
• Small research projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• October 31, 2026.

Space-IoT Innovation Programme. KijaniSpace.
• Supports projects with existing agriculture-related solutions to enhance crop or fish farming and other climate-smart applications using Copernicus Earth Observation, IoT, and Space-IoT Box resources, with a focus on benefits to the Lake Victoria Basin.
• SMEs & start-ups.
• Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
• Up to €5k grant funding alongside mentoring.
• November 16, 2026.

National Call for Applications in the Sudan. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
• Supports youth-led climate innovations in Sudan’s agriculture and livestock value chains to create jobs for youth and women and reduce fragility.
• Open to 18–35-year-old IGAD citizens legally residing and able to own businesses in Sudan who are current students or recent university/TVET graduates, co-founders of a proposed initiative, and not employed full-time.
• Select IGAD member countries, namely South Sudan, Sudan and Djibouti. Preference will be given to citizens of Sudan.
• Seed funds of up to $10k.
• November 20, 2026.

Living Legacy: Grants for Fostering and Spreading the Traditional Building Cultures. Traditional Building Cultures Foundation.
• Supports research, documentation, conservation, education, training, publications, exhibitions, digital resources, and other non-commercial initiatives that advance the knowledge, practice, preservation, transmission, or dissemination of traditional building cultures.
• Applications may be submitted by individuals, as well as by associations, foundations, universities, research centers, cultural institutions, and any other entity committed to this field.
• All countries.
• Three grants of up to €3k each will be awarded.
• December 1, 2026.

2027 Horowitz Foundation Awards. Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy.
• Supports dissertation-level PhD research by emerging social science scholars addressing contemporary policy issues through significant, feasible, original, theoretically informed, and empirically rigorous research.
• Aspiring PhD students at the dissertation level.
• All countries.
• $10k research grants, with additional $3k and $5k awards for the most innovative and most outstanding projects, respectively.
• December 1, 2026.

International Development Grant. Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA).
• To increase opportunities for individuals and organizations for the development and/or dissemination of behavior analysis internationally.
• Applicants must be formally affiliated with a university or institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• January 13, 2027.

Sidney W. and Janet R. Bijou Grant. Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA).
• Supports doctoral research using a behavior-analytic natural-science framework to investigate behavioral development and its underlying processes, particularly cognitive, social, emotional, and language development in children.
• Doctoral students in psychology, education, behavioral science, or related fields conducting rigorous child-development research from a behavior-analytic perspective, with at least six months remaining in their program and adequate faculty supervision.
• All countries.
• Grants of up to $12k.
• January 13, 2027.

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Tech-enabled businesses in Nigeria. Gosima Innovation Fund.
• Building scalable, tech-enabled solutions across sectors including fintech, healthtech, edtech, agritech, and e-commerce.
• Founders aged 18–35.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,776 (₦5 million) grand prize alongside a 4-week accelerator.
• Deadline will be announced soon.

SHIFT – Scaling Homegrown Innovations & Frontier Technologies. Ilorin Innovation Hub.
• Supports deep-tech startups in North Central and South Western Nigeria developing scalable solutions across CleanTech, HealthTech, EdTech, CreativeTech, and more.
• Entrepreneurs and startups.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,776 (₦5 million) in equity free funding alongside training and mentorship.
• October 2, 2026.

Entrepreneurs Investment Program (EIP). Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF).
• Startups building innovative solutions. Whether you’re launching, scaling, or transforming your business.
• Individuals with innovative ideas, startups at any stage, founders seeking international growth, and businesses seeking funding to scale.
• All countries.
• $35k seed investment alongside business coaching.
• October 6, 2026.

Shifting Power through Action and Reciprocal Knowledge Exchange (SPARK). World Health Organization (WHO).
• Organisations applying WHO guidance innovatively to advance sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and rights.
• Youth-, women-, Indigenous-, or community-led organisations operating for 2+ years with prior experience using at least one WHO guideline, tool, or product.
• African Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Western Pacific Region.
• Up to $20k per grant.
• October 9, 2026.

Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership. Ashoka Changemakers.
• Youth aged 5–20 to apply with community-impact projects, youth-led initiatives, or ideas for positive change.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 5 and 20 by the end of the entry period (January 31, 2027).
• Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa & United States.
• Up to $10k grand prize.
• October 10, 2026.

2026 AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers. AGNES.
• Supports sub-Saharan African doctoral researchers with 1–2 month research stays at institutions in other African countries to advance their doctoral studies and scientific networks.
• Sub-Saharan African doctoral students with at least one Scopus/Web of Science-indexed publication, an international research host, and a project relevant to African development that cannot be conducted at home.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €3k grants.
• October 16, 2026.

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. The Lab.
• Incubates early-stage climate finance vehicles designed to mobilize private capital for climate mitigation and adaptation in emerging markets.
• Financial vehicles.
• ODA-eligible countries.
• Technical assistance, investor engagement, and fundraising support.
• October 18, 2026.

Andrea Leenen Memorial All From One Research Grant. PAST.
• Supports innovative African-based palaeontology research on human origins, past climate and ecosystems, and prehistoric extinctions.
• African-based postdoctoral and senior researchers, or African researchers overseas with established African institutional affiliations, leading research based in Africa with strong local capacity-building and student-training components.
• Africa.
• Up to $25k grants.
• October 23, 2026.

4YFN Awards 2027. 4YFN.
• Recognises innovative digital startups advancing climate tech, health tech, fintech, digital transformation, and connectivity.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• €20k cash prize for the winner.
• October 26, 2026.

IFRA-Nigeria research grants 2027. IFRA-Nigeria.
• Supports research addressing health, citizenship and gender, heritage and environment, or digital humanities, with a clear knowledge-sharing component.
• Second year master's students, doctoral and postdoctoral students, as well as researchers working in humanities and social sciences.
• Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo.
• Up to €1k grants.
• October 30, 2026.

Creatives For Our Future. Swarovski Foundation.
• Aims to accelerate the next generation of creatives in sustainable development and is open to creatives aged 21-30, across various creative disciplines including jewelry, fashion, art, design, architecture, videography, photography, and engineering.
• Creative individuals, aged 21 to 30.
• All countries.
• Six selected participants will each receive a €20k grant, alongside an immersive week in London featuring workshops, collaborative experiences and exclusive activations.
• November 9, 2026.

Conservation Action Now Grants. Oklahoma City Zoo.
• Supports invertebrate conservation through education, scientific research, and species preservation initiatives benefiting threatened species and their habitats.
• Early career professionals, defined as those currently enrolled in a graduate program (e.g., MSc, PhD, DVM) or those who were awarded a graduate degree no earlier than 2021.
• All countries.
• Up to $2,500 grants.
• November 13, 2026.

Exploration Co-Lab 2027. Unearthodox.
• Supports early-stage initiatives reimagining nature–society systems through innovative, regenerative approaches to environmental and social challenges.
• Individuals, informal teams, community collectives, and nonprofit or for-profit organisations led by applicants pursuing social and ecological impact.
• All countries.
• CHF 10k grant funding alongside tailored mentorship.
• November 16, 2026.

AI and the Workforce Faculty Research Grant Program. Institute for Humane Studies.
• Supports academic research examining AI’s long-term effects on employment, productivity, occupational change, economic opportunity, and innovation.
• Academic scholars, should be affiliated with an accredited college or university.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• December 15, 2026.

Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant. HawkWatch International.
• Supports local researchers conducting ecological research and conservation projects focused on high-priority raptor species (>0.5 RCPI-Edge*), including habitat, population, threat mitigation, and community-based conservation.
• Local researchers associated with a registered NGO and/or university in the country where the project will take place.
• All countries except USA, Canada, or Europe.
• Up to $3,500 grant funding.
• December 31, 2026.

Global Entrepreneurship Competition. Diamond Challenge.
• Empowers young people to develop and pitch business or social venture concepts addressing customer or societal challenges.
• Teams must consist of 2-4 high school students aged 14-18 at the submission deadline. Each team is required to have one adult advisor aged 21 or older.
• All countries.
• Up to $12k prizes.
• January 14, 2027.

Student Research Grants. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
• Supports postgraduate research that helps fisheries improve environmental performance and progress toward or maintain MSC certification.
• Current Master’s students or PhD candidates in fisheries science. Undergraduates with a secured postgraduate position by the start of the project.
• All countries.
• £10k grant.
• February 28, 2027.

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

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Up to $500k grants from The Water Research Foundation
$500k investments for startups in any field
$1.2m for food systems policy & rural transformation
$2m for inclusive Agri-Food innovation in the Central Sahel

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Circular Innovation Challenge 2026. SOLVE.
• Supports innovative Southern African circular businesses with scalable solutions that eliminate waste, keep materials in use, regenerate nature, and create social and environmental impact.
• Businesses with scalable, market-ready circular solutions beyond ideation, demonstrating innovation, company-owned IP, and potential for economic, social, and environmental impact.
• Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe).
• Cash investment into your business to the value of ~$15,357 (R250 000).
• September 20, 2026.

The Scale-Up Games. Birmingham Tech Week.
• Late Seed to Series B startups in deep tech, cleantech, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing, considering an R&D presence or HQ in the UK, with a strong leadership team.
• High-growth international company.
• All countries looking to scale in the UK.
• Supports international startups entering the UK through soft-landing, investor, ecosystem, and business setup support.
• September 30, 2026.

Seeding Neuroscience Grants. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
• Supports groups of neuroscientists to establish new national, regional, or thematic neuroscience societies and networks through governance planning, strategic workshops, and community-building activities.
• Groups of scientists or organizations working towards the formation of a formal neuroscience society or thematic network.
• Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America.
• Up to $5k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

2027 CancerX Accelerator. CancerX.
• Digital solutions to improve cancer care, expand treatment and research access, strengthen healthcare infrastructure, reduce financial toxicity, and expand cancer screening.
• Startups with validated, market-ready solutions and at least one completed or launched pilot.
• All countries.
• Offers startups dedicated growth support, an exclusive mentor network, and targeted programming.
• October 1, 2026.

Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion. PhotoVogue.
• Supports artists worldwide creating compelling photography, video, and multimedia works that engage with contemporary issues through bold, original visual storytelling.
• All artists aged 18 and above.
• All countries.
• Up to $6k grant funding.
• October 1, 2026.

AMBSO Impact Research Initiative. Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO).
• Early-stage health research and proof-of-concept projects across Africa addressing priority challenges in infectious diseases, AI and digital health, HIV, climate and health, cancer, maternal and child health, NCDs, and healthy ageing.
• Researchers, academic institutions, and research organizations. Doctoral students are encouraged to apply as part of a research team led by a faculty Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• October 2, 2026.

MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme. Goumbook.
• Supports scientists, researchers, and students developing research, science, and nature-based regenerative agriculture solutions addressing food security, soil health, water scarcity, climate resilience, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, desertification, and farmer livelihoods in the MENA region.
• Researchers and innovators seeking to develop their work to proof-of-concept stage.
• All countries, address agricultural conditions and opportunities within the MENA region.
• Up to $20k grants alongside mentorship.
• October 4, 2026.

Brain Awareness Week Grants 2027. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
• Outreach initiatives that raise public awareness of the brain, brain health, and neuroscience research in the region.
• Activities may include outreach efforts directed at local schools, the establishment of advocacy groups, and events targeted at policymakers and the media.
• Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, US/Canada.
• Up to $1,250 grant funding.
• October 15, 2026.

Species Conservation Fund. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
• Global conservation projects protecting threatened or poorly known animal, plant, and fungal species, through targeted species-focused grants.
• Individual species conservation initiatives.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• October 15, 2026.

AGNES-BAYER Research Grant. African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES).
• Supports published PhD researchers from sub-Saharan Africa conducting doctoral research on biodiversity conservation and/or sustainable agriculture.
• Candidate must be officially registered for a Doctoral degree at a university/tertiary institute in sub-Sahara Africa and a national of a sub-Saharan African country.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to €7k grant funding.
• October 16, 2026.

DFF Grantmaking Cycle 7. Doria Feminist Fund.
• Groups working to advance women’s and LBTQ+ rights, feminist movement-building, advocacy, knowledge production, services, legal reform, and other forms of social change.
• Feminist activists and feminist movement builders. Only collectives, groups, or organisations are eligible to apply, not individuals. Prioritise work led by women and trans groups and collectives.
• Middle East and North Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• October 19, 2026.

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.
• For-profit, nonprofit, and other business models. Supporting new organizations, especially first-time entrepreneurs in LMICs developing poverty-focused solutions or scaling proven evidence-based interventions.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• October 25, 2026.

Turn Your Agribusiness Idea Into Impact. Agri-Business Facility for Africa.
• Supports early-stage young agripreneurs through free training in business modelling, climate resilience, and investment readiness, focused on cocoa, maize, cashew, and livestock value chains.
• Young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above.
• Member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
• €6k award.
• October 30, 2026.

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

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£50k for clean energy hardware innovators
$100k AI grants from Foresight Institute
$250k grants from the Water Research Foundation
$300k education grants from Tools Competition
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Circular Packaging Challenge. Ecoembes.
• Startups under 10 years old with innovative technologies or business models advancing packaging circularity, particularly in food & beverage, non-food, and packaging traceability.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• €4k prize.
• September 18, 2026.

Changemakers program. MTN Uganda.
• Supports Ugandan individuals and organisations with community initiatives or ideas that improve livelihoods and local development in economic empowerment, education, health, WASH, and agriculture.
• Individuals and organisations.
• Uganda.
• Up to ~$5,277 (UGX 20 million) in-kind donations - No Cash donations will be made.
• September 30, 2026.

TecPrize 2026. Tecnológico de Monterrey.
• Innovative, scalable technology solutions at MVP stage or beyond that build a future-ready workforce through lifelong learning, talent development, employability, productivity, and organisational transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Entrepreneurs, startups, and organizations.
• All countries.
• $10k in equity-free grants for each of the 3 winning solutions.
• September 30, 2026.

Global OAE Field Research Network: Network Participation Grants. Carbon to Sea Initiative.
• Supports ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) researchers with completed or funded trials to strengthen global collaboration, share data and best practices, adopt common standards, and contribute to knowledge-sharing networks.
• Scientists at academic institutions, non-profits, research centers, and OAE project developers that have completed OAE research or secured the funding for an upcoming trial and are looking to better connect with the international research community to share their data and experiences and learn from others.
• All countries.
• $20k grant funding.
• September 30, 2026.

Supporting Transformative Innovation in Epidemic and Pandemic Sciences. Strengthening Health Systems Capacity in Africa for Pandemic Equity and Responsiveness (SHARPER).
• To strengthen health research systems for ethical, equitable, and rights-based pandemic responsiveness, grounded in African values.
• Early-Career Researchers.
• Cameroon, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa.
• Up to $40k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

TDD Research Pathways Grant. TANGO2 Research Foundation.
• Emerging researchers advancing TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder research and patient outcomes.
• Early-career rare disease researchers, undergraduate, graduate, and medical trainees, including eligible transitioning PhD candidates.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• October 2, 2026.

Financial Support to Third Parties Sub-Grant under the Corporate Accountability Initiative. ICoCA.
• Supporting Nigerian CSO-led advocacy to strengthen corporate accountability, human rights, environmental protections, and regulation in high-risk industries.
• Civil Society Organization, NGO or other non-for-profit entity as well as Universities and Think tanks.
• Nigeria.
• €10k grant funding per project.
• October 3, 2026.

Catalyst Grant. Digital Science.
• Early-stage AI tools and platforms that use trusted, auditable agentic workflows to advance research and strengthen research integrity.
• Early-stage startups, research projects and moonshot thinkers.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grant funding.
• October 5, 2026.

Fund 2: WASH & Pharma R&D Innovation Fund — Cycle 2. CoElevate.
• West African ventures working in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) and Pharmaceutical Research & Development (Pharma R&D). Applications from Pharmaceutical Technology (PharmaTech) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) will also be considered.
• Tech companies.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k in milestone-based funding in exchange for 10–20% equity.
• October 31, 2026.

👇26 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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

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~$53k for FinTech startups
€50k for advancing cultural exchange - West Africa & Europe
$100k for advancing water security
$150k for climate-adaptation solutions in South America
$500k for ocean initiatives
$1m for export-led manufacturing
$1m for healthcare social enterprises

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Impact Grant Fund (IGF). Financial Sector Deepening Tanzania (FSDT).
• Supporting high-potential, scalable MSMEs—particularly women- and youth-led—in climate-smart sectors, with a focus on growth, job creation, innovation, and climate resilience.
• MSMEs.
• Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
• Up to ~$11,331 (TZS 30 million) non-reimbursable grants.
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Social Impact Track. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Solutions that improve lives while creating sustainable impact across communities.
• NGOs, Social Enterprises, Civic Technology Teams, Non-profits, Universities, Community Builders, Researchers.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Startup Pitch Competition. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Startups with validated ideas or products and strong potential for innovation and scalable growth.
• Early-stage & growth-stage startups, Technology founders, Social enterprises, Product-led businesses, University spin-offs.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Hackathon. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Technology solutions that address real-world challenges and helping builders turn ideas into practical solutions.
• Developers, Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, AI Builders, Students.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.

Catalytic Africa x Timbuktoo. Catalytic Africa.
• Providing 2:1 equity-free matching capital alongside angel investments to help African startups extend runway and accelerate growth.
• Very specific requirements: Must be a ABAN network affiliated angel investor or group that applies and would receive matching funding only for investment into a Timbuktoo incubated start-up.
• Africa.
• Invest up to $20k and Catalytic Africa matches at 2:1 on an equity-free basis.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small research grants. British Ecological Society (BES).
• Supporting innovative, high-quality ecological research that advances ecological science and integrates relevant social or economic dimensions.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to £5k grants.
• September 8, 2026.

Small Grants to Support the Youth Action For Peace Challenge to Advance Peace and Development. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Supporting youth-led initiatives that promote peace, social cohesion, resilience, inclusion, and youth livelihoods.
• Locally registered, youth-led, non-profit grassroots organizations in Mbeya, Songwe, Mwanza, Geita and Zanzibar.
• Tanzania.
• Up to ~$1,885 (TZS 5 million) grants.
• September 11, 2026.

Small-Scale Development Projects 2027. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria.
• Aims to contribute to the local community through small-scale development activities in accordance with the country's national development priorities.
• Non-governmental and non-political organization with legal personality in the country of the project implementation.
• Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
• Up to ~$23,912 (CZK 500k) grant funding.
• September 15, 2026.

Innovative Individual Award - Distinguished Researcher Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Water researchers with 10+ years of experience and significant contributions to renewable-energy-powered technologies addressing water scarcity.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.

Innovative Individual Award - Youth Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Innovators under 35 who have deployed renewable-energy-powered solutions addressing potable water production, distribution, or management.
• Individuals (youth).
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.

Innovative Crisis Solutions Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Rapidly deployable water systems that provide safe drinking water during crises, with proven emergency deployments benefiting at least 1,000 people.
• Small enterprises, research institutions, and NGOs.
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.

Funding for Youth Projects. Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
• Supporting New Music projects that engage young people and broaden access through festivals, performances, sound art, education, commissions, and other creative programmes.
• Applications can only be submitted by the organizing institution or an ensemble involved in the project. Individuals cannot submit an application.
• All countries.
• €25k grant funding.
• October 1, 2026.

EIFL Public Library Innovation Award 20. EIFL.
• Supporting public libraries that deliver innovative AI literacy programmes to build technical skills, critical thinking, and responsible use of AI.
• A public or community library.
• Developing economy countries. See full list here.
• $1,500 prize.
• October 26, 2026.

The Environmental Photography Award. Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
• Supporting photographers who raise awareness of environmental protection and humanity’s relationship with nature across five environmental categories: 1) Polar Regions, 2) Forests, 3) Ocean, 4) Humanity versus Nature and 5) Changemakers.
• Photographers.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grand prize.
• November 1, 2026.

go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge. PAVE Global.
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students designing innovative, sustainable, and adaptable modular retail fixtures for an original lifestyle fashion brand.
• Current undergraduate and graduate students studying design-related disciplines.
• All countries.
• $5k, travel support, industry recognition, and recognition at the PAVE Global Gala.
• November 2, 2026.

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multiple $150k+ grants for brain research
$750k for sustainable energy access
$1m for Tech startups in Morocco
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274 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.

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.
• All groups who receive grants have first completed the Group Strength & Financial Training Program.
• Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Guatemala.
• Up to $6,500 grant to launch a revolving loan fund.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amplify Kenya. Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).
• Assists Kenya-based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
• Access to a range of capacity-building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops and bespoke training.
• Early-stage new actors and digital-first outlets as well as more mature media companies pivoting to a new revenue model or adding a new revenue line.
• Kenya.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Next Wave Fund. Kickstarter.
• Early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.
• Entrepreneur or small business with fewer than 20 full-time employees.
• At least one member of your team is a citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder in the United States.
• A $10k pledge when project goes live on Kickstarter alongside training and Opportunities for marketing exposure and promotion.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The RCDIJ Africa Fund. Ripples Centre for Data and Investigate Journalism (RCDIJ).
• Small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including education, health, security, environment, democracy, corruption, economy, migration, technology, culture and development.
• Individual journalists: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small Grants Program. Friends of Liberia (FOL).
• Community development projects across a diverse range of focus areas.
• From education and healthcare to economic development and environmental sustainability. The focus is on empowering local communities to take charge of their development, leveraging their unique insights and strengths to create lasting, positive change.
• Nonprofits and NGOs.
• Liberia.
• Up to $3k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Anzisha Fellowship. Anzisha.
• Identifies and supports young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already building and growing real businesses.
• Your business, invention, or social project can be in any field or industry.
• Young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22.
• Africa.
• $10k prize.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Program recurs yearly - 2026 Applications open on September 29, 2026.

IWRS Teaching Innovation Award. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Instructors developing new approaches to teaching invertebrate biology that incorporate the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement). It also supports the development and implementation of any novel curricula addressing invertebrate welfare and sentience across invertebrate biology, animal welfare science, and/or veterinary medicine fields.
• An instructor at an educational institution, scientific society or museum, field-training course, or similar educational context.
• All countries that are not subject to sanctions from the UN and the USA.
• Up to $2k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (2 annual application deadlines — July 15 and November 15).

Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF). Pulitzer Center.
• Supports journalists, staff and freelancers, to report on issues in tropical forests, especially in three main rainforest regions—Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Applications with in-depth reporting that follow illegal wildlife trades across borders; shed light on harmful forest extraction industries; and investigate the systems, organizations, and people that enable corruption.
• Journalists, freelancers, a staff reporter or an editor with an idea can also apply.
• All countries, quality, independent journalism in three key regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Up to $15k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

IWRS Travel Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting early-career researchers presenting invertebrate welfare research at major academic conferences, with funding for registration, travel, accommodation, and per diem costs.
• Early-career researchers who are undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or within five years of completing their terminal degree.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

IWRS Small Meeting Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting events on insects and other terrestrial or aquatic invertebrates, with funding for researcher travel, event logistics, registration waivers, childcare, and related costs.
• Open to event organizing committee members from any discipline, excluding professional fundraisers and conference agencies.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $2k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Halton Foundation Grant Program. Halton Foundation.
• Organizations that research improvements in human wellbeing in indoor environments, or that develop solutions for enhanced indoor environmental quality.
• Non-profit organizations: Universities, research institutes, and registered charities.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

ISAC Project Grants. International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
• Research projects tackling infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and global health challenges in low-resource settings.
• Principal investigator.
• LMICs.
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 1, 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.

Call for proposals (phase 1). Norec.
• New partnerships that want to develop a work exchange project together and prepare a future Phase 2 application.
• 1) Build mutual trust and strong global partnership to enable institutional development and strengthen work for sustainable solutions and 2) Provide opportunities for young people to attain international experience and skills in sustainable development.
• Partnerships consisting of two or more organisations from different countries, between the following types of organisations can jointly apply: Civil society organisations, Public institutions, Private sector companies, Multilateral and global organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to ~$15,661 (150,000 NOK) grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative and John P. White Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• Intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines. Will not accept applications from individuals; Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments; Tree planting programs.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Jack Kimmel International Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• Arboriculture and urban forestry researchers.
• Researchers whose work is primarily outside of the United States.
• Up to $10k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• To support research and development into the techniques and equipment that arborists use in climbing, rigging, and working on trees, and the means of identifying potential hazards, to provide a safer working environment.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Building Bridges Initiative. TREE Fund.
• The Initiative is intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Research and Travel grants. Henry Moore Foundation.
• Available to sculpture historians, academics and conservators who are researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history and/or interpretation.
• Cannot accept applications which are to inform or develop an artist’s own work, and/or professional practice.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to £2,500 grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

Henry Moore Grants Program. Henry Moore Foundation.
• Exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, non-commercial publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display.
• Categories: 1) New Projects and Commissions, 2) Acquisitions and Collections, 3) Conferences, Lectures and Publications and 4) Long-Term Research grants.
• Non-profit organisations.
• All countries.
• Up to £20k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Eurofins Foundation Grant Program 2026. Eurofins.
• Projects that create meaningful social and environmental impact.
• Organisation implementing the project should be legally registered and have an activities track record of at least 24 months.
• All countries.
• Grants can vary in amount up to a maximum of 25% of a project / initiative cost and no more than €25k.
• September 1, 2026.

Commonwealth Startup Fellowship. Imperial Enterprise Lab.
• A six-month programme, for market-validated startups preparing to scale, particularly technology-enabled ventures driving climate, energy, health, advanced technology, or science- and engineering-based solutions.
• Startups across all industries, with particular value for technology-enabled ventures.
• Low- or middle-income Commonwealth countries.
• Up to £2k equity-free grant.
• September 1, 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.

Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Cambridge-Africa.
• Supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
• Cambridge-Africa.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 3, 2026.

CANEX Create-Thon 2026. Creative Africa Nexus - CANEX.
• A Pan-African creative technology competition that challenges creators to build innovative projects across Gaming, Video and Music using AI and emerging technologies.
• Participants may apply as individuals in one of three competition categories: Gaming, Video or Music. The competition welcomes game developers, musicians and producers, filmmakers, video creators, designers, digital artists, developers, creative technologists, AI builders, startups and multidisciplinary teams.
• Africa.
• Up to $7k cash prizes alongside Mentorship from Industry Experts.
• September 3, 2026.

MTN Corporate Social Investment (CSI). MTN.
• Supporting innovative, inclusive projects that remove barriers and expand opportunities for women and girls in technology.
• NGOs, Non-profit organisations, Foundations, Educational or training institutions; and Social enterprises with a clear social mandate.
• Rwanda.
• Up to ~$33,896 (RWF 50 million) grant funding.
• September 4, 2026.

Global South Civil Society Microgrants. Pulitzer Center.
• Supporting Global South projects that use journalism to raise awareness of interconnected rainforest, ocean, and climate challenges while amplifying local community perspectives.
• Civil society —including grassroot collectives, community-led movements, artists, and civic coalitions.
• Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia.
• Up to $4k grants.
• September 6, 2026.

The GirlCode Hackathon. GirlCode.
• An annual, all-women 30 hours coding marathon designed to address the gender gap in the tech industry by providing female developers with a high-intensity, real-world platform to showcase their technical talent, develop innovative solutions, and build crucial industry networks.
• Women and non-binary individuals who are creatives, developers, designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, and students. All skill levels are welcome.
• South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana.
• Up to ~$5,974 (R100,000) cash prize alongside a 6-month accelerator programme.
• Hackathon Dates in S.A & Botswana: 15-16 August 2026. In Kenya, Uganda & Tz: 5-6 September 2026. In Ghana: 11-12 September 2026. Apply as early as possible before the hackathon dates.

Virtual Media Workshop on Mining, Environment and Human Rights Reporting in Africa. Earth Journalism Network.
• A three-day virtual media workshop scheduled for November 3-5, 2026, aimed at strengthening the capacities of journalists and content creators in Ghana, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa to report on mining, environmental and human rights issues.
• Freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – community-based, local, national and international. Especially encourage women, rural, Indigenous and early-career journalists to apply.
• Open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) as well as social media content creators with experience covering mining, environmental and/or human rights issues.
• Ghana, Uganda, DRC or South Africa.
• $2k grants (a total of 10 grants to be awarded).
• September 6, 2026

Young Leaders in Research (YLR) 2026 Cohort. African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET).
• A 12-month grant. It supports early-career African researchers in economics and related fields to lead policy-relevant, context-driven research that advances Africa’s transformation agenda.
• Topics of research: 1) Gender Equality, 2) Regional Integration, 3) Innovation & Digital Policy and 4) Green Industrial Transformation.
• Early-career researchers 35 years old and under with a background in economics or a related field, who are African Nationals or hold permanent residency in African countries.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k research grants alongside mentorship.
• September 7, 2026.

2027 ffwd Accelerator. Fast Forward.
• Supporting technology-driven nonprofits using innovative tools, including AI, to tackle major social challenges and create scalable impact.
• Tech nonprofits.
• All countries.
• $25k unrestricted grant alongside expert mentorship from leaders in tech and social impact.
• September 7, 2026.

NourishNext West Africa : Youth Agri-Food Innovation Challenge. Nutrition Connect.
• Supports, and accelerates youth-led innovations that strengthen nutritious fruit and vegetable value chains across West Africa.
• The Challenge seeks innovative solutions that improve how fruits and vegetables are processed, preserved, packaged, transported, marketed, distributed, purchased, prepared, and consumed, contributing to more resilient, inclusive, and nutrition-sensitive food systems.
• Youth-led enterprises and innovators aged 18 to 35 years. This age limit is flexible for women-led enterprises/ set-ups, for women up to the age of 40 years.
• Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, or Côte d’Ivoire.
• $5k in seed funding alongside capacity building and expert mentorship.
• September 8, 2026.

Tikkun Olam Grants. Jewish Helping Hands.
• Supporting sustainable, scalable projects that empower marginalized communities and improve access to essential needs such as education, food, shelter, water, healthcare, connectivity, and gender equity.
• Grassroots organizations. Will NOT make grants to capital, political campaigns, scholarships, fellowships, or programs administered by for-profit entities.
• East Africa, Central America, North America, Any Impoverished Jewish Communities and Israel.
• Up to $10k grant award.
• September 9, 2026.

Fundación Ama Amoedo Grants 2026. Fundación Ama Amoedo.
• Supporting artists, organizations, and publications with meaningful ties to Latin America to strengthen the region’s visual arts ecosystem and institutions.
• Artists, collectives, art professionals, non-profit organizations, institutions, and foundations.
• All countries, a significant connection with Latin America, either by nationality, cultural heritage and/or the site where the project will be carried out.
• Ten grants of $10k.
• September 9, 2026.

10th Call for Proposals for STEG PhD Research Grants. Growth Research Platform.
• Supporting rigorous research on structural transformation and economic growth in low- and middle-income countries, with priority for data, AI and automation, gender, informality, taxation, and climate-related research.
• Currently enrolled PhD students who provide a letter of support from their PhD supervisor within two weeks of the application deadline.
• All countries, research relevant to policy in low-income countries (LICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 9, 2026.

Women in Tech Accelerator Program - Egypt. Standard Chartered.
• Supporting innovative, scalable, early-stage startups with at least one female co-founder and technology-driven solutions delivering sustainable environmental, social, or economic impact.
• Women-led, tech-enabled startups.
• Egypt.
• Up to $35k grant funding.
• September 10, 2026.

Africa Energy Innovation Competition. Nigeria Energy Forum.
• Young, early-stage energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop, prototype and scale innovative devices, equipment and digital solutions for social enterprise, agribusiness, fintech and energy management using locally available resources.
• Four innovation tracks for early-stage energy entrepreneurs from Africa, including: 1) Powering Youth Employment & Green Jobs, 2) Energizing Agribusiness & Waste-2-Energy, 3) Greening Local Manufacturing & Value Addition and 4) Transforming AI & Connectivity.
• Individuals or teams, young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
• Africa.
• Receive share of cash prize grants of up to $10k alongside industry mentorship.
• September 10, 2026.

Estimating the size of the ‘pre-cook’ sector. MECS (Modern Energy Cooking Services).
• Research to map and estimate the size, characteristics, and growth potential of the pre-cooked food sector in Kenya, Ghana, or Nigeria, with a focus on its potential for electric cooking and productive energy use.
• Seeking a consultant/s or organisation to conduct the study.
• Kenya, Ghana or Nigeria.
• Up to £8k grant funding.
• September 13, 2026.

Conservation Grants. Paul Mellon Centre.
• To help protect and preserve significant works of British art by providing organisations with funding to undertake original and needed conservation research.
• Available to any organisations, institutions, nonprofits, or other entities which hold a dedicated business account. Collaborative applications between two or more organisations are welcomed.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 14, 2026.

Rolex Explorers Club Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Open to explorers conducting fieldwork that addresses a novel scientific, environmental, or historical question in any discipline.
• In addition to demonstrating a spirit of exploration, candidates must submit a project or research proposal with a clear scientific rationale, original work, and the potential for significant impact or new understanding.
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• September 14, 2026.

Technology Entrepreneurship Seed (TES). Makerere Innovation & Incubation Center.
• Supporting Uganda-based innovators to transform early-stage technology ideas and prototypes across digital, robotics, IoT, advanced manufacturing, energy, health, AR/VR, and blockchain into validated, market-ready ventures.
• Technology-enabled solutions.
• Uganda.
• Up to $2k grant funding alongside business coaching and expert mentorship.
• September 14, 2026.

The Sahara CodeSwitch Africa Challenge. Intron.
• Developing real-world voice AI applications that understand African code-switching, accents, and noisy environments to perform useful tasks across sectors such as health, finance, agriculture, education, and public services.
• Developers & engineers, AI/ML researchers, Startups & product teams, Student teams, Open-source builders, NGOs & civic-tech teams, Companies with voice or customer-facing workflows.
• Africa.
• Up to $1,200 prizes alongside Sahara API Credits.
• September 15, 2026.

Sowing the Seeds of Change Programme — Roots Track (Kenya). Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF).
• Supporting young environmental champions in universities and communities to lead locally driven biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, environmental advocacy, and community action.
• Youth-led organisations and young environmental champions, priority given to higher learning institutions and community-based groups. An applicant is considered youth-led where the organisation’s leadership (board, management committee, or steering committee) is composed of at least 70% individuals aged 29 years and below.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$1,413 (KES 183k) grant funding (with possibility of increasing based on funding availability), awarded on a 50:50 grant-matching model.
• September 15, 2026.

ITEC2026 Global Entrepreneurship Competition. ITEC 2026.
• A real path into Chaoyang, China’s most connected business district. Projects across AI, digital health, intelligent robotics and other frontier fields.
• Startups.
• Global founders can apply from outside China. Applicants outside Chaoyang should demonstrate a genuine intention and plan to develop their project in the district.
• Up to ~$31,396 (¥5 million) grand prize.
• September 15, 2026.

2026-2027 Joint WHO African Region/TDR Impact Grants. eTDR.
• Strengthening research capacity and developing locally relevant, One Health solutions to improve health systems and combat infectious diseases of poverty.
• The Principal Investigator (PI) and (most of) the research team must be based in an institution in an African Region country or territory, including national tropical/communicable disease control programmes, ministries of health, academic institutions, research institutes and nongovernmental organizations.
• Applications are particularly encouraged from qualified applicants who are in the earlier career stage and are women.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k per grant.
• September 15, 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.

The Terre de Femmes France Prize. Yves Rocher Foundation.
• Project be closely linked to environmental preservation, and more specifically to biodiversity. Some examples: 1) Raising awareness about environmental preservation, 2) Promoting a sustainable lifestyle, 3) Protection of plant and animal biodiversity and 4) Food waste reduction.
• Any adult woman or group of women committed to the preservation of nature. Through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) that has been in existence for at least one year.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k grant per project (3 winners).
• September 15, 2026.

G­l­o­b­a­l V­o­i­c­e­s f­o­r P­e­a­c­e S­m­a­l­l S­e­e­d G­r­a­n­t­s. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
• Innovative locally driven initiatives that safeguard democracy while advancing peace, justice, and nonviolence.
• Local and community-based and faith-based organizations. Feminist, grassroots groups, and youth movements are encouraged to apply.
• Global South partners. However, collaboration with a Global North partner could be included in the financing.
• Up to $15k grants (10 awards total).
• September 15, 2026.

Mountains ADAPT small grants. UNEP.
• Inclusive ecosystem-based approaches that respond to climate change impacts in mountains and help communities protect their natural environment and improve their livelihoods.
• Civil society organizations, preferably grassroots, community-based, youth or women organizations delivering community-based actions to adapt to climate change impacts in mountain communities of the East African Community.
• East Africa.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 15, 2026.

AI for SDGs: Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2026. UNU Macau.
• Seeking mature, near-commercial AI solutions (TRL 6+) that transform education, advance social inclusion, or expand affordable AI-enabled learning in underserved and less-developed communities.
• Open to any company, group, or individual worldwide, regardless of nationality or background.
• All countries.
• Finalists receive complimentary hotel accommodation in Macao, plus the opportunity to apply for travel allowances of up to $1k per team.
• September 15, 2026.

Human healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improving the human welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €40k prize.
• September 16, 2026.

Tara’s Circle. Tara for Women.
• Women-led projects generating social, environmental, and economic impact through innovative solutions.
• Projects where a woman is founder or co-founder and plays an active role in leading the project. Initiatives at the seed stage, with a defined MVP or a functional MVP.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k cash award.
• September 17, 2026.

The Circular Packaging Challenge. Circular Packaging Challenge.
• Promoting networking, business generation and the development of pilot projects between startups and companies in the packaging sector. New solutions for the circularity of packaging.
• Challenges: 1) Food & Beverage, 2) Beverages and Dairy Products, 3) Non-food and 4) Traceability.
• Startups already established, less than 10 years old and with a high degree of innovation.
• All countries.
• €4k prize alongside opportunities for co-development.
• September 18, 2026.

Call for founders: Jobtech Alliance in Mombasa. Jobtech Alliance.
• Supporting live startups that help people in Mombasa find work, develop employable skills, grow businesses, or increase their income.
• Startups.
• Africa, only if you are open to expanding to Mombasa, Kenya.
• Up to $10k grant alongside technical support.
• September 18, 2026.

Animal healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improve the animal welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize.
• September 20, 2026.

Grants for Iguana Conservation. International Iguana Foundation.
• Priority is given to projects that protect threatened iguanas and their habitats, improve knowledge of Data Deficient species, or support IUCN-endorsed iguana conservation action plans.
• Scientists, educators, and organizations committed to preserving Earth’s biodiversity.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• September 20, 2026.

Field Research Grants. Primate Conservation, Incorporated (PCI).
• Field research that supports conservation programs for wild populations of primates.
• Priority will be given to projects that study rare and endangered primates and their conservation in their natural habitat.
• Graduate students, qualified conservationists and primatologists.
• Asia and West Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• September 20, 2026.

Gender Equality Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• To strengthen gender equality in higher education.
• Themes: 1) Addressing underrepresentation of women in higher education leadership, 2) Strengthening pathways into employment, 3) Creating safe higher education spaces and 4) Enabling participation of women in STEM.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ukraine.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

Disability Inclusion Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• 1) Strengthen disability-inclusive policies, systems and practices within higher education institutions, 2) improve opportunities, participation and outcomes for persons with disabilities in higher education and 3) support sustainable institutional change through partnership, evidence generation and knowledge exchange.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation. Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
• Groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
• Open to all disciplines and sectors, the prize highlights the most inspiring and original achievements of the year - whether through new initiatives, technological innovations, research publications, or institutional accomplishments.
• Projects by any individual, group of individuals, or organisation (from private or public sectors).
• All countries.
• ~$12,378 (CHF 10k) cash prize.
• September 23, 2026.

The Entrepreneurship Grants. AU-EU Youth Lab.
• Supporting youth-led initiatives that expand skills and entrepreneurship opportunities, grow responsible youth enterprises, and improve the policy environment for young entrepreneurs.
• Organisation must be youth-led: non-profit, operating as a Trust, Community Based Organisation, or as a NGO/Civil Society Organisation or Cooperative with a clear social/environmental mission.
• Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Up to €31,500 grants.
• September 23, 2026.

The Innovation Grants. AU-EU Youth Lab.
• Supporting youth organizations developing innovative, locally relevant solutions to global challenges that create lasting community impact and contribute to wider systems, policy, and practice change.
• Organisation must be youth-led: non-profit, operating as a Trust, Community Based Organisation or as a NGO/Civil Society Organisation with a clear social mission.
• Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Up to €42k grants.
• September 23, 2026.

Voices for Climate Justice campaign. Africa No Filter.
• Supporting African individual storytellers and content creators with established audiences to produce original, ethical stories on how climate change, gender, debt, and fossil fuels affect communities across Africa.
• Must be a storyteller ( journalists, content creators, podcasters, vloggers, muralists, data visualizers) aged 18 and above.
• Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, Angola, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Malawi, and Zambia.
• Up to $4k per grant alongside training and mentorship.
• September 25, 2026.

Kensington Conservation Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Supporting high-impact, inclusive exploration projects that advance responsible and sustainable tourism. Supports a wide range of field science disciplines.
• Graduate students, Post-graduate researchers, Early-career scientists and Independent explorers.
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• September 28, 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.

Young Inventors Prize. European Patent Office.
• Seeking purpose-driven innovations by young inventors (30 and under) that address global challenges and contribute to the UN SDGs.
• Submit any idea, project or product in any field of tech that creates sustainable, inclusive, and environmentally responsible solutions.
• Open to any individual or a group of individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize money.
• September 30, 2026.

School Leadership Research Grants - Cohort II. African Centre for School Leadership (ACSL).
• Rigorous, action-oriented research that addresses Africa’s school leadership challenges and contributes to national and continental education priorities. Researchers will work closely with policymakers, practitioners, school leaders, and implementing institutions to ensure that evidence informs policy, strengthens practice, and improves education systems.
• Cross-country collaborations and proposals addressing gender equality, disability inclusion, rural and underserved communities, and other marginalised groups are strongly encouraged.
• The Principal Investigator must hold a Doctorate in Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, or a closely related field, earned within the past five (5) years.
• Research teams are strongly encouraged to promote team diversity by including female researchers, young researchers (under 35 years) and researchers with different education levels (bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees/candidates).
• Africa.
• Up to $35k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

Clean Cooking Solutions. Solar Impulse Foundation.
• Clean cooking solutions that are both environmentally sustainable and economically viable, with a focus on communities in the Global South.
• Clean cooking innovators, with particular interest for: locally-led initiatives, women-led enterprises, solutions deployed in refugee and displacement settings, PAYGO and innovative financing models.
• LMICs.
• Up to ~$12,222 (CHF 10k) in catalytic funding.
• September 30, 2026.

The Connect & Create program. Institut français.
• Supporting Africa–Europe cultural collaboration through artistic exchange, professional mobility, networking, and mutual learning. Open to Africa-based artistic teams, cultural support and distribution organisations, and professional arts and cultural events.
• Associations and non-profit organisations, private companies, cultural institutions, foundations and other professional cultural organisations.
• West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and European Union Member States.
• Up to €39,500 grant funding.
• September 30, 2026.

The Afreximbank–Edordu Research Competition. African Economic Research Consortium.
• Policy-relevant research advancing Africa’s trade and development through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, industrialisation, trade finance, digital commerce, creative industries, diaspora investment, logistics, and regional integration.
• Postgraduate students, must be currently enrolled in a postgraduate programme (Master’s or PhD) at an accredited tertiary institution located in Africa or in an eligible CARICOM state.
• Africa or eligible CARICOM state: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
• Up to $20k prizes.
• September 30, 2026.

The Stephenson Exploration Advancement Program. The Explorers Club.
• To support conservationists and field scientists who are doing the hands-on work of researching, protecting, and caring for our oceans.
• College undergraduates, graduate students, or independent explorers.
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• October 2, 2026.

Wege Prize 2027. Wege Prize.
• Challenges teams to use circular design to develop products and services that create unique value, solve real-world problems, and benefit people, businesses, and the environment.
• 1) Eliminate waste and pollution, 2) Circulate products and materials and 3) Regenerate nature.
• Teams must comprise exactly 5 currently enrolled students from at least 3 academic disciplines and represent at least 2 higher-education institutions or distinct schools within one university.
• Non-business teams split the cash prize equally among members, while business applicants receive the award as a lump sum, subject to U.S. tax ID and documentation requirements.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k prize.
• October 4, 2026.

Nominations open for Earth Partner Prize 2026. Earth Partner.
• Invites artists to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
• Artists, aged 14 to 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 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.

Financial Aid. Pave HER Way.
• Need-based support for women facing financial barriers to taking the next step.
• For women with a vision for impact, who presently need financial assistance to fund their education or to overcome personal hardship.
• Must be a US citizen or resident. Work can seemingly be done in any country.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• Closing October 16, 2026.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación Mapfre.
• Study related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 22, 2026.

Community Impact Grant Program. TEEEM (The Empathy Equality Entrepreneurship Mission).
• Supporting community-driven organizations that create measurable, sustainable impact through education, youth development, empowerment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Nonprofit and charitable organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• November 1, 2026.

Local Impact Mini-Grants. Interledger Foundation.
• Initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out.
• 1) Open payments and digital financial access, 2) Open source and open innovation, 3) Financial inclusion and fintech ecosystems and 4) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI/DPG) and related themes.
• Community organisations, nonprofits, cooperatives, civil society and advocacy groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners.
• All countries, projects serving communities in the Global South, rural areas, or peri-urban regions are a priority.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 11, 2026.

Call for nominations for the OPEC Award for Research. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
• Researchers, academics and experts from around the world are invited to nominate outstanding individual candidates whose work has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues.
• Individuals, institutions and organizations can submit nominations.
• Outstanding individual candidates, be well-known in the energy industry and/or academia.
• OPEC Member Countries and the developing world: Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
• Monetary prize of €10k.
• November 30, 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.

The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
• Recognizing professional journalists whose impactful cancer reporting advances public understanding of cancer, research, advocacy, and policy.
• Open to print, broadcast, and online professional journalists whose stories appear in newspapers, magazines, websites, and broadcast platforms that target lay public audiences.
• All countries.
• $5k unrestricted cash award and a commemorative award.
• December 7, 2026.

Capacity Development Grants. Aubrey Barker Fund.
• 1) To help the development of curriculum or teaching materials (including translation to online) in a developing country, which will have lasting benefit to a number of students and society; or 2) for projects that develop the capacity of relevant professional institutions in developing countries.
• Educational or professional organisation.
• LMICs.
• Up to £3k grants.
• December 31, 2026.

Ran and Ginny Fiennes Award. Royal Geographical Society.
• Supports humanitarian, scientific or educational projects which follow in the Transglobe Expedition’s tradition of challenge and perseverance.
• Designed to support the next generation of emerging travelers and expeditioners.
• All countries.
• Up to £5k grants.
• January 8, 2027.

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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IWRS Travel Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting early-career researchers presenting invertebrate welfare research at major academic conferences, with funding for registration, travel, accommodation, and per diem costs.
• Early-career researchers who are undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or within five years of completing their terminal degree.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

IWRS Small Meeting Grants. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Supporting events on insects and other terrestrial or aquatic invertebrates, with funding for researcher travel, event logistics, registration waivers, childcare, and related costs.
• Open to event organizing committee members from any discipline, excluding professional fundraisers and conference agencies.
• All countries except those subject to sanctions by the UN or the USA.
• Up to $2k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

MTN Corporate Social Investment (CSI). MTN.
• Supporting innovative, inclusive projects that remove barriers and expand opportunities for women and girls in technology.
• NGOs, Non-profit organisations, Foundations, Educational or training institutions; and Social enterprises with a clear social mandate.
• Rwanda.
• Up to ~$33,896 (RWF 50 million) grant funding.
• September 4, 2026.

Global South Civil Society Microgrants. Pulitzer Center.
• Supporting Global South projects that use journalism to raise awareness of interconnected rainforest, ocean, and climate challenges while amplifying local community perspectives.
• Civil society —including grassroot collectives, community-led movements, artists, and civic coalitions.
• Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia.
• Up to $4k grants.
• September 6, 2026.

Tikkun Olam Grants. Jewish Helping Hands.
• Supporting sustainable, scalable projects that empower marginalized communities and improve access to essential needs such as education, food, shelter, water, healthcare, connectivity, and gender equity.
• Grassroots organizations. Will NOT make grants to capital, political campaigns, scholarships, fellowships, or programs administered by for-profit entities.
• East Africa, Central America, North America, Any Impoverished Jewish Communities and Israel.
• Up to $10k grant award.
• September 9, 2026.

Fundación Ama Amoedo Grants 2026. Fundación Ama Amoedo.
• Supporting artists, organizations, and publications with meaningful ties to Latin America to strengthen the region’s visual arts ecosystem and institutions.
• Artists, collectives, art professionals, non-profit organizations, institutions, and foundations.
• All countries, a significant connection with Latin America, either by nationality, cultural heritage and/or the site where the project will be carried out.
• Ten grants of $10k.
• September 9, 2026.

10th Call for Proposals for STEG PhD Research Grants. Growth Research Platform.
• Supporting rigorous research on structural transformation and economic growth in low- and middle-income countries, with priority for data, AI and automation, gender, informality, taxation, and climate-related research.
• Currently enrolled PhD students who provide a letter of support from their PhD supervisor within two weeks of the application deadline.
• All countries, research relevant to policy in low-income countries (LICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 9, 2026.

Women in Tech Accelerator Program - Egypt. Standard Chartered.
• Supporting innovative, scalable, early-stage startups with at least one female co-founder and technology-driven solutions delivering sustainable environmental, social, or economic impact.
• Women-led, tech-enabled startups.
• Egypt.
• Up to $35k grant funding.
• September 10, 2026.

Estimating the size of the ‘pre-cook’ sector. MECS (Modern Energy Cooking Services).
• Research to map and estimate the size, characteristics, and growth potential of the pre-cooked food sector in Kenya, Ghana, or Nigeria, with a focus on its potential for electric cooking and productive energy use.
• Seeking a consultant/s or organisation to conduct the study.
• Kenya, Ghana or Nigeria.
• Up to £8k grant funding.
• September 13, 2026.

Technology Entrepreneurship Seed (TES). Makerere Innovation & Incubation Center.
• Supporting Uganda-based innovators to transform early-stage technology ideas and prototypes across digital, robotics, IoT, advanced manufacturing, energy, health, AR/VR, and blockchain into validated, market-ready ventures.
• Technology-enabled solutions.
• Uganda.
• Up to $2k grant funding alongside business coaching and expert mentorship.
• September 14, 2026.

The Sahara CodeSwitch Africa Challenge. Intron.
• Developing real-world voice AI applications that understand African code-switching, accents, and noisy environments to perform useful tasks across sectors such as health, finance, agriculture, education, and public services.
• Developers & engineers, AI/ML researchers, Startups & product teams, Student teams, Open-source builders, NGOs & civic-tech teams, Companies with voice or customer-facing workflows.
• Africa.
• Up to $1,200 prizes alongside Sahara API Credits.
• September 15, 2026.

Sowing the Seeds of Change Programme — Roots Track (Kenya). Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF).
• Supporting young environmental champions in universities and communities to lead locally driven biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, environmental advocacy, and community action.
• Youth-led organisations and young environmental champions, priority given to higher learning institutions and community-based groups. An applicant is considered youth-led where the organisation’s leadership (board, management committee, or steering committee) is composed of at least 70% individuals aged 29 years and below.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$1,413 ($183k) grant funding (with possibility of increasing based on funding availability), awarded on a 50:50 grant-matching model.
• September 15, 2026.

ITEC2026 Global Entrepreneurship Competition. ITEC 2026.
• A real path into Chaoyang, China’s most connected business district. Projects across AI, digital health, intelligent robotics and other frontier fields.
• Startups.
• Global founders can apply from outside China. Applicants outside Chaoyang should demonstrate a genuine intention and plan to develop their project in the district.
• Up to ~$31,396 (¥5 million) grand prize.
• September 15, 2026.

Call for founders: Jobtech Alliance in Mombasa. Jobtech Alliance.
• Supporting live startups that help people in Mombasa find work, develop employable skills, grow businesses, or increase their income.
• Startups.
• Africa, only if you are open to expanding to Mombasa, Kenya.
• Up to $10k grant alongside technical support.
• September 18, 2026.

Field Research Grants. Primate Conservation, Incorporated (PCI).
• Field research that supports conservation programs for wild populations of primates.
• Priority will be given to projects that study rare and endangered primates and their conservation in their natural habitat.
• Graduate students, qualified conservationists and primatologists.
• Asia and West Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• September 20, 2026.

The Entrepreneurship Grants. AU-EU Youth Lab.
• Supporting youth-led initiatives that expand skills and entrepreneurship opportunities, grow responsible youth enterprises, and improve the policy environment for young entrepreneurs.
• Organisation must be youth-led: non-profit, operating as a Trust, Community Based Organisation, or as a NGO/Civil Society Organisation or Cooperative with a clear social/environmental mission.
• Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Up to €31,500 grants.
• September 23, 2026.

The Innovation Grants. AU-EU Youth Lab.
• Supporting youth organizations developing innovative, locally relevant solutions to global challenges that create lasting community impact and contribute to wider systems, policy, and practice change.
• Organisation must be youth-led: non-profit, operating as a Trust, Community Based Organisation or as a NGO/Civil Society Organisation with a clear social mission.
• Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Up to €42k grants.
• September 23, 2026.

Voices for Climate Justice campaign. Africa No Filter.
• Supporting African individual storytellers and content creators with established audiences to produce original, ethical stories on how climate change, gender, debt, and fossil fuels affect communities across Africa.
• Must be a storyteller ( journalists, content creators, podcasters, vloggers, muralists, data visualizers) aged 18 and above.
• Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, Angola, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Malawi, and Zambia.
• Up to $4k per grant alongside training and mentorship.
• September 25, 2026.

Community Impact Grant Program. TEEEM (The Empathy Equality Entrepreneurship Mission).
• Supporting community-driven organizations that create measurable, sustainable impact through education, youth development, empowerment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Nonprofit and charitable organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• November 1, 2026.

The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
• Recognizing professional journalists whose impactful cancer reporting advances public understanding of cancer, research, advocacy, and policy.
• Open to print, broadcast, and online professional journalists whose stories appear in newspapers, magazines, websites, and broadcast platforms that target lay public audiences.
• All countries.
• $5k unrestricted cash award and a commemorative award.
• December 7, 2026.

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IWRS Teaching Innovation Award. Insect Welfare Research Society.
• Instructors developing new approaches to teaching invertebrate biology that incorporate the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement). It also supports the development and implementation of any novel curricula addressing invertebrate welfare and sentience across invertebrate biology, animal welfare science, and/or veterinary medicine fields.
• An instructor at an educational institution, scientific society or museum, field-training course, or similar educational context.
• All countries that are not subject to sanctions from the UN and the USA.
• Up to $2k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (2 annual application deadlines — July 15 and November 15).

Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF). Pulitzer Center.
• Supports journalists, staff and freelancers, to report on issues in tropical forests, especially in three main rainforest regions—Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Applications with in-depth reporting that follow illegal wildlife trades across borders; shed light on harmful forest extraction industries; and investigate the systems, organizations, and people that enable corruption.
• Journalists, freelancers, a staff reporter or an editor with an idea can also apply.
• All countries, quality, independent journalism in three key regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
• Up to $15k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

INISA call for projects – Initiatives-Sahel edition 2. Government of the Principality of Monaco (Directorate of International Cooperation).
• Supporting Sahelian civil society organisations implementing high-impact local projects focused on women and girls, livelihoods, agriculture, education, inclusion, climate, environmental protection, and peacebuilding.
• Civil society organizations and medium-sized civil society associations.
• Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal.
• Up to €20k grant.
• August 23, 2026.

Community and Civil Society Engagement (CCSE) Pilot for Lenacapavir. Wits RHI University of the Witwatersrand.
• Advancing equitable access to HIV prevention. Community-rooted organisations with innovative, participatory approaches and the capacity to advance equitable lenacapavir access and uptake.
• Community-based organisations (CBOs), Civil society organisations (CSOs), Networks, Coalitions and Intermediary organisations that are legally registered or formally recognised.
• Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Up to $200k total funding envelope across multiple projects.
• August 28, 2026.

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026. Social Shifters.
• 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.
• Individuals who are between 18 and 30 years old on or before the submission deadline.
• All countries except those subject to UK government financial sanctions.
• Up to $15k grant funding awards
• August 31, 2026.

2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards. ECOWAS Startup Awards.
• High-impact startups — advancing innovation, digital entrepreneurship and economic integration across West Africa.
• 1) EdTech, 2) FinTech, 3) HealthTech, 4) AgriTech, 5)CleanTech and 6) TravelTech.
• Startups
• West Africa.
• Up to $30k cash prizes alongside mentorship support.
• August 31, 2026.

Commonwealth Startup Fellowship. Imperial Enterprise Lab.
• A six-month programme, for market-validated startups preparing to scale, particularly technology-enabled ventures driving climate, energy, health, advanced technology, or science- and engineering-based solutions.
• Startups across all industries, with particular value for technology-enabled ventures.
• Low- or middle-income Commonwealth countries.
• Up to £2k equity-free grant.
• September 1, 2026.

CANEX Create-Thon 2026. Creative Africa Nexus - CANEX.
• A Pan-African creative technology competition that challenges creators to build innovative projects across Gaming, Video and Music using AI and emerging technologies.
• Participants may apply as individuals in one of three competition categories: Gaming, Video or Music. The competition welcomes game developers, musicians and producers, filmmakers, video creators, designers, digital artists, developers, creative technologists, AI builders, startups and multidisciplinary teams.
• Africa.
• Up to $7k cash prizes alongside Mentorship from Industry Experts.
• September 3, 2026.

Young Leaders in Research (YLR) 2026 Cohort. African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET).
• A 12-month grant. It supports early-career African researchers in economics and related fields to lead policy-relevant, context-driven research that advances Africa’s transformation agenda.
• Topics of research: 1) Gender Equality, 2) Regional Integration, 3) Innovation & Digital Policy and 4) Green Industrial Transformation.
• Early-career researchers 35 years old and under with a background in economics or a related field, who are African Nationals or hold permanent residency in African countries.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k research grants alongside mentorship.
• September 7, 2026.

2027 ffwd Accelerator. Fast Forward.
• Supporting technology-driven nonprofits using innovative tools, including AI, to tackle major social challenges and create scalable impact.
• Tech nonprofits.
• All countries.
• $25k unrestricted grant alongside expert mentorship from leaders in tech and social impact.
• September 7, 2026.

AI for SDGs: Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2026. UNU Macau.
• Seeking mature, near-commercial AI solutions (TRL 6+) that transform education, advance social inclusion, or expand affordable AI-enabled learning in underserved and less-developed communities.
• Open to any company, group, or individual worldwide, regardless of nationality or background.
• All countries.
• Finalists receive complimentary hotel accommodation in Macao, plus the opportunity to apply for travel allowances of up to $1k per team.
• September 15, 2026.

The Circular Packaging Challenge. Circular Packaging Challenge.
• Promoting networking, business generation and the development of pilot projects between startups and companies in the packaging sector. New solutions for the circularity of packaging.
• Challenges: 1) Food & Beverage, 2) Beverages and Dairy Products, 3) Non-food and 4) Traceability.
• Startups already established, less than 10 years old and with a high degree of innovation.
• All countries.
• €4k prize alongside opportunities for co-development.
• September 18, 2026.

The Afreximbank–Edordu Research Competition. African Economic Research Consortium.
• Policy-relevant research advancing Africa’s trade and development through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, industrialisation, trade finance, digital commerce, creative industries, diaspora investment, logistics, and regional integration.
• Postgraduate students, must be currently enrolled in a postgraduate programme (Master’s or PhD) at an accredited tertiary institution located in Africa or in an eligible CARICOM state.
• Africa or eligible CARICOM state: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
• Up to $20k prizes.
• September 30, 2026.

The Stephenson Exploration Advancement Program. The Explorers Club.
• To support conservationists and field scientists who are doing the hands-on work of researching, protecting, and caring for our oceans.
• College undergraduates, graduate students, or independent explorers
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• October 2, 2026.

Call for nominations for the OPEC Award for Research. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
• Researchers, academics and experts from around the world are invited to nominate outstanding individual candidates whose work has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues.
• Individuals, institutions and organizations can submit nominations.
• Outstanding individual candidates, be well-known in the energy industry and/or academia.
• OPEC Member Countries and the developing world: Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
• Monetary prize of €10k.
• November 30, 2026.

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Financial Aid. Pave HER Way.
• Need-based support for women facing financial barriers to taking the next step.
• For women with a vision for impact, who presently need financial assistance to fund their education or to overcome personal hardship.
• Must be a US citizen or resident. Work can seemingly be done in any country.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• Deadline TBD.

IBRO Parenthood Grants. International Brain Research Organization.
• Early-career researchers whose research has been affected by pregnancy, parental leave, or adoption leave and who need funding to maintain research continuity.
• Early-career principal investigators (within 7 years of appointment) with a peer-reviewed publication who are pregnant, recently gave birth, or are about to adopt and become the primary caregiver.
• Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America region, Pan-Europe region and US/Canada.
• Up to $4k grants.
• August 15, 2026.

Residency Program - Art, psychiatry and society. Françoise Association for Contemporary Work in Society.
• A residency program dedicated to the relationships between contemporary creation, psychiatry, and the humanities.
• Mid-career or established artist-authors of any discipline. Must demonstrate ease communicating in French or English and a demonstrated interest in the relationships between art (reception, creation, criticism, etc.) and mental health care.
• All countries.
• €1k grant.
• August 16, 2026.

Direct Aid Program (DAP). Australian High Commission Republic of Kenya.
• Projects advancing climate resilience, skills and livelihoods, health and wellbeing, human rights and inclusion, protection of vulnerable groups, and peace and security.
• Projects that demonstrate a high level of local involvement or partnership with other likeminded organisations (financially and/or in kind) are encouraged.
• Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania or Uganda.
• Up to ~$42,354 (AUD 60k) grants.
• August 16, 2026.

Grants for reporting on biodiversity in West Africa. Earth Journalism Network.
• To improve the quality and quantity of media coverage of biodiversity in the region, while highlighting the serious threats facing West Africa’s natural heritage as well as promising or proven solutions.
• Journalists working in all types of media (online press, print media, television, radio), as well as other media professionals with proven reporting experience.
• West Africa, preference will be given to journalists based in French-speaking West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Niger, Senegal, and Togo).
• Up to €2k grants alongside mentorship.
• August 21, 2026.

International Innovation Grant. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
• Novel and innovative projects that can have a significant impact on cancer control in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• Not-for-profit with a charitable purpose (e.g. medical societies or associations, advocacy organizations, foundations, hospitals, universities) or a government agency.
• Must be located in a country categorized by the World Bank as Low-Income, Lower-Middle Income, or Upper-Middle Income.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• August 28, 2026.

Google Africa AI Lab. Google Labs.
• Supports founders from across the continent interested in using the latest AI research to address real-world, uniquely African challenges - and, in turn, build Africa’s first generation of AI-native unicorn startups.
• Collaborative AI product development and rapid prototyping focused on Africa’s future of work, knowledge, software development, creativity, and entertainment.
• Current full-time founders and/or top researchers who are looking to become startup founders.
• Africa.
• Selected startups receive early access to Google DeepMind AI models, technical and go-to-market support, and potential funding from Google and leading venture capital firms.
• August 31, 2026.

C3 EmpowerHer program. C3 (Companies Creating Change).
• A 6-month program supporting women-led and women-benefitting climate resilience enterprises across MENA, helping them strengthen solutions to the region’s most urgent climate challenges, from water and food security to heat resilience and coastal adaptation.
• Early-stage (with traction: Pre-seed to pre-Series A, with an MVP and early evidence of traction) climate resilience ventures, should be women-centered: Either women-led or women-benefitting solution. Your core mission is in climate resilience rather than pure mitigation.
• MENA-based or MENA-operating: Headquartered in or primarily operating within MENA.
• Up to $20k catalytic pilot funding alongside tailored support.
• August 31, 2026.

Virtual Media Workshop on Mining, Environment and Human Rights Reporting in Africa. Earth Journalism Network.
• A three-day virtual media workshop scheduled for November 3-5, 2026, aimed at strengthening the capacities of journalists and content creators in Ghana, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa to report on mining, environmental and human rights issues.
• Freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – community-based, local, national and international. Especially encourage women, rural, Indigenous and early-career journalists to apply.
• Open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) as well as social media content creators with experience covering mining, environmental and/or human rights issues.
• Ghana, Uganda, DRC or South Africa.
• $2k grants (a total of 10 grants to be awarded).
• September 6, 2026.

Africa Energy Innovation Competition. Nigeria Energy Forum.
• Young, early-stage energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop, prototype and scale innovative devices, equipment and digital solutions for social enterprise, agribusiness, fintech and energy management using locally available resources.
• Four innovation tracks for early-stage energy entrepreneurs from Africa, including: 1) Powering Youth Employment & Green Jobs, 2) Energizing Agribusiness & Waste-2-Energy, 3) Greening Local Manufacturing & Value Addition and 4) Transforming AI & Connectivity.
• Individuals or teams, young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
• Africa.
• Receive share of cash prize grants of up to $10k alongside industry mentorship.
• September 10, 2026.

Rolex Explorers Club Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Open to explorers conducting fieldwork that addresses a novel scientific, environmental, or historical question in any discipline.
• In addition to demonstrating a spirit of exploration, candidates must submit a project or research proposal with a clear scientific rationale, original work, and the potential for significant impact or new understanding.
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• September 14, 2026.

2026-2027 Joint WHO African Region/TDR Impact Grants. eTDR.
• Strengthening research capacity and developing locally relevant, One Health solutions to improve health systems and combat infectious diseases of poverty.
• The Principal Investigator (PI) and (most of) the research team must be based in an institution in an African Region country or territory, including national tropical/communicable disease control programmes, ministries of health, academic institutions, research institutes and nongovernmental organizations.
• Applications are particularly encouraged from qualified applicants who are in the earlier career stage and are women.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k per grant.
• September 15, 2026.

Tara’s Circle. Tara for Women.
• Women-led projects generating social, environmental, and economic impact through innovative solutions.
• Projects where a woman is founder or co-founder and plays an active role in leading the project. Initiatives at the seed stage, with a defined MVP or a functional MVP.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k cash award.
• September 17, 2026.

Grants for Iguana Conservation. International Iguana Foundation.
• Priority is given to projects that protect threatened iguanas and their habitats, improve knowledge of Data Deficient species, or support IUCN-endorsed iguana conservation action plans.
• Scientists, educators, and organizations committed to preserving Earth’s biodiversity.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• September 20, 2026.

Kensington Conservation Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Supporting high-impact, inclusive exploration projects that advance responsible and sustainable tourism. Supports a wide range of field science disciplines.
• Graduate students, Post-graduate researchers, Early-career scientists and Independent explorers.
• All countries.
• $10k grants.
• September 28, 2026.

The Connect & Create program. Institut français.
• Supporting Africa–Europe cultural collaboration through artistic exchange, professional mobility, networking, and mutual learning. Open to Africa-based artistic teams, cultural support and distribution organisations, and professional arts and cultural events.
• Associations and non-profit organisations, private companies, cultural institutions, foundations and other professional cultural organisations.
• West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and European Union Member States.
• Up to €39,500 grant funding.
• September 30, 2026.

Wege Prize 2027. Wege Prize.
• Challenges teams to use circular design to develop products and services that create unique value, solve real-world problems, and benefit people, businesses, and the environment.
• 1) Eliminate waste and pollution, 2) Circulate products and materials and 3) Regenerate nature.
• Teams must comprise exactly 5 currently enrolled students from at least 3 academic disciplines and represent at least 2 higher-education institutions or distinct schools within one university.
• Non-business teams split the cash prize equally among members, while business applicants receive the award as a lump sum, subject to U.S. tax ID and documentation requirements.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k prize.
• October 4, 2026.

Ran and Ginny Fiennes Award. Royal Geographical Society.
• Supports humanitarian, scientific or educational projects which follow in the Transglobe Expedition’s tradition of challenge and perseverance.
• Designed to support the next generation of emerging travelers and expeditioners.
• All countries.
• Up to £5k grants.
• January 8, 2027.

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● 1 opportunities from $200k to $1m
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$90k for transformational women-led initiatives
$190k for animal advocacy
$15m for WASH solutions

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The Explorers Club Impact Grants Program. The Explorers Club.
• Helping expand the impact of explorers’ work in science and exploration around the world.
• Explorers.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

2026-27 Catalyst cycle - empowering the next generation of health innovators. Reckitt.
• Supporting women and underrepresented entrepreneurs developing business solutions to improve health, hygiene, water, and sanitation.
• Social Innovators, female and underrepresented founders, representing for-profit or not-for-profit organizations (legal entities).
• Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia and India.
• Flexible financing of up to $30k alongside targeted training, one-to-one mentoring from Reckitt senior leaders, connection to a community of experts and opportunities to engage with government and public health organisations.
• August 9, 2026.

Small Grants. Gender and Environment Data Alliance (GEDA).
• Aims to improve availability, accessibility, understanding, and application of quality and robust data and information at the gender and environment nexus.
• For two to three of the eight grants in the 2026-2027 round, preference will be given to projects that focus on one or more of the following issue areas: 1) health in the context of gender and climate change; 2) gender-based violence and climate change and 3) care work in the context of gender and climate change.
• Applicants must be existing GEDA members (invitation only). Preference will be granted to GEDA members (organizations or consultancy firms) based in the Global South.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 14, 2026.

Documentary Film Grants. Alter-Ciné Foundation.
• Grants to filmmakers to assist in the production of a documentary project.
• Filmmakers.
• The Global South (Africa, Asia or Latin America).
• Up to ~$7,108 (10k Canadian dollars) grants.
• August 15, 2026.

Carbon to Value Year 6. C2V.
• Startups at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4-7 that are developing carbontech solutions. More specifically, the program collaborators are interested in carbontech innovations related to the following categories: 1) Carbon Conversion to Value-Added Products, 2) Carbon Capture and 3) Carbon Sequestration and Removal.
• Startup.
• All countries.
• Up to a $10k discretionary stipend per selected startup to support their participation in the accelerator.
• August 28, 2026.

Aligning Evidence to Build Coalitions for Accelerated Results at Scale for Adolescent Girls. UNICEF.
• Seeks to bridge the gap between evidence, policy and financing by strengthening government leadership, showcasing country-level investment cases, and building coalitions among governments, academia, development partners, donors, civil society and girls' movements.
• Aims to position adolescent girls as a distinct investment priority and accelerator of inclusive growth and sustainable development.
• Civil society organizations with research and policy-influence capacity on adolescent girls, able to work across country contexts.
• Kenya.
• Not disclosed; UNICEF negotiates the budget with the selected partner.
• August 28, 2026.

Unlocking Potential for Micro Enterprises in Kenya Program – Cohort III. Hand in Hand Eastern Africa.
• High-potential micro enterprises that are ready to transition into sustainable and growth-oriented small businesses.
• Ambitious entrepreneurs in Nairobi, Mombasa, and surrounding areas who have demonstrated resilience, innovation, and a strong commitment to business growth and job creation.
• Kenya.
• Tailored mentorship and coaching for business growth alongside SME-focused financing opportunities.
• August 31, 2026.

Rising Explorer Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Bold, curious thinkers who are excited about making a contribution to human knowledge and the well-being of our planet.
• Projects in field sciences across all disciplines, including but not limited to: 1) Biology and ecology, 2) Wildlife conservation, 3) Environmental science, 4) Archaeology and anthropology and 5) Marine and freshwater studies.
• High school students and college undergraduates.
• All countries.
• Awards averaging $2k.
• August 31, 2026.

Competition for Youth-Led Projects. Integrated Drought Management Programme.
• Aims to: 1) Empower young people to design and lead practical solutions for disaster risk reduction, preparedness, and response, 2) Strengthen community resilience through projects rooted in local needs and 3) Encourage youth engagement and show the impacts youth can make in building flood and drought resilience.
• Be youth-led (students/young professionals aged 18 – 35) and demonstrate the active participation and engagement of youth of all ages below 35 in the proposed project activities.
• All countries, priority will be given to: Projects implemented in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDSs), particularly those benefitting the most vulnerable groups.
• Two prizes consisting of ~$3,714 (3000 CHF) each.
• August 31, 2026.

Pathfinder Grant. The Explorers Club.
• Projects that expand knowledge, advance scientific discovery, and inspire curiosity about the world around us. Transformative field research. From remote wilderness to ocean depths to the edges of cultural discovery.
• Graduate/post-graduate students and early-career scientists, from any discipline, conducting field-based research.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Young Innovators Challenge 4 (YIC). Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF).
• Scalable solutions that contribute to Kenya’s green transition, under the theme for this round is Co-Designing for Cool Planet. The initiative reflects a shared commitment by KCDF and I&M Foundation to youth empowerment, sustainability, innovation, and inclusive economic development.
• Youth-led organisations and individual innovators.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$38,770 (KES 5m) grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Google for Startups Accelerator: Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Google for Startups.
• Ten-week program designed for startups across the region who are using technology in innovative ways to solve scalable needs in the market.
• Tech startups.
• Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.
• All accepted startups will receive mentorship and support from the best of Google and their global mentor network.
• August 31, 2026.

Research and Travel grants. Henry Moore Foundation.
• Available to sculpture historians, academics and conservators who are researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history and/or interpretation.
• Cannot accept applications which are to inform or develop an artist’s own work, and/or professional practice.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to £2,500 grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

Jack Kimmel International Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• Arboriculture and urban forestry researchers.
• Researchers whose work is primarily outside of the United States.
• Up to $10k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• To support research and development into the techniques and equipment that arborists use in climbing, rigging, and working on trees, and the means of identifying potential hazards, to provide a safer working environment.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Henry Moore Grants Program. Henry Moore Foundation.
• Exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, non-commercial publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display.
• Categories: 1) New Projects and Commissions, 2) Acquisitions and Collections, 3) Conferences, Lectures and Publications and 4) Long-Term Research grants.
• Non-profit organisations.
• All countries.
• Up to £20k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Eurofins Foundation Grant Program 2026. Eurofins.
• Projects that create meaningful social and environmental impact.
• Organisation implementing the project should be legally registered and have an activities track record of at least 24 months.
• All countries.
• Grants can vary in amount up to a maximum of 25% of a project / initiative cost and no more than €25k.
• September 1, 2026.

Building Bridges Initiative. TREE Fund.
• The Initiative is intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Conservation Grants. Paul Mellon Centre.
• To help protect and preserve significant works of British art by providing organisations with funding to undertake original and needed conservation research.
• Available to any organisations, institutions, nonprofits, or other entities which hold a dedicated business account. Collaborative applications between two or more organisations are welcomed.
• All countries.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 14, 2026.

Mountains ADAPT small grants. UNEP.
• Inclusive ecosystem-based approaches that respond to climate change impacts in mountains and help communities protect their natural environment and improve their livelihoods.
• Civil society organizations, preferably grassroots, community-based, youth or women organizations delivering community-based actions to adapt to climate change impacts in mountain communities of the East African Community.
• East Africa.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 15, 2026.

Young Inventors Prize. European Patent Office.
• Seeking purpose-driven innovations by young inventors (30 and under) that address global challenges and contribute to the UN SDGs.
• Submit any idea, project or product in any field of tech that creates sustainable, inclusive, and environmentally responsible solutions.
• Open to any individual or a group of individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize money.
• September 30, 2026.

School Leadership Research Grants - Cohort II. African Centre for School Leadership (ACSL).
• Rigorous, action-oriented research that addresses Africa’s school leadership challenges and contributes to national and continental education priorities. Researchers will work closely with policymakers, practitioners, school leaders, and implementing institutions to ensure that evidence informs policy, strengthens practice, and improves education systems.
• Cross-country collaborations and proposals addressing gender equality, disability inclusion, rural and underserved communities, and other marginalised groups are strongly encouraged.
• The Principal Investigator must hold a Doctorate in Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, or a closely related field, earned within the past five (5) years.
• Research teams are strongly encouraged to promote team diversity by including female researchers, young researchers (under 35 years) and researchers with different education levels (bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees/candidates).
• Africa.
• Up to $35k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

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$350k for equitable immune disease research
$1.2m for food systems & rural development
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$2.6m for agriculture, food & bioeconomy research

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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.

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.
• All groups who receive grants have first completed the Group Strength & Financial Training Program.
• Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Guatemala.
• Up to $6,500 grant to launch a revolving loan fund.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amplify Kenya. Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).
• Assists Kenya-based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
• Access to a range of capacity-building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops and bespoke training.
• Early-stage new actors and digital-first outlets as well as more mature media companies pivoting to a new revenue model or adding a new revenue line.
• Kenya.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Next Wave Fund. Kickstarter.
• Early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.
• Entrepreneur or small business with fewer than 20 full-time employees.
• At least one member of your team is a citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder in the United States.
• A $10k pledge when project goes live on Kickstarter alongside training and Opportunities for marketing exposure and promotion.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The RCDIJ Africa Fund. Ripples Centre for Data and Investigate Journalism (RCDIJ).
• Small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including education, health, security, environment, democracy, corruption, economy, migration, technology, culture and development.
• Individual journalists: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small Grants Program. Friends of Liberia (FOL).
• Community development projects across a diverse range of focus areas.
• From education and healthcare to economic development and environmental sustainability. The focus is on empowering local communities to take charge of their development, leveraging their unique insights and strengths to create lasting, positive change.
• Nonprofits and NGOs.
• Liberia.
• Up to $3k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Anzisha Fellowship. Anzisha.
• Identifies and supports young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already building and growing real businesses.
• Your business, invention, or social project can be in any field or industry.
• Young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22.
• Africa.
• $10k prize.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Program recurs yearly (check in September 2026).

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Go Healthy with Taiwan. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
• Innovative solutions to enhance global health and well-being. No matter your field, ideas should integrate Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models.
• Proposals will be supported in establishing cooperation with Taiwanese enterprises, to create value through bilateral cooperation.
• A member of a company, government agency, legal entity, or non-legal entity group. Legal entities or non-legal entity groups may include research institutions, NGOs, public associations, and universities, etc.
• All countries.
• Up to 3 winning proposals will be awarded $30k prize money each.
• August 5, 2026.

Karibu’s African grantmaking program. Karibu Foundation.
• Imaginative initiatives that strengthen and add new dimensions to the collective struggle for systemic justice. This is specifically related to the economic, socio-cultural, political, and ecological crises.
• Have a non-violent approach. Not funding For-profit and/or income-generating efforts, Government programs, Humanitarian aid and Individual scholarships.
• Groups of change agents — social movements and/or networks, organizations, cooperatives, collectives, and associations in social movement eco-systems.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 6, 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.

SME Grant Facility – PLACE Programme. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
• SMEs operating in, or directly supporting, the following pastoral and agro-pastoral value chains: 1) Milk and dairy products, 2) Red meat processing and trade, 3) Live animal trade, 4) Fodder production, processing and supply, 5) Honey and apiculture products and 6) Agro-forestry.
• May operate across different stages of these value chains, including input supply, veterinary and livestock services, aggregation, processing, storage, logistics, quality assurance and market distribution.
• SMEs, have an annual turnover below $100k.
• Kenya.
• Up to $15k matching grants, provide a minimum 25 percent cash co-contribution toward the total investment cost.
• August 7, 2026.

Quick Response Fund for Nature. Weeden Foundation.
• A rapid response mechanism to enable local organizations to purchase and protect the world’s most important sites for conservation.
• 501 (c)(3) organizations or international equivalents.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• August 7, 2026.

Urgent Need Fund. Lady Freethinker.
• Projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated. This may include rescue missions, medical care, food, or housing.
• Non-profits, NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• August 9, 2026.

2027 Purpose Earth grant award. Purpose Earth.
• Purpose-driven projects that are finding creative solutions within the areas of environmental protection, community activation and cultural collaboration.
• Projects that have already been completed are not eligible.
• Individual leaders and not for profits.
• All countries except Balkans, Burma, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Yemen, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, West Bank, Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo (Republic of Congo is acceptable), Libya, Mali, and Venezuela.
• Up to $10k grant funding alongside mentorship.
• August 10, 2026.

Cleantech Innovation Competition. Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC).
• Seeks to support early-stage businesses in the cleantech sector that focus on providing solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
• University student, application must be in the ideation stage.
• Kenya.
• Funding Access: connect with investors and financing options alongside Accelerator Support.
• August 10, 2026.

Connections Through Culture 2026. British Council.
• Supporting artistic collaboration. Projects can span a broad range of themes and art forms, including: 1) Architecture, Design, Fashion and Craft, 2) Creative Technology, including digital arts, XR/immersive, and games, 3) Film, 4) Literature, 5) Music, 6) Theatre and Dance and 7) Visual Arts.
• Artists and creative practitioners, Arts and cultural organisations, Festivals and biennials, Cultural professionals, Creative hubs, networks and collectives, Organisations working across arts, culture and the creative sectors.
• UK-based partners and organizations/individuals in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Mainland China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
• Up to £15k grants.
• August 12, 2026.

LMIC Capacity and Capability Building Grant. International Society For Quality In Health Care (ISQua).
• Project aimed at strengthening capacity and capability in healthcare quality.
• Eligible Project Types: 1) workforce development, 2) quality improvement collaboratives, 3) patient safety initiatives, 4) leadership development, 5) digital quality systems, 6) community/patient engagement initiatives and 7) sustainable education programmes.
• The proposer must be an ISQua Member (Institutional or Individual). Project teams may include non-members.
• Low- and lower-middle-income countries (LICs & LMICs).
• €15k grant.
• August 12, 2026.

The Africa Fundraising Incubator (AFI). New Africa Fund.
• Aimed at empowering African NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises to address the pressing need for funding and fundraising expertise.
• NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Selected organizations will participate in a 30-day fundraising challenge, with up to $5k in matching funds available.
• August 14, 2026.

Waste Methane Mitigation and Circular Economy Scale-Up. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
• To operationalize national and municipal measures that reduce methane from solid-waste streams and align these with circular economy goals, while supporting municipalities to move progressively from landfill-dependent disposal systems towards diversion and recovery approaches.
• NGO, intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity.
• South Africa.
• Where procurement is carried out by the Implementing Partner, as a general rule, incidental procurement may be undertaken only up to a cumulative value of 15% of the total Agreement budget or $40k, whichever is lower.
• August 14, 2026.

AArk Program Grant Application. Amphibian Ark.
• Conservation projects for amphibian species that cannot currently be saved in the wild, with a primary focus on ex situ actions, and in partnership with appropriate field activities.
• Conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• August 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.

WABF33 - New Venture Competition. Wharton Africa Business Forum.
• Flagship pitch competition targeted towards early-stage ventures at the Annual WABF to showcase and celebrate the next-generation of founders building category-defining businesses on the continent and beyond.
• Early-stage ventures. Fewer than 50 full-time employees, Less than $250k raised to date.
• Business must have a direct link to Africa (but can be headquartered outside of Africa).
• Up to $30k in non-equity financing.
• August 15, 2026.

Window II – Cross-Cutting Capacity Strengthening. National Research & Innovation Fund (NRIF).
• Initiatives that build research and innovation capacity across sectors, including training programmes, mentorship schemes, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Universities and higher education institutions, Government agencies, Local Government Authorities and Registered civil society organisations.
• The Gambia.
• Up to ~$20,273 (GMD 1.5m) award range.
• August 15, 2026.

Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund 2026. Africa Health Collaborative.
• To encourage and provide initial support for the development/expansion of high-quality research activities for Early Career Researchers (ECR) enabling principal investigators to subsequently apply for funding to support the next phase of their joint research that will result in greater impact.
• Theme for this year’s grant is focused on Health Human Resources Policy and Health Financing Policy in Primary Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Collaborative bilateral and multilateral research initiatives.
• Africa.
• Up to $22k matching funds.
• August 15, 2026.

Biodiversity Conservation. Play for Nature.
• Biodiversity conservation project aimed at protecting an endangered species (on the IUCN Red List) and raising awareness of its protection, through the practice of a sport or the organization of a sporting event.
• Sport must be integrated within an overall biodiversity conservation project, in particular through educational and awareness-raising actions targeting citizens and local authorities.
• Civil society organisation (CSO), NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grants.
• August 16, 2026.

ASIF Ignite Africa Cohort 1. BFA Global.
• An 8-week cohort-based program for founders with a prototype who need to put it in front of real users and come out the other side with credible proof points. Focuses on food and agriculture value chains.
• At least 40% women in leadership positions (ideally women-led or women co-led), and split roughly 50/50 between AI-first companies (where the model is the product) and AI-embedded companies (where AI sharpens an otherwise traditional solution).
• Early-stage MSMEs, startups, social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Weekly group workshops on AI methods and application, 1:1 office hours with specialists in AI, product and sector and subscriptions to select tools during the program.
• August 17, 2026.

Canvas Home Small Grants. HANDMADE to MARKET (HtoM).
• Designed to permit craft-producing groups to procure materials, tools, equipment, training, or marketing services in order for them to expand employment and generate additional income.
• Established groups of craft producers, such as cooperatives, small businesses, or community-based organizations focusing on crafts in developing.
• LMICs.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• August 17, 2026.

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2026. iF Design.
• Established projects related to design that contribute to improving our society and towards achieving one or more of the UN SDGs.
• Should either use design principles in the creation process (i.e. design thinking), design should be part of the DNA of the project (i.e. foster design and creation talent) or the project puts focus on the design of projects elements (i.e. the design of the promotion campaign or project materials).
• Companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• All countries.
• A share of €100k prize money.
• August 19, 2026.

The Sky Is Not The Limit Social Impact Grant. Bombshell Impact Design Agency.
• Social impact organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in Design, Marketing & AI services.
• August 19, 2026.

The Laptop LLM Challenge. Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF).
• On-Device AI for the Hardware Africa Actually Has. An applied systems engineering contest.
• Build a working on-device language-model application. Your system must run without cloud dependencies on the ADTC Standard Laptop, address one problem domain, and demonstrate at least one meaningful cross-disciplinary integration: 1) Math & Scientific Reasoning, 2) Healthcare & Medical, 3) Agriculture, 4) Creative Writing, 5) Coding Assistants, 6) Corporate / Enterprise and 7) Autonomous AI Agents.
• Early-stage builders, less than 12 months old and that your product is in the ideation, conceptual, or early prototype phase (not commercially launched). Must not have raised more than $25k in external dilutive capital or non-dilutive grants.
• Africa.
• Grand Prize: $8k cash award.
• August 25, 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.

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.

Researcher–Sciencepreneur Collaboration Grant (RSCG) 2026. Research+.
• An opportunity for researchers and science-based entrepreneurs (sciencepreneurs) to develop an innovation collaboration that helps build a credible path to impact for the venture involved.
• At least one Swiss partner (researcher or sciencepreneur affiliated with a Swiss institution of higher education, or a sciencepreneur with a company founded within the last 3 years) and at least one African partner (researcher or science-based entrepreneur).
• Switzerland and all African countries except the Maghreb region and Egypt.
• Up to ~$25,236 (CHF 20k) grants.
• August 31, 2026.

K4GGWA Innovation Facility Call 5: Tools for Land Preparation and Soil Health. Landscape Alliance.
• Innovations that support farmers, pastoralists, and restoration practitioners in improving land productivity, restoring ecosystems, and building resilience. Eligible solutions may be hand-operated, animal-drawn, or tractor-mounted.
• Innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, researchers, farmer organisations, cooperatives, and restoration practitioners.
• Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan.
• Up to €30k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

JWH Initiative 2026. JWH Initiative.
• Young people (under 35 years of age) who work or are affiliated with environmental CSO’s in developing countries and emerging economies who have shown potential for and interest in further developing their leadership, sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
• Working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
• All countries except: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, United States.
• Up to €7k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Allianz Climate Risk Award. Allianz.
• Scientific research that helps us better understand how climate change shapes extreme weather events and how to foster resilience against climate-related risks by applying technological solutions.
• PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to €7k prize.
• August 31, 2026.

AI for Climate Resilience in Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance.
• Advance existing AI-enabled proof-of-concepts into demonstrable, user-oriented applications that contribute to climate adaptation, resilience, and sustainable development within a one-year implementation period
• Priority shall be given to applications that address immediate and observable climate risks affecting communities, institutions, or economic sectors.
• University-based research teams.
• Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• $10k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Health Equity Grant. SpringWell360.
• Innovative projects or initiatives that focus on promoting health equity, whether through education, research, community outreach, or other means.
• Individuals, students and professionals alike who are committed to advancing health equity.
• All countries.
• $1k grant.
• August 31, 2026.

Halton Foundation Grant Program. Halton Foundation.
• Organizations that research improvements in human wellbeing in indoor environments, or that develop solutions for enhanced indoor environmental quality.
• Non-profit organizations: Universities, research institutes, and registered charities.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

ISAC Project Grants. International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
• Research projects tackling infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and global health challenges in low-resource settings.
• Principal investigator.
• LMICs.
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 1, 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.

Call for proposals (phase 1). Norec.
• New partnerships that want to develop a work exchange project together and prepare a future Phase 2 application.
• 1) Build mutual trust and strong global partnership to enable institutional development and strengthen work for sustainable solutions and 2) Provide opportunities for young people to attain international experience and skills in sustainable development.
• Partnerships consisting of two or more organisations from different countries, between the following types of organisations can jointly apply: Civil society organisations, Public institutions, Private sector companies, Multilateral and global organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to ~$15,661 (150,000 NOK) grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative and John P. White Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• Intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines. Will not accept applications from individuals; Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments; Tree planting programs.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 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.

Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Cambridge-Africa.
• Supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
• Cambridge-Africa.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 3, 2026.

The GirlCode Hackathon. GirlCode.
• An annual, all-women 30 hours coding marathon designed to address the gender gap in the tech industry by providing female developers with a high-intensity, real-world platform to showcase their technical talent, develop innovative solutions, and build crucial industry networks.
• Women and non-binary individuals who are creatives, developers, designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, and students. All skill levels are welcome.
• South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana.
• Up to ~$5,974 (R100,000) cash prize alongside a 6-month accelerator programme.
• Hackathon Dates in S.A & Botswana: 15-16 August 2026. In Kenya, Uganda & Tz: 5-6 September 2026. In Ghana: 11-12 September 2026. Apply as early as possible before the hackathon dates.

NourishNext West Africa : Youth Agri-Food Innovation Challenge. Nutrition Connect.
• Supports, and accelerates youth-led innovations that strengthen nutritious fruit and vegetable value chains across West Africa.
• The Challenge seeks innovative solutions that improve how fruits and vegetables are processed, preserved, packaged, transported, marketed, distributed, purchased, prepared, and consumed, contributing to more resilient, inclusive, and nutrition-sensitive food systems.
• Youth-led enterprises and innovators aged 18 to 35 years. This age limit is flexible for women-led enterprises/ set-ups, for women up to the age of 40 years.
• Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, or Côte d’Ivoire.
• $5k in seed funding alongside capacity building and expert mentorship.
• September 8, 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.

The Terre de Femmes France Prize. Yves Rocher Foundation.
• Project be closely linked to environmental preservation, and more specifically to biodiversity. Some examples: 1) Raising awareness about environmental preservation, 2) Promoting a sustainable lifestyle, 3) Protection of plant and animal biodiversity and 4) Food waste reduction.
• Any adult woman or group of women committed to the preservation of nature. Through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) that has been in existence for at least one year.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k grant per project (3 winners).
• September 15, 2026.

G­l­o­b­a­l V­o­i­c­e­s f­o­r P­e­a­c­e S­m­a­l­l S­e­e­d G­r­a­n­t­s. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
• Innovative locally driven initiatives that safeguard democracy while advancing peace, justice, and nonviolence.
• Local and community-based and faith-based organizations. Feminist, grassroots groups, and youth movements are encouraged to apply.
• Global South partners. However, collaboration with a Global North partner could be included in the financing.
• Up to $15k grants (10 awards total).
• September 15, 2026.

Human healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improving the human welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €40k prize.
• September 16, 2026.

Animal healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improve the animal welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize.
• September 20, 2026.

Gender Equality Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• To strengthen gender equality in higher education.
• Themes: 1) Addressing underrepresentation of women in higher education leadership, 2) Strengthening pathways into employment, 3) Creating safe higher education spaces and 4) Enabling participation of women in STEM.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ukraine.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

Disability Inclusion Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• 1) Strengthen disability-inclusive policies, systems and practices within higher education institutions, 2) improve opportunities, participation and outcomes for persons with disabilities in higher education and 3) support sustainable institutional change through partnership, evidence generation and knowledge exchange.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation. Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
• Groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
• Open to all disciplines and sectors, the prize highlights the most inspiring and original achievements of the year - whether through new initiatives, technological innovations, research publications, or institutional accomplishments.
• Projects by any individual, group of individuals, or organisation (from private or public sectors).
• All countries.
• ~$12,378 (CHF 10k) cash prize.
• September 23, 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.

Clean Cooking Solutions. Solar Impulse Foundation.
• Clean cooking solutions that are both environmentally sustainable and economically viable, with a focus on communities in the Global South.
• Clean cooking innovators, with particular interest for: locally-led initiatives, women-led enterprises, solutions deployed in refugee and displacement settings, PAYGO and innovative financing models.
• LMICs.
• Up to ~$12,222 (CHF 10k) in catalytic funding.
• September 30, 2026.

Nominations open for Earth Partner Prize 2026. Earth Partner.
• Invites artists to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
• Artists, aged 14 to 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 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.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación Mapfre.
• Study related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 22, 2026.

Local Impact Mini-Grants. Interledger Foundation.
• Initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out.
• 1) Open payments and digital financial access, 2) Open source and open innovation, 3) Financial inclusion and fintech ecosystems and 4) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI/DPG) and related themes.
• Community organisations, nonprofits, cooperatives, civil society and advocacy groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners.
• All countries, projects serving communities in the Global South, rural areas, or peri-urban regions are a priority.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 11, 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.

Capacity Development Grants. Aubrey Barker Fund.
• 1) To help the development of curriculum or teaching materials (including translation to online) in a developing country, which will have lasting benefit to a number of students and society; or 2) for projects that develop the capacity of relevant professional institutions in developing countries.
• Educational or professional organisation.
• LMICs.
• Up to £3k grants.
• December 31, 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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Cleantech Innovation Competition. Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC).
• Seeks to support early-stage businesses in the cleantech sector that focus on providing solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
• University student, application must be in the ideation stage.
• Kenya.
• Funding Access: connect with investors and financing options alongside Accelerator Support.
• August 10, 2026.

WABF33 - New Venture Competition. Wharton Africa Business Forum.
• Flagship pitch competition targeted towards early-stage ventures at the Annual WABF to showcase and celebrate the next-generation of founders building category-defining businesses on the continent and beyond.
• Early-stage ventures. Fewer than 50 full-time employees, Less than $250k raised to date.
• Business must have a direct link to Africa (but can be headquartered outside of Africa).
• Up to $30k in non-equity financing.
• August 15, 2026.

The Sky Is Not The Limit Social Impact Grant. Bombshell Impact Design Agency.
• Social impact organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in Design, Marketing & AI services.
• August 19, 2026.

Health Equity Grant. SpringWell360.
• Innovative projects or initiatives that focus on promoting health equity, whether through education, research, community outreach, or other means.
• Individuals, students and professionals alike who are committed to advancing health equity.
• All countries.
• $1k grant.
• August 31, 2026.

The GirlCode Hackathon. GirlCode.
• An annual, all-women 30 hours coding marathon designed to address the gender gap in the tech industry by providing female developers with a high-intensity, real-world platform to showcase their technical talent, develop innovative solutions, and build crucial industry networks.
• Women and non-binary individuals who are creatives, developers, designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, and students. All skill levels are welcome.
• South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana.
• Up to ~$5,974 (R100,000) cash prize alongside a 6-month accelerator programme.
• Hackathon Dates in S.A & Botswana: 15-16 August 2026. In Kenya, Uganda & Tz: 5-6 September 2026. In Ghana: 11-12 September 2026. Apply as early as possible before the hackathon dates.

Call for proposals (phase 1). Norec.
• New partnerships that want to develop a work exchange project together and prepare a future Phase 2 application.
• 1) Build mutual trust and strong global partnership to enable institutional development and strengthen work for sustainable solutions and 2) Provide opportunities for young people to attain international experience and skills in sustainable development.
• Partnerships consisting of two or more organisations from different countries, between the following types of organisations can jointly apply: Civil society organisations, Public institutions, Private sector companies, Multilateral and global organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to ~$15,661 (150,000 NOK) grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

G­l­o­b­a­l V­o­i­c­e­s f­o­r P­e­a­c­e S­m­a­l­l S­e­e­d G­r­a­n­t­s. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
• Innovative locally driven initiatives that safeguard democracy while advancing peace, justice, and nonviolence.
• Local and community-based and faith-based organizations. Feminist, grassroots groups, and youth movements are encouraged to apply.
• Global South partners. However, collaboration with a Global North partner could be included in the financing.
• Up to $15k grants (10 awards total).
• September 15, 2026.

Gender Equality Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• To strengthen gender equality in higher education.
• Themes: 1) Addressing underrepresentation of women in higher education leadership, 2) Strengthening pathways into employment, 3) Creating safe higher education spaces and 4) Enabling participation of women in STEM.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ukraine.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

Disability Inclusion Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• 1) Strengthen disability-inclusive policies, systems and practices within higher education institutions, 2) improve opportunities, participation and outcomes for persons with disabilities in higher education and 3) support sustainable institutional change through partnership, evidence generation and knowledge exchange.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

Clean Cooking Solutions. Solar Impulse Foundation.
• Clean cooking solutions that are both environmentally sustainable and economically viable, with a focus on communities in the Global South.
• Clean cooking innovators, with particular interest for: locally-led initiatives, women-led enterprises, solutions deployed in refugee and displacement settings, PAYGO and innovative financing models.
• LMICs.
• Up to ~$12,222 (CHF 10k) in catalytic funding.
• September 30, 2026.

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Grassroots Mobilization Fund. Rainbow Railroad.
• Aims to provide low-barrier support to LGBTQI+ grassroots, community-based organizations to provide a range of services and programs tailored to the local needs of the LGBTQI+ people in their region.
• Grassroots, community-based organizations
• All countries.
• Up to $10k for projects of up to 1 year in duration.
• July 31, 2026.

Waste Methane Mitigation and Circular Economy Scale-Up. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
• To operationalize national and municipal measures that reduce methane from solid-waste streams and align these with circular economy goals, while supporting municipalities to move progressively from landfill-dependent disposal systems towards diversion and recovery approaches.
• NGO, intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity.
• South Africa.
• Where procurement is carried out by the Implementing Partner, as a general rule, incidental procurement may be undertaken only up to a cumulative value of 15% of the total Agreement budget or $40k, whichever is lower.
• August 14, 2026.

Window II – Cross-Cutting Capacity Strengthening. National Research & Innovation Fund (NRIF).
• Initiatives that build research and innovation capacity across sectors, including training programmes, mentorship schemes, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Universities and higher education institutions, Government agencies, Local Government Authorities and Registered civil society organisations.
• The Gambia.
• Up to ~$20,273 (GMD 1.5m) award range.
• August 15, 2026.

Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund 2026. Africa Health Collaborative.
• To encourage and provide initial support for the development/expansion of high-quality research activities for Early Career Researchers (ECR) enabling principal investigators to subsequently apply for funding to support the next phase of their joint research that will result in greater impact.
• Theme for this year’s grant is focused on Health Human Resources Policy and Health Financing Policy in Primary Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Collaborative bilateral and multilateral research initiatives.
• Africa.
• Up to $22k matching funds.
• August 15, 2026.

Canvas Home Small Grants. HANDMADE to MARKET (HtoM).
• Designed to permit craft-producing groups to procure materials, tools, equipment, training, or marketing services in order for them to expand employment and generate additional income.
• Established groups of craft producers, such as cooperatives, small businesses, or community-based organizations focusing on crafts in developing.
• LMICs.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• August 17, 2026.

The Laptop LLM Challenge. Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF).
• On-Device AI for the Hardware Africa Actually Has. An applied systems engineering contest.
• Build a working on-device language-model application. Your system must run without cloud dependencies on the ADTC Standard Laptop, address one problem domain, and demonstrate at least one meaningful cross-disciplinary integration: 1) Math & Scientific Reasoning, 2) Healthcare & Medical, 3) Agriculture, 4) Creative Writing, 5) Coding Assistants, 6) Corporate / Enterprise and 7) Autonomous AI Agents.
• Early-stage builders, less than 12 months old and that your product is in the ideation, conceptual, or early prototype phase (not commercially launched). Must not have raised more than $25k in external dilutive capital or non-dilutive grants.
• Africa.
• Grand Prize: $8k cash award.
• August 25, 2026.

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Second Edition Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme. UNESCO.
• Emerging leaders who demonstrate a strong commitment to dialogue, inclusion, and positive social change.
• 2026 Theme: Human Connection and Dialogue in the Age of AI.
• Emerging leaders, be between 25 and 45 years old as of 22 October 2026.
• All countries.
• $10k seed funding.
• July 19, 2026.

Social Impact Grants. Global Climbing Initiative.
• Community-driven initiatives that reduce barriers to participation and create more inclusive climbing spaces, shaped by the needs and priorities of the people they serve.
• Supporting climbers who have historically experienced fewer opportunities or greater barriers to participation, leadership, and recognition. These barriers may be shaped by systems such as racism, colonialism, sexism, patriarchy, ableism, sizeism, ageism, and other forms of oppression.
• Local climbing organization with demonstrated climbing-related impact.
• All countries.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• July 24, 2026.

African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) Conservation Grants 2026. InterArts Funding.
• Conservation and management of World Heritage properties across the continent while addressing the underrepresentation of African sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Specifically aimed at the conservation and management of heritage sites, actual places that have cultural, historical, archaeological, architectural, or natural significance.
• Government institutions and Civil society organisations.
• Africa.
• Applicants are required to submit a detailed budget in US dollars outlining the costs associated with each project activity. The grant will only cover expenses directly related to project implementation.
• July 31, 2026.

Quick Response Fund for Nature. Weeden Foundation.
• A rapid response mechanism to enable local organizations to purchase and protect the world’s most important sites for conservation.
• 501 (c)(3) organizations or international equivalents.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• August 7, 2026.

2027 Purpose Earth grant award. Purpose Earth.
• Purpose-driven projects that are finding creative solutions within the areas of environmental protection, community activation and cultural collaboration.
• Projects that have already been completed are not eligible.
• Individual leaders and not for profits.
• All countries except Balkans, Burma, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Yemen, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, West Bank, Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo (Republic of Congo is acceptable), Libya, Mali, and Venezuela.
• Up to $10k grant funding alongside mentorship.
• August 10, 2026.

LMIC Capacity and Capability Building Grant. International Society For Quality In Health Care (ISQua).
• Project aimed at strengthening capacity and capability in healthcare quality.
• Eligible Project Types: 1) workforce development, 2) quality improvement collaboratives, 3) patient safety initiatives, 4) leadership development, 5) digital quality systems, 6) community/patient engagement initiatives and 7) sustainable education programmes.
• The proposer must be an ISQua Member (Institutional or Individual). Project teams may include non-members.
• Low- and lower-middle-income countries (LICs & LMICs).
• €15k grant.
• August 12, 2026.

The Africa Fundraising Incubator (AFI). New Africa Fund.
• Aimed at empowering African NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises to address the pressing need for funding and fundraising expertise.
• NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Selected organizations will participate in a 30-day fundraising challenge, with up to $5k in matching funds available.
• August 14, 2026.

AArk Program Grant Application. Amphibian Ark.
• Conservation projects for amphibian species that cannot currently be saved in the wild, with a primary focus on ex situ actions, and in partnership with appropriate field activities.
• Conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• August 15, 2026.

NourishNext West Africa : Youth Agri-Food Innovation Challenge. Nutrition Connect.
• Supports, and accelerates youth-led innovations that strengthen nutritious fruit and vegetable value chains across West Africa.
• The Challenge seeks innovative solutions that improve how fruits and vegetables are processed, preserved, packaged, transported, marketed, distributed, purchased, prepared, and consumed, contributing to more resilient, inclusive, and nutrition-sensitive food systems.
• Youth-led enterprises and innovators aged 18 to 35 years. This age limit is flexible for women-led enterprises/ set-ups, for women up to the age of 40 years.
• Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, or Côte d'Ivoire.
• $5k in seed funding alongside capacity building and expert mentorship.
• September 8, 2026.

The Terre de Femmes France Prize. Yves Rocher Foundation.
• Project be closely linked to environmental preservation, and more specifically to biodiversity. Some examples: 1) Raising awareness about environmental preservation, 2) Promoting a sustainable lifestyle, 3) Protection of plant and animal biodiversity and 4) Food waste reduction.
• Any adult woman or group of women committed to the preservation of nature. Through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) that has been in existence for at least one year.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k grant per project (3 winners).
• September 15, 2026.

Human healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improving the human welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €40k prize.
• September 16, 2026.

Animal healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improve the animal welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize.
• September 20, 2026.

Local Impact Mini-Grants. Interledger Foundation.
• Initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out.
• 1) Open payments and digital financial access, 2) Open source and open innovation, 3) Financial inclusion and fintech ecosystems and 4) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI/DPG) and related themes.
• Community organisations, nonprofits, cooperatives, civil society and advocacy groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners.
• All countries, projects serving communities in the Global South, rural areas, or peri-urban regions are a priority.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 11, 2026.

👇 18 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇

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

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£50k for empowering African engineering innovators
€75k for addressing critical gaps in women’s health South Africa
$200k for catalyzing energy access investment
£1.75m for expanding access to snakebite care

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

Tech Innovation Lab. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Morocco.
• A national program that equips participants in two to four Moroccan cities with practical skills to use American technology and business practices to solve real-world challenges.
• Focuses on applying U.S.-developed tools, including AI, to priority sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and the blue economy, logistics, tourism, and services, while introducing participants to U.S. technology platforms and companies operating in these sectors.
• University students, recent graduates, or early-career professionals.
• U.S. and Morocco.
• Total available funding: $200k pending availability of funds. Applicants should submit a detailed budget describe each of the budget expenses in detail.
• July 13, 2026.

The Conservation Nation Grant Program. Conservation Nation.
• To help protect threatened wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend by building a stronger and more representative community of conservationists working to address today’s urgent biodiversity challenges.
• Early- to mid-career conservationists.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• July 15, 2026.

Clean cooking leaders & champions programme. Safi Jiko.
• A 6-month acceleration programme empowering women entrepreneurs to build sustainable clean cooking businesses across Kenya’s communities.
• Engaged in cookstove manufacturing, distribution, fuel sales (LPG, briquettes, biogas, solar), or adjacent services.
• Woman entrepreneur, living and working in Meru, Makueni, or Kitui for at least 1 year with established community trust.
• Kenya.
• Up to €3k seed grants alongside coaching & mentorship.
• July 20, 2026.

Spirit of Togetherness Award 2026. One Young World.
• Young leaders who are creating opportunities for connection and belonging within their communities.
• Creating inclusive social environments and ecosystems that create bridges and bring diverse groups of people together (e.g. intergenerational, multicultural, diverse abilities).
• Individuals (aged 18 - 35).
• All countries.
• €8k grant.
• July 20, 2026.

AWIEF Pitch n Grow 2026. Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF).
• Venture must be built around a deep technology core (2026 Theme).
• 1) AI & Machine Learning, 2) AgriTech, 3) HealthTech, 4) Clean Energy, 5) Water Tech, 6) Biotech, 7) FinTech, 8) Cybersecurity, 9) EdTech, 10) Smart Cities, 11) Circular Economy and 10) Frontier Tech.
• Woman founder or co-founder.
• Africa.
• Travel support, Opportunity to pitch on a global stage, Media and PR exposure and Cash prizes for winners.
• July 21, 2026.

Environmental Grants. Global Climbing Initiative.
• Locally led projects that protect climbing environments and promote responsible stewardship of climbing areas: 1) Trail construction and restoration, 2) Crag cleanups and habitat restoration, 3) Erosion mitigation, 4) Stewardship education and Leave No Trace initiatives, 5) Waste management or sanitation improvements at climbing areas.
• Local climbing organization with demonstrated climbing-related impact.
• All countries.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• July 24, 2026.

Economic Development Grants. Global Climbing Initiative.
• Locally led projects that create income, jobs, tourism opportunities, and small businesses connected to climbing: 1) Guide training and certification, 2) Development of local guiding businesses, 3) Community climbing festivals that generate local economic activity, 4) Workforce development programs, 5) Climbing instructor training, 6) Social enterprises connected to climbing, 7) Projects that expand sustainable climbing tourism.
• Local climbing organization.
• All countries.
• Up to $2k grant funding.
• July 24, 2026.

AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda 2026 Season 5. AYuTe Africa Challenge.
• Young people (18–35) who are already building solutions for agriculture, or are bold enough to start.
• Agritech builders, agribusiness founders, system disruptors, and problem solvers with solutions that go beyond ideas and into real use, real farms, and real impact.
• Uganda.
• Up to ~$13,696 (UGX 50 million) grant funding alongside mentorship.
• July 24, 2026.

Amphibian Conservation Fund. Stiftung Artenschutz.
• Projects that can show a clear, positive impact on the conservation of threatened amphibian species, listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
• Direct conservation actions, habitat protection, scientific research with direct relevance to conservation, capacity building, education, public awareness, and project monitoring and evaluation.
• All countries except US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
• Up to €5k grant funding.
• July 31, 2026.

SME Grant Facility – PLACE Programme. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
• SMEs operating in, or directly supporting, the following pastoral and agro-pastoral value chains: 1) Milk and dairy products, 2) Red meat processing and trade, 3) Live animal trade, 4) Fodder production, processing and supply, 5) Honey and apiculture products and 6) Agro-forestry.
• May operate across different stages of these value chains, including input supply, veterinary and livestock services, aggregation, processing, storage, logistics, quality assurance and market distribution.
• SMEs, have an annual turnover below $100k.
• Kenya.
• Up to $15k matching grants, provide a minimum 25 percent cash co-contribution toward the total investment cost.
• August 7, 2026.

Urgent Need Fund. Lady Freethinker.
• Projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated. This may include rescue missions, medical care, food, or housing.
• Non-profits, NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• August 9, 2026.

ASIF Ignite Africa Cohort 1. BFA Global.
• An 8-week cohort-based program for founders with a prototype who need to put it in front of real users and come out the other side with credible proof points. Focuses on food and agriculture value chains.
• At least 40% women in leadership positions (ideally women-led or women co-led), and split roughly 50/50 between AI-first companies (where the model is the product) and AI-embedded companies (where AI sharpens an otherwise traditional solution).
• Early-stage MSMEs, startups, social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Weekly group workshops on AI methods and application, 1:1 office hours with specialists in AI, product and sector and subscriptions to select tools during the program.
• August 17, 2026.

Allianz Climate Risk Award. Allianz.
• Scientific research that helps us better understand how climate change shapes extreme weather events and how to foster resilience against climate-related risks by applying technological solutions.
• PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to €7k prize.
• August 31, 2026.

AI for Climate Resilience in Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance.
• Advance existing AI-enabled proof-of-concepts into demonstrable, user-oriented applications that contribute to climate adaptation, resilience, and sustainable development within a one-year implementation period
• Priority shall be given to applications that address immediate and observable climate risks affecting communities, institutions, or economic sectors
• University-based research teams.
• Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• $10k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Halton Foundation Grant Program. Halton Foundation.
• Organizations that research improvements in human wellbeing in indoor environments, or that develop solutions for enhanced indoor environmental quality.
• Non-profit organizations: Universities, research institutes, and registered charities.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

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

Including:

€300k for preserving endangered languages
£300k for Parkinson's disease research
$800k for field-ready Ebola solutions
$900k for Type 1 Diabetes Tech
€10m for affordable, quality seed in Uganda

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• GenEm Foundation

• DOEN

• DeveloPPP

• FID

• Mulago

• SCAF

• Blue Haven

• Agency Fund

• RSCF

• STDF

• Autodesk

• CEI Africa

• Grand Challenges Canada

• UNICEF Innovation/Venture Fund

• UNCDF

• Open Technology: IFF

• RRF

• Paul Hamlyn Foundation

• GFCF

• MetaMeta

• Livelihood Impact Fund

• The Pollination Project

• Google StartUps For Development Program

• Aja Foundation

• Awesome Foundation

• Wildlife Emergency Fund

• IMATA

• Explorers Club

• 500 Global

• Thiel Fellowship

• Institute for Equality in Development Innovations (I‑EDI)

• Swiss Government, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

• Egmont

• Rufford Foundation

• Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

• Neotropical Birding and Conservation (NBC)

• Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF)

• Rainforest Trust

• Cisco

• Baobab Network

• 1752 Angel Accelerator

• Goodwell

• Satgana

• Village Global

• LAFCo

• Curt Bergfors Foundation

• Founders Factory

• AlphaMundi Foundation

• Zambia Business Angels Network (ZBAN)

• Mango Fund

• Madica

• Janngo Capital

• Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)

• Kua Ventures

• Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF)

• Right Sharing of World Resources

• Federal Ministry of Education: Nigeria

• Urgent Action Fund Africa

• The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

• Weiss Asset Management (WAM) Foundation

• Foresight Institute

• French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM)

• Catalyst Fund

• Bridges for Enterprise

• Holohil

• Turtle Conservation Fund

• The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

• Katapult Africa

• Raptor Research Foundation

• Holberg Prize

• Antler

• International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association

• United Nations World Food Programme

• Thrive Philanthrophy

• Laerdal Foundation

• Animal Charity Evaluators

• AngelSpark

• Adaptation Fund

• Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)

• The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation

• Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Market Systems (PROMAS)

• Grassroots Climate Action Fun (GCAF)

• DIV Fund

• Wildlife Acoustics

• Embassy of Japan in Uganda

• Indie EmpowerHer

• CLASP

• UNDP - Timbuktoo

• East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF)

• WIDU

• Innovation & Transformation Centre

• Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA)

• EDFI Management Company

• Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)

• Kickstarter

• The RCDIJ Africa Fund

• Open Technology Fund: RRF

• Aurora Tech Award

• FASA

• Pulitzer Center: GEG

• Pulitzer Center: Under Reported Stories

• Pulitzer Center: Rainforrest

• Restive Ventures

• Holocene

• Friends of Liberia (FOL)

• Anzisha

• Insect Welfare Research Society

• Arcus Foundation

• Ajim Capital

• Savannah Impact Advisory

• Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)

• SHONA

• Antler

• The Gadfly Project

• Perspective Fund

• Rabobank

• WaterEquity

• SUEZ Foundation

• Ventra

• WEMA Hackaholics

• Catalytic Africa

• MNF Ventures

• Persistent

• AgDevCo

• Gilead

• Migration Partnership Facility

• Digital Africa

• FSD Africa

• Effective Altruism Funds

• Coefficient Giving

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Small Grants Program. Friends of Liberia (FOL).
• Community development projects across a diverse range of focus areas.
• From education and healthcare to economic development and environmental sustainability. The focus is on empowering local communities to take charge of their development, leveraging their unique insights and strengths to create lasting, positive change.
• Nonprofits and NGOs.
• Liberia.
• Up to $3k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Anzisha Fellowship. Anzisha.
• Identifies and supports young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already building and growing real businesses.
• Your business, invention, or social project can be in any field or industry.
• Young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22.
• Africa.
• $10k prize.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Program recurs yearly (check in September 2026).

Open Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) – Grassroots Innovation Programme. Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).
• Innovations for tackling unemployment, poverty and inequality through innovation in South Africa.
• Grassroots innovators (individuals).
• ~$15,873 (R260 000) grant funding.
• July 10, 2026.

EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program 2026. Grants.gov: U.S. Mission to Zambia.
• Enables economically disadvantaged students to complete applications to pursue enrollment at U.S.-accredited institutions. Recruitment and selection will rigorously prioritize merit-based criteria, with particular emphasis on candidates pursuing degrees in STEM, AI, cybersecurity, data science, and other critical and emerging fields central to U.S. innovation leadership.
• The grantee will assist the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section in disbursing funds to organizations and individuals to cover travel, admission fees, exam fees, application expenses, and assist the Embassy’s Education Outreach Coordinator to organize logistics for pre-departure orientations.
• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/ NGOs. Public and private educational institutions.
• Zambia.
• Up to $28k grant funding.
• July 10, 2026.

World Water Challenge (WWCH) 2026. Korea International Water Week (KIWW).
• Innovative ideas that address local or global water-related challenges, contributing to the achievement of the UN’s SDGs.
• Solutions that prioritize: 1) Water-energy-AI Nexus, 2) AI &Data Driven Water Security and 3) Sustainable infrastructure & Climate Finance.
• Anyone (as individual or on behalf of an organization).
• All countries.
• Up to ~$6,454 (KRW10 million) grand prize.
• July 12, 2026.

Blue Economy Global Call 2026. UNIDO-WTCA.
• Identify and promote readily deployable and scalable solutions and innovative technologies contributing to an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development of the Blue Economy.
• One award for each of the six strategic categories: 1) Blue Renewable Energy. 2) Sustainable Blue Food. 3) Green Maritime Transport and Smart Ports. 4) Costal and Marine Tourism & Recreation. 5) Sea, Lakes, and River Health & Restoration. 6) Blue Tech & Biotechnology. The Award Ceremony & Showcase will take place in Rome, Italy at the Euro Mediterranean Water Forum, where the six best-in class ideas identified as the winners of the UNIDO-WTCA Blue Economy Global Call will showcase their innovative ideas.
• MSMEs, Start-ups, Academic institutions, Public-Private Partnerships, NGOs.
• Particular attention will be paid to high impact solutions for Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.
• Winners will receive TA, Opportunities to pilot, Promotion, up to $3,000 reimbursements for travel and related expenses to showcase in Rome.
• July 19, 2026.

Lagos Agrithon 2026. Lagos Agrinnovation Club.
• Designed to identify, nurture, support, and scale youth-led agribusinesses and agritech innovations that are transforming Lagos State's food systems, from farm to fork.
• Youth-led agribusinesses and agritech innovations.
• Nigeria.
• ~$144,899 (₦200m) grant pool.
• July 19, 2026.

The 2026 Ford Philanthropy Fellowship. Watson Institute.
• Designed for entrepreneurs and local leaders who are advancing solutions focused on community development, education, and disaster preparedness and response.
• Entrepreneurs and local leaders.
• Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil, and Vietnam.
• Entrepreneurship training, committed mentorship, access to financial tools, a vast network of resources, and long-term alumni support.
• July 26, 2026.

FinTech Mentor Award. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• Recognition of mentors in Singapore FinTech ecosystem.
• The mentor can be nominated by an individual from the same company or from a different company.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• 3 Winners, each will receive a ~$3,800 (S$5,000) award.
• July 31, 2026.

Emerging FinTech Award. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• A FinTech solution implemented/deployed in any part of the world. FinTech company’s core business must be related to the finance industry.
• FinTech company, incorporated within the past 3 years.
• All countries.
• ~$38k (S$50,000) prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Financial Inclusivity Award. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• A solution with the objective of promoting financial inclusion and improving access to financial services (e.g. microinsurance, peer-to-peer lending).
• Company, core business must be related to the finance industry.
• All countries.
• ~$38k (S$50,000) prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Regulatory Leader Award. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• An innovative solution to support regulatory compliance and governance.
• Company, core business must be related to the finance industry.
• All countries.
• ~$38k (S$50,000) prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Sustainable Innovator Award. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• An ESG solution adopted by corporates.
• Company, core business must be related to the finance industry.
• All countries.
• ~$38k (S$50,000) prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Thematic – AI Champion. Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).
• AI solution deployed or implemented by corporates.
• FinTech company.
• All countries.
• ~$38k (S$50,000) prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Openers Initiative: The Science Road. Open Startup International.
• 1) DeepTech Ventures: Startups whose core innovation is rooted in significant scientific, engineering, or technological breakthroughs and 2) Tech-Enabled Startups: leveraging tech to solve market challenges (sector agnostic), improve efficiency, increase accessibility, or create new opportunities for businesses and communities.
• Impactful solutions that contribute to economic development, social progress, environmental sustainability, and improved quality of life across Africa.
• Startups, Pre-Seed and Seed.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k investment tickets alongside training & mentorship.
• July 31, 2026.

JWH Initiative 2026. JWH Initiative.
• Young people (under 35 years of age) who work or are affiliated with environmental CSO’s in developing countries and emerging economies who have shown potential for and interest in further developing their leadership, sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
• Working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
• All countries except: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, United States.
• Up to €7k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Nominations open for Earth Partner Prize 2026. Earth Partner.
• Invites artists to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
• Artists, aged 14 to 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 7, 2026.

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Funding Opportunities above $50k

What’s below?

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

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€50k for young leaders in conservation
$65k for sustainable cities
$400k for PUE & energy Access in Ethiopia
$500k for clean energy & circular economy in Kenya
~€1m for private sector development in Kenya
$10m for health and wellbeing in the AI era

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• 90 “rolling” opportunities

• 21 due by the end of next week (July 10)

• 50 due later in July

• 32 due in August

• 14 due in September

• 12 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.
• All groups who receive grants have first completed the Group Strength & Financial Training Program.
• Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Guatemala.
• Up to $6,500 grant to launch a revolving loan fund.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amplify Kenya. Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).
• Assists Kenya-based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
• Access to a range of capacity-building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops and bespoke training.
• Early-stage new actors and digital-first outlets as well as more mature media companies pivoting to a new revenue model or adding a new revenue line.
• Kenya.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Next Wave Fund. Kickstarter.
• Early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.
• Entrepreneur or small business with fewer than 20 full-time employees.
• At least one member of your team is a citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder in the United States.
• A $10k pledge when project goes live on Kickstarter alongside training and Opportunities for marketing exposure and promotion.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The RCDIJ Africa Fund. Ripples Centre for Data and Investigate Journalism (RCDIJ).
• Small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including education, health, security, environment, democracy, corruption, economy, migration, technology, culture and development.
• Individual journalists: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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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.

Transnational Education Partnerships (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. Lead institutions must be UK higher education providers with degree awarding powers.
• 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.

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.

2027 Global Pluralism Award. Global Pluralism Award.
• Inspiring and brave work that is helping to build more inclusive societies where diversity is valued and protected. Apply or nominate a candidate.
• Candidates from any sector are eligible, including: Civil society organizations (e.g., NGOs, trade professional associations, faith-based organizations, labour unions, social movements, think tanks, and research or institutes, networks and platforms, faith-based organizations, etc), Social enterprises, Corporations (public or private), Educational, health, research and policy institutions (public or private), Individuals (e.g., artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, academics, policymakers, filmmakers, etc.).
• All countries.
• ~$35,864 (CAD 50k) monetary prize: a total prize pool of CAD 150k equally divided among 3 Award winners.
• July 10, 2026.

Seed Funding Grant African Researchers. KidneyGenAfrica.
• Innovative research in the genetics of kidney disease.
• Researchers, including postdoctoral researchers, clinicians, and early- to mid-career investigators. Be affiliated with a higher education institution, research institute, healthcare organisation, NGO, or not-for-profit organisation.
• Africa.
• Up to £10k grant funding.
• July 10, 2026.

Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards 2026. Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF).
• Practical initiatives that place gender equality and women’s rights at the heart of climate action.
• Categories: 1) Technical Climate Solutions: Gender-responsive solutions in sectors such as water, renewable energy, food production, digitalization, and waste reduction, 2) Non-Technical Climate Solutions: Projects promoting behavioural change, mutual learning, and capacity-building with a gender-responsive lens and 3) Transformative Climate Initiatives: Efforts targeting governance and institutional or social change that challenge patriarchal norms.
• Activist, grassroots, and civil society organisations and groups.
• Global South.
• A €5k cash prize.
• July 12, 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 activist 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.

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.

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.

Inclusive AI Innovations in Africa. Assistive Technologies for Disability Trust (AT4D).
• Assistant technology for daily living, mobility, navigation, communication. AI ventures that are post-MVP/market ready, serving people with disabilities or their caregivers.
• Priority sectors: 1) Education, 2) Empoyment, 3) Mental health, 4) Other AT.
• AI ventures.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$38,651 (KES 5m) grant alongside technical, business and market support.
• July 17, 2026.

PayPal Small Business Impact Awards. Global Citizen.
• Innovative products and services to make a positive social or environmental impact.
• The business needs to have 1-5 years of impact in their community.
• Small- and medium-sized businesses, typically with fewer than 50 full-time employees or annual revenue under $1m.
• North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America.
• $20k cash prize alongside technical training.
• July 19, 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.

Empowering Namibian Entrepreneurs. SME Fund.
• To strengthen the sustainability, competitiveness, and growth potential of MSMEs in Namibia.
• Focus Sectors: 1) Agriculture & Agro-processing, 2) Artisanal Mining, 3) Blue Economy, 4) Circular Economy, 5) Culture & Creative Industries, 6) Financial Services, 7) Health, Wellness & Grooming, 8) ICT, 9) Manufacturing, 10) Renewable Energy & Green Technologies, 11) Tourism & Hospitality and 12) Other high-growth sectors contributing to Namibia’s economic development.
• MSMEs (at least 1 year in operation) with an annual turnover of up to N$10 million.
• Namibia.
• Up to ~$6k (N$100,000) grant funding.
• July 24, 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.

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.

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.

Moses Mapesa Research Grant. African World Heritage Fund (AWHF).
• To support African doctoral and master’s students conducting research in the field of natural and cultural heritage.
• Seeks to strengthen academic engagement and build a new generation of African experts dedicated to the protection, conservation, and sustainable management of the continent’s rich heritage.
• Students who are: Currently or will be registered in 2027 in a Doctoral or Master’s programme (Masters 2 for Francophone countries) at an African university.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• July 31, 2026.

Student Category. Afrika meets Kansai.
• To support co-creation and commercialization opportunities between Japan and Africa. Business Ideas and Early-Stage Concepts.
• 1) Students of any nationality enrolled in higher education institutions in Japan or 2) Students who are Japanese nationals or who hold a residence status allowing continuous residence in Japan (e.g., Permanent Resident, Special Permanent Resident, Long-Term Resident) and are enrolled in higher education institutions in Africa.)
• All countries.
• ~$1,239 (JPY 200,000) award.
• July 31, 2026.

Student AI Challenge Competition. AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob.
• Real-world AI solutions using IBM technologies.
• College or University Students (Undergraduate, Graduate & PhD).
• All countries except those subject to U.S sanctions.
• $5k grand prize.
• July 31, 2026.

Business Category. Afrika meets Kansai.
• To support co-creation and commercialization opportunities between Japanese and African companies. Solving social challenges in Africa and fostering sustainable economic development.
• 1) Companies and startups of any nationality that are already operating in Africa and are interested in collaborating with Japanese companies and startups or 2) Japanese companies and startups that are actively considering or preparing for business expansion into Africa.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$6,199 (JPY 1,000,000) grand prize.
• July 31, 2026.

The CARN/BOCHCO Pangolin grant program. Conservation Action Research Network (CARN).
• Innovative research on pangolin conservation. Must focus on at least one of four threatened pangolin species: 1) White-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), 2) Giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea), 3) Black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) and 4) Ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii).
• Current graduate student or early career professionals that have received a degree in the past 5 years, such as a researcher working at a conservation organization or university.
• Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Up to $10k grants.
• August 1, 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.

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.

Building pipelines for publishing DNA-derived data through GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Organizations that manage large DNA-derived biodiversity datasets.
• Proposals to develop high-throughput publishing workflows that facilitate the sharing and regular update of DNA-derived biodiversity data through the GBIF network.
• Research institution, university, museum, NGO or government agency.
• All countries.
• Up to €20k grant funding.
• August 3, 2026.

Go Healthy with Taiwan. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
• Innovative solutions to enhance global health and well-being. No matter your field, ideas should integrate Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models.
• Proposals will be supported in establishing cooperation with Taiwanese enterprises, to create value through bilateral cooperation.
• A member of a company, government agency, legal entity, or non-legal entity group. Legal entities or non-legal entity groups may include research institutions, NGOs, public associations, and universities, etc.
• All countries.
• Up to 3 winning proposals will be awarded $30k prize money each.
• August 5, 2026.

Karibu’s African grantmaking program. Karibu Foundation.
• Imaginative initiatives that strengthen and add new dimensions to the collective struggle for systemic justice. This is specifically related to the economic, socio-cultural, political, and ecological crises.
• Have a non-violent approach. Not funding For-profit and/or income-generating efforts, Government programs, Humanitarian aid and Individual scholarships.
• Groups of change agents — social movements and/or networks, organizations, cooperatives, collectives, and associations in social movement eco-systems.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 6, 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.

Connections Through Culture 2026. British Council.
• Supporting artistic collaboration. Projects can span a broad range of themes and art forms, including: 1) Architecture, Design, Fashion and Craft, 2) Creative Technology, including digital arts, XR/immersive, and games, 3) Film, 4) Literature, 5) Music, 6) Theatre and Dance and 7) Visual Arts.
• Artists and creative practitioners, Arts and cultural organisations, Festivals and biennials, Cultural professionals, Creative hubs, networks and collectives, Organisations working across arts, culture and the creative sectors.
• UK-based partners and organizations/individuals in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Mainland China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
• Up to £15k grants.
• August 12, 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.

Biodiversity Conservation. Play for Nature.
• Biodiversity conservation project aimed at protecting an endangered species (on the IUCN Red List) and raising awareness of its protection, through the practice of a sport or the organization of a sporting event.
• Sport must be integrated within an overall biodiversity conservation project, in particular through educational and awareness-raising actions targeting citizens and local authorities.
• Civil society organisation (CSO), NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grants.
• August 16, 2026.

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2026. iF Design.
• Established projects related to design that contribute to improving our society and towards achieving one or more of the UN SDGs.
• Should either use design principles in the creation process (i.e. design thinking), design should be part of the DNA of the project (i.e. foster design and creation talent) or the project puts focus on the design of projects elements (i.e. the design of the promotion campaign or project materials).
• Companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• All countries.
• A share of €100k prize money.
• August 19, 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.

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.

Researcher–Sciencepreneur Collaboration Grant (RSCG) 2026. Research+.
• An opportunity for researchers and science-based entrepreneurs (sciencepreneurs) to develop an innovation collaboration that helps build a credible path to impact for the venture involved.
• At least one Swiss partner (researcher or sciencepreneur affiliated with a Swiss institution of higher education, or a sciencepreneur with a company founded within the last 3 years) and at least one African partner (researcher or science-based entrepreneur).
• Switzerland and all African countries except the Maghreb region and Egypt.
• Up to ~$25,236 (CHF 20k) grants.
• August 31, 2026.

K4GGWA Innovation Facility Call 5: Tools for Land Preparation and Soil Health. Landscape Alliance.
• Innovations that support farmers, pastoralists, and restoration practitioners in improving land productivity, restoring ecosystems, and building resilience. Eligible solutions may be hand-operated, animal-drawn, or tractor-mounted.
• Innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, researchers, farmer organisations, cooperatives, and restoration practitioners.
• Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan.
• Up to €30k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

ISAC Project Grants. International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
• Research projects tackling infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and global health challenges in low-resource settings.
• Principal investigator.
• LMICs.
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 1, 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.

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.

Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Cambridge-Africa.
• Supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
• Cambridge-Africa.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 3, 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.

2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation. Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
• Groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
• Open to all disciplines and sectors, the prize highlights the most inspiring and original achievements of the year - whether through new initiatives, technological innovations, research publications, or institutional accomplishments.
• Projects by any individual, group of individuals, or organisation (from private or public sectors).
• All countries.
• ~$12,378 (CHF 10k) cash prize.
• September 23, 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.

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.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación Mapfre.
• Study related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 22, 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.

Capacity Development Grants. Aubrey Barker Fund.
• 1) To help the development of curriculum or teaching materials (including translation to online) in a developing country, which will have lasting benefit to a number of students and society; or 2) for projects that develop the capacity of relevant professional institutions in developing countries.
• Educational or professional organisation.
• LMICs.
• Up to £3k grants.
• December 31, 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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