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The Gates Foundation is soliciting applications that contribute to development of vaginal formulations that promote optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while positively supporting the vaginal milieu, and that also possess beneficial effects, even if unrelated to the API intended effect, that a user might consider desirable, such as enhancement of sexual pleasure.

The €100,000 AYA Innovation Challenge invites technology-driven firms and start-ups to develop digital health solutions focused on managing diabetes and hypertension in Ghana.

The £5,000 Africa Small Grants Programme is inviting applications to support projects that deliver palliative care across Africa, in alignment with the World Health Organization’s definition of palliative care.

Pfizer and the CanAge are collaborating to offer a new $25,000 grant opportunity seeking grant proposals for programs to support initiatives that enhance education and collaboration in healthcare, particularly focusing on ageing adults living with rare diseases.

The AI for All Global Impact Challenge invites students, professionals, researchers, and companies worldwide to propose pilot-ready AI solutions addressing critical needs across sectors to deliver inclusive and scalable impact with support through mentorship, funding, and global visibility.

The $385,000 NurseHack4Health brings together a global community of nurses, healthcare professionals, developers, engineers, IT experts, and innovators to ideate and launch solutions for urgent healthcare challenges.

The R100,000 EC Innovation Challenge seeks to combat unemployment and drive socio-economic growth by empowering participants to create innovative solutions to pressing societal issues.

Explore major grants totaling more than $1,000,000 for nonprofit organizations, with deadlines in August and September

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has launched a $300,0000 call for proposals Powering Healthcare Innovation (PHI) Fund to address the gap in Healthcare Facility Electrification (HFE) through innovative ideas to help to scale up this important sector that is currently lacking energy access.

The ₦5,000,000 MTN Cloud Accelerator is a 12-week innovation-driven program designed to empower growth-stage African startups by giving them access to MTN’s powerful platforms, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and funding opportunities.