[November 2025]
In honor of World Children’s Day, we have curated this listing of funding opportunities designed to support projects that empower, protect and celebrate children. These grants aim to strengthen programs that improve education, health, safety and overall well-being for children around the world.
Nomination open for Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2025
Deadline: 19 December 2025
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism invites individuals and groups from civil society to submit an entry for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2025…[more]
Applications open for FIFA Global Citizen’s Education Fund
Deadline: 31-Dec-2025
The Global Citizen Education Fund, in partnership with FIFA, is now inviting applications from grassroots and community-based organisations worldwide that aim to expand access to quality education and sports for children in underserved communities…[more]
CFAs: Never Such Innocence International Competition
Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
The Never Such Innocence invites young creatives to participate in this year’s competition, which challenges entrants to explore perspectives through the theme “In Someone Else’s Shoes”…[more]
Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy is awarded every year by the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND). Its goal is to spark innovation and encourage creative solutions that contribute to human development…[more]
Call for Nominations: Apila First Impression Award
Deadline: 15-Feb-2026
Apila Ediciones, in collaboration with the School of Design of Aragón and supported by the Zaragoza City Council, has announced the Apila’s First Impression Award 2026. This is the fourteenth edition of an international illustrated children’s book competition. The award aims to support illustrators who have not yet published a book and to encourage graphic and literary creativity…[more]
Apply for International Kids’ Owl Art Contest
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
Entries are now open for the International Kids’ Owl Art Contest an annual and highly competitive art competition, began as a local coloring contest to involve young people in the Festival of Owls…[more]
UNICEF seeking the Next Blue Unicorn EdTech Tools to Bridge Global Learning Gaps
Deadline: Ongoing
The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub has announced a groundbreaking portfolio initiative called the “Blue Unicorn Farm,” which seeks innovative EdTech solutions to address the global learning crisis…[more]
NICWA Champion for Native Children Award in United States and Canada
Deadline: 05-Jan-2026
The Champion for Native Children Award recognises individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication to the well-being of Indigenous children, families, and communities in the United States and Canada…[more]
Funding available for Investing in Community Climate Resilience for a Healthier Future
Deadline: 28-Nov-2025
The Foundation S has announced the 2025 Climate Action & Health Resilience Grants Programme to strengthen community health systems against the growing impacts of extreme heat and air pollution in low- and middle-income countries…[more]
Small Grants for Community Education Projects in Central and South America
Deadline: 01-Dec-2025
The Luena Foundation is offering locally led organizations across Central and South America small grants that expand access to education, improve learning environments, and create inclusive opportunities for children to learn and thrive…[more]
Call for Proposals: Young Investigator Grant in US and Canada
Deadline: 11-Dec-2025
The Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is seeking applications for its Young Investigator Grant to support early career researchers, such as postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows or instructors, pursuing promising childhood cancer research ideas…[more]
Apply Now: Request a Pediatric Grant (US and Canada)
Deadline: 31-Dec-2025
The Oracle Health Foundation is now accepting applications for its Pediatric Grant program, which helps children access the healthcare they need. The foundation works to support children and families within the healthcare system by connecting them to care providers and necessary resources…[more]
Help For Children Grants to address Child Abuse 2025
Deadline: 16-Jan-26
Help For Children grants are made to charitable organizations that address child abuse through prevention or treatment…[more]
Submit Applications for GFA Program in South Darfur (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is delivering targeted food assistance across Sudan to support vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and other at-risk groups. These programs aim to address immediate hunger, improve nutritional status, and build community resilience against future crises…[more]
Call for Expressions of Interest: GFA Program in Central Darfur (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has initiated a critical food security program in Central Darfur, Sudan, targeting communities affected by conflict and humanitarian crises. The initiative provides emergency food assistance while improving nutritional outcomes for vulnerable groups, including children and pregnant or breastfeeding women, and strengthens long-term community resilience…[more]
Applications open for the Nordic Arctic Programme 2025
Deadline: 15-Feb-26
The Nordic Institute in Greenland is accepting applications for the Nordic Arctic Programme to maintain and secure citizens, stability, growth, and prosperity in the Arctic…[more]
Call for Proposals: GFA Program in Kassala (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has initiated a food assistance program in Kassala, Sudan, to support communities facing acute food insecurity. The initiative provides timely nutrition to vulnerable groups while promoting long-term resilience against hunger and malnutrition…[more]
Call for Expressions of Interest: GFA Program in Gadaref (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a targeted initiative in Gedaref, Sudan, to provide urgent food assistance and improve nutritional outcomes for vulnerable populations. The program combines immediate relief with strategies to enhance community resilience and prevent malnutrition…[more]
RFAs: EU NDICI Support to Civil Society, Human Rights and Democracy in Palestine
Deadline: 30-Dec-2025
The European Commission is offering EUR 5.5 million in grants to Palestinian civil society organizations to protect human rights, reinforce democratic governance, and expand civic space. Two funding lots target (1) civil society capacity and civic freedoms and (2) human rights and democracy initiatives, supporting projects with cross-cutting principles like gender equality and inclusivity…[more]
Call for Applications: “Successful and Strong” Program in Ukraine
Deadline: 02-Dec-2025
Eastern Europe Foundation offers grants to Ukrainian civil society organizations supporting vulnerable, war-affected populations. The program funds projects addressing social, psychological, and advocacy needs, with grants ranging from 800,000 to 3,000,000 UAH for 6–12 month projects. Priority areas include gender-based violence, human rights protection, support for IDPs, ethnic minorities, and psychosocial assistance…[more]
Call for Expressions of Interest: GFA Program in Khartoum (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a critical food security initiative in Khartoum, Sudan, to support communities affected by conflict, displacement, and extreme hunger. The program delivers life-saving food assistance, targets vulnerable populations, and integrates protection-sensitive measures to enhance nutrition, stabilize households, and foster long-term resilience…[more]
Call for Applications: GFA Program in Al Jazirah (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a food security initiative in Gezira State, Sudan, to support vulnerable communities impacted by ongoing conflict and economic instability. The program provides immediate food assistance while promoting long-term nutritional improvement and resilience, particularly for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and other at-risk populations…[more]
Request for EOIs: GFA Program in East Darfur (Sudan)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a critical food security initiative in East Darfur, Sudan, to provide emergency food assistance and improve nutrition for communities affected by conflict and humanitarian crises. The program targets vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant or breastfeeding women, while promoting resilience and long-term community stability…[more]
Call for Proposals: GFA Program in Blue Nile, Sudan
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a critical initiative in Blue Nile, Sudan, to combat severe food insecurity caused by conflict and humanitarian crises. The program provides emergency food assistance and targeted nutritional support to vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, while promoting community resilience and long-term food security…[more]
Submissions open for the Teach for India Fellowship Program
Deadline: 07-Dec-2025
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Teach for India Fellowship Program to revolutionise education in India…[more]
Call for EOIs: Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment in Kanem Province, Chad (Lot 1)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is implementing a nutrition-focused initiative in Chad, specifically targeting the Kanem region, with a strong emphasis on malnutrition prevention and treatment…[more]
Request for EOIs: Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition in Lac Province, Chad (Lot 2)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking to strengthen nutrition initiatives in Chad’s Lac region, focusing on the prevention and treatment of malnutrition…[more]
CFAs: Prevention and Treatment Support Initiative in Barh El Gazal Province, Chad (Lot 3)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking expressions of interest for initiatives aimed at preventing and treating malnutrition in the Province du Barh-El-Gazel in Chad…[more]
Grants for Prevention of Chronic and Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Batha Province, Chad (Lot 5)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new call for expressions of interest for initiatives focused on the prevention of chronic malnutrition and the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in the Batha region of Chad…[more]
Call for EOIs: Strengthening Child Protection and GBV Response (Rwanda)
Deadline: 19-Dec-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is supporting initiatives in southern Rwanda aimed at strengthening child protection and addressing gender-based violence…[more]
Call for Applications: Homegrown School Feeding Project (Armenia)
Deadline: 10-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Armenia has launched an initiative to enhance education, nutrition, and food security through its Transformative Homegrown School Feeding Project…[more]
RFAs: Study on Sexual Violence Against Children in the Amazon (Brazil)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has opened an important opportunity for work focused on protecting children and adolescents in the Amazon region of Brazil…[more]
Open Call for Social Policy and Social Protection Programme in Uganda
Deadline: 26-Nov-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is inviting expressions of interest from national and international civil society organizations to support the advancement of child-sensitive social policy and social protection initiatives in the Central Region of Uganda…[more]
Applications open for Smarter Safer School (3S) Project in Papua New Guinea
Deadline: 25-Nov-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has announced a new initiative in Papua New Guinea aimed at strengthening the country’s education system and promoting safer, healthier, and more resilient learning environments…[more]
Grants to Combat Female Genital Mutilation in Dikhil District (Djibouti)
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is inviting expressions of interest from eligible organizations to support efforts to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Dikhil district of Djibouti…[more]
Call for EOIs: UNICEF Programme to Combat Female Genital Mutilation in Arta and Djibouti City
Deadline: 27-Nov-2025
UNICEF has launched a programme in Djibouti’s Arta Region aimed at strengthening child protection systems and combating gender-based violence, with a particular focus on eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM)…[more]
Open Call: Nutrition and Health Intervention in Salamat, Chad (Lot 6)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a call for expressions of interest aimed at addressing chronic and acute malnutrition in Chad’s Salamat Province…[more]
CFAs: Strengthening Community-Based Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment in Province of Wadi Fira, Chad (Lot 7)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is implementing a nutrition-focused initiative in the Wadi Fira Region of Chad to enhance community engagement and improve the management and prevention of malnutrition among children and mothers…[more]
RFAs: Community Nutrition Strengthening and Malnutrition Prevention Initiative in Ouaddai Region, Chad (Lot 8)
Deadline: 06-Dec-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is leading a nutrition-focused intervention in the Ouaddai Region of Chad to improve the prevention, treatment, and management of malnutrition among children and women through community participation and strengthened healthcare access…[more]
Call for Concept Notes: Small Grants for SRMNCAH in Malawi
Deadline: 01 December 2025
The Core Group has launched its Small Grants to improve sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescents health…[more]
Gavi Funding for Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria
Deadline: 2-December-2025
The initiative aims to support efforts that will ensure every child is protected from preventable diseases through improved routine immunisation activities and stronger community engagement…[more]
Poster Making Competition for Adoption Awareness Month 2025 (India)
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India in collaboration with MyGov, is launching the Poster Making Competition to raise awareness about adoption of children with special needs (Divyaang children)…[more]
Mascot Making Competition for Adoption Awareness Month 2025 (India)
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, in collaboration with MyGov, invites citizens to take part in the Mascot Making Competition…[more]
Fellowship for Children’s Literature in Kannada (India)
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Azim Premji University invites emerging and experienced writers to share their creations for children in Kannada through stories, poems, plays, biographies, travelogues, or novels…[more]
Submissions open for Writers in Schools Scheme (Ireland)
Deadline: 31 December 2025
The Writers in Schools Scheme part-funds visits by writers and storytellers to primary and post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland…[more]
Call for Applications: TFHK Fellowship Program (Hong Kong)
Deadline: Ongoing
The TFHK Fellowship Program is designed for leaders like you – without prior education background or experience but are passionate about making a direct and lasting impact on education…[more]
Applications open for Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s India Fund Program 2024
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s India Fund Program…[more]
Request for Proposals: Grief Reach Community Education Cycle 2026 (US)
Deadline: 1 December 2025
The Grief Reach Community Education has been made available through the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) aimed at supporting local education events for professionals who serve bereaved children…[more]
Call for Applications: Annual Investment Process Community Impact Fund (Canada)
Deadline: 28-Nov-2025
United Way Hastings and Prince Edward (HPE) is accepting applications for its Community Impact Fund, offering grants starting at $5,000 for nonprofit programs that address poverty, child development, and community well-being. Eligible organizations must complete an online pre-qualification, provide financial and governance documentation, and align with United Way’s mission and priority pillars. The program also includes an Innovation Fund that supports capacity-building and collaboration among nonprofits…[more]
Supporting Service Children in Education in Wales Fund (UK)
Deadline: 19-Dec-2025
The Welsh Local Government Association has announced the Supporting Service Children in Education in Wales Fund to assist schools and local authorities across Wales…[more]
Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Grant Program in Australia
Deadline: 12-Dec-2025
The NSW Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing (SVRH) Grant Program offers a significant opportunity for organisations to enhance support for victim-survivors of sexual violence…[more]
Open Call: Strengthening Community Fund Program in New Zealand
Deadline: 06-Feb-2026
The Toi Foundation offers a range of funding opportunities to support community growth, development, and engagement across its region, which stretches from Mokau in the north to Tahora in the east and Nukumaru in the south…[more]
