[November 2023]
Are you a young changemaker, leading a youth-led NGO, or part of an organization working tirelessly for youth empowerment? Look no further! Check out the latest grants tailored just for you.
Global Citizens Challenge to build Bridges with Diverse Cultures
Deadline Date: November 20, 2023
Your Big Year is challenging young leaders across the world to build positive bridges between diverse cultures!…[more]
Apply for the Global Engagement Summit
Deadline Date: December 01, 2023
Applications are now open for the Global Engagement Summit, a student-run social innovation conference that gathers young change makers from around the world to collaborate, discuss and further their social ventures…[more]
Rise Challenge for promising Young People
Deadline Date: December 01, 2023
Applications are now open for the Global Engagement Summit, a student-run social innovation conference that gathers young change makers from around the world to collaborate, discuss and further their social ventures…[more]
Greenfee.Golf Young Golfer Grant Program
Deadline Date: January 31, 2024
The Greenfee.Golf Young Golfer Grant is a unique opportunity for young golfers who are eager to excel both on the greens and in their educational pursuits… [more]
Entries open for Ocean Awareness Contest (13th Edition)
Deadline Date: June 10, 2024
Entries are now open for the 13th annual Ocean Awareness Contest, a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship to a changing world, and become advocates for positive change…[more]
Apply for LookUp Innovation Challenge ($2,500 Seed Grant)
Deadline Date: November 28, 2023
If you’re ages 18-25 and have an idea that improves mental health in the digital world, apply now for the LookUp Innovation Challenge to become the next LookUp Innovator!…[more]
Nominations open for Freedom Prize (6th Edition)
Deadline Date: January 12, 2024
The Freedom Prize invites young people aged between 15 to 25 years old from France and around the world to choose an inspiring person or organisation, committed to an exemplary fight for freedom…[more]
Entries open for Energy Globe Awards
Deadline Date: December 31, 2023
Entries are now being accepted for the Energy Globe Awards to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of the environmental problems feasible solutions are already available…[more]
Up to $100,000 available under Thiel Fellowship
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Apply for the Thiel Fellowship, a two-year, $100,000 grant for young people who want to build new things instead of sit in a classroom… [more]
Global Youth Awards 2023
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Do you know a young person or people that are doing great things in the world? Nominate them for the Global Youth Award 2023…[more]
Savvy Fellowship Program for Passionate and Brilliant Young Professionals
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Are you passionate about solving some of the world’s most pressing problems through innovation? Have you ever wanted to build a successful impact-driven business, but didn’t know how to? Do you own an early-stage business that you want to grow and scale into new markets and verticals? Are you interested in being part of the new generation of impact-driven entrepreneurs? If yes, Savvy is looking for you… [more]
Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award
Deadline Date: December 15, 2023
Applications are now open for the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award to honor an individual aged 18-30 who has contributed meaningfully towards the goal of ending extreme poverty…[more]
Rolex Explorers Club Grant Program
Deadline Date: November 15, 2023
The Explorers Club and Rolex, share a common vision – supporting and fostering emerging young explorers, are pleased to announce another installment of The Rolex Explorers Club Grants program…[more]
EURORDIS Photo Black Pearl Awards – Photo Contest
Deadline Date: January 31, 2024
Apply for the EURORDIS Photo Award, an opportunity to visually express what it means to live with a rare disease and to share your story with the rare disease community and beyond…[more]
Submissions open for Young Filmmakers Contest
Deadline Date: June 25, 2024
One Earth Film Festival, a production of One Earth Collective, is accepting applications for the Young Filmmakers Contest from students in grade 3 up through age 25…[more]
Childnet Film Competition: International 2024
Deadline Date: April 22, 2024
Do you know any young people aged 7-18 who are passionate about film? Can they tell a good story, create animation or inspire positive change? Would they like to make a short film about online safety? If yes, then apply now!… [more]
Call for Applications: ALIWA Youth Leadership Program (Cohort 2024)
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
The Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa (ALIWA) invites applications for the ALIWA Youth Leadership Program (AYLP) to raise the critical consciousness of the youth around personal, social and civic responsibility by enhancing their understanding of moral and effective leadership, what constitutes a Good Society and their role in it as important stakeholders…[more]
SPARK EU Climate Action Youth Training Programme
Deadline Date: November 26, 2023
Are you ready to champion the cause of climate justice and join other climate activists in doing so? Are you eager to turn up the heat on EU decision-makers to tackle the climate crisis? If yes, then Spark EU Climate Action program is the place for you!..[more]
Regional Peace Broadcasters Program for Young Journalists
Deadline Date: November 21, 2023
The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in partnership with Deutsche Welle, cordially invites young journalists and journalism students from the Western Balkans 6 to join the regional edition of the Peace Broadcasters program…[more]
UNDEF Project Grants to strengthen the Voice of Civil Society
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Civil society organizations around the globe are invited to apply for grants up to US$ 200,000 for 2-year projects that increase civic space, empower civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes…[more]
“Youth in Action: Tackling disinformation in the EU” Workshop
Deadline Date: November 24, 2023
Are you passionate about addressing disinformation and its impact on the European Union (EU)? Do you want to actively counter disinformation? Are you eager to make a difference in your community? If so, then the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) is inviting you to apply for “Youth in Action: Tackling Disinformation in the European Union”, a workshop taking place on 1 February 2024 in Brussels…[more]
InnovAction 2.0: Innovation Competition for Young Entrepreneurs
Deadline Date: April 05, 2024
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) and Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) have launched the “InnovAction 2.0”, an innovation competition for young entrepreneurs to support emerging businesses that reduce waste, promote clean energy, and enhance natural resources…[more]
Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA)
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Trieste Contemporanea is pleased to announce that the call for the Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA) is now open…[more]
Grants for Young Farmers in the USA, UK and Europe
Deadline Date: February 02, 2024
Applications for the Farm Fund grants are now open to farmers who are committed to an agroecological philosophy and practice…[more]
ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition – Songwriting
Deadline Date: January 31, 2024
Secondary school and community college students are invited to submit entries for the ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition – Songwriting…[more]
Applications open for YGC Recoupling Awards
Deadline Date: November 27, 2023
The Global Solutions Initiative has launched the “Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards” to identify, recognize and reward young changemakers from all over the world who contribute actively towards a better alignment – a “recoupling” – of economic prosperity with environmental sustainability and the needs and demands of societies, communities and individuals…[more]
Call for Entries: First Cut! Youth Film Festival
Deadline Date: January 19, 2024
The 15th annual edition of First Cut! Youth Film Festival is open to short films with a running time of under 15 minutes made by filmmakers…[more]
Call for Proposals “A European public sphere: a new online media offer for young Europeans”
Deadline Date: January 29, 2024
This call for proposals implements the European Parliament Preparatory Action “A European Public Sphere: a new online media offer for young Europeans” to bring the EU closer to youngsters, to address issues of concern to them, to encourage them to become active citizens and to spur a public debate across borders…[more]
Applications open for “Telemachus” & “Athena” Mentoring Programme
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Applications are now open for the Global Thinkers Forum’s “Telemachus” & “Athena” Mentoring Programme to connect mentees with thought leaders and social-impact focused individuals…[more]
Changsha’s Media Arts to Campus Program
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
In order to strengthen the interaction and exchange between citizens from UNESCO Creative Cities of Media Arts, Changsha cordially invites young people from each city to submit their drawings and photos to participate in this event.[more]
Open Fellowship Call for Indigenous Youth Changemakers
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
The Cultural Survival is inviting applications for the Indigenous Youth Fellowship Project to support young Indigenous leaders aged 17-28 in creating and disseminating knowledge through creative forms and critical thinking…[more]
17th SEARCA Photo Contest: Regenerating Agri-Ecosystems, lowering “Global Boiling”
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
The 17th Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Photo Contest (2023) with the theme Regenerating agri-ecosystems, lowering “global boiling”, seeks images from Southeast Asia, which focus on agricultural technologies and practices that help abate climate change and promote less pressure to natural resources, recycle, or re-use by-products to lessen wastage, and with low carbon footprint…[more]
World Sustainable Development Summit 2024
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) invites applications for attending the 23rd edition of the annual flagship event World Sustainable Development Summit 2024 focused on the theme: Leadership for Sustainable Development and Climate Justice…[more]
Call for Proposals: Video Games and Immersive Content Development Programme
Deadline Date: January 24, 2024
The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for the Video Games and Immersive Content Development under the Creative Europe Programme (CREA) to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences…[more]
Young European Heritage Makers Competition
Deadline Date: February 28, 2024
Applications are now open for the Young European Heritage Makers, a competition for children and young people to encourage exploration, discovery and expression of their heritage…[more]
Seed Funding available to empower Local Community through SDGs
Deadline Date: December 01, 2023
Selangor Youth and ASEAN Foundation are seeking applications for #BeliaJuara, an initiative that provides seed funding for young individuals and youth movements to empower their local communities in initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals…[more]
Earth Journalism Network Asia-Pacific Media Grants 2024
Deadline Date: December 03, 2023
Applications are now open for the Earth Journalism Network’s Asia-Pacific Media Grants…[more]
Call for Proposals: “Emergency initiative in favor of the most Vulnerable sections of the Afghan Population”
Deadline Date: November 28, 2023
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation has announced a call for proposals to guarantee food security and access to health services, promote income-generating activities and reduce disaster risk for the benefit of the most vulnerable segments of the population, in particular women and minors…[more]
McKinsey & Company’s Take a Step Forward Learning Program
Deadline Date: November 28, 2023
Join the Forward learning program to develop new ways of thinking, boost your confidence, and learn to lead with purpose…[more]
Applications open for Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program
Deadline Date: November 27, 2023
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to manage the FY 2024 Organizational Components of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program…[more]
7th Joint Call for Proposals to foster Cooperation between Quèbec & the Nordic Countries
Deadline Date: November 20, 2023
The Government of Québec and the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) invite you to submit an application for financial support to carry out a co-operation project in the fields of culture, society, and research and innovation between Québec and the Nordic countries…[more]
NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists
Deadline Date: January 31, 2024
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is seeking applications for the Commemorative Grant Fund (CGF) Programme to help young scientists in the Asia-Pacific developing countries grow up as world-class scientists in the fields of conservation of wildlife and ecosystem in the region…[more]
Call for Bilateral Initiatives
Deadline Date: June 30, 2024
The EEA Grants Programme on Business Development, Innovation and SMEs in Slovakia is launching a new Call for Bilateral Initiatives, with 70 000 euros in funding for projects that develop and strengthen business partnerships between the entities from Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway and Slovakia…[more]
Tyrone Three Community Benefit Fund – United Kingdom
Deadline Date: December 08, 2023
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is currently accepting applications for the Tyrone Three Community Benefit Fund…[more]
Magdalen Hospital Trust Grant Programme – United Kingdom
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
The Magdalen Hospital Trust is currently accepting applications for its grant programme to provide women and girls on the streets a safe, desirable and happy retreat from their wretched and distressful circumstances…[more]
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Grant Programme – UK
Deadline Date: February 06, 2024
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust is currently accepting applications to fund United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK…[more]
BBB Cleveland Spark Award for Young Entrepreneurs (US)
Deadline Date: January 31, 2024
BBB Serving Greater Cleveland is proud to present the Spark Award for young entrepreneurs. Northeast Ohio has a vibrant business community, all of whom comprise a network of trustworthy businesses…[more]
Apply now for Youth Action Grants (US)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Do you want to take climate action in your community? Apply for a Youth Action Grant!…[more]
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships (United States)
Deadline Date: December 05, 2023
The Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships are designed to recognize and reward the great steps students are taking to fight hunger in the communities across the United States…[more]
Australia: Youth Aquatic Accreditation Program
Deadline Date: May 31, 2024
The State Government of Victoria, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is seeking applications for its Youth Aquatic Accreditation Program to provide financial assistance to young people aged 16 to 25 years to undertake accreditation to ensure they are qualified to teach swimming and water safety…[more]
Applications open for NT Youth Week Grant Program – Australia
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Applications are now open for the NT Youth Week (NTYW) Grant Program, an excellent opportunity for community groups, not-for-profit organisations, local businesses, community leaders and young people to collaborate and engage…[more]
Canada: Youth Empowered Speakers Program
Deadline Date: January 23, 2024
Are you a B.C. First Nations student age 18-35 who is interested in learning your language while working towards a rewarding career as a language immersion teacher, early childhood immersion educator or community language revitalization leader? Start your application to FPCC’s Youth Empowered Speakers (YES) program today!…[more]
Minister’s Award for Excellence in Championing Gender Equality – VIVE (Canada)
Deadline Date: December 31, 2023
Nominations are now open for the Minister’s Award for Excellence in Championing Gender Equality – VIVE to promote gender equality in their lives, workplaces and government…[more]
Applications open for Environmental Trust Fund – Canada
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Do you have a green idea to make your community a better place? New Brunswick’s Environmental Trust Fund could help make your idea a reality…[more]
Call for Proposals: Reducing Violence against Sex Workers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Deadline Date: December 06, 2023
Aidsfonds is inviting organisations led by sex workers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique for the Hands Off programme…[more]
Call for Proposals: Youth Employment through Heritage and Culture in Yemen
Deadline Date: December 01, 2023
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting not-for-profit international experienced cultural development partners operating in the Arab region to submit proposals to support youth employment in Yemen through urban rehabilitation and cultural programming over two years…[more]
Call for Proposals to enhance Women and Youth Participation in Conflict Prevention (Malawi)
Deadline Date: November 23, 2023
UN Women is seeking proposals to engage the services of local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to implement activities to enable it to achieve the following goal: “to strengthen and build the capacity of national and subnational infrastructures for peace and conflict prevention, with a special focus on borderland communities”…[more]
Call for Proposals: UK-UNDP Initiative for Sustainable Peace (Georgia)
Deadline Date: November 23, 2023
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funding from the UK Government, is announcing a call for proposals under the joint initiative “Taking COBERM further: UK in Support of Sustainable Peace (UK-SSP)”…[more]
Sports for Transformation Fellowship (India)
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Are you ready to channel your passion for sports into meaningful community development? The Dani Foundation’s Sports for Transformation (SfT) Fellowship invites you to step into a role that goes beyond the ordinary…[more]
Call for Proposals: Implementation and Logistic support of a Police Athletic League in Guatemala
Deadline Date: January 05, 2024
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to support Guatemala’s National Civilian Police (PNC) with the implementation of the Police Athletic League (PAL) program in Guatemala…[more]
Public Diplomacy Cultural and Educational Programs (Kyrgyzstan)
Deadline Date: August 17, 2024
The U.S. Embassy Bishkek Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
Applications open for Levi Lassen Foundation Grant Program – Israel
Deadline Date: December 01, 2023
The Levi Lassen Foundation is currently accepting applications for its grant program to support organizations or projects that educate, provide training, support, provide life skills, help integrate in society and/or empower young Ethiopian-Israeli women and men (ages 15-30)…[more]
Request for Appliations: Tisamale Mabuku (Let us take care of books) Project – Malawi
Deadline Date: November 27, 2023
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Tisamale Mabuku (Let us take care of books) Project…[more]
Small Grant Program (Netherlands)
Deadline Date: February 28, 2024
The U.S. Embassy The Hague’s Public Diplomacy Section (PD) is calling for applications for Small Grant Program that strengthen ties between the United States and the Netherlands through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation…[more]
Request for Applications: FELIZ Activity in Mozambique
Deadline Date: December 28, 2023
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Fortifying OVC services, Empowering adolescents, and youth, and Leveraging and Incorporating community feedback in Zambezia (FELIZ) Activity…[more]
Call for Applications: Sustaining Impact for Youth Activity (Haiti)
Deadline Date: December 11, 2023
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for cooperative agreement from local qualified entities to implement the Sustaining Impact for Youth program…[more]
DOK.education School of Seeing Festival (Germany)
Deadline Date: December 18, 2023
DOK.education, the film literacy programme of the International Documentary Film Festival Munich, welcomes submissions for the School of Seeing for the 39th festival edition (1–12 May 2024 @cinemas, 6–20 May @home)…[more]
CFPs: Enhancing CSOs’ Contribution to Governance and Development Processes (Malaysia)
Deadline Date: December 19, 2023
The European Commission (EC) is inviting applications to strengthen civil society organisations (CSOs) as independent development actors to contribute to governance and development process in Malaysia, with a view to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs)…[more]
Fellowship Opportunity for Young Postdoc Researchers in Romania
Deadline Date: December 04, 2023
The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) and the Institut français de Roumanie (IFR) offer 2 short-term fellowships of two months in France for young postdoc researchers from Romania who have presented their thesis from 2018…[more]
U.S. Embassy Yerevan’s PDS Small Grants Program – Armenia
Deadline Date: December 31, 2023
The U.S. Embassy Yerevan 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]
Call for Applications: Journalism Mentorship Programme in Romania & Moldova
Deadline Date: December 15, 2023
The Ratiu Forum, a partnership between LSE IDEAS (London School of Economics) and the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation, is now accepting applications for the Journalism Mentorship Programme…[more]
Literary Production and Translation Program (Denmark)
Deadline Date: February 06, 2024
Applications are now open for the Literary Production and Translation Program to provide publishing and translation support for literary works (books, e-books, drama, literary podcasts etc.) for adults, children and young adults…[more]
My future, my ideas! Competition 2023/2024 (Switzerland)
Deadline Date: December 31, 2023
For the 9th edition of its Competition, Eduki, with the support of its partners, is calling on young people from all over Switzerland to get involved and make their voices heard!…[more]
Call for Proposals: Large Infrastructure Investments for Education & Culture (Palestine)
Deadline Date: December 04, 2023
The NGO Development Center (NDC) announces the availability of funding to Palestinian civil society organisations (CSOs) through a call for proposals under AJIR+ programme…[more]
Call for Proposals: Improving Food Security and Resilience in Ethiopia
Deadline Date: November 29, 2023
The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications to enhance food security, nutrition and livelihood resilience for rural communities across Ethiopia, with a special emphasis on areas affected by disasters caused by natural and man-made hazards…[more]
Applications open for Orange Corners Incubation Programme in Bangladesh
Deadline Date: December 31, 2023
Applications are now open for the Orange Corners Incubation Programme…[more]
Call for Proposals: Access to Social Inclusion Services at Local Level (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Deadline Date: January 08, 2024
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals to contribute to improving socio-economic situation and living conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina…[more]
Nominations open for iVolunteer Awards in India
Deadline Date: November 30, 2023
Nominations are now open for the iVolunteer Awards to promote volunteering with the mission to bring volunteers and organizations together to share time, skills, and passion to promote India’s social development…[more]
Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Science High School Teacher Prize (Denmark)
Deadline Date: November 24, 2023
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is seeking applications for the Science High School Teacher Prize to recognize and make visible a special effort within natural science teaching in youth education…[more]
Christchurch City Council’s Youth Development Fund (New Zealand)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Christchurch City Council is inviting applications for the Youth Development Fund…[more]
Transforming Nigerian Youths Program
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Transforming Nigerian Youths Program that aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria…[more]
Armenia: Short Term Conference and Travel Grant 2023
Deadline Date: December 08, 2023
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is awarding short term scholarships to enable qualified students, early-career academics and researchers based in Armenia to participate in international conferences, seminars, short term courses and research trips, related to their research field, abroad…[more]
WHT Family Holiday Grant – New Zealand
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Wilson Home Trust (WHT) is seeking applications for the Family Holiday Grant Program to support a family who is in significant need of time out and pay for accommodation and travel costs within New Zealand…[more]
Hydrotherapy/Water Confidence Grant: New Zealand
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Wilson Home Trust (WHT) has launched the Hydrotherapy/Water Confidence Grant Program…[more]
Wilson Home Trust launches Emergency Grant (New Zealand)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Wilson Home Trust’s (WHT) Emergency Grant program is now open for applications to enhance the life of a child or young person who has a disability…[more]
WHT Wellbeing and Counselling Grant – New Zealand
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Wilson Home Trust’s (WHT) Wellbeing and Counselling Grant program…[more]
Expression of Interest: Participating in Online Digital Trainings (Macedonia)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Are you a company that has a vision and follows the trends imposed by the new digital age? Do you need new employees or collaborators that you can “create” and train according to your needs? Need a network administrator to connect your company network devices? Or do you need a digital marketing person? Maybe you want to develop in the field of e-commerce or want to have your own e-store? Or would you like to have a person available to analyze data according to your needs? Maybe you need some adaptive web solutions or mobile apps? If yes, so finally you have an opportunity to find a young unemployed person under the age of 34 and give him the chance to get new digital skills and together become part of the winning team…[more]