Deadline: 30-Mar-23 Acquisition International has announced the nominations for the Influential Businesswoman Awards to recognize and honour the achievements of female leaders in the business world. Acquisition International aspires to seek out and celebrate the most exceptional businesswomen … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for 8th annual Influential Businesswomen Awards
Latest Grants and Resources in Rwanda
View the latest grants and resources for NGOs, companies, startups and individuals in Rwanda.
African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme 2024
Deadline: 31-Mar-23 The Nordic Africa Institute has announced the African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme, an opportunity for early career researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship offers access to the … [Read more...] about African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme 2024
2023 Climate Fintech Accelerator Opens to Startups Around the World
Deadline: 26-Mar-23 The New Energy Nexus is inviting entrepreneurs who are passionate about decarbonization and climate change, and who have confidence in their technology and products. The 2023 Climate Fintech Accelerator hosted by New Energy Nexus (NEX) has officially started recruitment. It … [Read more...] about 2023 Climate Fintech Accelerator Opens to Startups Around the World
2023 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge for Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs
Deadline: 16-Apr-23 The Arizona State University is inviting applications for the 2023 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge. The WE Empower Challenge is a global competition for women social entrepreneurs who are advancing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and inspiring … [Read more...] about 2023 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge for Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs
Open Africa Power 2023: Call for Applications
Deadline: 10-Apr-23 Enel Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) are excited to launch the call for applications for the 2023 edition of the Open Africa Power, the programme aimed at empowering women and youth to lead the clean energy transition of Africa. Since 2018 Open Africa … [Read more...] about Open Africa Power 2023: Call for Applications
Nominations are Now Open for The Marconi Prize!
Deadline: 30-Jun-23 The Marconi Society is proud to announce its Marconi Prize for innovators who have made a significant contribution to increasing digital inclusivity through advanced information and communications technology. The Marconi Prize is awarded to established scientists who have … [Read more...] about Nominations are Now Open for The Marconi Prize!
Smart Path Global Small Business Program
Deadline: 30-Apr-23 Mastercard has launched its Start Path Small Business, a four-month program for startups to collaborate with the company to scale solutions that drive simple, secure digital experiences for SMEs. The program is currently receiving applications from start ups that are … [Read more...] about Smart Path Global Small Business Program
GLD Short-Term Research Grants
Deadline: 11-Apr-23 The Governance and Local Development Institute at the University of Gothenburg (GLD) announces the availability of a limited number of research fellowships for short-term research on Governance and Local Development. Themes Themes should relate to the GLD mission, for … [Read more...] about GLD Short-Term Research Grants
6th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation – Apply Now!
Deadline: 31-Jul-23 The 6th Guangzhou Award is now calling for participation from all cities and local governments around the world with ongoing or recently completed initiatives, including those that are implemented in collaboration with private and civil society partners. The aim of the … [Read more...] about 6th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation – Apply Now!
Energy Catalyst Fund (Round 10) Now Open!
Deadline: 28-Jun-23 Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million in total across the 3 stages of Energy Catalyst Fund (Round 10), to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions. Scope The aim of this competition is to … [Read more...] about Energy Catalyst Fund (Round 10) Now Open!
Standards and Trade Development Facility: Project Grants Program (up to US$ 1,000,000)
Deadline: 11-Aug-23 The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) offers grants up to US$ 1,000,000 for projects that improve food safety, animal and plant health capacity to comply with international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. These grants are expected to help … [Read more...] about Standards and Trade Development Facility: Project Grants Program (up to US$ 1,000,000)
Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund in Rwanda
Deadline: 8-May-23 The U.S. Embassy Kigali is seeking applications for the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) which will improve basic economic and social conditions at the grassroots level. Proposed projects to be implemented in Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, Nyamasheke, and Gisagara … [Read more...] about Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund in Rwanda
[Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5] Supported by 100+ Accelerator powered by AB InBev
Deadline: 30-Apr-23 The One Young World has announced a Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5, Supported by 100+ Accelerator powered by AB InBev to find and support women-founded companies that are tackling the most pressing sustainability challenges they face: from climate change to biodiversity loss, to … [Read more...] about [Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5] Supported by 100+ Accelerator powered by AB InBev
PFAN: Call for Climate or Energy Projects to Scale Your Business
Deadline: 28-May-23 Are you looking for funding for your climate or clean energy project or to scale up your existing business? PFAN is accepting applications from projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific … [Read more...] about PFAN: Call for Climate or Energy Projects to Scale Your Business
JUMPSTARTER 2023 Global Pitch Competition
Deadline: 14-May-23 JUMPSTARTER 2023 is Calling all startups, innovators, and dreamers to showcase the most innovative ideas. This is your chance to pitch your groundbreaking projects on a global stage and get the recognition and connections you deserve. Benefits Take your startup to the next … [Read more...] about JUMPSTARTER 2023 Global Pitch Competition
SDG Impact Finance Initiative Design Funding Window Now Open!
Deadline: 1-May-23 The SDG Impact Finance Initiative (“the Initiative”) has announced a second call for proposals targeting a new set of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Impact Finance Initiative’s Innovation Window awards grants for innovative impact finance solutions that … [Read more...] about SDG Impact Finance Initiative Design Funding Window Now Open!
Call for Applications: UNDP ICMIF Insurance Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 28-Apr-23 The UNDP Insurance & Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) and the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Foundation are offering funds through the UNDP ICMIF Insurance Innovation Challenge (IIC) to help mutual and cooperative insurers scale up … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: UNDP ICMIF Insurance Innovation Challenge
[2024 Edition] Food Planet Prize – Nominate Now!
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity Do you have an idea that could solve the dilemma of feeding a growing population on a warming planet? Do you know of an innovation that has the potential to sustainably transform the food system? Give it a chance to win the world’s biggest environmental Prize and … [Read more...] about [2024 Edition] Food Planet Prize – Nominate Now!
Applications Open for Large Research Grants on Education Program
Deadline: 27-Apr-23 The Spencer Foundation has launched the Large Research Grants on Education Program to support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education. This program is “field-initiated,” meaning that proposal submissions are not in response to a … [Read more...] about Applications Open for Large Research Grants on Education Program
“Nobel Prize Summit” Addressing Information Pollution Crisis with the Power of Open Source
Deadline: 2-Apr-23 The Digital Public Goods Alliance and the United Nations Development Programme are collaborating to discover and promote open-source solutions and concepts that can help tackle the urgent global challenge of information pollution. They will showcase this at the Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about “Nobel Prize Summit” Addressing Information Pollution Crisis with the Power of Open Source
Apply for Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition
Deadline: 31-May-23 Applications are now open for the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge (OHDC) Prize Competition led by MEDRC and supported by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI). The OHDC Prize Competition seeks to create a hand-held, stand-alone, … [Read more...] about Apply for Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition
NOFO: 2023 Program to End Modern Slavery
Deadline: 21-Apr-23 The Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) is pleased to invite organizations to submit proposals to combat human trafficking outside of the United States to support the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS). The TIP Office … [Read more...] about NOFO: 2023 Program to End Modern Slavery
Open Call: Because Accelerator Programme for Entrepreneurs
Deadline: 27-Mar-23 Apply now to join the Because Accelerator and get to the next stage with your innovative product. Drawing from what they’ve learned in bringing their own manufactured product to market, the Because Accelerator is designed for an entrepreneur who is in the early to middle … [Read more...] about Open Call: Because Accelerator Programme for Entrepreneurs
Open Call for Partners: Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity
Deadline: 12-Apr-23 The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International is inviting applications to participate in enterprise growth, employment and entrepreneurship partnerships in Rwanda’s Agri-Food System under the Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity. The Feed the Future Rwanda … [Read more...] about Open Call for Partners: Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity
$25,000 is available under Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Deadline: 30-Jun-23 The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ) is now open for applications to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. The Fund … [Read more...] about $25,000 is available under Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Call for Applications: Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in Africa
Deadline: 21-Apr-23 The Mandela Rhodes Foundation has launched its Scholarship which combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers - just like you. The leadership development programme The programme is … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in Africa
Schneider Go Green Program 2023: A Global Student Competition
Deadline: 30-Mar-23 Schneider Electric is looking for game changers in the buildings segment: AI, new business formats, smart ways to use data, new energy sources... Dare to disrupt! At Schneider Electric they believe that energy is a basic human right and they are dedicated to furthering … [Read more...] about Schneider Go Green Program 2023: A Global Student Competition
Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus
Deadline: 14-Apr-23 Nuffic has launched a call for applications for the Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus to improve the overall functioning of an organisation sustainably by training a selected group of staff. Tailor-Made Training Plus contributes to knowledge and skills … [Read more...] about Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus
Applications Now Open for AGRA’s 2023 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards
Deadline: 31-May-23 The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a call for applications for the 2023 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) that recognise African female agripreneurs demonstrating remarkable Innovation and business excellence in agricultural value … [Read more...] about Applications Now Open for AGRA’s 2023 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards
Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program Open Now!
Deadline: 17-Mar-23 The Open Notebook has launched the Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program, a free, nine-month mentoring program aimed at increasing the diversity of voices covering science and supporting journalists who are from underrepresented communities or who have … [Read more...] about Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program Open Now!
Call for Applications for the next SSHAP Fellowship!
Deadline: 27-Mar-23 The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the next phase of its Fellowship Programme to begin in May 2023. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Wellcome Trust, SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social … [Read more...] about Call for Applications for the next SSHAP Fellowship!
The Vegan Society Grant Programme
Deadline: 31-Mar-23 The Vegan Society is accepting applications from individuals and grassroots organisations for the Vegan Society Grant Programme. It exists to support projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan. Recently awarded grants went to ‘Radio programs to … [Read more...] about The Vegan Society Grant Programme
UNESCO Calls for Proposals for 2023 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant Program
Deadline: 14-June-23 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2023 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant Program to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared … [Read more...] about UNESCO Calls for Proposals for 2023 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant Program
Safe Online 2023 Open Call (USD$200,000 to non-profit or for-profit organisations)
Deadline: 29-Mar-23 The End Violence Partnership is announcing the 2023 Safe Online investment round of US$ 2 million to seed and grow innovative solutions and research that leverage existing and new technologies to address challenges around age assurance and live streaming of abuse in the online … [Read more...] about Safe Online 2023 Open Call (USD$200,000 to non-profit or for-profit organisations)
Innovation Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment
Deadline: 31-Mar-23 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the International … [Read more...] about Innovation Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment
Request for Proposals: Tariff Act Advocacy Grants
Deadline: 24-Mar-23 The Freedom Fund is now launching new Tariff Act Advocacy Grants, supporting civil society to plan and implement follow-up advocacy strategies using the evidence gathered for a Tariff Act petition. The aim is to encourage and support creative uses of complementary … [Read more...] about Request for Proposals: Tariff Act Advocacy Grants
Trisong Grant for Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being Open Now!
Deadline: 31-Mar-23 The Khyentse Foundation has launched its Trisong Grants to identify and support individuals and organizations that are working to promote mental health and well-being in the world, through projects and programs that have a foundation in Buddha’s wisdom. In difficult or … [Read more...] about Trisong Grant for Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being Open Now!
Open Call for Artists: Saari Residence 2024
Deadline: 31-Mar-23 The Saari Residence is pleased to announce an Open Call for the 2024 Residency Program. The Saari Residence welcome applications from professional artists for the international Saari Residence in 2024. The residency periods are two months long, and the residency includes … [Read more...] about Open Call for Artists: Saari Residence 2024
Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6: Enabling access to WASH practices amongst Underserved Communities
Deadline: 17-Apr-23 The One Young World has announced a Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6, supported by Reckitt, to support innovations that create measurable impact by enabling access to clean water, sanitation or hygiene, and are particularly interested in innovations with a focus on children or … [Read more...] about Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6: Enabling access to WASH practices amongst Underserved Communities
Freedom Fund accepting Applications for the Convening Fund: Offering Small Grants to Organisations/Individual Survivor Leaders
Deadline: 27-Mar-23 The Freedom Fund is accepting applications for the Convening Fund to support organisations and individual survivor leaders (people with lived experience of exploitation, including human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, child labour or forced marriage) with small … [Read more...] about Freedom Fund accepting Applications for the Convening Fund: Offering Small Grants to Organisations/Individual Survivor Leaders
Intego – A New Climate focused Funding Facility for Rwanda
Deadline: 15-Mar-23 Applications for funding from Rwanda’s NDC climate action facility are open! Intego will be hosted at the Rwanda Green Fund. The facility has the potential to grow with additional fund commitments by BMZ or other development partners. Through Intego, public institutions … [Read more...] about Intego – A New Climate focused Funding Facility for Rwanda
One World Media Fellowship
Deadline: 22-Mar-23 The One World Media is seeking applications for its Fellowship to support international journalism and promotes media coverage of global issues. One World Media Fellowship is aimed at aspiring journalists and filmmakers who seek to make a career out of reporting on stories … [Read more...] about One World Media Fellowship
AI to Amplify: An Online Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 20-Mar-23 Are you involved with products or applications that use artificial intelligence? Are you interested in ethical issues and in making products and applications more inclusive and sustainable? Do you like working in international interdisciplinary teams and enjoy changing … [Read more...] about AI to Amplify: An Online Fellowship Programme
Call for Application: L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Regional Program
Deadline: 24-Mar-23 The Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO have launched Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa regional program to promote and encourage the participation of young African women in science. This program identifies and rewards young talented researchers in the formal sciences, life and … [Read more...] about Call for Application: L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Regional Program
Applications Open for Racial Equity Research Grants Program
Deadline: 16-May-23 The Spencer Foundation through its Racial Equity Research Grants Program aims to support education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. The Spencer Foundation is interested in funding studies that aim to … [Read more...] about Applications Open for Racial Equity Research Grants Program
2023 Food Logistics Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 20-Apr-23 How can leverage the power of logistics to improve food and nutrition security, sustainability, and reduce waste? The Food Logistics Innovation Challenge is a global open call for innovators and change-makers who have solutions that can tackle food logistics’ most pressing … [Read more...] about 2023 Food Logistics Innovation Challenge
NOFO: Innovative Health Practices to Improved Health Outcomes
Deadline: 20-Feb-28 USAID invites organizations and companies to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) and participate in generating novel tools and approaches that accelerate and sustain improved health outcomes in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). The United States Agency for … [Read more...] about NOFO: Innovative Health Practices to Improved Health Outcomes
2023 Gender Equity and Advancement Accelerator Program – Apply Now!
Deadline: 4-Apr-23 Apply for the Acumen Academy’s Gender Equity and Advancement Accelerator Program to refine and develop a profitable and scalable business model that advances gender equity. Acumen’s vision is of a world based on dignity, where every human being has an opportunity to thrive. … [Read more...] about 2023 Gender Equity and Advancement Accelerator Program – Apply Now!
2023 MiLEAD Fellows Program for Emerging African Women Leaders
Deadline: 22-Mar-23 Are you an exceptional young African female leader who is ready to be a game-changer? The 2023 MiLEAD Fellows Program is the perfect opportunity for you. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote … [Read more...] about 2023 MiLEAD Fellows Program for Emerging African Women Leaders
12th Annual Ocean Awareness Contest: Climate Heroes in Action
Deadline: 13-Jun-23 The Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is inviting creative proposals for its 12th 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 … [Read more...] about 12th Annual Ocean Awareness Contest: Climate Heroes in Action
