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The £5,000 RSTMH (Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) Early Career Grants Programme provides awards for those who have not had equivalent research funding in their own name before.
- 2025, Academic Research, Central Africa, East Africa, Health, May, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The up to R40,000 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism recognizes exceptional financial journalism in Africa.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, Journalism, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
Are you an established NGO or social enterprise working in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania? Do you have a proven solution that advances the economic resilience of women working in rural settings? Apply for Scale Accelerator 2025 and get fully-funded consultancy support to help you expand your impact.
- 2025, Accelerator, East Africa, Kenya, March, Training Program
The Bayer Foundation is offering €10,000 scientific fellowships for outstanding master, PhD and medical students to pursue international research projects, internships, and more, providing additional funding for international placements to enhance their study programs.
- 2025, April, Central Africa, East Africa, Fellowship, North Africa, Science, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation is accepting applications for the $10,000 Seeds of Sustainability Fund Program to stimulate or catalyze projects that address biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality.
- 2025, Academic Institutions, April, Central Africa, Conservation, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation has launched its $10,000 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress to support long-form writing in the fields of literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and/or social reportage.
- 2025, Central Africa, Creative Industry, East Africa, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
Applications are now open for S$400,000 SLINGSHOT 2025 – Deep Tech Startup Pitching Competition
- 2025, Central Africa, Clean Energy, Climate Change, East Africa, Health, July, North Africa, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
The ATscale secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Geneva, Switzerland, invites interested and eligible non-governmental organizations and other non-profit organizations, as well as United Nations entities, to respond to a call for proposals (CFP) for the $800 grant project: Provision of Small Grants Programme for World Day for Assistive Technology.
- 2025, Academic Institutions, Central Africa, CSOs, East Africa, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
The Spencer Foundation is inviting proposals for its $50,000 Small Research Grants on Education Program to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.
- 2025, Academic Research, April, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
Are you a cultural and/or civil society organisation in Sub-Saharan Africa, looking to start or strengthen an Africa-Europe collaboration project in culture? Or, do you want to engage with other African and European partners to respond to local challenges through a co-creative and innovative cultural project? If yes, then The €50,000 Spaces of Culture Funding Scheme is the right choice for you.
- 2025, Central Africa, Creative Industry, CSOs, East Africa, June, Southern Africa, West Africa