[September 2025]
In 2025, Global business grants are opening new doors for entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses looking to scale their ventures. These funding opportunities provide essential financial support for innovation, expansion, sustainability, and competitiveness in today’s fast-changing markets. From international organisations to government-backed programs and private foundations, business grants are helping founders worldwide overcome financial barriers, launch impactful ideas, and drive economic growth.
Intercontinental Biennial Editorial Category Call for Artists
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Biennial has launched an open international call for participation in its editorial category, inviting artists, studios, agencies, companies, and independent professionals from around the world to submit their projects…[more]
Intercontinental Biennial Call for Packaging Projects
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Biennial has launched an open international call for packaging projects, inviting artists, companies, agencies, studios, and independent professionals from around the world to participate in its global exhibition…[more]
Intercontinental Biennial 2025 – Painting Competition and Exhibition
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Biennial 2025 invites artists from all over the world to participate in its painting competition and exhibition, showcasing the best visual expressions across continents…[more]
Intercontinental Biennial 2025 Poster Competition
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Biennial 2025 invites artists from around the world to participate in its international poster competition, showcasing creativity and innovation across multiple continents…[more]
Entries open for CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
Deadline: 05-Nov-2025
The CIFAR Global Scholars Program offers early-career researchers the opportunity to develop and lead high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research, expand their professional networks and receive focused leadership training in their pivotal first years as independent investigators…[more]
Intercontinental Biennial 2025 – Identity Design Competition
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Biennial invites artists from around the world to participate in its 2025 Identity Design competition and exhibition…[more]
Intercontinental Bienal 2025: Call for Illustration Projects
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Intercontinental Bienal in Panama invites artists from around the world to showcase their most creative and innovative visual projects…[more]
9th Edition of The Liveability Challenge: Cool Earth Theme
Deadline: February 09, 2026
The ninth edition of The Liveability Challenge invites innovators worldwide to submit groundbreaking solutions that tackle climate-induced extreme weather conditions for a more liveable planet…[more]
The Liveability Challenge 2026 – Decarbonisation Theme
Deadline: February 09, 2026
The Liveability Challenge 2026 invites innovators worldwide to submit groundbreaking decarbonisation solutions that can significantly reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries…[more]
RFAs: Predicting and avoiding road crashes based on Artificial Intelligence and big data
Deadline: January 20, 2026
The European Commission has launched a Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Call on predicting and avoiding road crashes using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data…[more]
CFPs: Development of Sustainable and Design-to-Cost Batteries with Efficient Manufacturing Processes and Safer Materials
Deadline: January 20, 2026
The European Commission has launched a call under the Batt4EU Partnership, focusing on the development of sustainable and design-to-cost batteries with (energy-)efficient manufacturing processes and based on advanced and safer materials…[more]
Call for Proposals: Germany–Singapore SME Funding Programme
Deadline: 8 October 2025
The Enterprise Singapore is inviting proposals for its Germany-Singapore SME Funding Programme to focus on encouraging the development of innovative products, services, processes or solutions that have strong market potential for Germany, Singapore or the international market…[more]
Open Call for Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities
Deadline: 30-Oct-25
The Social Innovation+ Initiative has announced an open call for applications for its initiative titled “Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities”…[more]
Call for Proposals: Continuation of the Quantum Technologies Flagship
Deadline: 2 October 2025
The European Commission is requesting proposals for the “Continuation of the Quantum Technologies Flagship” Topic…[more]
IMAs for Photonics, Enabling Low-Power and Ultra-Broadband Performance for Telecommunication
Deadline: 2 October 2025
The European Commission is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the topic “Innovative Advanced Materials for Photonics, Enabling Low-Power and Ultra-Broadband Performance for Telecommunication”…[more]
Entries open for Britam Betalab Regional Startup Challenge 2025
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Britam Betalab Regional Startup Challenge 2025 is a 4-week venture development bootcamp targeting hi-tech, high-potential startups and founders across Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda, aiming to identify innovative solutions fitting within the insurance value chain…[more]
CFPs: On-site Innovative Robotic Solutions for Building Renovation and Construction
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission has announced a major opportunity for innovative on-site robotic and automated solutions and techniques, designed to advance more sustainable and less disruptive building renovation and construction…[more]
CFAs: Understand and Minimise the Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission announces a call dedicated to understanding and minimizing the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy…[more]
Open Call: Innovative Tools and Services to Manage and Empower Energy Communities
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission announces a call for proposals under Horizon Europe to develop innovative tools and services aimed at managing and empowering energy communities, strengthening their role and integration in the clean energy transition to achieve climate neutrality and greater energy democracy…[more]
RFAs: Next Generation Distribution Substation for Increasing the System Resilience
Deadline: February 17, 2026
The European Commission announces the launch of Horizon Europe’s call aimed at fostering the development of next generation distribution substations to significantly enhance electricity system resilience across Europe…[more]
European Commission’s Scaling Up Deep Tech Ecosystems
Deadline: 10-Nov-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to launch the Scaling up deep tech ecosystems to explore how to fully utilise and build on the experience and knowledge of existing or previous relevant initiatives at pan-European and, where appropriate national or sub-national level, that have exploited the ecosystem-building potential of interactions with industry during the construction, operation and upgrading of research infrastructures…[more]
Request for Applications: Orange Grove Incubation Programme
Deadline: September 28, 2025
The Orange Grove Incubation Programme is a fully online, 16-week initiative designed to help early-stage startups and innovators transform their breakthrough ideas into scalable businesses with expert guidance and global support…[more]
Interreg VI-A NEXT Programme: Call for Small and Regular-Scale Project Proposals
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Interreg VI-A NEXT Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme has launched its 2nd Call for Proposals, welcoming applications for small-scale and regular-scale projects without infrastructure components…[more]
Submit Applications for EIC Accelerator 2025
Deadline: 18 December 2025
Do you have a high-impact innovative technology, product, service or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones in Europe and even worldwide? Are you a start-up or a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) with the ambition and commitment to scale up? Are you looking for substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors alone to invest the full amount needed? If yes, then this call is for you!…[more]
Grant for Agroecology Program (GAP) – Regular Fund in India
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the GAP- Regular Fund programme to strengthen Smart Agro-Ecology practices that enhance productivity, reduce environmental impact, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers…[more]
The youthrive Program to Empower, Uplift and Accelerate MSMEs – Nigeria
Deadline: Ongoing
Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of a revolutionary program shaping the future of Nigerian MSMEs. Together, let’s build a brighter and empowered tomorrow! Apply for The youthrive Program…[more]
Call for Proposals: SIPRA Challenge Fund Large Grant Facility Program (Sudan)
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
MetaMeta, on behalf of ZOA, is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the SIPRA Challenge Fund – Large Grant Facility…[more]
Entries Open for TIDES TBI Incubation Program (India)
Deadline: 30 December 2025
TIDES TBI is the flagship program of NSTEDB, DST to promote technology based startup ideas…[more]
Feasibility Support Program for Rural Investments in 2025 (Turkey)
Deadline: 12-Dec-25
The 2025 Feasibility Support Program for Rural Investments is now open for applications to support feasibility studies of projects that will improve Ankara’s innovation and entrepreneurship capacity and can be transformed into investments in the short and medium term…[more]
Open Call for Chevening India Cyber Security Fellowship Program
Deadline: 07-Oct-2025
The Chevening India Cyber Security Fellowship Program provides support to mid-career professionals from India with demonstrable leadership potential in cyber security or cyber policy…[more]
Open Call for CLNZ Contestable Fund Grant Program – New Zealand
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
Applications are now open for the CLNZ Contestable Fund Grant Program to support projects that strengthen the writing and publishing sector in New Zealand Aotearoa…[more]
Applications open for IndiaSkills Competition
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India (GoI) is pleased to announce its IndiaSkills Competition to showcase and honing the skills of Indian youth…[more]
Call for Proposals: Support for Energy Research and Development Projects (Hungary)
Deadline: October 21, 2025
The call for proposals titled “Support for energy research and development projects” announced by the Ministry of Energy through the National Research, Development and Innovation Office aims to encourage innovative energy technology developments that are missing from the domestic market…[more]
Production Funding Support for Businesses – Austria
Deadline: September 30, 2025
The Vienna Business Agency is offering production funding to support companies in improving their production processes and adopting energy-efficient machinery. The focus of this opportunity is on investments such as purchase of equipment and machinery, material costs, licenses, construction measures, personnel costs, and external services…[more]
Applications open for Katapult Acceleration Program (Serbia)
Deadline: October 13, 2025
The Katapult Acceleration Program is a targeted initiative designed to support innovative, growth-oriented companies in Serbia through intensive training, mentoring, and grant funding…[more]
Apply for University Innovation Hub Program (Bangladesh)
Deadline: September 25, 2025
The University Innovation Hub Program (UIHP), a flagship initiative of the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA), funded by the World Bank, as part of the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Development (DEIED) project, is designed to integrate global best practices into university-led innovation hubs…[more]
Apply Now: Huge Thing Startup Acceleration Program – Industry Test Path (Poland)
Deadline: November 14, 2025
The Industry Test path under the Huge Thing Startup Booster program is a unique opportunity for startups to collaborate directly with leading corporations, test their technologies in real-world conditions, and gain access to mentorship, funding, and networking support…[more]
Small Business Matching Grant Program (US)
Deadline: Ongoing
The City of Santa Monica is offering grants to small businesses to improve storefronts along Pico Boulevard through the Commercial Façade Improvement (CFI) Matching Grant Program…[more]
Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator Programme (UK)
Deadline: October 10, 2025
Digital Catapult invites innovative tech SMEs and industry partners in the maritime, aerospace, and defence sectors across the UK to join the Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator programme…[more]
Applications open for Transit Construction Mitigation Fund (Canada)
Deadline: September 29, 2025
The Transit Construction Mitigation Fund offers financial support to Business Improvement Areas and business associations affected by transit construction to implement community-driven mitigating initiatives…[more]
Community Development Fund in Australia
Deadline: 30 June 2026
The Victoria State Government is now inviting applications for its Community Development Fund to support the early implementation of the Local Development Strategy (LDS) program…[more]
