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

Explore research-focused grants collectively offering over $1 million (₦1,000,000,000 plus) in funding opportunities for early-stage researchers, innovators, and scholars.

The €500,000 Merck Stimulating Innovative Research Grant Program 2026 supports cutting-edge, collaborative research in priority innovation areas shaping the future of science and technology.

Over $200,000 in grants for creative industries. If you’re a filmmaker, writer, photographer, artist, illustrator, or run a cultural organization, you don’t want to miss out on this funding pool.

The €10,000 Anna Politkovskaya-Arman Soldin Prize for Courage in Journalism will be awarded for the third time in early November 2025, to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

The African Forest Forum (AFF) has launched a $20,000 call for proposals for pilot projects focused on the development of climate-resilient value chains for forest biodiversity products and services across Africa’s biodiversity hotspots.

Are you a young business owner, creative, or professional looking to unlock new opportunities, sharpen your skills, and access funding for growth? The ₦3 million AU30 Accelerator Summit by Ascende is here to help you do just that!

View upcoming opportunities for West African entrepreneurs, closing in August and September.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation Kenya is looking for applications for the 2nd Round of Financial Support to Third Parties for the KES700,000 “CSOs’ Integrity Clubs” Program under the Strengthening capacities of local Civil Society to fight Corruption: Tupigane na Ufisadi (TUNU) Project.

Explore upcoming grant opportunities worth over $1.6 million (₦2.63 billion) and closing soon between August 27th and 31st.

View upcoming grant opportunities for Southern African entrepreneurs, closing this August and September 2025.