Category: Grants
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Leading Ladies Connect Pitch Competition 2025 | Up to $25,000 in grant prizes
Applications are now available for the Leading Ladies Connect Pitch Competition 2025. The pitch competition seeks to give budding female entrepreneurs the opportunity to propose their unique business ideas on stage in front of investors, corporations, and significant players in business and innovation. Leading Ladies Connect is a thriving and motivating community for female entrepreneurs…
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Call for Participation: 2025 Seed-Funding by YouLead Africa for Young Entrepreneurs in East, West & Southern Africa (Win Up to $2000 Grant)
Call for Participation: 2025 Seed-Funding by YouLead Africa for Young Entrepreneurs in East, West & Southern Africa (Win Up to $2000 Grant) We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 in East, West and Southern Africa to apply for start-up and scale-up seed-funding of 2000$, designed to empower and support…
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Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) 2025 | up to $40,000
The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) 2025 is now accepting applications. The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, widely regarded as the most renowned and well-funded of its type, recognizes and nurtures purpose-driven ventures that use innovation to solve educational disparities. Since 2010, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition has provided over…
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Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) Open Call 2025 | up to EUR 200,000
Applications are now open for Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) to support the implementation of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy (PURE) in sub-Saharan Africa. This open call will accept applications from enterprises seeking to pilot innovative PURE business models in sub-Saharan Africa in sectors including (but not limited to) solar water pumping for irrigation, cold storage for…
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GREAT Scholarships 2025-2026 to Study in the UK | up to £10,000
Applications are now open for the GREAT Scholarships 2025-2026 to study in the UK. The GREAT Scholarships, launched by the British Council’s Study UK campaign in collaboration with a number of other UK universities, let students from 18 countries access world-class UK higher education options. Over 70 universities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland…
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Mastercard Cambridge University Research Fund for Africans | Up to £50,000 Grant
Mastercard Cambridge University Research Fund for Africans | Up to £50,000 Grant The Cambridge University Mastercard Research Fund aims to catalyze new and strengthen existing collaborations between researchers in Africa and Cambridge and support high-quality training activities. The Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research offers a Fund Research Catalyst Grant for up to £20,000 or a…
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Call for Proposals: AU-EU Youth Lab Representation Grants 2025
Proposals are now available for the AU-EU Youth Lab Representation Grants 2025. It is a fund that supports initiatives led by underrepresented and marginalised youth in Africa, with the overarching purpose of empowering young people to effect the change they desire in their communities. These awards will be maintained by Restless Development Uganda, a non-profit…
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Margaret McNamara Educational Grant 2025 (MMEG) in USA & Canada for Developing Countries
Margaret McNamara Educational Grant 2025 (MMEG) in USA & Canada for Developing Countries Margaret McNamara Educational Grants’ mission is to assist women from developing countries who are pursuing their education with the aim of improving the lives of women and children in developing countries. MMEG is one of the few organizations that provides financial assistance…
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Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program 2025 | Travel Grants available
The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program is now open for applications for summer 2025. Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) is an intensive academic and enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue tertiary education and who wish to make meaningful impact as young leaders on the continent. Participants will enhance their academic skills,…
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Request for Proposals: Gender Equality Fund – Nigeria 2025 | up to EUR 16,000
We are seeking proposals for the Gender Equality Fund – Nigeria 2025. The Global Network of Young People Living with HIV (Y+ Global) leads the three-year consortium initiative known as the Gender Equality Fund (GEF). GSK, ViiV Healthcare, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria have all contributed to its funding. The…
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program SEED CAPITAL 2025 For African Entrepreneurs | Up to $5000 Grant , Training and Mentorship
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is committing US$100 million over 10 years to identify, train, mentor, and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs by 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Tony Elumelu Foundation BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Program. Successful applicants will receive 12 weeks of intensive online training, access to a world-class mentor, and $5,000 in…
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Apply Now to Start a Curiosity Club and get €500!
Participate in transforming modern education! Apply to start a Curiosity Club. As a Curiosity Club Guide, you’ll lead peers through a groundbreaking program that focuses on curiosity-driven, collaborative learning. Receive training, ongoing support, and a €500 budget to develop impactful projects. Be a part of the change by encouraging intrinsic motivation and personal development in…
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GrowthX Accelerator – Cohort 5 | Up to $150,000 in Azure credits
Entrepreneurs create cool startups, which we help accelerate. Microsoft’s corporate customers are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to give their businesses an advantage. We help tech startups sell their innovative solutions to these customers by hosting a series of workshops to shorten their sales cycle. Throughout our accelerator program, our founders build close…
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Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) Fellowship 2024 | $1000 stipend
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is accepting applications for its virtual 4th Edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL). Successful applicants will participate in a four-month fellowship program beginning on August 10, 2024 and ending on December 10, 2024. Paradigm Initiative (PIN) connects underserved young Africans to digital opportunities while protecting their rights. We…
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Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Nigeria | up to 300,000 in prizes
Applications are open for the Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Nigeria. Wiki Loves Earth is an international photography competition to promote natural heritage sites around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). This is the fifth time Nigeria will be participating in the contest and it would be held during 1 June —…
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Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants on Education Program 2024 | up to $50,000
The Small Research Grants Program funds education research projects that will contribute to the overall improvement of education, with budgets of up to $50,000 for projects lasting one to five years. This program is “field-initiated” in the sense that proposal submissions do not respond to a specific request for a specific research topic, discipline, design,…
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Miles Morland Foundation 2024 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers | £18,000 in Scholarships
The Miles Morland Foundation is accepting applications for its Morland Writing Scholarships. Miles Morland established the Miles Morland Foundation in 2013, following a career of investing in Africa through two companies he founded, Blakeney Management and DPI. It can be challenging for new writers to balance writing and earning a living. The MMF offers a…
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Biodun and Ibikunle Foundation Grant 2024
All over the world today, the major sector driving employment, income growth and capacity development is entrepreneurship. Not just entrepreneurship for its sake, but successful businesses and the impact of these businesses on national development and gross domestic product. Nigeria is indeed blessed with great entrepreneurs but unfortunately, most Nigerian businesses do not transcend generations,…
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Apply for the UNICEF Virtual Youth Advocacy Training Program | $125 Stipend
UNICEF is thrilled that you are considering joining this program to elevate your advocacy work. Below, you will find detailed information about the Youth Advocacy Training program. Youth Advocacy Training The Youth Advocacy Training supports US-based young people, ages 14-24, in building core advocacy skills for youth-led civic engagement. Using UNICEF’s Youth Advocacy Guide and…