[June 2021]
Amnesty International offering grants to protect Child and Women Rights
Deadline: 01-Sep-21
The Ginetta Sagan Fund or Award is now open to recognize and assist women who are working to protect the liberty and lives of women and children in areas where human rights violations are widespread…[more]
UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons
Deadline: 09-Jul-21
The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons has launched its Sub-grant Programme 2 of the fifth Call for Proposals to provide essential humanitarian, legal and financial aid to victims of trafficking in persons through established channels of assistance…[more]
Pulitzer Center’s Gender Equality Grants Program
Deadline: Ongoing
The Pulitzer Center is inviting applications for the Gender Equality Grants Program. It is designed to help journalists take to a new level the reporting on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls…[more]
Grand Challenges Canada Request for Proposals: Seed Funding and Transition to Scale Funding
The goal of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to support women’s, girls’, and people with diverse sexual and gender identities’ access to safe abortion in low- and middle-income countries. They seek innovative and transformative approaches that put women, girls, and people with diverse sexual and gender identities in control of where, when, and how they terminate their pregnancy…[more]
Forces of Nature Award: Call for Nominations
Deadline: 15-Jul-21
The Ripple Effect Images is pleased to launch a call for nominations for the Forces of Nature Award to recognize young women who have made significant contributions to their communities and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing service…[more]
Notice of Funding Opportunity: Promoting U.S. Values and Global Science Leadership
Deadline: 26-Jul-21
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (STC) at the U.S. Department of State announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to implement one or more of five separate lines of effort in support of U.S. scientific values and leadership in the global scientific enterprise, including through providing logistical and administrative support…[more]
Feminist Review Trust offering UK £15,000 to support Women’s Empowerment Projects
Deadline: 10-Sep-21
Applications are now open for Feminist Review Trust Grant Program Round 3 to support projects that transform the lives of women. The maximum value of any individual award is UK £15,000 (or its equivalent)…[more]
Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists
Deadline: Ongoing
The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives…[more]
The Maypole Fund inviting Applications from Women Only (Grants of up to £750)
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]
Jewish Helping Hands announces Tikkun Olam Grant Program
Deadline: 14-Sep-21
The Jewish Helping Hands has announced the applications for Tikkun Olam Grant Program to advance the goal of inspiring and supporting tzedakah, justice, and righteousness, throughout the world…[more]
2021 Gender Just Climate Solutions Award
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The Women & Gender Constituency invites you to participate in the 2021 Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards. The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) is one of the nine stakeholder groups of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…[more]
Sexual Violence Research Initiative: Grant to End Violence Against Women and Children
Deadline: 2-Aug-21
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is seeking grants to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children that support research to improve prevention and response to VAW, VAC, and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries – a major public health concern and human rights violation…[more]
Roy A. Hunt Foundation’s International Development Program
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation has announced the International Development Program to improve the socio-economic welfare and holistic well-being of women and children living in poverty in developing countries…[more]
Grants to Engage Young Women in STEM
Deadline: 30-Jul-21
The New York Academy of Sciences is inviting applications for young women ages 13-17 around the world to join 1000 Girls 1000 Futures to receive mentorship from female STEM experts, gain access to college readiness and leadership coursework, and network with other girls passionate about STEM…[more]
Women in Content Marketing Awards
Deadline: 12-Jul-21
Nominations are now open for the Women in Content Marketing Awards that enable women marketers at every stage in their career and in every location, to meet and network with industry leaders and rising stars…[more]
EQUALS in Tech Awards 2021 – Nominations now open!
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The EQUALS Global Partnership is delighted to announce the call for nominations for the 2021 EQUALS in Tech Awards! The awards are given every year to organizations and initiatives — both large and small — working to help girls and women gain equal internet access, digital skills, and opportunities in the tech industry…[more]
Black Founder Startup Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
SoGal Foundation is inviting applications for the Black Founder Startup Grant Program. SoGal Foundation has teamed up with Winky Lux, bluemercury, twelveNYC, Twilio, and other sponsors to make a small step towards progress by providing several cash grants to Black women or nonbinary entrepreneurs…[more]
Bellingcat’s Anti-Equality Monitoring Project
Deadline: Ongoing
The Bellingcat invites applicants for its Anti-Equality Monitoring Project that project focuses more on digital and open source research and less on on-the-ground reporting. They have expanded their activities and focus to more than 20 countries across central and eastern Europe and are interested in hearing from potential contributors, partners and workshop participants…[more]
Call for Nominations: 2021 Digital Equality Awards
Deadline: 27-Jun-21
The Coalition for Digital Equality (CODE) has announced a call for nominations for the 2021 Digital Equality Awards to recognise the achievements of individuals in Ghana and Uganda who are working to push the boundaries of digital inclusion and transformation in Africa…[more]
Future is Female Mentorship Program
Deadline: 5-Jul-21
The C. Moore Media (CMM) is pleased to launch the second edition of the Future is Female Mentorship Program to increase their intake from 12 to 25 early-stage African tech female-founded startups chosen by a carefully selected industry panel of CMM team judges…[more]
UNESCO Positively Men: Engaged for Positive Masculinities and Gender Equality
Deadline: 15-Jul-21
This call is open to people from all parts of the globe who are engaged and practicing any form of positive masculinity. They want to hear your stories, and understand what makes you a good example of positive engagement for gender equality. The most inspiring testimonials will be part of a video-campaign that will be produced and disseminated worldwide by UNESCO in autumn 2021…[more]
Transformational Business Awards
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, are delighted to announce that The Transformational Business Awards 2021 are now open for entries, to all financial and non-financial private sector organizations, as well as NGOs that can meet the judging criteria…[more]
UNWTO’s Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition
Deadline: 1-Jul-21
The competition aims to bring together all entrepreneurs who are deploying models that positively contribute to the planet, people and prosperity or technology that can be applied to the sustainable development of tourism in rural areas in its three pillars – economic, social and environmental…[more]
UN SDG Global Festival of Action inviting Immersive Stories to Inspire people for Positive Actions
Deadline: 5-Aug-21
In 2021, MY World 360º is calling for immersive experiences that take viewers – decision-makers, individuals, business leaders, students across the world – on a journey across the two sides of this Turning Point…[more]
$1,000 to $10,000 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]
AGRA Call for Proposals: VALUE4HER Innovation Grant in Africa
Deadline: 17-Jul-21
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the Innovation Grant for Catalyzing Women-Women supply chains to implement activities geared towards catalysing women to women supplier and mentorship relationships, to create market and learning networks among women-led businesses…[more]
Empowerment Programs for Women and Young Girls on Cyber Security
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The Women in ICT Foundation is pleased to announce the Empowerment Programs for Women and Young Girls on Cyber Security to help women and girls develop better cyber hygiene; to identify and react to threats. Then, take a deeper dive into the risks of data breach and security backdoors…[more]
FREE Fund to achieve Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality
Deadline: 07-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the Financial Resilience and Economic Empowerment (FREE) Fund to achieve Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality. FREE Fund aims to ensure long-term investment in the economic empowerment of adolescent girls and young women…[more]
Africa Regional Services Paris Statement of Interest: ARS Speaker Program ($80,000)
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]
Mérieux Foundation seeking Applications for Small Grants Program
Deadline: 01-Aug-21
The Mérieux Foundation is seeking applications for its Small Grants Program to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. The projects including as beneficiaries mothers and children will be given priority…[more]
UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards is the first regional awards initiative that recognizes companies who are taking action for gender equality in the region aligned to the Women’s Empowerment Principles, with the ultimate objective to make good practices visible and encourage more business to take action by joining the WEPs…[more]
2021 Middle East Partnership Initiative Local Grants Program
Deadline: 1-Aug-21
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) offers Federal assistance to groups and individuals striving to bring about positive change in the Middle East-North Africa region…[more]
UN Women Call for Proposals: WeEmpowerAsia (WEA) Programme
Deadline: 25-Aug-21
UN Women in partnership with the European Union is inviting proposals “Promoting Economic Empowerment of Women at Work in Asia –WeEmpower Asia (WEA)” to enhance business opportunities and leadership within the private sector to advance sustainable and inclusive growth…[more]
Emphasis on Reducing Poverty through Quality Healthcare and Education for Women and Youth
Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The UNFCU Foundation is currently accepting applications for Emphasis on Reducing Poverty through Quality Healthcare and Education for Women and Youth…[more]
Global Startup Awards – Africa
Deadline: 31-Jul-21
The Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa is expanding its footprint in 2021. Africa’s fastest-growing innovation community invites all innovation leaders to access new markets, funding and a global network of leaders…[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]
AGriDI Grants (EUR 150,000 – 300,000) for Digital Innovations in West Africa
Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The ‘Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI)’ intervention supports innovations to address key challenges related to climate change, sustainable use, and management of biodiversity3 as well as responsible production and consumption among farming communities in West Africa…[more]
Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative
Deadline: Ongoing
Do You Want Your Research to Help Close the Gender and Diversity Gaps? If you are a researcher and you want to contribute to closing the gender and diversity gaps in Latin America? If yes, then apply for the Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative…[more]
2021 European Diversity Awards
Deadline: 31-Aug-21
Nominations are now open for the 2021 European Diversity Awards (EDA) to recognise those individuals and organisations whose outstanding leadership has made a genuine difference to the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda…[more]
Rise Up’s Youth Champions Initiative
Deadline: 15-Jul-21
Rise Up partnered with the Packard Foundation to launch the Youth Champions Initiative – an exciting initiative to advance innovation and quality in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights globally…[more]
