[September 2025]
Young people today are at the heart of the fight for a healthier planet. Green youth opportunities open doors for learning, leadership, and hands-on action in protecting the environment. From local clean-up drives and climate advocacy to global programs supporting innovation and sustainability, these initiatives empower youth to turn their passion into real change. It’s about giving the next generation the tools, skills, and platforms they need to build a greener and more sustainable future for all.
Submissions open for Rising Explorer Grant
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025
Are you a high school student or undergraduate with a passion for science and exploration? The Rising Explorer Grant program provides funding to help you turn your scientific ideas into real-world field research.
With awards ranging from $1,500–$3,000, they aim to support bold, curious thinkers who are excited about making a contribution to human knowledge and the well-being of our planet. This program is open to high school students and college undergraduates worldwide. They welcome applicants from every background and every corner of the globe. If you have a strong idea, a clear plan, and the drive to see it through, they want to hear from you…[more]
Entries open for House of No Waste Competition
Deadline: 01-Dec-2025
The House of No Waste Competition (HØW) calls upon aspiring young architects, landscape architects, building and structural engineers, planners, builders, material and environmental scientists, product designers, and built environment professionals to engage in a global competition that tackles pressing issues of the circular economy, Resource Nexus and waste management in the built environment…[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]
Request for Applications: Environmental Grant Program (Armenia and US)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The H. Hovnanian Family Foundation has announced its third-quarter call for proposals aimed at enhancing environmental awareness and resilience in Armenia. The country faces growing environmental challenges, including climate-related shocks and unsustainable land use. With the upcoming COP17 conference scheduled to be held in Armenia in 2026, there is a unique opportunity to raise awareness and build momentum both nationally and locally…[more]
Call for Proposals: Living Planet Fellowship
Deadline: 28-Sep-2025
The Living Planet Fellowship is an initiative by the European Space Agency (ESA) to support a new generation of scientists in ESA Member States. It enables early-career researchers to carry out advanced studies in Earth Observation, Earth System Science, and Climate Research. The fellowship aligns with ESA’s strategy of using Earth Science to address future societal and environmental challenges…[more]
CFPs: Strengthen Business Membership Organizations and CSOs in Ethiopia
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The European Commission is inviting proposals to strengthen Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia. The focus is on supporting gender mainstreaming, youth participation, environmental, and climate change issues within key value chains. The aim is to help BMOs and CSOs improve policy representation and engage more effectively in policy dialogue…[more]
Grants for NPOs and Social Cooperatives in South Africa
Deadline: 02-Oct-2025
The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development has opened its call for applications, inviting non-profit organisations (NPOs) and social cooperatives to apply for funding opportunities for the 2026/27 financial year.
This initiative reflects the department’s ongoing commitment to empowering communities and strengthening livelihoods across the province…[more]
Apply for UNDP Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (Palestine)
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), invites NGOs and community-based organizations to submit project proposals addressing local environmental priorities in innovative and inclusive ways, with a strong focus on youth and women…[more]
CFPs: Support to Green and Digital Transformation in Botswana
Deadline: 26-Sep-2025
The European Commission (EC) is inviting proposals to strengthen civil society’s role in advancing green and digital transformation in Botswana. This initiative aims to improve civil society’s involvement in policy development and advocacy for green transformation and support community-based innovation and entrepreneurship for a circular economy. It also seeks to enhance public readiness and participation in the digital transformation process…[more]
Energia Meenadreen Community Fund in Ireland
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Energia Meenadreen Community Benefit Fund is an opportunity for community, voluntary, and not-for-profit groups located near the Meenadreen windfarm to secure support for their local projects.
The fund focuses on initiatives within a radius of 10 to 14 kilometres from the windfarm, with priority given to projects that fall within 10 kilometres. Applications from groups in the immediate vicinity are especially encouraged, while those outside the 14-kilometre boundary will not be considered…[more]
Request for Proposals: Young People’s Fund in New Zealand
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The Porirua City Council is inviting youth-driven projects to apply for its Young People’s Fund, offering valuable opportunities for rangatahi and tamariki to bring creative and impactful ideas to life.
The fund is not just about financial support—it emphasizes empowering young people as they build skills and take on new challenges within their community…[more]
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Grant Program in United Kingdom
Deadline: 30-Sep-25
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement
The Trust supports a diverse range of charities seeking in some way to enhance and improve people’s lives…[more]
Applications open for New Earth Foundation Grant Program in United States
Deadline: 01-Feb-2026
The New Earth Foundation seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.
The grants given by NEF support a wide variety of projects in many fields of endeavor, including but not limited to environmental initiatives that are working to help eliminate pollution and to save the planet’s ecosystems, community efforts that create models of social sustainability, educational innovations that prepare youth to become the socially responsible leaders of the future, and strategies that offer economic improvement and opportunities…[more]
