Deadline: July 16, 2021 Are you a journalist with a great idea for a story that “Follows the Money,” but no funds to get it done? The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism would like to hear from you. The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark

Deadline: March 3, 2021 Applications are open for the Science, Technology and Arts (STARTS) Prize 2021. STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field

Deadline: January 31, 2021 Applications are open for the IFC TechEmerge Cooling Temperature Controlled Logistics – Nigeria 2021. TechEmerge is on a mission to demonstrate that state-of-the-art technologies and new business models can make temperature-controlled logistics efficient, affordable, and sustainable in Nigeria. In collaboration with Kobo360—an e-logistics platform operating across

Deadline: January 15, 2021 Applications to the Charity Entrepreneurship’s 2021 Incubation Program are now open! The two-month, cost-covered online course will take you from a basic familiarity with starting charities to being fully prepared to create and operate an effective organization. Management, fundraising, impact analysis: everything you need to know, taught by mentors with

Deadline: March 31, 2021 Applications for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program 2021 are now open. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)—Africa’s leading philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—is looking for the most innovative business ideas across the African continent. The TEF Entrepreneurship Program is open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with

The Nourishing Africa Entrepreneur Support Program is geared towards young Nigerian entrepreneurs who want to rebuild and strengthen their agri-food business. Through a robust business support program that leverages on ICT, data, and innovation, the Entrepreneur Support Program aims to help grassroots and MSMEs, particularly women-led businesses, across Nigeria’s agriculture

About GroFin: GroFin is a pioneering development financier specializing in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East. GroFin combines patient capital and specialized business support to grow emerging market enterprises.  SGB Fund: First of its kind, uncapped and unlimited-life fund to support growth of small

StartupXs has launched “ChangeMakers Seed Grant Opportunity 2021” for startups and social enterprises who want to change their community with their innovative business ideas. This year also the ChangeMakers Seed Grant Opportunity 2021 is about identifying and promoting the best early-stage business idea of innovators, startups, and social enterprises. StartupXs supports young entrepreneurs through

Deadline: June 15, 2021 Nominations are open for the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application 2021. This award recognizes exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under the age of 40. The award will honor an individual who is working closely and directly “in the field”