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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
LFI Round Two Funding Call. Act Ubumbano.
• Supports community-rooted civil society organisations strengthening collective resilience, grassroots networks, shared infrastructure, and accountable local ecosystems to drive collective action and systemic change.
• Civil society organisation, formation or not-for-profit actor.
• South Africa.
• Up to ~$4,518 (R975,000) grants.
• November 30, 2026.
Micro-Project Scheme 2027. German Missions in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
• Supports self-contained community projects in South Africa advancing a just energy transition, alternative livelihoods, women’s rights, education, healthcare, and anti-discrimination, prioritising Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
• Civic organization e.g: community based, non-governmental, non-profit or faith based organizations or foundations.
• South Africa, Eswatini or Lesotho.
• Up to €25k grant funding.
• November 30, 2026.
Research & Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
• Supports early-career researchers analysing IEA international assessment data to generate policy-relevant insights on student achievement, teaching practices, and educational inequalities across multiple European countries.
• Recent PhD graduates (within five years) with at least one relevant ILSA-data publication and current PhD candidates supported by a senior researcher, with no publication requirement for the latter.
• All countries.
• €20k grant per project.
• December 1, 2026.
Digitisation Grants. Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP).
• Supports the digitisation and preservation of archival research materials documenting endangered or threatened traditional knowledge, including fieldnotes, photographs, recordings, films, and objects from completed projects.
• Individuals affiliated with universities, museums, galleries, libraries, NGOs, or community organisations able to provide ethical and budgetary oversight of the proposed project.
• All countries.
• Up to £20k grants.
• December 1, 2026.
The GenAI for Good Challenge: Cities Edition. IEEE Humanitarian Technologies.
• Supports teams developing responsible, open-source generative AI solutions to address real urban challenges through co-development and deployment with city governments across Europe and Central Asia, focusing on sustainable transport, energy efficiency, and green infrastructure.
• Teams must be informal groups of at least two (2) individuals (corporate entities or organizations are ineligible). Every team member must be 18 years of age or older.
• All countries.
• Up to $40k grant funding per track for winning teams.
• December 13, 2026.
Funding for Youth-Led Climate Action. Africa Youth Climate Fund (AYCF).
• Supports African youth-led climate initiatives advancing green entrepreneurship, youth leadership and movement-building, or climate research and evidence to strengthen community resilience and influence climate policy.
• African youth-led climate organisations and groups, whether registered, awaiting registration, or informal with a fiscal sponsor, particularly women-led and marginalised-community initiatives.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k grants.
• January 15, 2027.
Rose Dieng-Kuntz Prize. Orange-Académie des sciences.
• Recognises scientists whose digital-science research delivers tangible societal benefits through innovation in health, education, inclusion, civic engagement, and environmental sustainability.
• Scientist under the age of 50.
• All countries.
• €30k prize.
• January 15, 2027.
Community Service Awards. Massage Therapy Foundation.
• Are designed to promote working partnerships between the massage therapy profession and community-based organizations that provide massage therapy to people who currently have little or no access to such services.
• Non-profit charitable organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grants.
• February 1, 2027.
Research Support Awards. Massage Therapy Foundation.
• Funds independent research investigating massage therapy as a wellness, medical, or preventive health intervention, strengthening its scientific evidence base, clinical integration, and professional practice.
• Requires applicants to be affiliated with or partnered with a qualified sponsoring institution, such as a university, research organisation, or health centre, which must provide the facilities, personnel, data, and ethical review resources needed to conduct the proposed research.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• April 14, 2027.
Digital Trade Grant Program. West Africa Digital Trade Fund (WADTF).
• Supports city, community, and national initiatives that help West African businesses access regional markets through digital marketing, online visibility, cross-border trade, agricultural promotion, and women- and youth-led entrepreneurship.
• Business associations, cooperatives, industry groups, educational institutions, registered charities, and youth- and women-led organisations across agriculture, trade, manufacturing, tourism, and other sectors.
• Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia, Guinea, Benin, Cabo Verde, Mali.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• April 30, 2027.
👇12 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
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● 4 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 4 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 4 opportunity for more than $1,000,000
Including:
£250k in AI for Financial Health and Inclusion
$820k for MND/ALS drug development
$1m for sector-agnostic startups
$10m for sustainable energy and agriculture in Central Africa
$12m for climate-resilient land investments