[May 2026]
Discover funding opportunities that promote employability, expand career pathways, support entrepreneurship, and strengthen sustainable employment outcomes through workforce development and job creation initiatives.
CFAs: Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: 02-July-2026
The Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early-career health scientists conducting diabetes-related research through a structured three-year research training period. It provides up to USD 95,000 per year for research expenses, career development, and scientific training, with an optional transition award to help fellows move into independent faculty or research positions…[more]
Request for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 09-September-2026
The EU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme supports PhD holders in advancing their research careers through international, interdisciplinary, and cross-sector mobility. It offers European and Global Fellowships that enable researchers to work across countries and sectors while gaining advanced skills and experience. Funding includes salary, mobility, family, and research-related allowances for projects lasting 1 to 3 years…[more]
Breakthrough T1D Career Development Award for Researchers
Deadline: 02-July-2026
The Breakthrough T1D Career Development Award supports early-career researchers advancing type 1 diabetes research across basic, clinical, translational, and psychosocial domains. It provides up to USD 200,000 per year for up to 5 years, with a focus on strengthening bench-to-bedside innovation and supporting researchers transitioning into independent academic careers…[more]
Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship Program
Deadline: 12-July-2026
The Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship Program supports community leaders in using AI and technology to scale local solutions and drive economic mobility. Fellows receive training, mentorship, stipends, and opportunities to present their ideas to global stakeholders…[more]
Apply for Gender and Transportation E-Learning Course
Deadline: 31-December-2026
This E-learning course on Gender and Transportation explores how gender equality and inclusive mobility are connected within the broader development context. The course helps learners understand how transport systems affect women and girls, why gender-responsive transportation matters, and how more inclusive mobility systems can improve access, safety, participation, and equitable development outcomes…[more]
Apply for Misk Career Essentials Program
Deadline: 30-November-2026
The Misk Career Essentials Program provides a comprehensive career readiness pathway combining technical, professional, and soft skills training with live coaching and interactive sessions. Participants gain practical experience in fields like cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, leadership, and design thinking, supported by career coaching, skills assessments, and guided learning to enhance employability and informed career decisions…[more]
RFPs: Workplace Gender-Based Violence Study
Deadline: 01-June-2026
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched this Request for Proposal (RfP) to support a study examining the prevalence, drivers, and impacts of workplace gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a focus on women’s economic vulnerability and dependency…[more]
DWF Foundation Grants for Community Impact
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The DWF Foundation provides grants to registered charities that help individuals, groups, and communities reach their full potential. Funding supports projects in homelessness, health and wellbeing, employability, education, and environment and sustainability, with most grants under £5,000…[more]
IFE Co-Financing Grants for Job Creation and Skills Development
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The Facility Investing for Employment (IFE) Grant Program provides co-financing grants from €800,000 to €10 million to support job creation and skills development in selected African countries. The program targets private sector investment projects with strong sustainability and employment impact…[more]
Open Call: Lesbian Economic Power Grant Program 2026
Deadline: 08-June-2026
The Lesbian Economic Power Grant Program 2026 is an international funding initiative designed to strengthen the economic autonomy and long-term sustainability of lesbian communities and organisations. It focuses on reducing financial barriers, improving access to employment and entrepreneurship, and supporting resilient organisational models…[more]
Applications open for Lesbian Economic Power Grant 2026
Deadline: 08-June-2026
The Lesbian Economic Power (EU) 2026 programme aims to improve the long-term economic resilience and autonomy of lesbian organisations and communities across the EU…[more]
Submissions open for develoPPP Ventures Program
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The develoPPP Ventures Program is inviting applications to support young companies in scaling innovative and impact-driven business models in emerging markets that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals…[more]
Regional MSME Matching Grant Programme for Blue Economy Value Chains
Deadline: 03-July-2026
The Regional MSME Matching Grant Programme is a World Bank-funded initiative under the OECS and UBEC Project designed to strengthen MSME competitiveness in blue economy value chains by enhancing productivity, job creation, innovation, and sustainable coastal resource management…[more]
Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: National Coalitions Integration Initiative
Deadline: 01-October-2026
The European Commission is funding projects to strengthen and connect National Coalitions for digital skills across Europe through the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. With a total budget of €12.5 million and up to €2 million per project, the initiative focuses on platform integration, collaboration, and digital workforce development…[more]
Horizon Europe Call on Neighbourhood-Based Homelessness Solutions
Deadline: 01-December-2026
The European Commission has launched the “Structurally Addressing Homelessness Through Coordinated Social Infrastructure and Services in Neighbourhoods” funding opportunity under Horizon Europe to support innovative solutions for homelessness at the neighbourhood level. The initiative aims to strengthen social infrastructure, improve access to services, and create coordinated systems that support long-term community integration and social inclusion…[more]
Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: National Coalitions Integration Initiative
Deadline: 01-October-2026
The European Commission is funding projects to strengthen and connect National Coalitions for digital skills across Europe through the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. With a total budget of €12.5 million and up to €2 million per project, the initiative focuses on platform integration, collaboration, and digital workforce development. ..[more]
IFRA-Nairobi Fieldwork Grants for Social Science and Humanities Research
Deadline: 19-June-2026
The IFRA–Nairobi Fieldwork Grants are research funding awards designed to support academic fieldwork in social sciences and humanities across East Africa…[more]
Open Call: Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Women (Yemen)
Deadline: 03-June-2026
The Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Women programme aims to improve women’s access to jobs, finance, and markets in Yemen through large-scale grants of €2.5M–€5M…[more]
South East Queensland Innovation Economy Fund (Australia)
Deadline: 25-June-2026
The SEQ Innovation Economy Fund provides grants of $500,000 to $5.21 million to support innovation infrastructure projects in South East Queensland. It targets organisations within established innovation precincts to accelerate job creation, strengthen industry ecosystems, and boost the regional innovation economy…[more]
Job Shadowing Grants for Cultural and Artistic Organizations (Macedonia)
Deadline: 31-December-2026
The Culture for Development project in North Macedonia offers grants of up to 178,500 MKD for structured job shadowing and on-the-job learning initiatives…[more]
Applications open for Orange Corners Innovation Fund (Benin)
Deadline: 04-June-2026
The Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) supports fund managers investing in early-stage startups led by young entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The programme strengthens entrepreneurship ecosystems by enabling startup growth, investment readiness, and job creation through targeted financial support…[more]
City of Toronto Skills Development Grants for Music Initiatives (Canada)
Deadline: 01-August-2026
The Skills Development Grants program is a funding initiative aimed at strengthening workforce readiness in Toronto’s creative industries. It supports training programs that equip individuals with practical, technical, and professional skills needed for employment…[more]
City of Toronto Skills Development Grants: Technology (Canada)
Deadline: 01-August-2026
The Skills Development Grants program supports initiatives that build practical, job-ready skills aligned with labour market gaps in Toronto’s creative industries. It focuses on improving employment readiness by funding training programs that directly respond to high-demand roles in creative, technical, and digital sectors…[more]
Freedom250 Workforce Development and Skills-Building Program (Côte d’Ivoire)
Deadline: 15-June-2026
The U.S. Embassy Abidjan workforce development initiative is a Public Diplomacy funding opportunity aimed at improving youth employability and technical skills in Côte d’Ivoire. It is linked to the Freedom 250 celebration marking 250 years of American independence and emphasizes cooperation between the United States and Côte d’Ivoire…[more]
Call for Nominations: Rheinpreneur Newcomer Award 2026 (Germany)
Deadline: 08-June-2026
The Rheinpreneur Newcomer Award 2026 supports early-stage ideas that improve newcomer and migrant integration in North Rhine-Westphalia. The programme offers innovators and startup teams the opportunity to pitch their ideas and win up to €15,000 for solutions focused on inclusion, housing, employment, education, and wellbeing…[more]
Apply Now: Rural Business Development Grant Program (US)
Deadline: 15-June-2026
The Rural Business Development Grant Program supports economic development and job creation initiatives that strengthen rural economies and expand business opportunities…[more]
Apply for Charities Working with Disability (UK)
Deadline: 01-July-2026
The Wolfson Foundation provides capital grants to organisations supporting people with disabilities to live more independently. Funding is used for buildings, refurbishment, and equipment that improve supported housing, training, employment support, and transition services…[more]
Grants for Charities Working in Mental Health (UK)
Deadline: 01-July-2026
The Wolfson Foundation provides capital grants to charities and local authorities delivering mental health services. Funding supports new buildings, refurbishments, and equipment to improve access, quality, and sustainability of mental health care…[more]
RFPs: Youth Pre-Apprenticeship and Employability Programme (Brazil)
Deadline: 28-May-2026
The UNICEF is inviting applications to support the design and implementation of a pre-apprenticeship programme in Brazil. The initiative is part of the broader 1 Million Opportunities Initiative and focuses on helping vulnerable adolescents and youth transition into formal employment through skills development, training, and structured career pathways…[more]
Fifth Call for Funding Applications: FUNGUO Innovation Programme (Tanzania)
Deadline: 31-May-2026
The UNDP FUNGUO Innovation Programme has announced its Fifth Call for Funding Applications to support youth-led, impact-driven startups and innovative MSMEs in Tanzania to scale into investment-ready enterprises…[more]
Call for Social Projects Castile and León 2026 (Spain)
Deadline: 11-June-2026
The “la Caixa” Foundation has launched the Call for Social Projects Castile and León 2026 to support initiatives that improve the lives of people in situations of social vulnerability. The programme promotes social inclusion, equal opportunities, social cohesion, and improved quality of life across Castile and León, Spain…[more]
Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund (Australia)
Deadline: 01-July-2026
Sustainability Victoria is accepting applications for Round 6 of the Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund. The fund supports projects in Victoria, Australia that improve resource recovery, recycling quality, domestic reprocessing, and circular economy jobs, with grants of up to AUD 1 million…[more]
City Growth Fund to Support Economic Development Initiatives (New Zealand)
Deadline: 31-December-2026
The Wellington City Growth Fund provides financial support to projects, initiatives, and partnerships that strengthen the city’s economy, create jobs, and enhance its global reputation…[more]
Submissions open for the Rohini Nayyar Prize 2026 (India)
Deadline: 31-May-2026
The Rohini Nayyar Prize honours individuals or small teams making outstanding contributions to rural development in India, spanning sectors such as agriculture, climate action, education, health, women’s empowerment, and enterprise…[more]