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The £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using their annual literary award

The $20,000 Leading Minds Climate Education Fellowship opens a global call for youth (ages 10–30) working to transform climate education — whether in schools, communities or digital spaces

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has announced the launch of the N1,000,000 Connected Diaspora x DOWA Start Up Challenge alongside plans for the Connected Diaspora Flagship Event 2025, a move geared toward strengthening diaspora engagement and mobilising global Nigerian talent for national development.

The £100,000 endangered Material Knowledge Programme offers documentation grants that support the preservation of living material knowledge systems at risk of disappearing.

The CHF10,000 GEO Mountains Small Grants Call offers an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to advance mountain monitoring, data generation and information sharing across some of the world’s most critical mountain regions.

The $110,000 Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program supporting journalists dedicated to reporting on artificial intelligence.

The UNDP COMDEKS-SGP programme has opened its 2025 call for proposals, offering small grants of up to US$30,000 under COMDEKS Phase 4 to non-governmental organizations, civil society groups and community-based organizations.

The Mérieux Foundation recently relaunched its €5,000 Small Grants Programme, offering a valuable funding window for grassroots organisations committed to improving maternal and child health in developing countries.

The Comic Relief Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has officially opened applications for the $10,000 cycle of the Juntanza Fund, a global grantmaking initiative that supports youth-led programs, campaigns, and organizations creating social impact.

The programme offers N500,000 grant funding to support home gardens and small-scale agribusiness — designed for individuals and households aiming to grow food, raise crops or start small agribusiness.