Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

Applications are now open for the CHF 10,000 GCSP’s Prize for Innovation in Global Security.

GYCAF strives to create a future where young people have the tools and funding needed to lead in green entrepreneurship, helping to build a low-carbon, environmentally responsible global economy.

The €5,000 Restoration Stewards program is a youth program rooted in care, landscape leadership, diversity, intersectionality and intergenerational equity.

This 3-month virtual training program, beginning in July 2025, seeks to empower over 100 women and girls across Africa with in-demand Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Data Analysis skills through interactive online learning, mentorship, and live bi-weekly sessions.

The UONGOZI Institute invites applications from African women leaders across all sectors for its Women’s Leadership Programme.

Applications are now open for the $15,000 King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award to encourage individuals and institutions to organize WSD events at all levels that contribute to raising awareness, inspiring action and promoting sustainable soil management through impactful and outstanding celebrations worldwide.

The €250,000 Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is Ireland’s flagship initiative supporting the role of the private sector in sustainable food systems development.

Entries are now open for the $50,000 Algorand Accelerator Program to help established startups gain traction and scale.

The $500 Diverse Writers grant is intended to support speculative fiction writers from underrepresented and underprivileged groups — such as writers of color, women, queer writers, disabled writers, etc. — whose marginalized identities may present additional obstacles in the writing and publishing process.

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the University of Helsinki’s Viikki Food Design Factory have launched the €5,000 global Data for Farm Value Challenge to support startups using farm-level data in innovative ways.