Global Youth focused Opportunities now open!

[January 2025]

CFAs: Spencer Foundation Vision Grants Program
Deadline: 11 February 2025
The Spencer Foundation is inviting applications for its Vision Grants Program to support the field in producing research that disrupts long-standing inequities toward more just and equitable systems…[more]

Apply for Leading Scholarship Program 2025
Deadline: 7 July 2025
If you are a young leader who is devising meaningful strategies to build a more sustainable world, One Young World is looking to bring you to the next annual Summit. Apply to attend the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany from 3 – 6 November via flagship Leading Scholarship…[more]

Apply Now: Ronald Coase Fellowship Program 2025
Deadline: 15 March 2025
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University awaits entries for its Ronald Coase Fellowship Program, an online one-year program for graduate students from any university and discipline who are interested in using political economy to understand the causes and consequences of social problems…[more]

Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship Program 2025
Deadline: 15 March 2025
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year program for graduate students from any university and discipline who are interested in public policy. The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as academic foundations for contemporary policy analysis, policy-relevant academic research, and other applied topics. Fellows will explore how this framework is utilized for a variety of topics (including entrepreneurship, technological innovation, public health, regulation, immigration, natural disasters and military conflicts, and federal and state fiscal policy) during a series of colloquia where they will interact with Mercatus scholars that work on policy analysis and policy-relevant academic research…[more]

Call for Applications: Elinor Ostrom Fellowship Program 2025
Deadline: 15 March 2025
The Elinor Ostrom Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to PhD students from any university and any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology…[more]

Carl Menger Fellowship Program 2025
Deadline: 15 March 2025
Submission for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s Carl Menger Fellowship Program is now open, which is a one-year online program for doctoral students from any university and discipline who are interested in political economy. The aim of these fellowships is to introduce students to and encourage them to critically engage key thinkers in political economy that they might not otherwise encounter during their graduate studies. As such, Carl Menger Fellows meet nine times over the fellowship year, participating in online seminar discussions on the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy…[more]

Call for Nominations: International Young Eco-Hero Awards
Deadline: 28 February 2025
The Action for Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. They believe that young people can have a positive impact on the environment and are vital in changing the way they live on the planet…[more]

Open Call: SustainE Young Researchers Award
Deadline: 25 August 2025
The SustainE is seeking applications for the Young Researchers Award to recognize and reward scholars for their outstanding research abilities in the area of sustainability by young scholars…[more]

RFPs: Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Program 2025
Deadline: 5 March 2025
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) programme supports high-calibre international students who wish to study at NFQ levels 9 or 10 (master’s, postgraduate diploma or PhD) in Ireland. The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) and managed by the Higher Education Authority. Under the initiative, 60 scholarships are awarded each year for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10…[more]

Nominations open for IOFC Trustbuilding Awards 2025
Deadline: 15-Feb-25
The Initiatives of Change (IofC) is seeking nominations for the Trustbuilding Awards to recognize, encourage and raise the profile of the outstanding individuals/organizations, promote youth efforts in building trust and thus raise the standards of ‘trustbuilders’ around the world…[more]

Call for Proposals: Fit4Future Grant Programme (Phase 2)
Deadline: 10-Feb-2025
The Fondation Botnar is launching the second phase of its Fit4Future Grant Programme to leverage data and frontier technologies to create impact for and with young people living in low- and middle-income countries. The programme supports projects that focus on young people’s wellbeing at the interface of digital technologies and AI (Artificial Intelligence), education and cities…[more]

Norden 0–30 Grant Programme for Youth and Children
Deadline: 9-Feb-25
The Norden 0-30 is a funding programme for young people in the Nordic Region up to the age of 30, with a creative project idea that needs funding. Projects that can be funded should cover culture, social issues, and/or politics…[more]

Call for Proposals: Rebooting the Food System Program 2025
Deadline: 9-Feb-25
WeWorld is accepting proposals for Rebooting the Food System Program for grassroots and youth-led CSOs in Portugal, Spain, Poland, Estonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic…[more]

RFPs: 100K Strong United States-Colombia Grant Competition
Deadline: 16 March 2025
The Partners of the Americas (POA), in coordination with the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (WHA/DOS), the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are inviting higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United States and in Colombia to submit proposals for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Colombia-U.S…[more]

Grants for Women Entrepreneurs in Energy Sector
Deadline: 20 February 2025
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), with the support of the International Research Development Center (IRDC) is calling for the Women of Clean Energy in West Africa (WOCEWA) grants for women entrepreneurs in energy sector…[more]

Call for Applications: Travel Grants Program 2025
Deadline: 7 March 2025
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is pleased to announce its call for Travel Grants Program…[more]

Apply for Enterprising Futures Scholarship 2025
Deadline: 23 February 2025
The Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO), on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is pleased to launch their annual scholarship in collaboration with One Young World to offer young leaders and entrepreneurs from these countries a place at the annual One Young World Summit…[more]

Apply Now: European Youth Together Projects 2025
Deadline: 6-Mar-25
The European Commission is pleased to announce the European Youth Together projects to create networks promoting regional partnerships, to be run in close cooperation with young people from across Europe (EU Member States and third countries associated to the programme)…[more]

Open Call: Capacity Building Programme for Youth in Neighborhood East
Deadline: 6 March 2025
The European Commission is inviting applications for the capacity building programme aimed at supporting international cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal learning, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development and well-being among youth organisations and young people…[more]

CFPs: Capacity Building Programme for Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 6 March 2025
The European Commission is accepting applications for the capacity building programme aimed at supporting international cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal learning, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development and well-being among youth organisations and young people…[more]

Capacity Building Programme in the field of Youth (South Mediterranean Countries)
Deadline: 6 March 2025
The European Commission is seeking applications for the capacity building programme aimed at supporting international cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal learning, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development and well-being among youth organisations and young people…[more]

CFAs: Capacity Building Programme for Youth in Western Balkans
Deadline: 6 March 2025
The European Commission invites applications for the capacity building programme aimed at supporting international cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal learning, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development and well-being among youth organisations and young people…[more]

Open Call: Capacity building in the field of VET in Western Balkans
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is seeking applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development…[more]

Capacity building Programme in VET in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is inviting applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development…[more]

Call for Applications: Capacity building Programme in VET – Caribbean
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is pleased to announce the applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development…[more]

Open Call: Capacity building in VET in Neighbourhood East
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is launching the applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development…[more]

RFAs: Capacity building Programme in VET (Latin America)
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is launching the applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development…[more]

Erasmus Programme: Small-Scale Partnerships
Deadline: 5 March 2025
The European Commission is inviting applications for its Small-scale Partnerships designed to widen access to the programme to small-scale actors and individuals who are hard to reach in the fields of school education, adult education, vocational education and training, youth and sport…[more]

Erasmus Programme: Cooperation Partnerships
Deadline: 5 March 2025
The European Commission is accepting applications for Cooperation Partnerships under Erasmus Programme to support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level…[more]

Open Call: Not-for-profit European Sport Events
Deadline: 5 March 2025
The European Commission is requesting applications for its Not-for-profit European Sport Events under Erasmus Programme…[more]

Apply for DWF Foundation Grant Programme 2025
Deadline: 28-Feb-2025
Apply now for the DWF Foundation Grant Programme…[more]

European Solidarity Corps: Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas
Deadline: 11 February 2025
The European Commission is pleased to announce its Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas Projects to support voluntary activities carried out by young people from at least two different countries coming together to express solidarity by implementing short-term interventions that address common European challenges in policy areas defined each year at EU level…[more]

CFPs: Capacity building Programme in VET (South Mediterranean Countries)
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The European Commission is seeking applications to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of Vocational Education and Training institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development. Capacity building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, and third countries not associated to the Programme…[more]

Call for Nominations: UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists
Deadline: 15 April 2025
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is accepting nominations for the UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) aims to boost research, education, and global cooperation to tackle challenges aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…[more]

Call for Entries: SADC Secondary School Essay Competition 2025
Deadline: 31 May 2025
The Southern African Development Community is now accepting applications for its Secondary School Essay Competition to raise awareness among the youth to research and articulate issues to support the process of SADC regional cooperation, integration and socio-economic development…[more]

Call for Applications: Polish Aid Small Grants Scheme in Lebanon
Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Lebanon invites all interested Lebanese organizations to take part in a call for applications for projects implemented with the Polish Aid Small Grants Scheme…[more]

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program in Belarus
Deadline: 1-Apr-25
The U.S. Mission to Belarus Public Diplomacy Section is excited to announce the availability of funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]

Grants for Cultural Actions and Programs for Children and Adolescents (Greece)
Deadline: 12 February 2024
The Ministry of Culture (MOC) is seeking applications for grant and/or sponsorship for actions and programs for Cultural Actions and Programs for Children and Adolescents (up to 18 years old)…[more]

Open Call: Young People, Children and Education Bursary Award (Ireland)
Deadline: 13 February 2025
The Young People, Children and Education Bursary Award specifically supports artists to engage in professional development that will improve their capacity to develop or present high-quality arts experiences with or for children and young people…[more]

Request for Applications: Bhumi Fellowship Program 2025 (India)
Deadline: 31 March 2025
If you are between 20-30 years of age and have a passion for education, if yes then the Bhumi Fellowship Program is for you so embark on a life-changing journey with Bhumi Foundation…[more]

NOFO: People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity (Palestine)
Deadline: 4-Mar-25
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is announcing an APS to implement the USAID/West Bank and Gaza People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Activity…[more]

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program in Nigeria
Deadline: 3-Mar-25
The U.S. Consulate General Lagos of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]

Entrepreneurship Impact Fund: Youth Entrepreneurship Incubators (Strand 2) – Ireland
Deadline: 17 February 2025
The Rethink Ireland is requesting applications for its Entrepreneurship Impact Fund: Youth Entrepreneurship Incubators to support up to two organisations over two years to run new or existing youth entrepreneurship incubators, supporting young people aged 16-25 to bring their social or environmental business ideas or social enterprise from concept to reality…[more]

Open Call: Public Diplomacy Grant Program – Togo
Deadline: 31-Mar-2025
The U.S. Embassy Lome – Togo of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy (PD) Program…[more]

Apply for Youth Nutrition Program (Jamaica)
Deadline: 07-Feb-2025
The American Friends of Jamaica invites proposals for Youth Nutrition Program to provide meals to support critical social intervention programs for youth in need with vital services in literacy, sports and conflict resolution…[more]

Transatlantic Partnership Funding Program in Germany
Deadline: 23-Mar-2025
The Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Mission to Germany is offering funding through the Transatlantic Partnership Program to strengthen transatlantic relationships by promoting mutual understanding and collaboration between the United States and Germany…[more]

Open Fund: Young Individual Research Grant Program (Singapore)
Deadline: 6 February 2025
The Open Fund: Young Individual Research Grant Program is provided to support the conduct of research proposals in basic, translational and clinical research that are relevant to human health and potential, including research that looks at the causes, consequences, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases…[more]

Applications open for Discretionary Grant Program (Jamaica)
Deadline: 07-Feb-2025
The American Friends of Jamaica, Inc. (AFJ) is now accepting proposals from organizations for grants for the cost of nutrition programs which are within the overall budget of youth based social intervention programs for children 0-18 years old…[more]

U.S. Embassy  Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Grants Competition (Myanmar)
Deadline: 15-Apr-2025
The U.S. Embassy Yangon of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations or individuals to submit an application and proposal to carry out a program (or programs) to strengthen the cultural ties and understanding between the U.S. and Myanmar through programs or projects that highlight shared values, promote bilateral cooperation and exchange…[more]

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program in Uzbekistan
Deadline: 28-Feb-2025
The U.S. Embassy Tashkent Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program to support the development of Uzbekistan’s democratic institutions and civil society by competitively awarding small grants to Uzbekistan’s nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, to nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and to independent local media organizations…[more]

Apply for Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program 2025 (North Macedonia)
Deadline: 15-Jun-2025
The U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its 2025 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]

NOFO: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (Bulgaria)
Deadline: 28-Mar-25
The U.S. Embassy Sofia Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]

U.S. Embassy Kampala Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (Uganda)
Deadline: 02-Jun-2025
The Bureau of African Affairs/Post Kampala of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining their funding priorities, the strategic themes they focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding…[more]

Applications open for Child Protection Activity Program in Ghana
Deadline: 03-Mar-2025
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Child Protection Activity program. The Ghana Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity (APCCA) Child Protection Activity will support the government’s efforts to provide safe and nurturing care for children, including adolescents in selected areas in Ghana, in ways that promote the realization of the full potential of vulnerable children and adolescents…[more]

USAID CFPs: HIV Prevention among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
Deadline: 18-Feb-2025
The South Africa USAID-Pretoria is seeking proposals for the activity to substantially lower HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) ages 10-24 geographic areas of highest HIV incidence and prevalence…[more]

Applications open for Public Affairs Small Grants Program in Bahrain
Deadline: 15-Apr-2025
Applications are now open for the Public Affairs Small Grants Program to strengthen understanding of the United States and its values in the Kingdom of Bahrain…[more]

CFPs: EU-Ghana Youth Empowerment Programme (Ghana)
Deadline: 18-Feb-25
The European Commission is seeking applications for the EU-Ghana Youth Empowerment Programme to empower young people to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana. The EU Delegation to Ghana translated the EU overarching framework and priorities into the EU Ghana Youth Strategy and Action Plan (2021-2027)…[more]

USAID seeking Applications to implement DREAMS North Program (South Africa)
Deadline: 11-Feb-2025
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for one cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the “HIV Prevention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women and Other Vulnerable Youth Populations – DREAMS North” program…[more]

Nursing Research Grant Programme (Denmark)
Deadline: 27 February 2025
The Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Nursing Research Programme aims to provide nurses with research leadership experience an opportunity to apply for major research projects that are valuable in a broad research and clinical context…[more]

Greener Futures: Sustainable Agribusiness and Climate-Smart Agriculture Program in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 17-Feb-25
Through this call for proposals, the EU and the Government of Zimbabwe aim at stimulating the growth of climate-smart agri-business, enhancing the resilience of agricultural value chains, and integrating renewable energy solutions, thereby supporting the sector’s productivity and adaptability to environmental challenges…[more]

Call for Proposals to Enhance the Role of Civil Society as Governance & Development Actors in Zambia
Deadline: 10-Feb-2025
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals to enhance the role of Civil Society as Governance and Development Actors…[more]

U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso announces PDS Annual Program
Deadline: 27-June-2025
The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) Program…[more]

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Sudan
Deadline: 15-Mar-2025
The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the Office of Sudan Affairs (OSA) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PDS invites proposals for programs that support OSA goals in Sudan. Successful proposals must include a reference to American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of the United States and/or U.S. policy or perspectives. Successful proposals will clearly describe the U.S. component of the program, the program’s anticipated results, when results will be expected, and how the OSA can measure them…[more]

Fulbright Degree Program (Pakistan)
Deadline: 12-Apr-23
Applications are now open for the Fulbright Degree Program, a flagship scholarship program funded by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright Awards are offered in 160 countries in the world. Since 2005, Pakistan has had the largest Fulbright Program in the world due to generous funding from the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is also collaborating with Fulbright Program to fund 25 PhD scholarships each year for the next five years. These awards will be administered under Fulbright policies and regulations…[more]

NOFO: Strengthening CSO’s Capacity and Coordination to accelerate HIV Epidemic Control in Uganda
Deadline: 18 February 2025
The Centers for Disease Control-GHC is seeking applications for the Strengthening Civil Society Organizations’ Capacity and Coordination to accelerate HIV Epidemic Control in Uganda Initiative to support civil society organizations (CSOs) in providing services that focus on increasing the access of key and priority populations to HIV prevention, care, and treatment…[more]

Misk Foundation Co-op Training Program (Saudi Arabia)
Deadline: 7 December 2025
The Misk Foundation is thrilled to announce its Cooperative Training Program aimed at bridging the gap between academic studies and real-world application in the student’s field of specialization. Graduates will receive training designed to enhance their skills, deepen their understanding of the work environment, and develop their proficiency in all of Misk’s core competencies throughout the program…[more]

PEPFAR: Combination Prevention Solutions to reach Epidemic Control in South Africa
Deadline: 20 February 2025
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is seeking grant proposals to provide targeted combination prevention solutions and approaches to vulnerable, high-risk priority populations, including adolescents and young people, aged between 10-24, in workplaces, schools, and communities…[more]

Call for Proposals: Youth Arts Commission 2025 (Ireland)
Deadline: 14 February 2025
The Offaly County Council Arts Office is inviting professional artists, individuals or groups, to work with youth organisations to submit a proposal for the delivery of a Youth Arts Project for the cohort of 13 to 25 year-olds within Offaly. The commission is open to submissions from all art disciplines including visual arts, film, animation, digital arts, performing arts, literature or sound art. The commission can concentrate on one art form or a range of art forms but must include the participation of/engagement with a professional artist. Young people’s active participation and the co-creation of work should be central to the youth arts project…[more]

CFAs: Atherton Family Foundation Grant Program 2025 (US)
Deadline: 1-Apr-25
The Atherton Family Foundation makes grants for programs that benefit the people of Hawai‘i…[more]

Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Support Grant (Canada)
Deadline: 14-Feb-25
The City of Swift Current’s Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Support Grant for local, non-profit and volunteer-based organizations who aim to provide programs and services in the sport, culture or recreation sector…[more]