Funding Opportunities - April 17, 2026
Inside: 36 grant programs including €150k for sustainable energy, $100k for agri-value chain, €200k for CO2 emission reductions, $100k for climate infrastructure, €4m for healthy diets & more!
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
MTN Y’ellopreneur initiative. MTN.
• Seeks to contribute to the reduction of women unemployment and advance women development in ‘Entrepreneurship’ through capacity building and access to capital.
• Female entrepreneurs.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,669 (₦5 m) equipment loan support alongside entrepreneurial skills training.
• April 20, 2026.
Empowering women in tech. Standard Chartered Foundation.
• Women-led, tech-enabled enterprises, digital innovation should be central to the model. Demonstrated commitment to creating jobs, particularly for women and young people.
• Generate annual revenue below $100k. Be at the market validation stage, with a minimum viable product validated through revenue
• Women-led entrepreneurs.
• Uganda.
• Up to $10k catalytic grant.
• April 25, 2026.
CRE Call for Proposals – Africa. Coalition for Human Rights in Development.
• Joint initiatives that strengthen community efforts to defend their human rights in the context of international investments and development projects. A thematic call for collaboration requests focused on critical minerals (such as Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Graphite, Manganese, Vanadium and Rare Earth Elements) or those strategic to local and national economies.
• Communities impacted by projects, or organizations working closely with communities.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grants.
• May 7, 2026.
MAB Young Scientist Awards. UNESCO.
• Research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.
• Priority is given to interdisciplinary projects carried out in biosphere reserves designated under the Man and the Biosphere Programme or potential biosphere reserves and which contribute to the implementation of the Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan and the SDGs.
• Young researchers/scientists (not older than 35 years of age)
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant awards.
• May 7, 2026.
GBD Emerging Researcher Award. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
• Scholars who are advancing disease estimation, improving data systems, and translating evidence into strategies that inform public health decision-making.
• Individuals, early‐career professional (this may include students pursuing a terminal degree and must be no more than five years post terminal degree). Female nominees are encouraged.
• All countries.
• Two awards of $5k will be awarded annually.
• May 15, 2026.
Seeds of Sustainability Grants. Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation.
• Projects that address biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality. Preference will be given to projects affecting threatened habitat types and species.
• Non-profits, community organizations, small businesses and individuals.
• Developing countries in the tropics. See full list here.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.
Build Your AgriCanvas. Build Your Future. ComCashew.
• Inviting young and emerging entrepreneurs within the cashew sector to transform their ideas into investment-ready, climate-smart ventures.
• Submission should build on the knowledge and tools from the free cashew courses on e-MOVE.
• Member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
• €2k direct funding to boost your business alongside a laptop, tablet, or software to keep you on top of operations.
• May 31, 2026.
Aspire Grant Program. Conservation Action Research Network (CARN).
• Working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability in the Congo Basin region.
• Graduate student or early career professional
• Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, DRC, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Uganda and São Tomé and Príncipe.
• Up to $5k research grants
• June 10, 2026.
SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Collaborative Research. South Africa - Sweden University Forum.
• Support collaborative research partnerships between South Africa and Sweden, focusing on academia–industry–society collaboration.
• Aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research, promote international collaboration, and address societal challenges aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Universities, Principal Investigator, industry, NGO, or societal partner.
• South Africa and Sweden.
• Up to ~$10,785 (SEK 100k) (SASUF portion) plus ~$9,745 (ZAR 160k) (NRF portion) grant funding per consortium project.
• June 10, 2026.
Apply now for Intelak Accelerator. Intelak.
• Designed for international startups at the advanced stage, focusing on accelerating their growth and scalability. Specific to the aviation, travel and tourism industries.
• Startups.
• All countries, must be looking to expand into Dubai and implement your product or service in the city.
• ~$13,614 (50k AED) grant. Up to 5 startups per cohort.
• June 30, 2026.
Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support. International Elephant Foundation.
• Sustainable conservation projects that will make a positive impact for elephants, habitats and the communities that share their land. Human-Elephant Conflict prevention and mitigation.
• Community-based programs.
• All countries.
• $15k grants, funds up to 25 projects annually.
• August 7, 2026.
Imminent Research Grants. Imminent.
• To help innovators who share the goal of making it easier for everyone living in our multilingual world to understand and be understood by everyone else.
• 5 grants from these topics: Language economics – Language data – Machine learning algorithms for translation – Human-computer interaction – Neuroscience of language.
• Startuppers, researchers, innovators, authors, university labs, organizations, and companies.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k.
• October 15, 2026.
👇 24 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
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Funding Opportunities above $50k
What’s below?
● 14 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 7 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 3 opportunities for more than $1,000,000
Including:
- $100k for agri-value chain enterprises
- $100k for climate and infrastructure resilience
- €150k for sustainable energy solutions
- €200k for Uganda-based ventures cutting CO2 emissions
- €4m for healthy diets in Ethiopia
