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The €30,000 House of No Waste Competition (HØW) calls upon aspiring young architects, landscape architects, building and structural engineers, planners, builders, material and environmental scientists, product designers, and built environment professionals to engage in a global competition that tackles pressing issues of the circular economy, Resource Nexus and waste management in the built environment.

To increase the impact of the €250,000 AfriFOODlinks incubation project, one Open Call is launched as part of the Cascade Fund and FSTP mechanism.

L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s leading beauty company, is opening the first call for applications for its €100,000,000 newly launched Sustainable Innovation Accelerator to address the critical solution gaps within the industry and accelerate the delivery of L’Oréal’s sustainability ambitions.

CIRCO Hub Nigeria, in collaboration with the Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is now accepting applications for its program aimed at helping Nigerian business owners transition to a circular economy.

The R2.5 million South African Circular Economy Demonstration Fund, is an initiative of the Government of South Africa, implemented through Circular Innovation South Africa (CISA). The Fund is aimed at demonstrating proven circular economy interventions that have not yet achieved scale or impact in South Africa.

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its R2million circular economy related research projects commencing in January 2026.

The Embassy of Finland in Nairobi hereby invites Kenyan civil society organizations and private sector companies to submit proposals to apply for funding from the €120,000 Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC), with a focus on advancing circular economy in Kenya.

The R3 million SA Tech Challenge is now open for applications to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing a platform to showcase innovative solutions.

The Embassy of Finland in Windhoek is accepting grant applications to support Finland´s overall development policy and priority areas as set in the Finnish Government report on international economic relations and development cooperation.

The €30,000 Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program—a proud partnership between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and FATE Foundation—is excited to announce the application call for the 13th cohort of Orange Corners Nigeria and the 2nd Cohort in Ogun State!