Apply: Merck Foundation Song Awards 2026
Deadline: 30 September, 2026 The Merck Foundation has opened applications for its Song Awards 2026, ‘More Than a Mother’. The Song Awards 2026 aim to use music as a powerful advocacy tool for social change, encouraging African artists to raise awareness about critical issues affecting women and girls. Benefits $500 per category Eligibility Applicants should […]
Apply: AU-EU Youth Action Lab Representation Grant Programme 2026
Deadline: 07 January, 2026 The African Union Youth Action Lab has opened applications for its Representation Grants programme 2026. The Representation Grants support youth-led, community-focused projects that elevate young people’s voices and strengthen collaboration across Africa and Europe. Benefits Grants range from €10,000 – €20,000 Eligibility Projects must operate in at least one of the […]
Apply: African Centre for Economic Transformation Young Leaders in Research Grant Programme
Deadline: 21 November, 2025 The African Centre for Economic Transformation has opened applications for its Young Leaders in Research Grant Programme. The programme aims to support early-career African researchers in economics and related fields to lead policy-relevant, context-driven research that advances Africa’s transformation agenda. Benefits $15,000 in research funding Mentorship from ACET senior fellows Opportunities […]
Apply: Fembol Group Student Innovation Grant
Deadline: 16 November, 2025 The Fembol Group has opened applications for its 2025 Student Innovation Grant (SIG). The SIG seeks to identify and support young innovators across Nigeria who are developing profit-driven, nonprofit, or hybrid business solutions. Benefits Up to N3 million in grant funding to help participants grow their ventures and create meaningful impact […]
Apply: Global Health Advocacy Incubator Rapid Response Fund
Deadline: 10 November, 2025 The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is seeking applications from civil society organisations in low- and middle-income countries for its Food Policy Rapid Response Fund (RRF). The fund aims to support advocacy campaigns that promote evidence-informed legislative or regulatory policies to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed foods and sweetened beverages, or […]
Apply: Conflict Research Society Sydney Bailey Fund
Deadline: 01 November, 2025 The Conflict Research Society (CRS) has opened applications for the Sydney Bailey Fund. The Sydney Bailey Fund provides support for world-class peace and conflict research. Benefits Research support grant of £1,000 Financial support to PhD researchers who are working on dissertation projects related to peace and conflict studies Selected awardee will […]
Apply: Pulitzer Centre AI Reporting Grant Programme
Deadline: 31 December, 2025 Pulitzer Centre has opened applications for their reporting initiative focused on AI and surveillance technologies and their impact on communities around the world. The Pulitzer Centre is an essential source of support for enterprise reporting in the United States and across the globe. In recent years, the Centre has invested in […]
Apply: Parkinson’s Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 22 October, 2025 The Parkinson’s Foundation has opened applications for its postdoctoral fellowships. The Parkinson’s Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships are two-year fellowships for scientists fresh from their PhD training or neurology residencies, seeking research proposals from promising early career scientists that will directly impact the understanding of Parkinson’s disease or its treatment. Benefits $140,000 over […]
Apply: British Council Ecosystem Partner
Deadline: 31 October, 2025 The British Council is seeking applications for the Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Enterprise and Innovation Challenge – Ecosystem Partner grant call. The aim of the grant is to strengthen higher education and innovation ecosystems through a structured capacity-building programme. Benefits Maximum value of the grant is £60,000 (Only one award […]
Apply: Goethe-Institut Mobility Grants Programme
Deadline: 15 December, 2025 The Goethe-Institut has opened applications for its Mobility Grants Programme for African and European artists to collaborate, co-create, and exchange knowledge across borders. The Mobility Grants Programme aims to create and improve Africa-Europe culture cooperation schemes and mechanisms that foster co-creation, co-production, exchange, capacity-building and dissemination amongst European and African artists, […]