The ₦10,000,000 Banking on Women’s Health Innovation Awards recognize bold ideas that improve women’s health and well-being.
- 2025, Health, March, Nigeria
The program is set to impact over 4 million individuals by enhancing capacity, providing financial empowerment, and fostering invaluable business exchange programs.
- 2025, Deadline Free, Nigeria, Training Program, West Africa, Youth
The €150,000 Digital Energy Challenge for Start-ups will reward 3 to 4 Start-ups that are developing digital innovative projects aimed at accelerating access to energy, boosting the energy transition and improving the operational efficiency of players in the energy access and grid services in Africa.
- 2025, Central Africa, Digital, East Africa, Energy, May, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
Does your startup have the potential to drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions in healthcare, education, or agriculture? If so, apply for the NPI 3.0 for a chance to win a share of US$220,000, the Cascador Prize for impact valued at US$45,000, and a five-week all-expenses-paid training program in Silicon Valley, USA.
- 2025, Agric Business, April, Education, Health Care, Nigeria, West Africa
The up to €1 million Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) has opened its 2025 Call for Proposals, offering early-stage grant financing to companies promoting clean energy solutions in Southern and Eastern Africa.
- 2025, East Africa, Energy, March, Southern Africa
Step into the future at the S$1,000,000 Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition where we unite young innovators from international universities to leverage deep-tech in solving global grand challenges.
- 2025, April, Central Africa, Climate Change, East Africa, Health, North Africa, Southern Africa, Tech, WASH, West Africa, Youth
The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the $50,000 Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert idea- and concept-level innovative ideas that are meeting resilience needs in urban informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
To meet this €50,000 challenge, they are organizing IMPACT, a public event which will be held during the 9th edition of Viva Technology in Paris in June 2025.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
Nigeria-UK PACT is inviting eligible organisations to submit proposals for innovative, capacity-building projects that support Nigeria’s climate change mitigation ambitions. The deadline for applications is 3 April 2025, at 17.00 (WAT)/ 16:00 (UTC).
- 2025, April, Nigeria
The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity building program that accepts 200 female entrepreneurs annually.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, February, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa