Category: Grants
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Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence 2022 (up to £20,000)
Applications are now open for the Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence 2022. Here’s how to apply: The Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) scheme aims to increase the knowledge and awareness in UK universities of cutting edge industrial science, research and innovation. The Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) scheme provides opportunities for enthusiastic, highly experienced industrial…
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Apply for Coding Bootcamp 2022. Sponsored by First City Monument Bank (FCMB) | FCMB Coding Bootcamp
Applications are now invited for FCMB Coding Bootcamp 2022. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: 18th July 2022. First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is calling for applications from developers with few years of experience in coding for its 2022 Bootcamp. Can you code? FCMB wants YOU! FCMB is organizing a boot camp for developers with a…
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Google Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation 2022 ($5M USD in funding)
Applications are now invited for the Google Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: July 29, 2022 Applications for the GoogleDotOrg Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation 2022 are now open. The GoogleDotorg Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation commits $30M to fund big bet projects that accelerate technological advances in climate information and action. Building off…
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Apply: RISA Grant for Africans 2022
2022 Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) Grant for Africans Deadline: July 31, 2022. RISA, a multi-country Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)-funded programme, invites applications from eligible organizations in RISA priority countries for projects that support Research and Innovation systems strengthening in Africa, described in the attached call for applications. RISA anticipates awarding…
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Vine Fund 2022 for Young Changemakers in Ghana and Nigeria ($10,000 grant)
Applications are now open for Vine Fund 2022 for young Changemakers in Ghana and Nigeria ($10,000 grant). Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: July 22, 2022 The Vine Fund 2022 is offering grants of between $500 – $1,000 to social impact organisations in Ghana and Nigeria. To us, ‘giving back’ should be a part of…
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Visa Global She’s Next Grant Program 2022 for Women Business Founders ($10,000)
Applications are open for the Visa Global She’s Next Grant Program 2022. Here’s how to apply: The IFundWomen is inviting applications for the Visa Global She’s Next Grant Program to support women entrepreneurs. For a second consecutive year, She’s Next is returning to Ireland, but on a larger scale, to continue to address the challenges…
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Miles Morland Foundation 2022 Writing Scholarships for African writers (£18,000)
Applications are invited for Miles Morland Foundation 2022 Writing Scholarships. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: 18th September 2022. It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. To help meet this need the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each…
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Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund 2022 for Emerging African Storytellers ($2000 in funding)
Applications are now open for the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund 2022 for Emerging African Storytellers. Here’s what you need to apply: Application Deadline: July 29, 2022 Are you an emerging artist or storyteller on the pulse of entrepreneurship in Africa? Apply for the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund The Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund calls for application from…
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Apply: TFF Agri-food Innovator Challenge 2022 (Win $30,000)
Apply: TFF Agri-food Innovator Challenge 2022 (Win $30,000) Labeled as the world’s largest and most diverse Agri-food-tech innovation challenge, the annual TFF Challenge seeks innovators and entrepreneurs to tackle the lack of decentralization in the global food sector. These innovators are to submit creative solutions to the question: “How do we feed 10 billion people…
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£20 million Grant for African Startups with Tech Solutions to End Energy Poverty. Apply
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions. Registration Opens: 18/05/2022 Registration Closes: 10/08/2022 Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department…
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Apply: Snapchat 523 Accelerator Program for Black Creators (Receive $10k per month)
Snapchat just rolled out an accelerator program that lets Black creators earn 10k per month on snap chat. It’s called Snapchat 523 Accelerator Program for Black Creators. Here’s what you need to know about the program. Bringing a solution to content creators who possess the dream, drive and ambition to thrive in the sector but…
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His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge 2022 (up to $100,000)
Applications are ongoing for the His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge 2022. Here’s you can apply: Deadline: Ongoing Applications are invited for the His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II (HH MSII) SDG Challenge 2022. The HH Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge provides teachers with online training, coaching, and resources in social entrepreneurship to make a difference…
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ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator 2022 (up to $120k Equity Funding)
Applications are invited for ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: August 24, 2022 Applications for the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator 2022. Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focused on…
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Google News Equity Fund 2022 for Small and Mid-sized Publishers
Applications are invited for the Google News Equity Fund 2022. Here’s what you need to know to apply: Application Deadline: July 21st, 2022 Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities. The Fund aims to strengthen inclusion, further empower…
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ASC Lieden Africa Thesis Award 2022 (€500 prize and publication)
Applications are invited for ASC Lieden Africa Thesis Award 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: August 31, 2022 Are you interested in Africa and is your master’s thesis on a related subject? If so, the African Studies Centre Leiden is offering you the chance to win €500 under Africa Thesis Award. The award aims to encourage student’s…
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ETH Zurich Innovation Partnership Grants 2022 (up to CHF 20,000)
Applications are invited for ETH Zurich Innovation Partnership Grants 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: July 31, 2022 Applications are open for the ETH Zurich Innovation Partnership Grants 2022. The innovation partnership grants support the establishment of a cooperation between Switzerland-based researchers from federal and cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education, or…
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Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2022 for Tech Startups worldwide (up to €150,000)
Applications are invited for Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: September 23, 2022 Do you have a deep tech startup or project that uses advanced technology to answer a societal or industrial challenge? Apply now for the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2022. The Global Challenge is a renowned international startup competition organized…
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Call for Application: MTN Foundation Yellopreneur Program 2022 For Female Entrepreneurs (2 Million Naira Funding))
Applications are invited for the MTN Foundation Yellopreneur Program 2022. Here’s how to apply: Deadline: 8th, July, 2022 MTN Foundation Yellopreneur Program 2022 is an initiative of the MTN Foundation in collaboration with the Bank of Industry designed to provide capacity-building and funding opportunities to qualified Nigerian female entrepreneurs. MTN Y’ellopreneur Program is an initiative…
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The Ford Fund Fellowship 2022 for Social Entrepreneurs and community leaders ( $USD 25,000 in Seed Funding)
The Ford Fund Fellowship is a virtual program designed to equip 25 advanced social entrepreneurs with the skills, resources, and experience to scale the ventures and community initiatives they are building. Each Ford Fund Fellow will learn advanced skills in entrepreneurship and leadership, garner experience, and build a global network of Mentors, Master Course Teachers,…
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YouTube Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Youtube Black Voices Fund Class
Applications are now invited for the 2023 Youtube Black Voices Fund. Here’s how to apply: The fund created in 2020 recognizes and quips Black creators, artists, songwriters, and producers with the resources and support to enable them to thrive on YouTube. Since its inception in 2020, the program has welcomed over 300 grantees from Australia,…
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AfDB Initiative for Women-owned small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) in Africa
AfDB Initiative for Women-owned small and medium enterprises, more than 500 growth-oriented WSMEs will be supported for scale, access to markets, and investment readiness across 8 African countries: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe Application Deadline: Monday, 18 July 2022 at 11:59pm Central Africa Time (CAT). The Africa Women Innovation and…
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Villgro Africa Funds for African Startups ($20,000)
Focused on helping emerging businesses in the healthcare sector scale across and beyond Africa, Villgro Africa, an innovator and impact investor, is speedily driving its mission. Villgro Africa seeks innovative solutions addressing the lack of access to quality and affordable health services, particularly for the low-income populations across Africa. The incubator provides personalised incubation experiences…
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Ericsson Innovation Awards 2022 for University Students (Є50,000)
Ericsson Innovation Awards 2022 Invites University Students to Participate in the Є50,000 SDGs Challenge. Ericsson Innovation Awards Open to university students of all ages based anywhere on earth, the Ericsson Innovation Awards competition recognize innovative concepts that use technology to solve global challenges – and Imagine Possible. This year we are challenging you to ‘Impact…
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Pitch AgriHack 2022 Digital Agriculture Competition for Agritech Startups (US$45,000 Cash Prize)
Applications are invited for Pitch AgriHack 2022 Digital Agriculture Competition for Agritech Startups. Here’s how to apply: Application Deadline: July 29, 2022 Pitch AgriHack is a digital agriculture competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by leveraging advanced technologies and youth participation in Africa’s food security agenda. This eighth edition…
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Hubiquitous: Africa-Europe Accelerator Program 2022 for African Entrepreneurs (€5000 prize)
Hubiquitous: Africa-Europe Accelerator Program 2022 Hubiquitous has launched an open call for its Africa-Europe Accelerator program to accelerate 20 innovators in cross-border uptake and deployment of IoT digital solutions in five key sectors. The objective of this first open call is to support 20 African local entrepreneurs coming from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania to improve…
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International Breweries Foundation Kickstart Entrepreneurship Program 2022 for Young Nigerians
Applications are invited for International Breweries Foundation Kickstart Entrepreneurship Program 2022. Here’s how to apply: The International Breweries Foundation is an arm of International Breweries Plc, (a proud part of the AB InBev Group) with the objective of delivering impactful, developmental, and sustainable projects. Kickstart is an initiative of the Foundation and focuses on enterprise growth and development…
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The Founder Institute-Sterling Bank Fellowship & Pitchathon for Tech Founders
The Founder Institute-Sterling Bank Fellowship & Pitchathon for Tech Founders The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, is proud to offer the best applicants from the Sterling Bank community with the Sterling Bank Fellowship to participate in the Lagos Fall 2022 program for free ($299 USD value). Through this offer, anyone with a pre-seed startup or an idea can…
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Call for Expression of Interest: #eSkills4Girls – Digital Skills Training for Rural Women and Girls 2022
Call for Expression of Interest: #eSkills4Girls – Digital Skills Training for Rural Women and Girls 2022 Fill out an Expression of Interest form for the Digital Skills Training for Rural Women and Girls 2022 program. The #eSkills4Girls project, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) – Digital Transformation Center, is looking for…
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Pfizer – One Young World Scholarship 2022
Applications are now open for Pfizer – One Young World Scholarship 2022. Here’s how to apply: Pfizer is one of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies and is committed to the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs that create a healthier world for everyone. We recognise that it takes teamwork to create life-changing improvements for the people who…
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Applications Open for 2022 National Social Empowerment Program (NSEIP)
Applications are now open for 2022 National Social Empowerment Program (NSEIP) The National Social Empowerment scheme in Nigeria is a grand attempt to provide microfinance and complementary economic services through social Empowerment systems. The objective of this programme is to provide small loans and grants to small-scale traders, students, youths or artisans, groups that…
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Entrepreneurship World Cup Pitch Competition 2022 for Entrepreneurs worldwide ($1million prize)
Entrepreneurship World Cup Pitch Competition 2022 for Entrepreneurs worldwide ($1million prize) The Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) fourth edition is now accepting applications from entrepreneurs in 200 countries who want to participate in the world’s largest startup support program and pitch competition. ABOUT EWC The Entrepreneurship World Cup is one of the biggest and most diverse startup pitch…
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African Union Civic Tech Fund 2022 Fellowship
African Union Civic Tech Fund 2022 Fellowship The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African competition that aims to accelerate innovative civic tech initiatives that have the potential to lead to citizen-led transformative action across the African continent. This rests on the recognition that there is an acute need for meaningful participation by African…
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FEMALE RESEARCHER’S GRANTS 2022: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Future rural Africa“ is an interdisciplinary collaborative research center funded by the German Research Council (DFG) involving geographers, anthropologists, political scientists, agroeconomists, soil scientists and ecologists from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne as well as external partners to address large-scale land use change and related social-ecological transformations along growth corridors in Eastern and Southern…
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Apply for The 2022 Step Up! Grants Programme
Part of the AstraZeneca Young Health Programme (YHP) Step Up! provides grants of up to US$10,000 to help small, innovative, youth-focused non-profits develop and deliver effective health promotion programmes – with an emphasis on under-resourced and marginalised communities in low- and middle-income countries. In particular, they wish to ensure the next generation of formal and…
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KYEOP Application form 2022 | KYEOP cycle 8
KYEOP Application form 2022 | KYEOP cycle 8 Application is now open for KYEOP Application form 2022. The Kenya Youth Employment Opportunities Project registration form for KYEOP Cycle 8 2022/2023 is out, we shall be providing you with the requirements, the registration portal, and all other useful information for the application. More importantly, if you…
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Call for Proposals: African Alliance 2022 COVID-19 Advocacy Support Grant
Deadline: May 30, 2022 Are you an indigenous-led organisation in Africa? Have a zero tolerance approach to discrimination in any form? Actively engaged in COVID-19 advocacy? Submit proposals for the African Alliance COVID-19 Advocacy Support Grant 2022. The Alliance envisions a world where communities of people who face injustice and abuse of power can be confident…
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Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP Application Form 2022)
kyeop.go.ke/register | KYEOP Application Form 2022 Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP 2022) is a transformational project that aims to empower and uplift the well-being of the youth in Kenya by equipping them with essential training, internship, and business grant opportunities. Eligibility KYEOP 2022 Kenya Youths between 18-29 years of age (with some components extending…
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Future Rural Africa Female Researchers Grant 2022 (up to €5,000)
Future Rural Africa Female Researchers Grant 2022 (up to €5,000) Deadline: July 31, 2022 Applications are open for the Future Rural Africa’s Female Researchers Grant 2022. The aim of the grants is to promote female researchers at all stages of their careers. Support is given to creative scientific ideas that fit the content of the Collaborative…
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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) 2022 (Grant $500-$40K)
Application is now open for Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) 2022. The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a response to the urgent need to provide technical and Financial support to youth-led organizations in Nigeria in order to sustain their work locally and facilitate opportunities for learning. Grant Categories for Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF)…
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The Google for Startups Funds for Early-stage African Startups ($4 million in funding)
Applications are now open for The Google for Startups Funds for Early-stage African Startups ($4 million in funding). Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 A Google for Startups initiative giving access to funding to Black-founded startups in Africa. Through the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa, Google is supporting early-stage, Black-founded startups on the continent. Google want…