[September 2021]
Explore the list of various open funding opportunities for NGOs and individuals working to empower vulnerable women and girls around the world.
if Social Impact Prize: €100,000 Grants for Projects working to address Poverty, Hunger, Lack of Education
Deadline: 18-Nov-21
You are welcome to submit all projects that contribute to solving the most urgent challenges of their time and help to improve conditions – your CSR projects or your active support for a specific aspect of society…[more]
Pulitzer Center’s Gender Equality Grants Program
Deadline: Ongoing
The Pulitzer Center is inviting applications for the Gender Equality Grants Program. It is designed to help journalists take to a new level the reporting on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls…[more]
Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists
Deadline: Ongoing
The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives…[more]
Climate Resilience and Gender Challenge
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Through the Open Seventeen Challenge, Crowd4SDG is launching its second call for projects powered by the crowd aiming to tackle climate and gender issues…[more]
SheDecides Spark Grants – Apply Now!
Deadline: 26-Sep-21
Are you a feminist group working for bodily autonomy and sexual rights? Are you doing work that organises your community to Stand Up, Speak Out and act together for her right to decide? Are you looking for funding to help spark your action? If yes, then apply for Spark Grants Program…[more]
Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund Rapid Response Window: Short-Term Grants up to 100,000 USD
Deadline: Ongoing
The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund is seeking applications for its Short-Term Grants, an opportunity for civil society organizations to implement urgent projects that address diverse barriers to women’s meaningful participation in a formal peace process or implementation of a peace agreement…[more]
Maypole Fund to Proactively Challenge Patriarchy
Deadline: 31-Jan-22
Applications are now open for the Maypole Fund to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by feminist anti-militarist women – whether individual women or women only groups – to proactively challenge patriarchy…[more]
Lead2030 | £50,000 Grants for Young Leaders making an impact for the SDGs
Deadline: 23 September 2021
Powered by some of the world’s leading businesses, Lead2030 is a One Young World initiative for the SDGs. The latest Lead2030 Challenges sourced 2,200+ SDG solutions from more than 140 countries. The Lead2030 Challenge Winners will receive $50,000 in addition to 12 months of executive mentorship from their Challenge Partner to help amplify their impact as they tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues…[more]
Grants for Strengthening Civil Society
Deadline: 1-Oct-21
Applications are now open for Strengthening Civil Society in Developing Countries. The grant will promote the fight against all discrimination, including hate speech and anti-Semitism…[more]
WAAW Foundation Scholarship: $500 for need-based undergraduate female African students
Deadline: 12-Nov-21
Applications are now open for the WAAW Foundation Scholarship to expand African engagement in Technology Innovation by increasing the pipeline for African women through STEM training, entrepreneurship & leadership…[more]
International Fellowships Call for Applications
Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is seeking applications for the International Fellowships to support for women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career…[more]
Major Research Grant Projects (£100,000 Grants or more)
Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Program and CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, are inviting expressions of interest for Major Research Grant projects on the role of development finance in stimulating private sector development…[more]
Call for Applications: 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
Deadline: 28-Oct-21
The call for applications for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is now open…[more]
Common Fund for Commodities: Grants of up to USD 120,000
Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is seeking applications for financing projects along the commodity value chains following sustainability roadmap. CFC provides a range of financial and technical instruments to support projects proposed by SMEs/enterprises, cooperatives, and institutions along the entire commodity value chain in its member countries…[more]
Black Founder Startup Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
SoGal Foundation is inviting applications for the Black Founder Startup Grant Program. SoGal Foundation has teamed up with Winky Lux, bluemercury, twelveNYC, Twilio, and other sponsors to make a small step towards progress by providing several cash grants to Black women or nonbinary entrepreneurs…[more]
Bellingcat’s Anti-Equality Monitoring Project
Deadline: Ongoing
The Bellingcat invites applicants for its Anti-Equality Monitoring Project that project focuses more on digital and open source research and less on on-the-ground reporting. They have expanded their activities and focus to more than 20 countries across central and eastern Europe and are interested in hearing from potential contributors, partners and workshop participants…[more]
Empowerment Programs for Women and Young Girls on Cyber Security
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The Women in ICT Foundation is pleased to announce the Empowerment Programs for Women and Young Girls on Cyber Security to help women and girls develop better cyber hygiene; to identify and react to threats. Then, take a deeper dive into the risks of data breach and security backdoors…[more]
Africa Regional Services Paris Statement of Interest: ARS Speaker Program ($80,000)
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Africa Regional Services based in Paris (ARS) of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs has announced an open competition for U.S. citizen individuals to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to be considered for a small grant as a guest speaker or artist to conduct outreach activities that enhance the understanding of the United States in sub Saharan Africa…[more]
Call for Proposals for Women TechEU
Deadline: 10-Nov-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Women TechEU to target highly innovative start-ups founded, or co-founded by women, holding a top management position (CEO, CTO or equivalent) in the company at the time of submission…[more]
Noel Buxton Trust Grants for Grass-Roots Organisations: Offering £5,000 per year
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications in support of initiatives that are building sustainable futures in the semi arid areas of Africa are especially welcome. Trustees also welcome appeals that support and protect street children, and help them find safe and sustainable livelihoods…[more]
Training Program: Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation
Deadline: 26-Sep-21
The Online Executive Training – Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation is now open for applications to foster the leadership of African young women to induce and realize sustainable solutions that build resilience to the changing climate by fostering knowledge on climate adaptation , elevating leadership skills and connecting professional networks…[more]
UN Women Caribbean Regional Spotlight Initiative Small Grants Programmes
Deadline: 24-Sep-21
Applications are now open for UN Women Caribbean Regional Spotlight Initiative Small Grants Programmes to expand the technical substantive capacity of civil society organisations on ending violence against women and girls in the Caribbean Region…[more]
UN Women: Call for Proposal for Responsible Parties in the Caribbean
Deadline: 24-Sep-21
The UN Women is inviting proposals from qualified applicants for reduction in prevalence and incidence of family violence which includes physical, social, sexual, economic and psychological/emotional abuse and acts of aggression within relationships that are considered as family connections or akin to family…[more]
Women in AI Awards 2022
Deadline: 17-Dec-21
WAI Awards 2022 will honour the top Australian and New Zealand women in AI: the pioneers who are taking the road less travelled; the women who are paving the way for others to reach even further and to dare to dream even bigger…[more]
Live Your Dream Award Program
Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The Live Your Dream Awards is offering three levels of cash awards up to $16,000 to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay her bills and focus on reaching her dreams…[more]
Grants to Advance the Implementation of the ERA Gender Equality and Inclusiveness
Deadline: 23-Sep-21
The European Commission is calling for proposals to Advance the Implementation of the ERA Gender Equality and Inclusiveness. The new ERA calls for deepening existing priorities and initiatives through new and stronger approaches…[more]
Open Call for Change2Twin Deployment Voucher
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Change2Twin Deployment Voucher supports programme, encapsulating funding & technical mentorship, will help you in overcoming that challenge by developing and implementing digital twin technology…[more]
Public Diplomacy Small Grant Program
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy Suva considers small grant requests on a quarterly basis (pending funding availability). The grant proposals must benefit Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, or Tuvalu and address one of the Public Diplomacy Initiatives or Embassy Goals…[more]
CoAct Open Calls on Gender Equality
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
CoAct is launching a call for proposals, inviting civil society initiatives to apply for our cascading grants to conduct Citizen Social Science research on the topic of Gender Equality…[more]
Tackling Gender, Race and Other Biases in AI
Deadline: 21-Oct-21
Research demonstrates how bias exacerbates existing inequalities and reinforces gender, racial and other stereotypes in, for instance, the labour market, education, online advertising systems, social media, taxation and the justice system…[more]
Grants for inclusive Gender Equality in Research & Innovation
Deadline: 23-Sep-21
The European Commission is calling for proposals for the Horizon Europe Framework Programme to maximize the impact of EU research and innovation funding for European science, economy, and the wider society…[more]
Feminisms for a New Age of Democracy: Call for Proposals
Deadline: 07-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the European Commission’s Feminisms for a New Age of Democracy programme…[more]
Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative
Deadline: Ongoing
Do You Want Your Research to Help Close the Gender and Diversity Gaps? If you are a researcher and you want to contribute to closing the gender and diversity gaps in Latin America? If yes, then apply for the Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative…[more]
