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Recertification Assistance Fund. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
• Supports MSC-certified fisheries by covering Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) fees for their second and subsequent MSC recertifications, with eligible fisheries required to have completed at least three certifications overall.
• MSC-certified fisheries.
• All countries.
• Up to £30k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Tokyo Global Innovation Challenge Program. Tokyo Global Innovation Challenge.
• Supports student-led business ideas at either the idea stage (pre-prototype/user validation) or seed/startup stage (already validating, implementing, or operating for less than two years); faculty-led research-based businesses are not eligible.
• Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at universities.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$6,320 (1 million yen) prizes.
• October 18, 2026.
UBS Female Founder Award 2026. UBS.
• Recognizes exceptional early-stage women tech founders in fintech and enterprise technology who demonstrate strong leadership, scalable business models, and high growth potential, with finalists gaining investor visibility, UBS networks, and expert feedback.
• Winners are automatically invited to join the next cohort of Project Female Founder, a year-long accelerator program.
• Women aged 21+ who are founders, co-founders, or C-level executives of fintech startups or SMEs founded since 2015, with at least $50k raised and annual revenues below $150m.
• All countries, except those subject to economic sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, Switzerland, the U.S. or any applicable jurisdiction, as well as those from citizens of residents of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and the Kherson regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria, Russia will be considered ineligible.
• $10k cash prize alongside mentoring.
• October 25, 2026.
Future Conservationist Award. Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP).
• Supports early-career conservation teams in developing leadership and implementing practical, community-engaged conservation projects addressing threats to globally important species and habitats, including biodiversity, climate, restoration, human-wildlife conflict, and environmental education.
• Team-based conservation projects with at least three early-career conservationists who are nationals of the project country; applicants may have any educational background, including undergraduate or master’s students, but PhD students are ineligible.
• LMICs in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern and South-eastern Europe and the Middle East.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• October 30, 2026.
Conservation Grant Program 2026/2027. Sequoia Park Zoo.
• Supports research and conservation projects with measurable impacts on wildlife or habitat conservation, including habitat restoration and conservation management planning, with priority for locally focused projects aligned with the Zoo’s conservation goals.
• Applicants must be affiliated with a conservation-related organization or an education institution.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 2, 2026.
Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant 2026. Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF).
• Supports visual storytellers who use compelling photography and emotional narratives to raise awareness and inspire action for ocean conservation, covering marine wildlife, habitats, fisheries, and coastal communities.
• Early-career and emerging photographers with no more than five years of experience, with particular encouragement for women, gender-diverse applicants, and historically underrepresented communities.
• Global South.
• Each winner receives a $2k cash prize and a paid three-week photography assignment documenting an SOSF-supported marine research or conservation project.
• November 15, 2026.
Young Talents from Africa Prize: Energy and Environment. Eni Award.
• Supports African PhD researchers developing research and innovation in energy and environmental fields, including renewable energy, energy storage, decarbonisation, circular economy, water treatment, biodiversity, nature-based solutions, and sustainable agriculture, with potential benefits for African countries or the continent.
• PhD students under 40 (born in 1986 or later) who hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree or equivalent, are in the first or second year of their PhD, and are pursuing their doctorate at a university or research institute in an eligible African country.
• Africa.
• Up to €25k prizes.
• November 20, 2026.
Alice McCosh Trust Grants. Alice McCosh Trust.
• Supports work and study in natural history and environmental fields, including fieldwork, educational materials, and initiatives that increase environmental understanding, engagement, and conservation action.
• Individuals attached to institutions and those following a programme of study or qualification, as well as people engaged in private/personal study related to natural history and/or the environment.
• All countries, preference will be given to individuals from (or work relating to) Scotland, England, Turkey or Uganda.
• £1k grants.
• November 30, 2026.
Terre de Femmes International Award. Fondation Yves Rocher For Nature.
• Open to women worldwide leading nonprofit initiatives that place trees at the heart of urban conservation, including urban greening, agroforestry, tree preservation, nurseries, reforestation, and restoration of urban green spaces.
• Any woman of legal age or collective of women committed to nature conservation in connection with trees through a non-profit organisation (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) established for at least 1 year.
• All countries.
• A €10k grant per project.
• November 30, 2026.
Incubation Programme. Orange Corners Nigeria.
• Empowers young entrepreneurs aged 18–35 to turn innovative ideas into sustainable businesses through a six-month incubation program aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Young entrepreneurs aged 18-35.
• Nigeria, Lagos State.
• Up to €30k funding support for prototype development and testing to bring your idea to life alongside Mentorship & Networking.
• November 30, 2026.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Applied Research Centre. Global Research and Technology Development (GRTD).
• Research that fills evidence gaps in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) while strengthening the coherence, uptake, and impact of existing and emerging SRHR research.
• Consortia must include one or two Lead Organisations (public universities, nonprofit research organisations, or private universities with a clearly defined nonprofit division) and Co-Applying Organisations, with a recommended size of 6–8 organisations and a maximum of 10.
• LMICs.
• Up to £30k grant funding.
• November 30, 2026.
Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge. Learning Planet Institute.
• Supports youth aged 15–26 to develop and scale innovative education projects that create real-world impact, particularly in peace and democracy, mental health and wellbeing, and environment and climate.
• Open to youth aged 15–26, with applications accepted from individuals or teams; for group projects, one member must serve as the designated representative and submit the application.
• All countries.
• $1k grant alongside mentorship.
• January 7, 2027.
👇22 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
What’s below for our paid subscribers?
● 10 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 8 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 4 opportunity for more than $1,000,000
Including:
$250k for species & biodiversity conservation
$500k for nature-based climate resilience
$1m for export-oriented businesses in Somalia
$1m for export & manufacturing businesses
Millions of $ in climate-oriented research