Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The ₦100,000,000 MSMEs Growth Pitch Challenge 2026 is a high-impact opportunity designed to identify and support Nigeria’s most promising local producers with funding, visibility, and business growth support.

The $10,000 Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a major funding opportunity for young Nigerians and youth-led organisations working to drive real change in their communities.

Four opportunities are available for journalists and media organizations in Africa. Deadlines are between March and April 2026

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Liberia 2026 offers an excellent opportunity for local organisations to access up to CAD$49,000 funding for impactful, community-driven projects.

Applications are now open for the BeautyHut Women’s Grant 2026, a ₦6,000,000 funding opportunity designed to support women entrepreneurs across Nigeria with financial resources and business support to scale their ventures.

Explore five opportunity for young entrepreneurs with deadlines between March and July 2026

Explore 6 unique opportunities for researchers in Africa with more than $500,000 in funding. Deadlines are between March and May 2026

The 2026 EJN Biodiversity Media Grants offers grants of up to €12,000 to three to four media organizations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues.

The Post-Doctoral Study Grants 2026 provide up to €45,000 per year for researchers to advance their careers through focused post-doctoral projects. Funding supports researchers in fields such as Ethology, Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic, and Neuroscience, either in France or abroad.

Explore 5 exciting opportunities for NGOs and CSOs with deadlines between March and April 2026