(April 2021)
The Maypole Fund inviting Applications from Women Only
Deadline: 30-Jun-21
Applications are now open for the Maypole Fund Program. Their aim is to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by feminist anti-militarist women – whether individual women or women only groups – to proactively challenge patriarchy…[more]
Feminist Review Trust Grant Program
Deadline: 30-Apr-21
Applications are now open for Feminist Review Trust Grant Program to support projects that transform the lives of women…[more]
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2021
Deadline: 15-Apr-21
Applications are now open for the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2021. The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for women social entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to act to create the world they want by 2030…[more]
Humanitarian Action Grant for projects addressing Disaster Response, Refugees & Displaced People, Human Rights, and Needs of Women & Children
Deadline: 31-May-21
Microsoft is inviting Proposals to support projects which improve operational efficiency, enable new capabilities, increase beneficiary engagement, or involve rich data analysis for classification and prediction modeling…[more]
Google.org | $25 million Global Impact Challenge for NGOs helping Women and Girls
Deadline: 09-Apr-21
The Google.org Impact Challenge (GIC) is an open call for submissions for funding from organizations across the world who are empowering women and girls to advance in the economy. The Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls commits $25 million to fund organizations creating pathways to prosperity for women and girls…[more]
Call for Nominations: 2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ & Women’s Education
Deadline: 26-May-21
The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education. It is the first UNESCO Prize of this nature and is unique in showcasing successful projects that improve and promote the educational prospects of girls and women and in turn, the quality of their lives…[more]
UKPHS: Call for Applications for Small Grants Wave 1
Deadline: 12-May-21
The program welcomes grant applications from Health Partnerships in any low- and lower-middle-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia addressing specific clinical and health system challenges…[more]
Call for Submissions for Lesbian Health Fund Program
Deadline: 16-Jul-21
The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality has opened a call for submissions to define, study, and educate lesbians and sexual minority women (SMW), as well as their health providers, about health issues facing SMW…[more]
Call for EOIs: Gender in STEM Research Initiative
Deadline: 22-Apr-21
The Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to advance gender analysis and women’s leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through the Gender in STEM Research Initiative…[more]
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East
Deadline: 04-Jun-21
The Orange Social Venture Prize rewards projects that have been created less than three years ago that offer high-tech solutions based on mobiles or the Internet to meet the needs of the populations in Africa and the Middle-East…[more]
Call for Proposals: LFS & Main Grants Program
Deadline: 14-Apr-21
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has launched a call for proposals for the Leading from the South (LFS) & Main Grants Program. If you are passionate about advancing women’s rights and creating systemic change, you can apply for a grant in one or more of the thematic areas…[more]
Bureau of DRL: Freedom of Expression for Women Environmental Defenders in the Indo-Pacific Region
Deadline: 09-Apr-21
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote and defend freedom of expression and improve the equal participation and protection of women environmental defenders in the Indo-Pacific region, with a specific focus on mainland and maritime Southeast Asia…[more]
Africa Regional Services Paris Statement of Interest: ARS Speaker Program
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]
2021 Women in Africa Young Leaders Programme
Deadline: 15-Apr-21
Through this programme, WIA and its partners want to support and promote young African women leaders. In 2021, five selected Young Leaders will benefit from an international support program. The goal is to roll out this program every year, with the vision of opening it up to more than 400 young women by 2030…[more]
SHEBA -ShEquity Business Accelerator Program
Deadline: 16-Apr-21
The ShEquity and MBC Africa is pleased to launch the ShEquity Business Accelerator (SHEBA) Program to support African female entrepreneurs with impactful and scalable businesses viewed as potential ShEquity investment candidates in agribusiness (agtech, production, processing, wholesale & retailing, any other agribusiness value chain aspects) , healthcare, technology (fintech, clean-tech, etc.), renewable energies, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)…[more]
IDB launches CFPs for Regional Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Deadline: 30-Apr-21
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the 2021 Call for Proposals for the Regional Public Goods (RPG) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean, which supports projects involving three or more countries. The RPG Initiative provides non-reimbursable financing for solutions to shared development challenges through regional cooperation among at least three IDB borrowing member countries…[more]
Nuffic launches Grant Programme for the Skill Development of Women
Deadline: 22-Apr-21
Nuffic has announced a grant programme to develop and/or strengthen the skills of women and/or young girls to inspire the autonomy and agency of the intended recipients…[more]
Call for Expressions of Interest: Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Low-Carbon COVID-19 Recovery
Deadline: 13-Apr-21
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, implemented through its Sustainable Inclusive Economies division…[more]
AWLA Fellowship Program for Women in MENA Region
Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The fellowship program aims to help women researchers in agriculture secure leadership roles by encouraging gender-responsive working cultures and creating platforms that showcase their intellect, capability, and contribution…[more]
Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window focused on Sustainable Infrastructure & Gender Equality
Deadline: 18-Aug-21
Applications are now open for the Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window to provide grant funding for the design and launch of catalytic blended finance solutions in certain countries in the Indo-Pacific region focused on sustainable and resilient infrastructure and/or gender equality (sector agnostic)…[more]
Bureau of DRL: Freedom of Expression for Women Environmental Defenders in the Indo-Pacific Region
Deadline: 09-Apr-21
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote and defend freedom of expression and improve the equal participation and protection of women environmental defenders in the Indo-Pacific region, with a specific focus on mainland and maritime Southeast Asia…[more]
