In Africa, NGOs play a leading role in responding to various issues in the areas of Health, Education, Child Development, Poverty, Youth Development, Women Empowerment, Peace & Human Rights and more. Therefore, to boost fundraising efforts for your project, explore our latest list of grant opportunities. Check the list below:
Jana Robeyst Trust Fund announces 2020 Small Conservation Grants Program (Sub-Saharan Africa)
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is seeking applications for its Small Conservation Grants program to provide financial resources to early career scientists/conservationists and non-profit organizations to carry out vital field conservation and research work in Africa…[more]
Grand Challenges Africa Round 10: Call for Proposals on 2nd Drug Discovery
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), through its Grand Challenges Africa programme seeks to form interlinkages within the continent to develop drug discovery teams with successful innovative projects and give an opportunity to connect to mentors and drug discovery networks outside the continent…[more]
Peace First launches Fellow-in-Residence Program for emerging Social Change Leaders
If you are passionate about youth-led change, love mobilizing and empowering others to act, and want to be part of a global team that helps young people make a difference right now, Peace First invites you to apply for the “Fellow-in-Residence” – a year-long, paid program for emerging social change leaders who want to make an impact by leading Peace First’s support to young people in their part of the world…[more]
Grand Challenges Africa Round 11: Transition to Scale Innovation Call 2
Grand Challenges Africa (GC Africa) is a scheme of the African Academy of Sciences’ (AAS). The scheme seeks to promote Africa-led scientific innovations to help countries better achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by awarding seed and full grants to the continent’s most impressive solutions…[more]
African Elephant Fund: COVID 19 Call for Project Proposals
The African Elephant Fund (AEF) Secretariat has launched the tenth round of call for project proposals to allow African elephant range States to seek emergency funding to address elephant conservation challenges related to COVID 19 for the implementation of the African Elephant Action Plan…[more]
Entries Open for the Green Prize for Sustainable Africa – 2020
Climate Change – Africa Opportunities (CCAO) and its partners are looking for approaches, startups and local initiatives from young green entrepreneurs, women and indigenous communities carrying knowledge (traditional and or modern), new ideas and offering initiatives…[more]
Request for Proposals: Renewable Energy Program for Sub-Saharan Africa
AECID and COFIDES, the two Spanish pillar-assessed entities have jointly presented the Renewable Energy Program for Sub-Saharan Africa to improve energy access in underserved rural and/or peri-urban areas, therefore enhancing productive uses of energy…[more]
AAS announces Funding for Covid-19 Research & Development Goals for Africa
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is keen to play a central role in building African Research and Development (R&D) capacity to fight COVID-19 by managing day-to-day running of the proposed fund for COVID-19 R&D priorities in Africa…[more]
Swiss Africa Business Innovation Initiative: Advanced Startup Training & Swiss Business Development Camp
If you are an entrepreneur with academic background or a startup from an African innovation hub in the field of Mobile health, Pharmacometrics, Innovative Financing or Digital Humanities (knowledge transfer) then join the Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative…[more]
EDCTP accepting Proposals for Capacity Development for Disease Outbreak and Epidemic Response in sub-Saharan Africa
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is seeking proposals for Capacity development for disease outbreak and epidemic response in sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with Africa CDC…[more]
Africa World Heritage Fund announces Call for Proposals for Conservation Grants 2020
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) has announced a Call for Proposals to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa…[more]
EDCTP: Career Development Fellowships in Poverty-Related Diseases and Child and Adolescent Health
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is seeking proposals for Career Development Fellowships in poverty-related diseases and child and adolescent health…[more]
Nominations Open for 2020 African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2020 African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards. Each year the AWIEF Awards recognise, honour and celebrate Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa and across industry sectors…[more]
African Women Leadership Fund initiative (AWLF) to achieve Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Standard Bank Group are calling on women fund managers across Africa to apply to join the African Women Leadership Fund initiative (AWLF), an innovative impact fund that will provide capital and expertise to successful candidates…[more]
Call for Applications: Journalism and Media Innovation Reporting Grants 2020
The Journalism and Media Lab (jamlab) is inviting journalists to submit proposals for grants of up to ZAR20,000 for in-depth reporting on subjects surrounding journalism and media innovations and innovators in Africa…[more]
Merck Foundation announces 2020 “Stay At Home” Media Recognition Awards
The Merck Foundation together with its partners (The First Ladies of Africa and Journalist societies and Associations) announce the calls for applications for the ‘STAY AT HOME’ Media Recognition Awards…[more]
ACF Solidarity Fund for African Artists & Cultural Organizations (SOFACO)
The African Cultural Fund (ACF) is currently accepting applications for its Solidarity Fund for African Artists & Cultural Organizations (SOFACO) in order to support creation and resilience to African artists facing the COVID-19 crisis…[more]
UNWTO Inspiring Africa – Branding Challenge: Inviting Proposals for positioning Africa in the International Tourism Market
UNWTO Inspiring Africa – Branding Challenge is inviting key actors from the marketing and branding sector to present their proposals for a campaign that positions Africa as a destination in the minds of travelers…[more]
Entries Open for 7th Annual African Fact-Checking Awards
Entries are now open for the seventh annual African Fact-Checking Awards, the only awards programme that honours journalism by Africa-based media in the expanding field of fact-checking…[more]
African World Heritage Fund launches Moses Mapesa Research Grant
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is pleased to announce the Moses Mapesa Research Grant to support African Doctoral and Masters Students in the field of natural and cultural heritage…[more]
ISID and Pfizer announce Grant Program for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa and the Middle East
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and Pfizer Global Medical Grants has announced a new competitive grant challenge to support programs working on antimicrobial stewardship campaigns throughout Africa and the Middle East…[more]
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation’s Fellowship Programme
Do you dream of ideas that could better the world? If you think you have what it takes to be a future boss entrepreneur, apply to join the Fellowship Programme and become one of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation’s community of current and future entrepreneurs…[more]
Aspire Grant Program for African Graduate Students and Early Career Professionals
The Aspire Grant Program provides competitive research grants of up to $5,000 USD for African graduate students and early career professionals working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability in the Congo Basin region…[more]
YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) Programme: Apply now for Cohort 10
Applications are now open for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) Program cohort 10 to develop the young African leaders in Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Civic Leadership; and Public Management and Governance…[more]
CDD Fellowship Call for Fellows working towards Democracy and Development
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) is now accepting fellowship applications for 2021-2022 to bring together people working in areas related to democracy and development from across a broad range of disciplines…[more]
Expertise France announces CFPs for Innovations for Climate Smart Agriculture at Small Holders Scale in West Africa
The Expertise France has announced a Call for Proposals for the Innovations for climate smart agriculture at small holders scale in West Africa – GCCA + West Africa (GCCA + WA)…[more]
Bureau of African Affairs: Regional Harmonization to PVE in Coastal West Africa
The Bureau of African Affairs is looking for proposals to build ties between communities in remote border regions vulnerable to violent extremism with government to inform national and regional-level Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism policies and response…[more]
Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) Grant Program – South Africa
The Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg has announced a call for proposals for the 2021 edition of the Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS), a multi-disciplinary roving project space support programme for South Africa…[more]
2020 International Climate Initiative to support Biodiversity Projects across South Africa
The International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) finances climate and biodiversity projects for the Republic of South Africa…[more]
