Funding Opportunities - October 10, 2025

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The Women Investment Readiness Accelerator (WIRA). Sterling One Foundation.
• Designed to equip women-led businesses with the tools, knowledge, and networks they need to scale successfully.
• At least ₦5 million in revenue and no prior institutional funding.
• Runs virtually for 3 weeks, followed by a physical Demo Day, with post-program mentorship.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$6,814 in catalytic funding. (₦10m).
• Deadline TBD.

Apply for the 2025 Algorand Accelerator. Algorand.
• Proof of concept on, or interested in building, on Algorand. We accept both technical and non-technical teams, with the ideal team consisting of founders with complementary skills.
• The program is fully remote.
• Early-stage startups with Algorand-based applications, or established startups on other blockchains with active plans to migrate.
• All countries.
• Up to $50k in initial funding support.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). UNDP.
• Projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people’s well-being and livelihoods.
• Biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation and sustainable land management.
• Local communities including indigenous peoples, community-based organizations, NGOs and other non-governmental groups.
• Countries with active SGP country programmes. (Operational in 125 countries).
• Up to $50k grants.
• October 13, 2025.

Agricultural Youth Summit 2025. Leventis Foundation Nigeria (LFN).
• Young agripreneurs willing to showcase a clear, impactful business idea that promotes sustainable agriculture.
• Must prepare and submit a short video pitch and a concise business plan.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$1,362 in grant funding. (₦2m).
• October 15, 2025.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación MAPFRE.
• Projects carried out by individual researchers or research teams, within the academic and professional spheres and whose object of study is related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 20, 2025.

Accelerating Youth-led Green Entrepreneurship. BeGreen Programme.
• To equip young entrepreneurs with practical skills to build, run, and grow businesses in the Green Economy.
• Between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Entrepreneurs at different stages of their business journey are welcome to apply.
• South Africa or Nigeria.
• Up to $5k seed funding for up to 85 finalists.
• October 21, 2025.

Improving commercial forage seed/forage production for sustainable livestock sector improvement in Afar Region. RTI International.
• Improving mechanized commercial forage production and forage seed for sustainable livestock sector improvement and productivity
• Be working in or sourcing from Dubti, Chifra and Amibara woredas within Afar region.
• Ethiopia.
• Up to $55k grant.
• October 24, 2025.

SWIT Accelerator For Research-Driven Innovators. SWIT.
• A 7-month structured commercialization pathway for research-driven and science-based, grounded in engineering, life sciences, agritech, energy/climate, materials, or frontier tech.
• Pilot-ready - can design and run customer pilots within 6–12 months or already doing so.
• Southwest Nigeria.
• Up to $50k equity investment, with structured support and network for follow-on funding.
• October 26, 2025.

Cross Border Jobs Startup Competition. Jobtech Alliance.
• Startups shaping the future of labour mobility for Africans. A platform or service that helps African talent move, connect, and thrive across borders
• Offer cross-border labour mobility solutions for Africans, between Africa and globally and across African borders.
• Though the business can be at any stage (including idea/MVP stage), some evidence of traction is preferred.
• Africa.
• $10k grants.
• October 31, 2025.

Wales-Africa projects. WCVA.
• Enables community groups and organisations in Wales to access funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of UN SDGs and deliver benefits to Wales and Africa.
• 1) Health, 2) Lifelong Learning, 3) Climate Change and Environment and 4) Sustainable livelihoods.
• Wales and Sub-Saharan Africa. The lead applicant must be based within Wales.
• Up to £25k funding.
• October 31, 2025.

Emerging Innovation Grants (EIG). International Orthodontics Foundation (IOF).
• Novel ideas and pioneering research at various stages of development, with the goal of fostering groundbreaking advancements in orthodontics.
• Encourages participation from a wide range of innovators, including researchers, engineers, and medical professionals from fields outside traditional orthodontics.
• Non-dental applicants must partner with a dentist or orthodontist to ensure clinical relevance
• All countries.
• Up to $30k seed funding grant.
• October 31, 2025.

IAU Enterprise and Innovation Challenge. British Council.
• Seeking an experienced partner in enterprise and innovation development to design and deliver a capacity-strengthening program.
• Each proposal must have both: one Lead institution from the UK, one Lead institution from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa; and The proposal must be prepared jointly by leaders from both institutions but submitted by the Lead from the UK Institution.
• Not-for-profit.
• UK universities working in collaboration with research and higher education institutions from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya.
• Up to £60k grant.
• October 31, 2025.

MORE HEALTH for Africa Program (MH4A) - Cohort 2. Villgro Africa.
• Empowers high-impact social enterprises to scale their solutions and deliver sustainable healthcare to underserved communities.
• Companies should have strong revenue traction (annual revenues of $300k), demonstrated impact (a reach of 100k people), a dedicated team, and a clear growth strategy to raise USD 1M+ in the next year.
• Africa.
• Up to $80k grants alongside Masterclasses, diagnostic panels, and research support.
• October 31, 2025.

Collaborate Lagos 2025. Eko Innovation Centre.
• Open to startups in: AgriTech, Sustainable mobility, HealthTech, EduTech and CleanTech.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$17k prize pool. (₦25m).
• November 7, 2025.

Aurora Open Call 2026. Aurora Tech Award.
• Women founders of tech startups created and supported by inDrive.
• Be founded or co-founded and led by a woman. Be less than 5 years old.
• Have a functional prototype of a product. Fit in the investment limit of $6m in funding, including the seed round.
• All countries.
• Up to $50k prize.
• November 12, 2025.

Neuroscience Training Grants Program. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
• Dedicated funding to support early career neuroscientists from under-resourced regions in covering the costs of attending neuroscience training courses.
• Career Development grant.
• Open to PhD students and early-career postdoctoral fellows who are within 5 years of starting their first postdoctoral fellowship.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant.
• November 15, 2025.

Season 1 Peach round: Growth Pool. Prezenti.
• Mid-stage projects (Stage 2, Celo Season 1 intent) that are already delivering measurable impact on Celo (blockchain ecosystem) and are positioned to scale.
• Must be able to demonstrate around 10k-100k daily transactions.
• Should be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.
• All countries.
• Up to $25k grants.
• December 10, 2025.

Season 1 Peach round: Scale Pool. Prezenti.
• High-impact, seed-stage or scaled projects (Stage 3) with proven traction on Celo (blockchain ecosystem) and the capacity to significantly expand their reach & impact.
• Must be able to demonstrate around 100k-500k daily transactions.
• Must be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.
• All countries.
• Up to $50k grants.
• December 10, 2025.

Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation Grant Program. Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation.
• Artists whose practices engage with: 1) Environmental Consciousness & Climate Awareness, 2) Human Connection & Empathy and 3) Transformative & Consciousness-Raising Practices.
• Visual artists working in any medium or approach (painting, sculpture, installation, digital and new media, performance, community/social practice, craft, interdisciplinary practices, and more).
• All countries.
• Up to $50k grant.
• December 30, 2025.

The Slingshot Challenge. National Geographic Society.
• We invite 13-18-year-olds to submit a 1-minute video describing their idea for solving environmental issues.
• Great ideas that drive impact in your community.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k award.
• February 6, 2026.

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24 Grant and Investment Opportunities

• $100k - €4.3m

• Non-profit and for-profit

• Sector agnostic, tech, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, empowerment, job growth/livelihood, financial services, mining, early childcare, tax reform, food systems, textiles, conservation/climate, renewable energy, solar generators, education, humanitarian aid, and much more!