Funding Opportunities - February 27, 2026
Inside: 32 grant programs including $750k for clean energy projects, Millions of $ for AI in health care, $20m+ in new grants for funds & ESOs, and much more!
Your weekly one-stop-shop for grant opportunities, calls for proposals, requests for applications, and other programs published by funders like GIZ, Gates Foundation, AECF, Norad, and many more.
Grants and investment opportunities under $50k -> free.
Grants and investment opportunities from $50k to $10m+ -> premium.
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- Subscribe to countless funder updates and wade through newsletter after newsletter of long reports, project updates, PR content, and donation requests… crossing your fingers hoping the next email has a relevant RFP
- Spend hours searching Google or asking ChatGPT about open funding programs
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- Follow 50+ influencers on LinkedIn, hoping their next post has the right opportunity
Or
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
Humanitarian Innovation Programme in Emergency Response (Hiper). World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• Life-saving solution in waste management, WASH, or personal resilience, designed for the critical first 60 days of a humanitarian emergency.
• Humanitarian actors, solution providers and private sector partners.
• All countries.
• Potential inclusion in the ecosystem, for consideration for ongoing opportunities and future challenges.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
The Thrive Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the global consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward new or small-scale organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).
Thrive Grants. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward mid-size or larger organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $30k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).
Empowering Civil Society Partners in SIDS and LDCs to Defend and Expand Civic Space. International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL).
• Proposals to defend and expand civic space2 in SIDS and LDCs, through advocacy for enabling reforms; bolstering civil society resilience; and engagement in multilateral mechanisms and processes.
• Civil Society Organizations.
• Africa: Angola, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Asia/Pacific: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, LAC: Dominican Republic, Jamaica.
• Up to $20k grants.
• February 28, 2026.
HealthTech Incubator. Evon Labs.
• Most promising healthcare innovators. Inviting 10–12 visionary teams to join our intensive 10-week hybrid program.
• Early-stage founders (Idea to Prototype phase) and Academic researchers.
• Nigeria.
• Up to $30k Equity-Free Funding alongside mentorship.
• March 10, 2026.
GEF Small Grant Programme Ghana. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Community-driven initiatives along the Black Volta Basin to address environmental challenges while promoting sustainable development and social inclusion.
• Civil Society Organizations and Community-Based Groups.
• Ghana.
• Up to $30k grants.
• March 13, 2026.
The DROP Brand Accelerator Awards 2026. DROPUG.
• Any field where you see a need and have the drive to create change, whether you’re working in Education, Climate, Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, etc.
• Under 5 years old ventures.
• Early-stage for-profit, social enterprise, or non-profit (even at the idea stage).
• Africa, Asia, or South America.
• $3k in equity-free seed funding combined with $10,000+ Brand Acceleration Package (AI-ready website, full branding, social media strategy, and 6 months of expert consultation).
• March 31, 2026.
Research & Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
• Aims to promote capacity building, policy-relevant research, and international collaboration in the field of education.
• PhD candidates as well as researchers who received their first doctoral degree within five years of the application deadline.
• All countries.
• €20k grant.
• March 31, 2026.
TransformRAK Research Grants. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation.
• Applied, interdisciplinary projects that address key public policy priorities in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the wider United Arab Emirates.
• The lead applicant (individual or institution) must be a top 200 globally ranked university (based on QS or THE rankings) or demonstrate equivalent professional expertise.
• All countries, but all projects must include at least one research site within the UAE and demonstrate a clear benefit to the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
• Up to ~$34,036 (AED 125k) grants.
• April 1, 2026.
Africa - Impact Seed Fund 2026. Pulitzer Center.
• Education activities that can enrich the perspectives and knowledge on the socio-ecological challenges, solutions, and innovation about issues of rainforest, oceans, climate and labor crisis impact to the university/school community, specifically students and educators.
• Lecturers or researchers, k12 teachers or Student groups.
• Africa.
• Up to $3,500 grants.
• April 15, 2026.
Conservation Initiatives Grants 2026. Zoological Association of America (ZAA).
• Conservation projects for wild animal species, populations, habitats, and promotion of biodiversity that: 1) Are globally threatened (IUCN red list) and 2) Are little known or not the major focus of any other conservation programs or conservation organizations.
• Principal investigator associated with a recognized institution (accredited zoo, academic institution, conservation, or non-profit organization).
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• April 15, 2026.
The Geneva Challenge 2026. Geneva Graduate Institute.
• Innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges to the future of work.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between three to five enrolled master students.
• Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania.
• Up to ~$12,951 (CHF 10k) monetary prizes.
• April 24, 2026.
Calls for Sustainable Chemistry Innovations. International Sustainable
Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3).
• Sustainable Chemistry and Electronics.
• Start-ups.
• All countries.
• A total of €25k in prize money.
• May 4, 2026.
2026 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
• Young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions.
• Researchers, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university.
• Nationality of a developing country.
• $5k cash prize.
• May 15, 2026.
👇 18 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
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Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
What’s below?
7 opportunities from $50k to $200k
6 opportunities from $200k to $1m
5 opportunity for more than $1,000,000
Including:
- €700k for green chemistry inventors and patent holders
- $525k and £200k for clean energy projects
- £200k in e-waste
- Millions of $ for AI in healthcare
- Two separate $3m+ grants from Google.Org
- $20m+ in new grant programs for funds & ESOs
