Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Program 2026 for Growth-stage African startups. 
Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program 2026 for young Nigerians 
iF Social Impact Prize 2026 for young Changemakers ( EUR 100,000 in prize money.) 
2026 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences (US$ 300,000 prize) 
The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship 2026 for creative writers (50,000 AED grant & funded Residency in Sharjah, UAE) 
The Alpha Morgan Capital Graduate Trainee Programme 2026 for young Nigerian graduates. 
The FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program 2026 for young Nigerians. 
AWF-Wall Leadership & Management Fellowship 2026 for young African professionals (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya) 
The Johns Hopkins University Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship 2026/2027 for gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners (Fully Funded) 
Applications are now open for the 2026 iF Social Impact Prize. The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible. Every year iF Design donates EUR 100,000 to support the
Applications are now open for the 2026 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of
Applications are now open for the 2026 H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award. The Global Change Award is a global innovation challenge launched by the H&M Foundation in 2015 to accelerate the transition to a circular and planet-positive fashion industry. GCA is looking for changemakers who fall into one of four overarching areas:
Applications are now open for the 2026 Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation. The Prize awards commercialisation support to African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local
The UNICEF Venture Fund is calling for applications from start-ups developing cutting edge tech solutions improving access to quality health care and services, and ensuring socio-economic participation of women and girls. The Fund is offering up to US$100K in equity-free funding to early-stage, for-profit startups leveraging frontier technologies such as artificial
Applications are now open for the 2025 EU-Global Youth Mobilization Youth Empowerment Fund. Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF), a partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM), an initiative of the Big Six Youth Organisations (Big Six), provides direct financial support for youth-led initiatives focusing on the implementation of the Sustainable Development
Applications are now open for the 2025 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Landscape Leadership Camp. The 2025 GLF Landscape Leadership Camp for the chance to connect and collaborate with other landscape leaders. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance
Applications are now open for the 2025 Bayer Foundation Scientific Fellowships. The Fellowship is for master’s, PhD, and medical students, as well as for apprentices, early career professionals, student teachers, and educators. Don’t miss this opportunity to apply and join our community of fellows. Requirements Fellowship in Drug Discovery Sciences For master
Applications are now open for the 2025 Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Prize for Science. The Nigeria Prize for Science celebrates excellence in scientific breakthroughs and honours scientists from anywhere in the world, who help find solutions to a local or ‘Nigerian’ problem, as defined and advertised by the Advisory Board for the
Applications are now open for the 2025 Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge. The Citi Foundation’s Global Innovation Challenge is an open call for applications or request for proposals (RFP) designed to provide catalytic grant funding to community organizations across the world. This year, the Foundation invites proposals from community organizations developing