Deadline: 20-Sep-2025 Applications are now open for the Elevate Next Startup Challenge, a national-level competition designed to discover, nurture, and launch the next generation of Pakistani innovators. The competition welcomes all early-stage startups and idea-stage entrepreneurs in four … [Read more...] about Open Call for Elevate Next Startup Challenge (Pakistan)
Awards, Prizes and Challenges
View the latest awards, prizes and challenges for NGOs, companies, startups and individuals around the world.
Entries open for the Wege Prize
Deadline: 05-Oct-2025 The Wege Prize invites student teams from across the globe to engage in a phased design process, moving from idea generation to actionable solutions. The Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring … [Read more...] about Entries open for the Wege Prize
Open Call: TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English (India)
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025 The 2026 TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English invite young Indian writers to submit original works of poetry, short stories, or short plays that showcase originality, craft, and a strong literary voice. The TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English support young … [Read more...] about Open Call: TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English (India)
TECH4Resilience Challenge: Harnessing AI to Tackle Climate and Humanitarian Crises
Deadline: 31-Aug-2025 The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) has launched the Technology for Evolving Challenges in Humanitarian Contexts (TECH) 4 Resilience Challenge to identify and scale applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that enhance or optimise humanitarian preparedness and … [Read more...] about TECH4Resilience Challenge: Harnessing AI to Tackle Climate and Humanitarian Crises
Nominations open for Tulipán Cultural Connection Award (US)
Deadline: 12-Sep-2025 The Tulipán Foundation offers a truly inspiring opportunity for U.S.-based nonprofit organizations through its Cultural Connection Award. Tailored for missions that celebrate and elevate Hungarian culture, this grant program provides financial support ranging from $500 to … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Tulipán Cultural Connection Award (US)
Entries open for Tulipán Community Impact Award (US)
Deadline: 12-Sep-2025 The Tulipán Foundation is offering a unique cultural opportunity through its Community Impact Award, tailored for organizations across the United States that are focused on sharing and enriching Hungarian heritage. This award forgoes monetary support in favor of granting … [Read more...] about Entries open for Tulipán Community Impact Award (US)
Applications open for TOTO Awards for Music (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 The 2026 TOTO Awards for Music invite young Indian artists to submit their original music for recognition, celebrating creativity, innovation, and excellence across all genres and languages. The award celebrates original, independent music by young artists, recognising … [Read more...] about Applications open for TOTO Awards for Music (India)
Open Call: AI for Life Sciences Challenge (India)
Deadline: 25-Aug-2025 The Hexaware Innovation Challenge is calling on startups and research innovators to create Agentic AI solutions that transform how clinical trials are designed, monitored, and scaled. Clinical trials are vital for life sciences innovation, yet they remain complex, costly, … [Read more...] about Open Call: AI for Life Sciences Challenge (India)
Submissions open for HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Synthetic Environment Tools to Predict Behaviour (UK)
Deadline: 04-Sep-2025 HMGCC Co-Creation’s latest challenge aims to evaluate tools that create synthetic environments to simulate how populations might respond to situations such as widespread disinformation or terrorism. Organisations can apply for one or both workstreams. The first involves … [Read more...] about Submissions open for HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Synthetic Environment Tools to Predict Behaviour (UK)
Call for Applications: Africa-Europe Youth Awards Scheme
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025 The Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) is launching a special Youth Awards Scheme and invites youth-led organizations from Africa and Europe to showcase and amplify the contributions of young people in shaping the Africa-Europe partnership ahead of the 7th AU-EU Summit in … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: Africa-Europe Youth Awards Scheme
Applications open for Changemakers Innovation Challenge (Africa)
Deadline: 22-Aug-2025 The Changemakers Innovation Challenge was conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of community non-profits and social enterprises in Africa that leverage technology and digital tools to create social change within their communities. Whether it be … [Read more...] about Applications open for Changemakers Innovation Challenge (Africa)
CivVic Labs – Experience Victoria Challenge (Australia)
Deadline: 21-Aug-2025 Run by LaunchVic, Victoria’s startup agency, CivVic Labs invites aspiring and early-stage founders to work on innovation challenges identified by the government. In this round, the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is seeking solutions from the … [Read more...] about CivVic Labs – Experience Victoria Challenge (Australia)
Morris Animal Foundation Feline Health Research Awards
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025 The Morris Animal Foundation invites proposals for hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact to advance the health and welfare of domesticated cats. Focus: The mission of Morris Animal Foundation is to … [Read more...] about Morris Animal Foundation Feline Health Research Awards
Request for Proposals: Feline Health Fellowship Training Award
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025 The Morris Animal Foundation’s Fellowship Training Award supports new investigators in launching a successful research career through hypothesis-driven, humane projects that advance the health and welfare of domesticated cats. Focus: The mission of Morris Animal … [Read more...] about Request for Proposals: Feline Health Fellowship Training Award
Nominations open for ARVO Foundation Research Catalyst Awards
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025 Entries are now open for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation Research Catalyst Awards. These awards are designed to support investigators who are either starting their academic careers or returning to research after a significant … [Read more...] about Nominations open for ARVO Foundation Research Catalyst Awards
Call for Entries: Live Your Dream Award
Deadline: 15-Nov-2025 Applications are now open for the Live Your Dream Award, designed to support women striving to overcome financial barriers and achieve their educational goals. This award can help cover tuition costs, purchase books, secure transportation, or access reliable … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Live Your Dream Award
Applications open for Children’s Prize 2025: Infrastructure for Life
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025 Submissions are now open for the Children’s Prize, a global competition aimed at individuals with a scientific mindset and a strong dedication to improving child health through measurable impact. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to data-driven methods and a desire to … [Read more...] about Applications open for Children’s Prize 2025: Infrastructure for Life
Nominations open for the Mental Health Award
Deadline: 11-Nov-2025 The Wellcome Trust is inviting applications for its Mental Health Award, which aims to fund projects that rigorously test real-world effectiveness and implementation strategies of scalable, transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis in young … [Read more...] about Nominations open for the Mental Health Award
Nominations open for Red Ochre Award (Lifetime Achievement) – Australia
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Creative Australia has opened nominations for the 2026 Red Ochre Awards, inviting submissions for senior First Nations artists and cultural workers. These prestigious awards honour individuals who have made a lifetime contribution to First Nations arts and culture, both … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Red Ochre Award (Lifetime Achievement) – Australia
Entries open for Established Artist of the Year Award (Australia)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Creative Australia is now inviting nominations for the 2026 First Nations Established Artist of the Year Award. This award celebrates the achievements of one First Nations artist who has demonstrated excellence in artistic practice across community arts, dance, literature, … [Read more...] about Entries open for Established Artist of the Year Award (Australia)
Open Call: Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts (Australia)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Creative Australia invites nominations for the 2026 Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts. This award recognises the achievements of one Australian First Nations artist or arts worker aged between 18 and 35. Eligible art forms include community arts and cultural … [Read more...] about Open Call: Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts (Australia)
Submissions open for Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026 (Australia)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Applications are now open for the Asia Pacific Arts Awards, which aim to recognise and celebrate Australian artists, collectives, and organisations engaging meaningfully across the Asia Pacific region. These awards highlight impactful international cultural connections and … [Read more...] about Submissions open for Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026 (Australia)
Local Healthcare and the Challenge of Demographic and Social Changes in Italy
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025 Ires Veneto is currently inviting applications for its initiative on Local Healthcare and the Challenge of Demographic and Social Changes. The program seeks to bring healthcare services closer to citizens and communities, making them more accessible, efficient, and capable … [Read more...] about Local Healthcare and the Challenge of Demographic and Social Changes in Italy
CFAs: First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award (Australia)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Creative Australia is now accepting nominations for the 2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award. This award celebrates outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship among small- to medium-sized Australian First Nations arts and culture businesses or … [Read more...] about CFAs: First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award (Australia)
Entries open for the Financial Poetic Challenge – India
Deadline: 28-Aug-2025 The Financial and Tax Literacy Directorate of ICAI, in partnership with MyGov, is inviting citizens to take part in the Financial Poetic Challenge. This poetry competition encourages people from all walks of life to creatively express financial themes through verse. The … [Read more...] about Entries open for the Financial Poetic Challenge – India
Fighting Blindness announces Career Development Awards (Ireland)
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025 Fighting Blindness is now accepting applications for the third round of its Career Development Awards. The program is designed to support early-career researchers and clinicians working in the field of vision loss by helping them access training, build networks, and form … [Read more...] about Fighting Blindness announces Career Development Awards (Ireland)
Nominations open for Whitley Award 2025
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 Nominations are now open for the Whitley Award, which funds grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South and shines an international spotlight on their work. Winners receive £50,000 GBP in project funding over one year to support their conservation efforts. The … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Whitley Award 2025
Call for Entries: World Sustainability Award
Deadline: 15-Dec-2025 The World Sustainability Award (WSA) celebrates individuals who have made pioneering contributions to sustainability research. It recognizes excellence across diverse academic disciplines and highlights research that has had a transformative impact. For the 2026 edition, … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: World Sustainability Award
Call for Submissions: National Kitchen Garden Awards (Australia)
Deadline: 15-Aug-2025 The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has announced the return of the National Kitchen Garden Awards for a second year. These awards celebrate the creative and community-focused ways educators and young Australians are using their kitchen gardens to explore … [Read more...] about Call for Submissions: National Kitchen Garden Awards (Australia)
Call for Entries: Ithra Art Prize (7th Edition)
Deadline: 16-Oct-2025 Applications are now open for the Ithra Art Prize, one of the most prestigious awards dedicated to contemporary artists originating from or based in the 22 Arab countries. The Prize initially focused on Saudi artists but has since broadened to include artistic practices … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Ithra Art Prize (7th Edition)
L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards
Deadline: 20-Aug-2025 Entries are now open for the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards, which aim to promote and support the work of women scientists building their research careers in the UK or Ireland. In 2025, five exceptional postdoctoral women scientists … [Read more...] about L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards
Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026 The Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy is awarded every year by the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND). Its goal is to spark innovation and encourage creative solutions that contribute to human development. This prize reflects AGFUND’s … [Read more...] about Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy
Submissions open for Ink of Ages Fiction Prize
Deadline: 29-Aug-2025 The World History Encyclopedia has opened submissions for its Ink of Ages Fiction Prize. Writers from around the world can enter, with stories that must qualify as historical or mythological fiction set at least 50 years ago. Only unpublished work is accepted, although … [Read more...] about Submissions open for Ink of Ages Fiction Prize
Call for Nominations: Apila First Impression Award
Deadline: 15-Feb-2026 Apila Ediciones, in collaboration with the School of Design of Aragón and supported by the Zaragoza City Council, has announced the Apila’s First Impression Award 2026. This is the fourteenth edition of an international illustrated children’s book competition. The award aims … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: Apila First Impression Award
Korea Innovation QuickFire Challenge: Targeting Neuroscience
Deadline: 08-Aug-2025 Johnson & Johnson has launched the Korea Innovation QuickFire Challenge focused on Neuroscience. The challenge invites innovators from Korea and around the world who have a strong interest in engaging with the Korean innovation ecosystem. Applicants are encouraged to … [Read more...] about Korea Innovation QuickFire Challenge: Targeting Neuroscience
Call for LOIs: Engagement Award – Convening Support (US)
Deadline: 29-Sep-2025 The Engagement Award Program is currently inviting Letters of Intent (LOIs) for its Convening Support funding opportunity. This initiative supports projects that organize meetings, conferences, or convenings involving patients, families, caregivers, and other members of the … [Read more...] about Call for LOIs: Engagement Award – Convening Support (US)
Apply for Phiren Amenca’s Roma Youth Project Award 2025
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025 If you have implemented a project for young Roma in the last two years, or are currently running one, you are eligible to apply for the Phiren Amenca’s Roma Youth Project Award. This opportunity is open to both registered organizations and informal youth groups. The … [Read more...] about Apply for Phiren Amenca’s Roma Youth Project Award 2025
Nominations open for VI International Zendal Awards (6th Edition)
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025 Entries are now open for the International Zendal Awards, which aim to promote, recognize, and reward global research and knowledge in the field of biotechnology. Zendal focuses on improving quality of life through the research and development of medicines, especially … [Read more...] about Nominations open for VI International Zendal Awards (6th Edition)
Call for Entries: 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025 Médicos del Mundo Spain has launched the 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award. This award recognizes and promotes powerful images that highlight social inequities, injustices, human rights violations, or the contexts that lead to or combat these … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award
Call for Nominations: UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the call for nominations for the 9th edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development. This international prize is awarded every two years to recognize outstanding efforts … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development
Apply Now: Lincoln Prize for Journalism on Urban Policy, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change
Deadline: 12-Aug-2025 The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is inviting journalists from across Latin America to take part in the fourth edition of the "Lincoln Prize for Journalism on Urban Policy, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change." This competition encourages investigative and … [Read more...] about Apply Now: Lincoln Prize for Journalism on Urban Policy, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change
Nominations open for Dan David Prize
Deadline: 24-Sep-2025 Entries are now open for the Dan David Prize, the world’s largest history prize, which annually awards nine prizes to early and midcareer scholars and practitioners. The prize recognizes exceptional achievements in historical disciplines and supports the recipients' future … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Dan David Prize
Submissions Open: Robotics for Good Youth Challenge
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025 The UN-based educational robotics championship is an annual event inspired by global challenges, where participants create robots that offer practical solutions to real-world problems. This competition encourages innovation and learning by promoting open-source software and … [Read more...] about Submissions Open: Robotics for Good Youth Challenge
Entries open for iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2025
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025 The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that make a meaningful contribution to improving society. It invites submissions that align with one or more of the 15 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), including no poverty, zero hunger, good health and … [Read more...] about Entries open for iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2025
Startup Grand Challenge in Food Sector 3.0 (India)
Deadline: 16-Aug-2025 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry is inviting innovative food startups to take part in the World Food India 2025 Startup Grand Challenge 3.0. This national-level competition, launched by the Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) in … [Read more...] about Startup Grand Challenge in Food Sector 3.0 (India)
Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Open Study/Research Award
Deadline: 07-Oct-2025 The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is now open for applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. This program offers American graduate students the opportunity to conduct dissertation research in Egypt, promoting academic growth and cross-cultural understanding between Egypt … [Read more...] about Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Open Study/Research Award
LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators
Deadline: 31-Jul-2025 The Literature Translation Institute of Korea is accepting applications for the Translation Award for Aspiring Translators. This award aims to identify and support new talent in translating Korean literary and cultural content, helping to connect Korean works with global … [Read more...] about LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators
Nominations open for Sony Research Award Program
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025 The Sony Research Award Program offers funding to support innovative academic research while fostering collaboration between university faculty and Sony researchers. It is designed to advance cutting-edge technologies and create opportunities that can shape future … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Sony Research Award Program
Call for Nominations: WA Coastal Awards for Excellence (Australia)
Deadline: 28-Aug-2025 The Western Australian Planning Commission is inviting nominations for the WA Coastal Awards for Excellence. These awards aim to support efforts that enhance, rehabilitate, and adapt Western Australia’s vast coastline in response to environmental threats and … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: WA Coastal Awards for Excellence (Australia)
Nominations open for Talent Development Awards 2025-26 (UK)
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025 The British Academy, funded by the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is continuing its support for the Talent Development Awards scheme. This initiative is designed to help researchers enhance their skills, especially in interdisciplinary areas that may … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Talent Development Awards 2025-26 (UK)
