Catch up on open funding opportunities - August, 2026

See inside for 239 grant and investment opportunities that still have open deadlines.

There are some great social impact programs in Africa and emerging markets all over the world with calls for applications quickly approaching their deadlines!

We’ve featured all of these on our recent newsletters. Here’s our monthly recap.

Summary:

• 100 “rolling” opportunities

• 30 due by the end of next week (August 15)

• 36 due later in August

• 50 due in September

• 13 due in October

• 10 due before EOY

With 142 opportunities offering funding larger than $50,000!

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200+ Impact Funding Opportunities with Open Deadlines

Animal Welfare Grants. The Pollination Project.
• Support individuals and groups who are working to protect animals.
• 1) Reducing the consumption of land and sea animals raised using industrial agriculture practices, 2) Advocating for farmed animal welfare and 3) Helping animals that are not usually the focus of animal welfare efforts.
• Open to individuals in all countries with a special focus on Brazil, India and Mexico
• A $1k seed grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Awesome Foundation Micro Grants. Awesome Foundation.
• Awesome project on wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more.
• Individuals, groups, and organizations working anywhere in the world.
• $1k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Conservation Fund. International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA).
• Conservation-oriented issues that serve marine mammal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Global.
• Up to $5k.
• Applications accepted on rolling basis.

The Explorers Club Impact Grants. The Explorers Club.
• Fieldwork in biological sciences, archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, earth sciences, ecology, and astronomy.
• Exploratory projects that reveal new knowledge about the planet and its inhabitants, including regions undergoing environmental or cultural change.
• Researchers and explorers.
• Global.
• Up to $25k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Egmont Trust EOI. Egmont.
• Innovative ways of combating the impact of HIV & AIDS on children and families and provide financial support and project management advice to local, grassroots organisations.
• NGOs/CSOs.
• Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
• Up to $20k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply for a Rufford Small Grant. Rufford Foundation.
• Funds nature conservation projects.
• Species you are working on must be considered threatened.
• Early stages of conservation career. Focus on supporting current MSc or PhD students or recent graduates.
• Emerging or developing economy countries.
• Up to £18k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Startups for Sustainable Development program. Google.
• Supports a global ecosystem of impact-focused startups.
• Connects them to the funding ecosystem, including venture capital and other investment partners.
• Supports them with advisors and technology.
• All countries.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Conservation Fund. Neotropical Birding and Conservation (NBC).
• Conservation action or research that has an intended measurable benefit.
• Globally threatened species — those on the IUCN’s global red list.
• Middle and South America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Grants to Foster Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF).
• Aimed at strengthening individual organizations as trusted and effective grassroots grantmakers that can harness both local and external resources.
• Women’s fund, environmental fund, national public foundation, grassroots grantmaker or any other kind of organization that identifies with the concept and practice of community philanthropy.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, or Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small conservation grants. Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF).
• Early career biologists/conservationists to carry out vital field conservation and research work of endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• All countries.
• Up to €1,500 grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30th April, 31th August and 31th December each year).

Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources Partner in Kenya. Right Sharing of World Resources.
• Offers training, support, and financial grants to small, grassroots women’s groups. The goal is to grow strong and sustainable women-led income-generating projects.
• All groups who receive grants have first completed the Group Strength & Financial Training Program.
• Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Guatemala.
• Up to $6,500 grant to launch a revolving loan fund.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Empowering Student Innovation Across Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Education.
• Students and teams building high-impact solutions across Nigeria’s key development sectors: 1) Science, 2) Technology, 3) Engineering, 4) Mathematics and 5) Medical Science.
• Student-led businesses.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$34,528 (₦50 million) grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Rapid-Response, Advocacy & Protection Grants. Urgent Action Fund Africa.
• Strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance woman’s human rights.
• Both informal and formal women’s right organizations. Applications from non-registered collectives or groups are encouraged.
• Africa.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
• Recognize emerging African scholars studying aspects of violence on or directly related to the African continent.
• Individual scholars, must be aged 45 or younger.
• All countries - must be currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution, and living on the continent.
• $10k research grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (March 1 of every year).

Bridges for Enterprise Incubation Programme. Bridges for Enterprise.
• Passionate entrepreneurs seeking to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Lasts between 6-8 months.
• Pre-seed and seed stage social impact startups.
• Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
• Consulting, Finance Advisory, Legal Advisory and Technical Advisory.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (April and 1 October).

Submissions open for Holohil Grant Program. Holohil.
• Supports research and educational work focused on endangered species.
• Projects that demonstrate strong conservation value and sound scientific design.
• Open to scientists and non-scientists.
• All countries.
• ~$1,800 (CAD 2,500 toward the purchase of Holohil transmitters for selected projects).
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15).

TCF Grant Program. Turtle Conservation Fund.
• Projects that focus on tortoises or freshwater turtles that are highly threatened according to the IUCN Red List or the TFTSG Provisional Red List, as either Critically Endangered or Endangered, or which may be highly threatened but not yet officially classified as such on the Red List. We do not support work on marine turtles.
• Organizations or individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (June 1 and December 1).

The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. United Nations.
• Providing rehabilitation and assistance to thousands of individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery, including: children in armed conflict, debt bondage, forced and early marriage, forced labour, traditional slavery, trafficking of persons, sale of children, sale of wives, serfdom, sexual slavery, widow inheritance and worst forms of child labour.
• Civil society organizations (e.g. NGOs, rehabilitation centers, foundations, associations of victims, hospitals, legal clinics). Been in operation for at least two years.
• All countries.
• Up to $35k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (every year from 15 January to 1 March).

Stephen R. Tully Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• To support research, and conservation of raptors.
• Students and amateurs with limited access to alternative funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $4,500 grant, plus waived page charges to publish the research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

Kevin Kritz Research Grant. Raptor Research Foundation.
• Seeks to provide support and advance research on eagles and eagle conservation anywhere in the world.
• Conservationists.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grant plus waived page charges to publish their research in the Journal of Raptor Research.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (30 June each year).

IMATA Research Grant. International Marine Animal Trainers' Association.
• To advance the humane care and handling of marine animals by fostering communication between professionals that serve marine animal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
• Principal Investigator (PI) who is a current Professional IMATA member who has maintained this membership level for a minimum of two years prior to the applications submission.
• All countries.
• Up to $3k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Bridge Seed Global.
• 3-month intensive program designed specifically for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 who are building ventures that address real challenges in African markets.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Africa.
• $5k pre-seed grant, alongside Mentorship & Training.
• Deadline TBD.

Humanitarian Innovation Programme in Emergency Response (Hiper). World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• Life-saving solution in waste management, WASH, or personal resilience, designed for the critical first 60 days of a humanitarian emergency.
• Humanitarian actors, solution providers and private sector partners.
• All countries.
• Potential inclusion in the ecosystem, for consideration for ongoing opportunities and future challenges.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Thrive Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the global consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward new or small-scale organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Thrive Grants. Thrive Philanthrophy.
• Proposals that aim to create just, plant-based food systems by reducing the consumption of animals, reducing industrial animal agriculture, or for vegan advocacy.
• Not a for-profit company, should not be an international chapter of a US-based organization. Geared toward mid-size or larger organizations.
• All countries except the US.
• Up to $30k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December).

Funding for Women-Led Initiatives in Africa. Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD).
• Women’s leadership and empowerment: initiatives led by women leaders that create positive community impact.
• Nonprofits, Grassroots organizations, Community-based organizations, Individual leaders, Social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Up to $5k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Grassroots Climate Action Fund (GCAF). Centre for Environment and Migration Assistance(CEMA).
• Inclusive, locally led solutions to climate and environmental challenges.
• Community-based organizations (CBOs), women-led groups, youth-led initiatives, grassroots civil society organizations, local environmental justice movements.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Standard Product Grant. Wildlife Acoustics.
• Advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. To advance the study of bats, birds, amphibians, and other terrestrial wildlife.
• Scientists.
• All countries.
• Up to $4k of product-in-kind grants (recorders, accessories, and software licenses).
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs. Indie EmpowerHer.
• A specialised women’s financing and business initiative designed to support potential women-owned businesses across Lagos, Nigeria.
• Women entrepreneurs, been in operation for at least 12 months.
• Nigeria.
• Business loans of up to ~$3,667 (N5 million) alongside Capacity Building & Mentorship.
• Deadline TBC.

eCooking Demonstrators. CLASP.
• Proposals for the Domestic, Commercial and Institutional eCooking Demonstrator Project, a strategic initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of eCooking for institutional (such as schools, health facilities, correctional facilities) and commercial (e.g. MSMEs), eateries, food vendors, agro-processing) settings, as well as households.
• NGOs, governments, the private sector, academia, research institutes, policy representatives, and communities.
• Ghana, Kenya (Kajiado, Kilifi, Makueni, and Nairobi counties), Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• Up to $20k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Join the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Programme for AgriTech Startups. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Tech-driven solutions with the potential to strengthen agricultural productivity, improve food systems, increase farmer incomes and build climate-resilient agriculture.
• Have a prototype or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
• Particularly encourages applications from startups led by women, youth entrepreneurs, and founders working in underserved or rural communities.
• Africa.
• Structured incubation programmes alongside access to experienced mentors, entrepreneurs and sector experts.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Wildlife Emergency Fund (WEF). East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF).
• Conservation-based organizations that are responding to sudden, episodic, and unpredictable threats impacting wildlife. Ongoing, recurring, or long-term threats are not considered to be an immediate emergency.
• 501(c)3 non-profits (or equivalent), governmental and NGOs that focus on direct in-situ conservation action.
• All countries, except in countries or regions subject to U.S. government sanctions or restrictions.
• Up to $2,500 grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Original WIDU Grant. WIDU.
• To support entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas by providing professional business coaching and funding to them. Two partners, consisting of a diaspora donor in Europe and an Africa-based entrepreneur – need to team up.
• All sectors (e.g. small farms, garages, shops, hairdressers). Max. 20 employees. Investment of the diaspora donor and entrepreneur  (50%).
• Entrepreneurs, micro or small business.
• Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Togo, The Gambia or Tunisia.
• Up to €5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Emergency Funding for Conservation. Rapid Response Facility.
• Funding to address unforeseen emergencies in UNESCO natural World Heritage Sites (or occasionally sites with other international recognition for biodiversity).
• Types of organisations include (but are not limited to): Government bodies responsible for site management, Registered local, national or international NGOs, Private sector organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to $40k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Amplify Kenya. Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).
• Assists Kenya-based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
• Access to a range of capacity-building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops and bespoke training.
• Early-stage new actors and digital-first outlets as well as more mature media companies pivoting to a new revenue model or adding a new revenue line.
• Kenya.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Next Wave Fund. Kickstarter.
• Early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.
• Entrepreneur or small business with fewer than 20 full-time employees.
• At least one member of your team is a citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder in the United States.
• A $10k pledge when project goes live on Kickstarter alongside training and Opportunities for marketing exposure and promotion.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The RCDIJ Africa Fund. Ripples Centre for Data and Investigate Journalism (RCDIJ).
• Small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including education, health, security, environment, democracy, corruption, economy, migration, technology, culture and development.
• Individual journalists: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Small Grants Program. Friends of Liberia (FOL).
• Community development projects across a diverse range of focus areas.
• From education and healthcare to economic development and environmental sustainability. The focus is on empowering local communities to take charge of their development, leveraging their unique insights and strengths to create lasting, positive change.
• Nonprofits and NGOs.
• Liberia.
• Up to $3k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Anzisha Fellowship. Anzisha.
• Identifies and supports young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already building and growing real businesses.
• Your business, invention, or social project can be in any field or industry.
• Young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22.
• Africa.
• $10k prize.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Program recurs yearly (check in September 2026).

Go Healthy with Taiwan. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
• Innovative solutions to enhance global health and well-being. No matter your field, ideas should integrate Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models.
• Proposals will be supported in establishing cooperation with Taiwanese enterprises, to create value through bilateral cooperation.
• A member of a company, government agency, legal entity, or non-legal entity group. Legal entities or non-legal entity groups may include research institutions, NGOs, public associations, and universities, etc.
• All countries.
• Up to 3 winning proposals will be awarded $30k prize money each.
• August 5, 2026.

Karibu’s African grantmaking program. Karibu Foundation.
• Imaginative initiatives that strengthen and add new dimensions to the collective struggle for systemic justice. This is specifically related to the economic, socio-cultural, political, and ecological crises.
• Have a non-violent approach. Not funding For-profit and/or income-generating efforts, Government programs, Humanitarian aid and Individual scholarships.
• Groups of change agents — social movements and/or networks, organizations, cooperatives, collectives, and associations in social movement eco-systems.
• Africa.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 6, 2026.

Elephant Conservation & Research Funding Support. International Elephant Foundation.
• Sustainable conservation projects that will make a positive impact for elephants, habitats and the communities that share their land. Human-Elephant Conflict prevention and mitigation.
• Community-based programs.
• All countries.
• $15k grants, funds up to 25 projects annually.
• August 7, 2026.

SME Grant Facility – PLACE Programme. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
• SMEs operating in, or directly supporting, the following pastoral and agro-pastoral value chains: 1) Milk and dairy products, 2) Red meat processing and trade, 3) Live animal trade, 4) Fodder production, processing and supply, 5) Honey and apiculture products and 6) Agro-forestry.
• May operate across different stages of these value chains, including input supply, veterinary and livestock services, aggregation, processing, storage, logistics, quality assurance and market distribution.
• SMEs, have an annual turnover below $100k.
• Kenya.
• Up to $15k matching grants, provide a minimum 25 percent cash co-contribution toward the total investment cost.
• August 7, 2026.

Quick Response Fund for Nature. Weeden Foundation.
• A rapid response mechanism to enable local organizations to purchase and protect the world’s most important sites for conservation.
• 501 (c)(3) organizations or international equivalents.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• August 7, 2026.

Urgent Need Fund. Lady Freethinker.
• Projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated. This may include rescue missions, medical care, food, or housing.
• Non-profits, NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• August 9, 2026.

2027 Purpose Earth grant award. Purpose Earth.
• Purpose-driven projects that are finding creative solutions within the areas of environmental protection, community activation and cultural collaboration.
• Projects that have already been completed are not eligible.
• Individual leaders and not for profits.
• All countries except Balkans, Burma, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Yemen, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, West Bank, Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo (Republic of Congo is acceptable), Libya, Mali, and Venezuela.
• Up to $10k grant funding alongside mentorship.
• August 10, 2026.

Cleantech Innovation Competition. Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC).
• Seeks to support early-stage businesses in the cleantech sector that focus on providing solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
• University student, application must be in the ideation stage.
• Kenya.
• Funding Access: connect with investors and financing options alongside Accelerator Support.
• August 10, 2026.

Connections Through Culture 2026. British Council.
• Supporting artistic collaboration. Projects can span a broad range of themes and art forms, including: 1) Architecture, Design, Fashion and Craft, 2) Creative Technology, including digital arts, XR/immersive, and games, 3) Film, 4) Literature, 5) Music, 6) Theatre and Dance and 7) Visual Arts.
• Artists and creative practitioners, Arts and cultural organisations, Festivals and biennials, Cultural professionals, Creative hubs, networks and collectives, Organisations working across arts, culture and the creative sectors.
• UK-based partners and organizations/individuals in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Mainland China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
• Up to £15k grants.
• August 12, 2026.

LMIC Capacity and Capability Building Grant. International Society For Quality In Health Care (ISQua).
• Project aimed at strengthening capacity and capability in healthcare quality.
• Eligible Project Types: 1) workforce development, 2) quality improvement collaboratives, 3) patient safety initiatives, 4) leadership development, 5) digital quality systems, 6) community/patient engagement initiatives and 7) sustainable education programmes.
• The proposer must be an ISQua Member (Institutional or Individual). Project teams may include non-members.
• Low- and lower-middle-income countries (LICs & LMICs).
• €15k grant.
• August 12, 2026.

The Africa Fundraising Incubator (AFI). New Africa Fund.
• Aimed at empowering African NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises to address the pressing need for funding and fundraising expertise.
• NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Selected organizations will participate in a 30-day fundraising challenge, with up to $5k in matching funds available.
• August 14, 2026.

Waste Methane Mitigation and Circular Economy Scale-Up. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
• To operationalize national and municipal measures that reduce methane from solid-waste streams and align these with circular economy goals, while supporting municipalities to move progressively from landfill-dependent disposal systems towards diversion and recovery approaches.
• NGO, intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity.
• South Africa.
• Where procurement is carried out by the Implementing Partner, as a general rule, incidental procurement may be undertaken only up to a cumulative value of 15% of the total Agreement budget or $40k, whichever is lower.
• August 14, 2026.

AArk Program Grant Application. Amphibian Ark.
• Conservation projects for amphibian species that cannot currently be saved in the wild, with a primary focus on ex situ actions, and in partnership with appropriate field activities.
• Conservation projects.
• All countries.
• Up to $15k grant funding.
• August 15, 2026.

STREETS Awards. STREETS International.
• Outstanding social enterprises and initiatives with notable social impact and sustainability in the global hospitality and tourism sector, with a focus on youth development.
• Hospitality and tourism social enterprises, mission-driven businesses, non-profits, and NGOs, emerging and early-stage to 5 years.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grant award alongside mentorship.
• August 15, 2026.

WABF33 - New Venture Competition. Wharton Africa Business Forum.
• Flagship pitch competition targeted towards early-stage ventures at the Annual WABF to showcase and celebrate the next-generation of founders building category-defining businesses on the continent and beyond.
• Early-stage ventures. Fewer than 50 full-time employees, Less than $250k raised to date.
• Business must have a direct link to Africa (but can be headquartered outside of Africa).
• Up to $30k in non-equity financing.
• August 15, 2026.

Window II – Cross-Cutting Capacity Strengthening. National Research & Innovation Fund (NRIF).
• Initiatives that build research and innovation capacity across sectors, including training programmes, mentorship schemes, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Universities and higher education institutions, Government agencies, Local Government Authorities and Registered civil society organisations.
• The Gambia.
• Up to ~$20,273 (GMD 1.5m) award range.
• August 15, 2026.

Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund 2026. Africa Health Collaborative.
• To encourage and provide initial support for the development/expansion of high-quality research activities for Early Career Researchers (ECR) enabling principal investigators to subsequently apply for funding to support the next phase of their joint research that will result in greater impact.
• Theme for this year’s grant is focused on Health Human Resources Policy and Health Financing Policy in Primary Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Collaborative bilateral and multilateral research initiatives.
• Africa.
• Up to $22k matching funds.
• August 15, 2026.

Biodiversity Conservation. Play for Nature.
• Biodiversity conservation project aimed at protecting an endangered species (on the IUCN Red List) and raising awareness of its protection, through the practice of a sport or the organization of a sporting event.
• Sport must be integrated within an overall biodiversity conservation project, in particular through educational and awareness-raising actions targeting citizens and local authorities.
• Civil society organisation (CSO), NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to €5k grants.
• August 16, 2026.

ASIF Ignite Africa Cohort 1. BFA Global.
• An 8-week cohort-based program for founders with a prototype who need to put it in front of real users and come out the other side with credible proof points. Focuses on food and agriculture value chains.
• At least 40% women in leadership positions (ideally women-led or women co-led), and split roughly 50/50 between AI-first companies (where the model is the product) and AI-embedded companies (where AI sharpens an otherwise traditional solution).
• Early-stage MSMEs, startups, social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Weekly group workshops on AI methods and application, 1:1 office hours with specialists in AI, product and sector and subscriptions to select tools during the program.
• August 17, 2026.

Canvas Home Small Grants. HANDMADE to MARKET (HtoM).
• Designed to permit craft-producing groups to procure materials, tools, equipment, training, or marketing services in order for them to expand employment and generate additional income.
• Established groups of craft producers, such as cooperatives, small businesses, or community-based organizations focusing on crafts in developing.
• LMICs.
• Up to $1,500 grants.
• August 17, 2026.

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2026. iF Design.
• Established projects related to design that contribute to improving our society and towards achieving one or more of the UN SDGs.
• Should either use design principles in the creation process (i.e. design thinking), design should be part of the DNA of the project (i.e. foster design and creation talent) or the project puts focus on the design of projects elements (i.e. the design of the promotion campaign or project materials).
• Companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• All countries.
• A share of €100k prize money.
• August 19, 2026.

The Sky Is Not The Limit Social Impact Grant. Bombshell Impact Design Agency.
• Social impact organizations.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k in Design, Marketing & AI services.
• August 19, 2026.

The Laptop LLM Challenge. Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF).
• On-Device AI for the Hardware Africa Actually Has. An applied systems engineering contest.
• Build a working on-device language-model application. Your system must run without cloud dependencies on the ADTC Standard Laptop, address one problem domain, and demonstrate at least one meaningful cross-disciplinary integration: 1) Math & Scientific Reasoning, 2) Healthcare & Medical, 3) Agriculture, 4) Creative Writing, 5) Coding Assistants, 6) Corporate / Enterprise and 7) Autonomous AI Agents.
• Early-stage builders, less than 12 months old and that your product is in the ideation, conceptual, or early prototype phase (not commercially launched). Must not have raised more than $25k in external dilutive capital or non-dilutive grants.
• Africa.
• Grand Prize: $8k cash award.
• August 25, 2026.

The Marion Paviour Award. Hawk Conservancy Trust.
• To further research into the conservation of birds of prey.
• Early-career researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to £1,250 grant award.
• August 31, 2026.

Global Innovation Challenge 2026. Social Shifters.
• Startups and projects must address a clearly defined social or environmental issue and must already be delivering some measurable social outputs and impact.
• Your idea must contribute to at least one of the United Nations’s SDGs.
• Social startups, 100% youth-led (founders must be between 18 and 30 years old).
• All countries, except the following countries subject to UK government financial sanctions: Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela.
• Up to $15k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Open Call 2 (OC2) addressed to innovation hubs. Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa).
• Aims to provide financial support to third parties (innovation hubs) to train use case partners and Open Call 1 beneficiaries by providing mentoring and accelerating innovative business concepts.
• Innovation hubs. one entity per proposal (no consortia allowed).
• Africa.
• Up to €40k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Researcher–Sciencepreneur Collaboration Grant (RSCG) 2026. Research+.
• An opportunity for researchers and science-based entrepreneurs (sciencepreneurs) to develop an innovation collaboration that helps build a credible path to impact for the venture involved.
• At least one Swiss partner (researcher or sciencepreneur affiliated with a Swiss institution of higher education, or a sciencepreneur with a company founded within the last 3 years) and at least one African partner (researcher or science-based entrepreneur).
• Switzerland and all African countries except the Maghreb region and Egypt.
• Up to ~$25,236 (CHF 20k) grants.
• August 31, 2026.

K4GGWA Innovation Facility Call 5: Tools for Land Preparation and Soil Health. Landscape Alliance.
• Innovations that support farmers, pastoralists, and restoration practitioners in improving land productivity, restoring ecosystems, and building resilience. Eligible solutions may be hand-operated, animal-drawn, or tractor-mounted.
• Innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, researchers, farmer organisations, cooperatives, and restoration practitioners.
• Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan.
• Up to €30k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

JWH Initiative 2026. JWH Initiative.
• Young people (under 35 years of age) who work or are affiliated with environmental CSO’s in developing countries and emerging economies who have shown potential for and interest in further developing their leadership, sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
• Working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
• All countries except: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, United States.
• Up to €7k grants.
• August 31, 2026.

Allianz Climate Risk Award. Allianz.
• Scientific research that helps us better understand how climate change shapes extreme weather events and how to foster resilience against climate-related risks by applying technological solutions.
• PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to €7k prize.
• August 31, 2026.

AI for Climate Resilience in Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance.
• Advance existing AI-enabled proof-of-concepts into demonstrable, user-oriented applications that contribute to climate adaptation, resilience, and sustainable development within a one-year implementation period
• Priority shall be given to applications that address immediate and observable climate risks affecting communities, institutions, or economic sectors.
• University-based research teams.
• Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• $10k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.

Health Equity Grant. SpringWell360.
• Innovative projects or initiatives that focus on promoting health equity, whether through education, research, community outreach, or other means.
• Individuals, students and professionals alike who are committed to advancing health equity.
• All countries.
• $1k grant.
• August 31, 2026.

Halton Foundation Grant Program. Halton Foundation.
• Organizations that research improvements in human wellbeing in indoor environments, or that develop solutions for enhanced indoor environmental quality.
• Non-profit organizations: Universities, research institutes, and registered charities.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

ISAC Project Grants. International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
• Research projects tackling infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and global health challenges in low-resource settings.
• Principal investigator.
• LMICs.
• Up to £15k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

QS ImpACT Awards 2026. QS ImpACT.
• Outstanding sustainability and social impact initiatives driving measurable change aligned with the UN SDGs through innovation, leadership, and action.
• Young people aged 18–35 (individual categories) and Universities and organisations (organisation / university categories).
• All countries.
• Seed funding and mentorship to support and scale your initiative.
• September 1, 2026.

Call for proposals (phase 1). Norec.
• New partnerships that want to develop a work exchange project together and prepare a future Phase 2 application.
• 1) Build mutual trust and strong global partnership to enable institutional development and strengthen work for sustainable solutions and 2) Provide opportunities for young people to attain international experience and skills in sustainable development.
• Partnerships consisting of two or more organisations from different countries, between the following types of organisations can jointly apply: Civil society organisations, Public institutions, Private sector companies, Multilateral and global organisations.
• ODA eligible countries.
• Up to ~$15,661 (150,000 NOK) grant funding.
• September 1, 2026.

Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative and John P. White Grant Program. TREE Fund.
• Intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.
• Research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines. Will not accept applications from individuals; Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments; Tree planting programs.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.

Neurotorium Clinical Education Grants within Psychiatry and Neurology. Neurotorium.
• Neurotorium is an educational platform providing free and unbiased material for clinicians, educators, researchers, and all who are interested in learning about the brain.
• Aimed at strengthening clinical competencies within the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders through educational activities aimed at healthcare professionals.
• Non-profit educational projects.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$15,549 (100k DKK) grants.
• September 2, 2026.

Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Cambridge-Africa.
• Supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
• Cambridge-Africa.
• Up to £25k grants.
• September 3, 2026.

The GirlCode Hackathon. GirlCode.
• An annual, all-women 30 hours coding marathon designed to address the gender gap in the tech industry by providing female developers with a high-intensity, real-world platform to showcase their technical talent, develop innovative solutions, and build crucial industry networks.
• Women and non-binary individuals who are creatives, developers, designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, and students. All skill levels are welcome.
• South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana.
• Up to ~$5,974 (R100,000) cash prize alongside a 6-month accelerator programme.
• Hackathon Dates in S.A & Botswana: 15-16 August 2026. In Kenya, Uganda & Tz: 5-6 September 2026. In Ghana: 11-12 September 2026. Apply as early as possible before the hackathon dates.

NourishNext West Africa : Youth Agri-Food Innovation Challenge. Nutrition Connect.
• Supports, and accelerates youth-led innovations that strengthen nutritious fruit and vegetable value chains across West Africa.
• The Challenge seeks innovative solutions that improve how fruits and vegetables are processed, preserved, packaged, transported, marketed, distributed, purchased, prepared, and consumed, contributing to more resilient, inclusive, and nutrition-sensitive food systems.
• Youth-led enterprises and innovators aged 18 to 35 years. This age limit is flexible for women-led enterprises/ set-ups, for women up to the age of 40 years.
• Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, or Côte d’Ivoire.
• $5k in seed funding alongside capacity building and expert mentorship.
• September 8, 2026.

Henri Boulard Award Call for projects. Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.
• Local initiatives dedicated to protecting microbiota and preserving human global health. From water purification projects to health education programs, the project must address a local unmet need in the country; aims at improving populations’ global health by protecting microbiota.
• The applicant must be a health professional, application must be made on behalf of an association, a research organization, hospital or institution.
• See full list of eligible countries here under eligibility.
• Every year, 5 projects will each be awarded €10k grant funding.
• September 15, 2026.

The Terre de Femmes France Prize. Yves Rocher Foundation.
• Project be closely linked to environmental preservation, and more specifically to biodiversity. Some examples: 1) Raising awareness about environmental preservation, 2) Promoting a sustainable lifestyle, 3) Protection of plant and animal biodiversity and 4) Food waste reduction.
• Any adult woman or group of women committed to the preservation of nature. Through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) that has been in existence for at least one year.
• All countries.
• Up to €10k grant per project (3 winners).
• September 15, 2026.

G­l­o­b­a­l V­o­i­c­e­s f­o­r P­e­a­c­e S­m­a­l­l S­e­e­d G­r­a­n­t­s. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
• Innovative locally driven initiatives that safeguard democracy while advancing peace, justice, and nonviolence.
• Local and community-based and faith-based organizations. Feminist, grassroots groups, and youth movements are encouraged to apply.
• Global South partners. However, collaboration with a Global North partner could be included in the financing.
• Up to $15k grants (10 awards total).
• September 15, 2026.

Human healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improving the human welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €40k prize.
• September 16, 2026.

Animal healthcare award. Zendal.
• Contribute to improve the animal welfare within the field of healthcare and disease prevention.
• A public or private institution (University, Government body, N.G.O., Foundation, Research Institute, startup…).
• All countries.
• Up to €25k prize.
• September 20, 2026.

Gender Equality Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• To strengthen gender equality in higher education.
• Themes: 1) Addressing underrepresentation of women in higher education leadership, 2) Strengthening pathways into employment, 3) Creating safe higher education spaces and 4) Enabling participation of women in STEM.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ukraine.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

Disability Inclusion Partnerships 2026. British Council.
• 1) Strengthen disability-inclusive policies, systems and practices within higher education institutions, 2) improve opportunities, participation and outcomes for persons with disabilities in higher education and 3) support sustainable institutional change through partnership, evidence generation and knowledge exchange.
• The UK lead institution must be a higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
• The UK and: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
• £25k grants.
• September 21, 2026.

2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation. Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
• Groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
• Open to all disciplines and sectors, the prize highlights the most inspiring and original achievements of the year - whether through new initiatives, technological innovations, research publications, or institutional accomplishments.
• Projects by any individual, group of individuals, or organisation (from private or public sectors).
• All countries.
• ~$12,378 (CHF 10k) cash prize.
• September 23, 2026.

SENSE Foundation Brussels Call for Applications. SENSE Foundation Brussels.
• Scientific research, the environment, sustainable development and/or projects focused on improving and protecting health (with a specific focus on genetics and nutrition).
• Non-profits and students.
• All countries.
• Up to €25k grants.
• September 30, 2026.

Clean Cooking Solutions. Solar Impulse Foundation.
• Clean cooking solutions that are both environmentally sustainable and economically viable, with a focus on communities in the Global South.
• Clean cooking innovators, with particular interest for: locally-led initiatives, women-led enterprises, solutions deployed in refugee and displacement settings, PAYGO and innovative financing models.
• LMICs.
• Up to ~$12,222 (CHF 10k) in catalytic funding.
• September 30, 2026.

Nominations open for Earth Partner Prize 2026. Earth Partner.
• Invites artists to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
• Artists, aged 14 to 30.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 7, 2026.

Imminent Research Grants. Imminent.
• To help innovators who share the goal of making it easier for everyone living in our multilingual world to understand and be understood by everyone else.
• 5 grants from these topics: Language economics – Language data – Machine learning algorithms for translation – Human-computer interaction – Neuroscience of language.
• Startuppers, researchers, innovators, authors, university labs, organizations, and companies.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k.
• October 15, 2026.

Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants. Fundación Mapfre.
• Study related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
• Principal Investigator.
• All countries.
• Up to €30k grants.
• October 22, 2026.

Local Impact Mini-Grants. Interledger Foundation.
• Initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out.
• 1) Open payments and digital financial access, 2) Open source and open innovation, 3) Financial inclusion and fintech ecosystems and 4) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI/DPG) and related themes.
• Community organisations, nonprofits, cooperatives, civil society and advocacy groups, local fintech startups, social enterprises, and individual practitioners.
• All countries, projects serving communities in the Global South, rural areas, or peri-urban regions are a priority.
• Up to $3k grants.
• November 11, 2026.

Open Payments SDK grant program. Interledger Foundation.
• To improve how developers integrate Open Payments into real-world applications.
• Improving Software development kit (SDK) generation tools so they can automatically create secure, up-to-date Open Payments SDKs for many programming languages.
• Individual or organization.
• All countries, except those subject to U.S. sanctions.
• Grants ranging from $5k - $25k.
• December 2, 2026.

Capacity Development Grants. Aubrey Barker Fund.
• 1) To help the development of curriculum or teaching materials (including translation to online) in a developing country, which will have lasting benefit to a number of students and society; or 2) for projects that develop the capacity of relevant professional institutions in developing countries.
• Educational or professional organisation.
• LMICs.
• Up to £3k grants.
• December 31, 2026.

Fourth Call to Proposals. The Pandemic Fund.
• Targeting countries with the greatest capacity gaps, highest pandemic risks, and significant socioeconomic challenges that have not been previously awarded single-country grants.
• Implementing Entities.
• Afghanistan, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
• The Grant Amount equals the total cost of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) activities plus the Implementing Entity Administrative Fee.
• Rolling Applications until March 31, 2027.

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