Deadline: 5 October 2017 Is your business working to scale up a financial product or service to transform more lives in Africa? If yes, then apply for the MasterCard Foundation’s Fund for Rural Prosperity Competition. The MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) is seeking … [Read more...] about MasterCard Foundation’s Fund for Rural Prosperity 2017 Competition: Improving the Lives of Poor People in Rural Africa
Latest Grants and Resources in Benin
View the latest grants and resources for NGOs, companies, startups and individuals in Benin.
Applications Open for Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism’s Grant Program!
Deadline: 1 September 2017 The Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism (SST) is accepting applications for its grant program. The foundation supports projects or organizations in Switzerland and around the world that: To improve the economic, cultural or social conditions of the … [Read more...] about Applications Open for Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism’s Grant Program!
African World Heritage Fund: Seeking Proposals for Conservation Grants
Deadline: 29 September 2017 The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is seeking proposals for its Conservation Grants to provide grants to African State Parties to implement projects and activities which focus on improving the State of Conservation of World Heritage properties. The African World … [Read more...] about African World Heritage Fund: Seeking Proposals for Conservation Grants
FP 2020’s Rapid Response Mechanism Youth Outreach: Small Grants for Youth-Led & Youth-Focused Organizations
Deadline: 30 August 2017 Are you a youth-led or youth-focused national organization with a big idea to promote young people’s right to access and use family planning services and information? Do you see a timely opportunity to support the rights of adolescents and youth to decide, freely and for … [Read more...] about FP 2020’s Rapid Response Mechanism Youth Outreach: Small Grants for Youth-Led & Youth-Focused Organizations
A List of Open Funding Opportunities for Asian Countries!
The Prince Claus Fund: First Aid to Documentary Heritage under Threat Deadline: 31 December 2017 The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response programme (CER), and the Whiting Foundation, is seeking proposals for projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to … [Read more...] about A List of Open Funding Opportunities for Asian Countries!
Media Foundation for West Africa: Seeking Entries for West Africa Media Excellence Awards
Deadline: 17 September 2017 Are you a journalist in West Africa who has produced compelling work(s) that has had significant impact on society? If yes, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) invites you to submit your work(s) for consideration for the first ever West Africa Media Excellence … [Read more...] about Media Foundation for West Africa: Seeking Entries for West Africa Media Excellence Awards
Ecologists in Africa Grant Program: Developing Skills & Knowledge for Innovative Ecological Research
Deadline: 11 September 2017 The British Ecological Society (BES) is currently inviting applicants for its Ecologists in Africa Grant Program to carry out innovative ecological research. The grant is designed to develop their skills, experience and knowledge base as well as making connections with … [Read more...] about Ecologists in Africa Grant Program: Developing Skills & Knowledge for Innovative Ecological Research
Apply for Euromena Awards: Celebrating the Richness and Strength of African Innovation!
Deadline: 22 October 2017 Euromena Consulting is currently accepting applications for its Euromena Awards with an aim to discover and show the world the talents and capacity for innovation in Africa. The Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the richness and strength of African innovation. The … [Read more...] about Apply for Euromena Awards: Celebrating the Richness and Strength of African Innovation!
2017 Zambezi Prize: Raising Awareness of Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion
Deadline: 30 September 2017 Applications are open for the 2017 Zambezi Prize in order to raise awareness of entrepreneurship and financial inclusion, encourage the flow of capital to financial inclusion ventures, and advance entrepreneurship and financial inclusion to fuel broad-based … [Read more...] about 2017 Zambezi Prize: Raising Awareness of Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion
OECD: 17th International Economic Forum on Africa 2017
Deadline: 4 September 2017 Are you a young entrepreneur? Do you reside in Africa? Here's your chance to participate in the 2017 International Economic Forum on Africa 2017! The 2017 International African Economic Forum will be held in Paris on October 4th 2017, gathering OECD officials and African … [Read more...] about OECD: 17th International Economic Forum on Africa 2017
Applications Open for 7th Edition of Norbert Zongo Investigative Journalism Award!
Deadline: 30 August 2017 The Norbert Zongo Investigative Prize is an award of excellence to reward the best works of investigative journalism. The Prize is opened to all the professional journalists of Africa regularly employed in press or collaborating with African press. Works must be published … [Read more...] about Applications Open for 7th Edition of Norbert Zongo Investigative Journalism Award!
CODESRIA: Applications Open for Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI)
Deadline: 31 August 2017 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is currently seeking applications for its Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI) to support research that contributes to agendas for imagining, planning and creating African futures. MRI … [Read more...] about CODESRIA: Applications Open for Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI)
Applications Open for African Forum on Youth Skills & Enterprise in the Digital Age!
Deadline: 4 September 2017 Applications are open for African Forum on Youth Skills & Enterprise in the Digital Age that will bring together senior policymakers, government administration senior officials, development partners, private sector, representatives of African youth, young … [Read more...] about Applications Open for African Forum on Youth Skills & Enterprise in the Digital Age!
Africa Energy Prize: Tackling the African Continent’s Energy Challenges
Deadline: 1 December 2017 Seedstars & Enel has announced partnership to create the Africa Energy Prize. Partnering with Enel will give Seedstars a unique opportunity to reward tech startups striving to tackle the African continent’s energy challenges. This challenge is surmountable and the … [Read more...] about Africa Energy Prize: Tackling the African Continent’s Energy Challenges
Apply for 2nd Annual Africa Youth in Agribusiness Day Challenge 2017
Deadline: 1 September 2017 Are you a young African between the ages of 18 and 35? Do you have a passion for youth participation in the transformation of agribusiness in Africa? If yes, then apply for the 2nd Annual Africa Youth in Agribusiness Day Challenge. The African Agribusiness Incubators … [Read more...] about Apply for 2nd Annual Africa Youth in Agribusiness Day Challenge 2017
Applications Open for Peace Revolution’s African Youth Amani Fellowship III!
Deadline: 4 September 2017 Are you a young African peace activist looking for the key to self-development to help you in your life and work? Do you feel uncomfortable with the threats to peace and security in Africa? Would you like to learn how to develop your own Inner Peace in order to advocate … [Read more...] about Applications Open for Peace Revolution’s African Youth Amani Fellowship III!
The Africa Art Box Award: Supporting System for Digital Creation
Deadline: 30 September 2017 Applications are open for “The Africa Art Box Award” which is a support system for digital creation and offers award-winning artists the opportunity to realize their creative project in an international, collaborative space and surrounded by an experienced and … [Read more...] about The Africa Art Box Award: Supporting System for Digital Creation
RECP Finance Catalyst: Targeting Small and Medium Scale Renewable Energy Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 30 August 2017 The Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) is seeking proposals for its program entailed “Finance Catalyst” to finance opportunities and vice versa, targeting small- and medium-scale renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Finance Catalyst … [Read more...] about RECP Finance Catalyst: Targeting Small and Medium Scale Renewable Energy Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
EDCTP Call for Proposals: Career Development Fellowships
Deadline: 21 November 2017 The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is currently inviting applicants for its Career Development Fellowships to provide funding to actions that aim to support junior to mid-career researchers (‘fellows’) to train and develop their … [Read more...] about EDCTP Call for Proposals: Career Development Fellowships
The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation: Seeking Applications for the Literacy Fund
Deadline: 21 September 2017 The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation is currently inviting proposals from organisations working or based in Sub-Saharan Africa for the Literacy Fund to undertake projects to increase literacy levels in young people. The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation is a charitable … [Read more...] about The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation: Seeking Applications for the Literacy Fund
