Funding Opportunities - February 13, 2026
Inside: $250k in global environmental impact; $3m in equity for tech startups, $250k in health tech, €200k in digitally enabled climate solutions, and more!
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
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.
Provision of Small Grants Programme for World Day for Assistive Technology (AT) Celebration in Africa. United Nations Office for Project Services(UNOPS).
• Aims to raise awareness on assistive technology, foster media engagement and develop national champions who advocate for the issues at the core of ATscale’s mission.
• Academic or Research Institution; National NGO or Community Based Organization; UN Entity.
• Angola; Botswana; Chad; Eritrea; Gabon; Gambia; Lesotho; Ghana; Liberia; Malawi; Libya; Mauritania; Niger; Mali; Mauritius; Morocco; Central African Republic; Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Namibia; Mozambique; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Sierra Leone; Togo; Algeria; Uganda; Tunisia; Tanzania; DRC; South Sudan; Comoros; Somalia; Nigeria; Equatorial Guinea; Djibouti; Guinea; Congo; Benin; Zambia; Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Kenya; South Africa; Rwanda; Madagascar; Ethiopia; Egypt; Eswatini; Burundi; Sudan.
• Up to $15k grant.
• February 16, 2026.
Get Ready 4 timbuktoo EdTech. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• A pan-African online incubation program designed to strengthen entrepreneurial maturity, growth, and access to financing for African EdTech companies responding to a clear educational challenge (access, inclusion, quality, employability, teaching methods).
• EdTech startups.
• Africa.
• Prototyping and user testing grants alongside High-level mentoring and Networking Opportunities.
• February 18, 2026.
Germany 2026 - Call for application. For Women in Science.
• Excellent female scientists in German science. Strengthening the excellence of research, fostering gender equality and highlighting the visibility of women in research.
• Female early-career scientists working in STEM disciplines.
• All countries (employment contract/scholarship must be with a German university, university of applied sciences or non-university research institution and the research work must be done in Germany).
• €25k prize award (4 awards per year).
• February 21, 2026.
Small Grants Call 2026. Al Madad Foundation.
• To support emerging civil society institutions in delivering creative and innovative solutions to specific problems facing forcibly displaced women and children in the Middle East.
• Small charities.
• Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt.
• Up to €10k grants (five grants available).
• February 23, 2026.
Growing Roots Grant. Roots.
• New and emerging projects (no older than one year) that create meaningful impact in three key areas: 1) Strategic dialogue and narrative building, 2) Advocacy-oriented initiatives and 3) Community autonomy initiatives.
• Both unregistered groups as well as those that are legally registered as NGOs. Youth led (18 and 35 years of age).
• Global South regions, including the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• February 28, 2026.
Youth Climate Justice Fund 2026 Grants. Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF).
• Solutions, campaigns, and projects that address the climate crisis by jointly tackling underrepresentation, exploitation, and oppression, as well as enhancing community power, equity and justice.
• Emerging youth-led climate justice and socio-environmental groups
• East Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and North America.
• Up to $40k grants.
• March 1, 2026.
UNICEF StartUp Lab Challenge. UNICEF StartUp Lab.
• AI-driven diagnostic tools that help JHS, SHS, and TVET teachers rapidly identify literacy and numeracy gaps and provide actionable remedial strategies.
• Tech startups.
• Ghana.
• Up to $5k funding grant.
• March 6, 2026.
Accelerator Africa. Google for Startups.
• A three-month hybrid accelerator program for startups that are deeply technical, preferably leveraging technologies like machine learning and AI.
• Growth-stage revenue generating tech startups.
• Africa.
• Equity-free support, Google product credits, Mentoring and Training.
• March 18, 2026.
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures. Morgan Stanley.
• Supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
• Impact caregories: 1) Environment, 2) Health and Wellbeing, 3) Economic empowerment and 4) Education and Human Capital.
• Startups and nonprofits.
• The Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
• An equity investment (or a grant for nonprofits), a five-month curated program, mentorship and networking opportunities.
• March 31, 2026.
Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition. Summerfest Tech.
• Startups focused on the following tracks: 1) Manufacturing, Food/Bev, and AgTech, 2) FinTech, 3) Healthcare/Biotech and 4) Disruptive Tech.
• Startups.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k cash prize.
• April 10, 2026.
Grants for Conservation Projects. Hertfordshire Zoo.
• Clear conservation value to the focal species, landscape or ecosystem
• conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Five short term grants of £1k per project.
• June 30, 2026.
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Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
What’s below?
5 opportunities from $50k to $200k
7 opportunities from $200k to $1m
2 opportunities for more than $1,000,000
Including:
- $75k in grants for environmental impact assessments & field testing
- €200k in digitally enabled innovations with climate-positive impact
- $3m in investment funding for seed-stage tech startups
- $250k in global environmental impact solutions
- $200k in health tech
- Millions of $ in R&D in education
