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The $2,000 SADC Media Awards 2026 is inviting journalists across Southern Africa to showcase outstanding media work that promotes regional cooperation, integration and development.

The $3,000 Global Comic Awards 2026 is an exciting international competition designed to celebrate creativity and storytelling through comics, manga, and webtoons.

The ₦17 million Strategic Opportunity Fund is a rapid-response funding mechanism established to support short-term, high-impact initiatives that promote and protect the rights of women and girls in Nigeria.

Discover 7 unique fellowship grants with deadline in February and March, for early and mid-career researchers and scientists in various discipline.

The Elephant Managers Association is inviting applications for its $3,000 EMA Small Grant Program to support advance field-based elephant conservation initiatives across Africa and Asia.

This fully supported incubator programme is designed to empower early-stage social entrepreneurs who are building ventures, organisations, or initiatives that advance gender justice and improve the lives of women and girls across Africa.

Explore all grant opportunities with deadline in February 2026

The £2,000 Thomson Reuters Foundation Journalist Fellowship Programme offers mid-career journalists a fully funded opportunity to take time away from their newsroom work to develop an in-depth project, enhance professional skills, and engage with a global cohort of peers.

The $2,000 Bioinoculants SMART Fellowships Programme by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) promotes applied, high-impact science in agri-food systems.

This ZAR27,500 fellowship is a short-term, intensive research training programme designed for postdoctoral scientists working in life sciences and biotechnology-related fields. The opportunity targets early-career postdoctoral researchers from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda seeking international research exposure and skills that benefit their home countries.