Category: Grants
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Call for Application: Cudos Foundation Grant Program 2023 (Request From $5,000 to $250,000 USD)
The Cudos Foundation Grant Program funds initiatives that power the development and growth of the Cudos ecosystem through our community of builders and creators. We fund talented teams aligned with our vision of creating a sustainable future that’s borderless, scalable, and secure. Our grant program has funding structured across three main categories, which provides support…
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Schneider Electric Bursary Program 2023 for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students
Applications are open for the Schneider Electric Bursary Program 2023 for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: January 15, 2023 Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. Through the bursary program, Schneider Electric is offering full and partial bursaries for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are passionate and want…
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RICE Business Plan Competition 2023 for Student Entrepreneurs (Up to $2M in prizes)
Applications are now open for the RICE Business Plan Competition 2023. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: February 28, 2023 The competition, just completing its 22nd year, gives collegiate entrepreneurs real-world experience to pitch their startups, enhance their business strategy and learn what it takes to launch a successful company. Hosted and organized by the Rice…
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Call for Applications: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program 2023 for African Entrepreneurs (Get $5,000 Seed Funding)
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program 2023 commences today, the 1st of January 2023. The application is open to Africans from all 54 African countries with scalable business ideas or a business that has been operational for no more than 5 years. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa.…
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The JAMII Femmes Programme 2023 for African women Entrepreneurs ($USD 10,000 grant)
Applications are now open for the The JAMII Femmes Programme 2023 for African women Entrepreneurs. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: December 22nd, 2022 In 2022, Women In Africa and The Coca-Cola Foundation join forces to support 20,000 African women entrepreneurs over the next three years through the “JAMII Femmes” initiative. The JAMII Femmes initiative aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and support the…
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Mastercard Start Path Small Business Program for Startups Worldwide
Mastercard Start Path Small Business Program is a four-month program for startups to collaborate with Mastercard to scale solutions that drive simple, secure digital experiences for SMEs. The program will welcome startups that are innovating across a range of digital services for SMEs, including accounting software, ecommerce solutions, lending platforms, payment technologies, digital banking, and more.…
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Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme 2023 for young Entrepreneurs (40,000 Euros in Funding)
Application Deadline: January 25, 2023 Application for the 8th cohort of the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme is now open! Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of The Netherlands that provides young entrepreneurs across Africa and the Middle East with the necessary training, mentorship, network, funding and facilities to start and grow their businesses. Specific focus…
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Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme 2023 for young Entrepreneurs (40,000 Euros in Funding)
Application Deadline: January 25, 2023 Application for the 8th cohort of the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme is now open! Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of The Netherlands that provides young entrepreneurs across Africa and the Middle East with the necessary training, mentorship, network, funding and facilities to start and grow their businesses. Specific focus…
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Rootcamp Startup Accelerator Programme 2023 (up to €50,000 in funding)
Applications are now open for the Rootcamp Startup Accelerator Programme 2023. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: January 16, 2023 Applications are open for the Rootcamp Startup Accelerator Programme 2023. The programme focuses on scaling your idea at its full potential and helps you build an international network with top VCs, business angels and top class corporate…
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Call for Applications: Flour Mills Nigeria Innovation Competition for MSMEs, Undergraduates & Postgraduates (win N5m grand prize)
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has launched the second edition of her annual Prize for Innovation competition. FMN’s Prize for Innovation aims to highlight new and imaginative ways to achieve sustainability in Nigeria’s food value chain. This year’s campaign is designed to facilitate the promotion of local content development in Nigeria’s food & agro-allied sector,…
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Call for Applications: 360 Woman Africa N5M Grant for Women in Business
360 Woman Africa, a leadership and business skill development non-profit organization that equips the African woman with workforce, life and entrepreneurial skills to optimize potential for global relevance announces the Women in Business Grant 2022 sponsored by Africa Industries Group. In the last 6 years, they have consistently trained, coached, empowered and mentored over 15,000 women to…
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Call for Applications: Africa New Venture Competition for African Startups ($55,000 in Cash Prizes)
The 25th Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference hosts the New Venture Competition, once again, to showcase the diversity of entrepreneurs making a difference on the continent. Benefits From the pool of applications, 10 finalists will be invited to pitch their business in front of over 1,000 attendees and receive feedback from a panel of…
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The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2023 for African Entrepreneurs
Applications are now open for the The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2023 for African Entrepreneurs. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: December 31st, 2022 DEG Impulse gGmbH and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with funds from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), support young companies to scale innovative business models…
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The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2023 for African Entrepreneurs
Applications are now open for the The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2023 for African Entrepreneurs. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: December 31st, 2022 DEG Impulse gGmbH and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with funds from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), support young companies to scale innovative business models…
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Call for Applications: SMEDAN/Sterling Bank Matching Fund Program for Micro and Small Enterprises (Get btw N500k to N2.5M)
Applications are now open open for the SMEDAN/Sterling Bank Matching Fund Program. Here’s how to apply: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in partnership with Sterling Bank Plc announces the commencement of the SMEDAN/STERLING Bank Matching Fund Program For Nano, Micro and Small Enterprises. This intervention is to deliver credit to the…
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MTN Foundation, AFG unveil Digital Empowerment Programme for Women SMEs
MTN Foundation and Africa Foresight Group (AFG) have launched a campaign to equip women entrepreneurs across Ghana with digital skills and support in the current economic climate. The programme tagged #OhemaaGoDigital amplifies the voice that every woman entrepreneur should be supported with technology to stay at the top of her business. Digitization is a stepping stone to…
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UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education 2022 (US$ 25,000 Prize)
Applications are now open for the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education 2022. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: January 23, 2023 The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education recognizes innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to expand educational and lifelong…
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Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech Incubation Program 2023 for Women Entrepreneurs ($10,000 Grant)
Applications are now open for the Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech Incubation Program 2023. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: January 14, 2023 The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator is Africa’s leading incubator programme for female-led and founded businesses. It aligns with calls for more diversity in technology, and entrepreneurship and for more opportunities…
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Frontier Tech Solutions for Climate Action 2023: Call from UNICEF Venture Fund ($100K in equity-free investments)
Frontier Tech Solutions for Climate Action 2023: Call from UNICEF Venture Fund ($100K in equity-free investments) Now accepting applications is the UNICEF Venture Fund Call for Frontier Tech Solutions for Climate Action 2023. The UNICEF Venture Fund is seeking to make equity-free investments of up to $100,000 to support for-profit technology start-ups that have the…
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Call for Applications: LASRIC Grant Funding for Innovative Startups (win up to N5M funding)
The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) is calling for applications from innovative and tech-enabled projects and solutions. The applications are open for the following categories: Fund-ready innovative startups with Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) Patentable research & development projects aimed at tackling challenges in Lagos State. Solutions that aid the understanding of Science,…
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Call for Applications: JCI Nigeria Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs (Get upto N1.5 million)
Applications are now open for the JCI Nigeria Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs 2022. Here’s how to apply: Pitch Your Way Into Winning Business Grant At Wep At the Women Entrepreneurship Day program 2022 organised by JCI Nigeria in partnership with CreditPRO, there would be grants available for growing businesses as a way of supporting…
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Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Young Innovator Challenge 2022
The fifth cohort of Kashim Ibrahim Fellows, also known as the Class of Phoenix, is poised to award young people who have inventive, relevant, and sustainable solutions to difficulties in agriculture, health, and the environment in their community through the YOUNG INNOVATORS’ CHALLENGE (YIC). Do you believe you have ideas that have the potential to transform the…
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THRIVE/Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge (up to $100,000 for Farmers)
About the THRIVE/Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge seeks to discover and support top start-up and scale-up innovators driving the worldwide shift to climate-smart agriculture practices. The challenge is in line with Shell’s Powering Progress vision as well as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Apply today if your start-up or…
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Aurora Tech Award 2022 for Women Founders ($30,000 prize)
Applications are now open for the Aurora Tech Award 2022 for Women Founders. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: December 2, 2022 Applications are open for the Aurora Tech Award 2022. The Aurora Tech Award is an annual prize for women founders of IT startups whose projects have had the most profound impact on world development. The…
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Call for Applications: Lagos State SDG Grants 2022 (get N5m funding)
Applications are now open for the Lagos State SDG Grants 2022. Here’s how to take part in the loan distribution: In line with the Lagos State Government’s commitment to shared prosperity, the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment has launched the Lagos SDGs Grant Competition to fund 51 projects across the 167 targets of…
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Call for Applications: Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition 2022 (Get N5 – N15 Million for Your Business)
Applications are now open for the Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: 14th of November The Zenith Bank Pitching Competition is a collaboration between Zenith Bank and Seedstars with the goal of supporting Nigerian minimum viable product (MVP) stage startups in advancing to the next stage of growth. The Zenith…
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Call for Application: Google.org AI for the Global Goals 2022 ($500k – $2M)
Deadline: November 12, 2022 The Google.org AI for the Global Goals 2022 Call for Applications is a call to find organizations around the world that are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help accelerate progress against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are building off Google.org’s previous support of AI for Social Good and launching a call…
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Mozilla Foundation In Real Life (IRL) Fund for Africans
Applications are now open for the Mozilla Foundation In Real Life (IRL) Fund for Africans. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: November 30, 2022 The IRL Fund seeks to fuel movement building efforts by a range of organizations and collectives across the African continent. It is open to those across civil society advancing digital and human…
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Call for Applications: ACT Foundation Grant Cycle for African Entrepreneurs 2023
Applications are now open for the ACT Foundation Grant Cycle for African Entrepreneurs 2023. Here’s how to apply: Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is a grant making organization established in 2016 to support local, national and regional non – profit organizations working to address challenges and associated vulnerabilities across the African Continent. ACT Foundation is…
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Call for Applications: SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2023
Are you running a tech start-up and want to challenge the status quo of the agriculture and food tech industry? Do you have a solution that makes the industry more sustainable and profitable while at the same time empowering value chain actors? Do you want support to learn how to raise investment, reach more customers,…
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Call for Entries: MTN Pulse Blow My Hustle Grant for Small Businesses and Hustlers in Nigeria (N68 Million)
Applications are now open for the MTN Pulse Blow My Hustle. Here’s how to apply: MTN is inviting Nigerians to submit entries for the MTN Pulse 68 Million Naira grants for small businesses and hustlers in Nigeria. What is the MTN Pulse Blow My Hustle? The MTN Pulse ‘Blow My Hustle’ engagement is a Youth…
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Grant for Women Entrepreneurs: AFAWA – Women Entrepreneurship Enablers Program (Get $100k – $250k)
The African Development Bank Group, established the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), a flagship initiative that specifically focuses on increasing inclusive finance for women entrepreneurs on the continent. AFAWA’s primary objective is to bridge the finance gap for women entrepreneurs and to unlock their entrepreneurial capacity and full potential. AFAWA is unique…
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Young Entrepreneurs Challenge 2023 (£10,000 in funding)
Deadline: January 20, 2023 Applications are open for the Young Entrepreneurs Challenge 2023. The Young Entrepreneurs Challenge brought to you by Verizon Business and Unloc is an annual event that seeks to find cutting edge young talent across Europe. Now in its 5th year there’s never been a better time to put your ideas into action…
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Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Grants 2023
Application Deadline: Monday 28 November 2022, 23:59 UTC Applications are open for the 2023 Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Conference Grants. For emerging academics, taking part in conferences can have a profound impact on their teaching and research. These events are a chance to share research, learn about the latest developments in an area…
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Call for Applications: Kelley African Venture Business Competition 2022 (up to $5,000)
Applications are open for the Kelley African Venture Business Competition 2022. Here’s o to apply: Deadline: October 21, 2022 Applications are invited for the Kelley African Venture Business Competition 2022. The African Venture Business Competition is organized by the Africa Business Club at Kelley Business School as part of the organization’s Africa Week celebration. The competition seeks to support African entrepreneurs on…
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Commonwealth Foundation Grants Program 2022 (up to £30,000)
Applications are now open for Commonwealth Foundation Grants Program 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: November 1, 2022 Applications are open for the Commonwealth Foundation Grants Program 2022. Under this call, the Foundation is looking to support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and government, including civil society participation in policy development…
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Michighan State University (MSU) Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship ($2,000 in funding)
Application Deadline: October 30, 2022 The African Studies Center is pleased to announce the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship! A fellowship of up to $2,000 to support international African students travel to Africa for research. The award honors former Nigerian President Nnamdi Azikiwe, a scholar and politician, who led Nigeria as its first civilian president and who…
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GEA COVID-19 Response Grant Program for Ghanaians (Second Phase)
In order to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) adapt and develop out of the COVID-19 crisis in a few key economic sectors, GEA is conducting the second phase of the COVID-19 Response Grant program. The nationwide grant programme will focus on only SMEs most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as those who showed…
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AfDB Business Linkage Program 2022 for Malagasy SMEs
Applications are now open for the AfDB Business Linkage Program 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: Ongoing Applications for the AfDB Business Linkage Program 2022 for Malagasy SMEs. The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched this program in Madagascar to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. The Program aims to enable…
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Africa Climate Mobility Initiative Youth Forum 2022 (Fully Funded Egypt)
Applications are now open for the Africa Climate Mobility Initiative Youth Forum 2022. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: 2 October 2022 Together with the African Union Youth Envoy, UNICEF, the Migration Youth and Children’s Platform, YOUNGO, and the Resilient40 Africa, the ACMI has established a dedicated Youth Forum as part of its Community of Practice, to inform its work,…