Funding Opportunities - January 30, 2026
Inside: $100k grant from Red Bull; $500k for gender-inclusive FinTech; $260k for POE, and more!
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
Fast-track To Impact. ProVeg International.
• Mission-driven startup with a minimum viable product navigating the challenges of plant-based, fermentation, algae- and fungi-based proteins, cellular agriculture, molecular farming, and enabling food technologies.
• Startups that have at least a minimum viable product.
• All countries.
• Structured one‑on‑one mentoring. Opportunity to pitch ideas and investment proposals to a panel of investors at the Incubator’s Demo Days.
• February 8, 2026.
Expression Of Interest For Women’s Rights Networks and Movements. ActionAid Nigeria.
• Participation in the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Project: to increase enjoyment of human rights by women and girls in all their diversity and the advancement of gender equality in Nigeria.
• Women’s rights networks and movements.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$8,610 (₦12m) grant funding.
• February 10, 2026.
Africa NextGen Economist Prize 2026. The Economic Misfit.
• Economists developing innovative concepts tailored to African realities and capable of influencing public policy and sustainable development.
• 1) Highlight original work deeply rooted in Africa’s economic issues, 2) Facilitate research circulation among decision-makers and 3) Inspire new generation to engage in economic research.
• PhD holders, under age 40 as of March 31, 2026.
• Africa.
• €10k grants.
• February 15, 2026.
Call for Research Proposals. African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD).
• Research projects focused on community-level interventions, training programmes, extension activities, and policy-relevant applications that contribute to poverty reduction.
• Individuals or research teams.
• Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• February 28, 2026.
2026 Call for Proposals: Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA). Climate Finance Accelerator.
• Supports low-carbon entrepreneurs to get their businesses and projects ready for investment.
• Prioritizing transactions in the USD 3M+ range while also considering businesses raising USD 1–2M where there is strong impact potential: clean and distributed energy; sustainable transport and mobility; climate-smart agriculture and agro-processing; green manufacturing and industrial decarbonisation; digital climate solutions, carbon markets and MRV systems; sustainable land use and ecosystem restoration; circular economy and waste management; and blue economy and coastal resilience.
• Post-revenue, growth-stage SMEs.
• Kenya.
• Tailored investor-led coaching, Curated opportunities to network with investors and Increased visibility and credibility.
• March 11, 2026.
Postgraduate Research Grants. National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya.
• Aimed at strengthening Kenya’s Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) ecosystem by supporting high-quality postgraduate research that contributes to innovation, evidence-based policymaking, and inclusive national development in line with the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
• Full-time postgraduate researcher (Masters or PhD) duly registered at a recognized Kenyan institution. Be below thirty-five (35) years for Masters and forty-five (45) years for PhD research.
• Kenya.
• Up to ~$15,503 (Ksh 2m) grant funding.
• March 6, 2026.
The 2026 EMA Small Grant Program. Elephant Managers Association.
• On field-based elephant conservation projects. Higher priority will be given to proposals that: provide education and community outreach, provide capacity-building in local communities, and/or improve captive elephant management and welfare.
• Open to anyone including keepers, conservationists, and researchers.
• Africa and Asia.
• Two grants for $3k each.
• April 18, 2026.
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Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
What’s below?
3 opportunities from $50k to $200k
5 opportunities from $200k to $1m
4 opportunities for more than $1,000,000
Including:
- A $100k sector & geography agnostic grant from Red Bull
- Up to $500k in impact-linked grants for gender-inclusive FinTechs
- Up to $260k in subsidies for productive use of energy
- Millions of $ in research in Africa
