[November 2025]
Celebrating National Children’s Day 2025 with New Opportunities for Change!
On this Children’s Day, we’re spotlighting special grant and funding opportunities that empower organizations, innovators and educators working to improve children’s lives across India.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Share Your Adoption Journey – Inspire Hope, Build Awareness
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), in collaboration with MyGov, invites adoptees, adoptive parents, and prospective adoptive parents from across the globe to share their personal stories, reflections, and memorable moments from their adoption journey…[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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
10th Cycle of the UNVTF Small Grants Programme Sub-grant Programme
Deadline: 16-Nov-2025
This Special Window Call for Proposals aims to provide support to civil society organizations working on the frontline to assist victims of human trafficking in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean…[more]