[April 2022]
2022 EQUALS in Tech Awards: Nominations are now open!
Deadline: 6-May-22
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 EQUALS in Tech Awards to support initiatives, projects, movements, organizations, and institutions worldwide, working to bridge the gender digital divide…[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]
TWAS – Elsevier Foundation Project Grants for Gender Equity and Climate Action
Deadline: 19-May-22
Under this scheme, grants are awarded to teams of 2-5 women for action-based projects which, although scientific in nature, will take them outside the lab to promote practical and tangible change under the umbrella of the “climate action” SDG in their local context…[more]
Maypole Fund accepting Applications from Women Only
Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The Maypole Fund supports feminist anti-militarism including imaginative, non-violent and politically expressive projects on our aims: action against the arms trade; action against nuclear weapons and weapons systems; and action to support disarmament policies, processes and related initiatives…[more]
2022 iF Social Impact Prize
Deadline: 26-May-22
Nominations are now open for the iF Social Impact Prize to support projects that contribute to improving the society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible…[more]
2022 WWSF Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) cordially invites you to submit nominations for its 28th annual Prize for women’s creativity in rural life, honoring and awarding creative and courageous women and women’s groups around the world working to improve the quality of life and empower rural communities…[more]
2023 International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Fighting for Change
Deadline: 6-May-22
In the 2023 conference proposals, End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) is looking for brave and creative strategies to bring about change – as well as sustaining that change in the face of organizational inertia or even resistance…[more]
Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022
Deadline: 6-May-22
The Springer Nature is pleased to launch a call for nominations for the Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022 to celebrate and support the achievement of women researchers and those supporting women and girls in STEM…[more]
Grant: Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) Annual Program Statement (Madagascar and Comoros)
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The Public Diplomacy section (PD) of the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros, part of the U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
2022 Context Matters Research Grants Program
Deadline: 1 August 2022
CODE, in partnership with the International Literacy Association (ILA) is pleased to announce the fifth Call for Research Proposals for Context Matters Research Grants 2022 Program to support research which is clearly situated in local contexts and recognizes the multifaceted and complex relationships between the local and global in education…[more]
IFC ScaleX Accelerators Program
Deadline: 13-Nov-23
The objective of the IFC ScaleX program is to incentivize accelerators to actively pursue efforts that help women-led early-stage startups gain access to Private Equity and Venture Capital investment opportunities…[more]
DRL FY21 Increasing the Agency of Women with Disabilities in West Africa
Deadline: 28-Apr-22
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 a program to position women with disabilities in leadership roles within the broader disability and civil society advocacy communities…[more]
2022 Active Citizenship Award for Young Africans
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
Noble Missions is looking for young Africans between the ages of 15 and 35 in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia and The Gambia to recognize as their next Active Citizenship Awardees…[more]
2022 Context Matters Research Grants Program
Deadline: 1 August 2022
CODE, in partnership with the International Literacy Association (ILA) is pleased to announce the fifth Call for Research Proposals for Context Matters Research Grants 2022 Program to support research which is clearly situated in local contexts and recognizes the multifaceted and complex relationships between the local and global in education…[more]
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Morocco and Mauritania
Deadline: 6-May-22
The Embassy of Canada to Morocco and Mauritania is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)…[more]
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia (2022)
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
Call for Proposals: ADWF’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Deadline: 10-May-22
AWDF will consider applications from women’s groups and organizations, particularly those led by young women or girls, to educate, raise awareness and increase online safety and enjoyment, and prevent online violence and abuse against young women and girls…[more]
2022 World AIDS Day Grant to reduce HIV-related Stigma
Deadline: 10-May-22
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is pleased to announce the World AIDS Day 2022 grant call to support work under “Employing technology to reduce HIV-related stigma and new infections among young women”…[more]
VALUE4HER Women Agripreneur of the Year Awards – WAYA 2022
Deadline: 31-May-22
Nominations are now open for the VALUE4HER Women Agripreneur of the Year Awards – WAYA 2022 to recognize African women agripreneurs who have excelled in agricultural value chain and have demonstrated remarkable innovation in their businesses by having an impact on food security, climate resilience, women and youth empowerment…[more]
Women Tech Founders Program in MENA
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
This virtual program will provide women tech entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and North Africa start-up training from Google’s tech and start-up experts and help build a network of future tech changemakers in the region…[more]
Minority Africa Fellowship – Apply Now!
Deadline: 24-Apr-22
Applications are now open for the Minority Africa Fellowship, a project by Minority Africa — a digital publication using data-driven multimedia journalism to tell African minority stories — targets journalists and storytellers from minority groups across Africa providing them with the platform, skill, and mentorship to report stories from and about their communities…[more]
Call for Proposals: OSF Africa 2022
Deadline: 13-May-22
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) Africa is inviting organizations to support innovative interventions with effective strategies that respond to the broader deep-seated political, justice and socio-economic roadblocks to open society in Africa…[more]
Together Women Rise Grant Program
Deadline: 24-Apr-22
Together Women Rise funds projects that foster good health, education, and economic self-sufficiency in developing countries. They are devoted to educating and inspiring individuals to make a difference and fight global poverty through the power of collective giving…[more]
Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health
Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The Western Australian (WA) Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund has launched the Innovation Seed Fund to provide the opportunity for WA innovators to develop and commercialise their innovations, create high-level health sector jobs and enhance the production/manufacturing capacity of the State…[more]
JAMII Femmes Initiative to support African Women Entrepreneurs
Deadline: 1-May-22
The JAMII Femmes initiative aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and support the creation of innovative solutions for sustainable development that will contribute to positive change in Africa by improving the quality of life of tens of thousands of people…[more]
Public Diplomacy Small Grant Program (US$5,000-$15,000)
Deadline: 30-Jun-22
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]
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East
Deadline: 22-May-22
Nominations for Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East are now open. An undeniable catalyst for progress, technological innovation can only reach its full potential if it is supported by a solid, viable business proposition that meets current and future social and environmental needs…[more]
NOFO: Women Overcoming the World’s Climate Crisis with STEM
Deadline: 24-May-22
The U.S. Department of State, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that build networks and/or civil society coalitions to strengthen women’s leadership in climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience efforts focusing on the use of STEM-based solutions and opportunities in the green and blue economies…[more]
Influential Businesswoman Awards – Nominate Now!
Deadline: 02-May-2022
The Acquisition International has announced the nominations for the Influential Businesswoman Awards. As always, their programme is open to women from across the globe regardless of how long they have been in their current position and size or age of their business. They pride themselves on being a diverse publication and ensure equally opportunities to all who take part…[more]
IDB Call for Regional Public Goods Initiative 2022
Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the 2022 Call for Proposals for the Regional Public Goods (RPG) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean, which supports regional projects involving three or more countries…[more]
[Apply Now] Junior Professionals Program for West African Women
Deadline: 30-Jun-22
Catholic Relief Services is pleased to announce The Junior Professionals Program for qualified, professional women in West Africa to transform their passion for international relief and development work into a career with Catholic Relief Services Over a 12-month period…[more]
IWA Gender Diversity and Water Award
Deadline: 6-May-22
The International Water Association (IWA) has announced a call for nominations for the Gender Diversity and Water Award to recognise individuals for their outstanding professional contribution to the advancement of gender diversity supporting both equity and wider impactful change in the water sector…[more]
APEC Healthy Women Healthy Economy Prize
Deadline: 31-May-22
The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize is now accepting nominations for outstanding research work that strives to improve women’s health and economic well-being, and charts the way for more inclusive growth…[more]
Open Competition for strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Deadline: 6-May-22
The U.S. Department of State, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for WE-Champs: Grants for Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem projects that promote women’s entrepreneurship and dismantle systemic gender barriers by networking regional women’s Chambers of Commerce (Chambers) and business associations…[more]
Open Call for EU Prize for Rising Innovators
Deadline: 18-Aug-22
The European Commission (EC) is accepting nominations for European Union (EU) Prize for Rising Innovators. The opportunities created by novel technologies and disruptive innovations promise to deliver the fair and sustainable recovery Europe needs. But Europe risks missing out on these opportunities if half its population is overlooked as a source of innovation and creative talent…[more]
Maternal & Infant Health Award: A $10M Grant Competition for NGOs and Nonprofits
Deadline: 2-Jun-22
The Maternal & Infant Health Award seeks bold solutions that will improve and accelerate equitable maternal and infant health outcomes around the world…[more]
EU Prize for Women Innovators
Deadline: 18-Aug-22
The EU Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind game-changing innovations. In doing so, the EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators and create role models for women and girls everywhere…[more]
Women in Africa (WIA) 54 Programme
Deadline: 31-May-22
Applications are now open for the Women in Africa (WIA) 54 Programme to contribute to the creation of 100,000 jobs and to contribute to the generation of $10 billion in revenue for the African economy by 2030…[more]
Noel Buxton Trust Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Noel Buxton Trust Grant to bring about relevant policy change through effective advocacy…[more]
NOFO: Combatting Online Gender-Based Violence in the East Asia and Pacific Region
Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open solicitation for organizations interested in submitting applications for regional projects that document and combat online gender-based violence in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region…[more]
NOFO: Central Europe Program
Deadline: 22-Apr-22
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Central Europe (CE) program…[more]
Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS 2022
Deadline: 31-Jul-22
Entries are now open for the Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS 2022 to empower Women and Youth in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)…[more]
Merck Foundation Song Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022
Deadline: 30-Jul-22
Nominations are now open for the Merck Foundation Song Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022. The Merck Foundation, established in 2017, is the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA, Germany that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people and advance their lives through science and technology…[more]
Call for Applications: Merck Foundation’s Fashion Awards
Deadline: 30-Jul-22
The Merck Foundation is inviting applications for its Fashion Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022. The Merck Foundation, established in 2017, is the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA, Germany that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people and advance their lives through science and technology…[more]
Merck Foundation: Film Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022
Deadline: 30-Jul-22
All African Filmmakers, Students of Film Making Training Institutions or Young Talents of Africa are invited to create and share a long or short FILMS, either drama, documentary or docudrama to deliver strong and influential messages to address any of the following social issues..[more]
Merck Foundation: Africa Media Recognition Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022
Deadline: 30-Jul-22
Nominations are now open for the Merck Foundation’s Africa Media Recognition Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022…[more]
$50,000 Grants for Individuals and NGOs advancing Girls’ and Women’s Education
Deadline: 20-May-22
Nominations are now open for the 2022 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education to improve and promote the educational prospects of girls and women and in turn, the quality of their lives…[more]
NOFO: Training Workshops for Women Entrepreneurs Working in the Green Business Sector in India
Deadline: 12-Jun-22
This funding opportunity seeks to identify and train at least 40 women entrepreneurs running green businesses from the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. Through three workshops, the grantee will enable participants to gain access to new funding and development opportunities, thereby increasing their businesses’ sustainability and resilience…[more]
Call for Proposals: Fund for Local Cooperation in Namibia
Deadline: 16-May-22
The Embassy of Finland in Windhoek has announced a call for proposals for 2022-24 Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC)…[more]
