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Impact Grant Fund (IGF). Financial Sector Deepening Tanzania (FSDT).
• Supporting high-potential, scalable MSMEs—particularly women- and youth-led—in climate-smart sectors, with a focus on growth, job creation, innovation, and climate resilience.
• MSMEs.
• Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
• Up to ~$11,331 (TZS 30 million) non-reimbursable grants.
• Deadline TBD.
Social Impact Track. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Solutions that improve lives while creating sustainable impact across communities.
• NGOs, Social Enterprises, Civic Technology Teams, Non-profits, Universities, Community Builders, Researchers.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.
Startup Pitch Competition. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Startups with validated ideas or products and strong potential for innovation and scalable growth.
• Early-stage & growth-stage startups, Technology founders, Social enterprises, Product-led businesses, University spin-offs.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.
Hackathon. WEMA Hackaholics.
• Technology solutions that address real-world challenges and helping builders turn ideas into practical solutions.
• Developers, Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, AI Builders, Students.
• Africa.
• Up to ~$18,765 (₦25 Million) grant funding.
• Deadline: Not specified / Ongoing.
Catalytic Africa x Timbuktoo. Catalytic Africa.
• Providing 2:1 equity-free matching capital alongside angel investments to help African startups extend runway and accelerate growth.
• Very specific requirements: Must be a ABAN network affiliated angel investor or group that applies and would receive matching funding only for investment into a Timbuktoo incubated start-up.
• Africa.
• Invest up to $20k and Catalytic Africa matches at 2:1 on an equity-free basis.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Small research grants. British Ecological Society (BES).
• Supporting innovative, high-quality ecological research that advances ecological science and integrates relevant social or economic dimensions.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to £5k grants.
• September 8, 2026.
Small Grants to Support the Youth Action For Peace Challenge to Advance Peace and Development. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Supporting youth-led initiatives that promote peace, social cohesion, resilience, inclusion, and youth livelihoods.
• Locally registered, youth-led, non-profit grassroots organizations in Mbeya, Songwe, Mwanza, Geita and Zanzibar.
• Tanzania.
• Up to ~$1,885 (TZS 5 million) grants.
• September 11, 2026.
Small-Scale Development Projects 2027. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria.
• Aims to contribute to the local community through small-scale development activities in accordance with the country's national development priorities.
• Non-governmental and non-political organization with legal personality in the country of the project implementation.
• Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
• Up to ~$23,912 (CZK 500k) grant funding.
• September 15, 2026.
Innovative Individual Award - Distinguished Researcher Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Water researchers with 10+ years of experience and significant contributions to renewable-energy-powered technologies addressing water scarcity.
• Individuals.
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.
Innovative Individual Award - Youth Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Innovators under 35 who have deployed renewable-energy-powered solutions addressing potable water production, distribution, or management.
• Individuals (youth).
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.
Innovative Crisis Solutions Award. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
• Rapidly deployable water systems that provide safe drinking water during crises, with proven emergency deployments benefiting at least 1,000 people.
• Small enterprises, research institutions, and NGOs.
• All countries.
• $20k prize.
• September 30, 2026.
Funding for Youth Projects. Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
• Supporting New Music projects that engage young people and broaden access through festivals, performances, sound art, education, commissions, and other creative programmes.
• Applications can only be submitted by the organizing institution or an ensemble involved in the project. Individuals cannot submit an application.
• All countries.
• €25k grant funding.
• October 1, 2026.
EIFL Public Library Innovation Award 20. EIFL.
• Supporting public libraries that deliver innovative AI literacy programmes to build technical skills, critical thinking, and responsible use of AI.
• A public or community library.
• Developing economy countries. See full list here.
• $1,500 prize.
• October 26, 2026.
The Environmental Photography Award. Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
• Supporting photographers who raise awareness of environmental protection and humanity’s relationship with nature across five environmental categories: 1) Polar Regions, 2) Forests, 3) Ocean, 4) Humanity versus Nature and 5) Changemakers.
• Photographers.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grand prize.
• November 1, 2026.
go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge. PAVE Global.
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students designing innovative, sustainable, and adaptable modular retail fixtures for an original lifestyle fashion brand.
• Current undergraduate and graduate students studying design-related disciplines.
• All countries.
• $5k, travel support, industry recognition, and recognition at the PAVE Global Gala.
• November 2, 2026.
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$750k for sustainable energy access
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