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

Eight unique opportunities are available for not-for-profit organizations. Deadlines are between May and August 2026

The Mérieux Foundation offers small grants of up to €5,000 to support local initiatives focused on combating infectious diseases in developing countries, with a particular emphasis on maternal and child health.

The €1,500 Jana Robeyst Trust Fund is a conservation-focused grant program that supports early-career researchers working to protect endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The €75,000 OBEL Teaching Fellowship Program invites global applicants to collaborate with academic institutions to develop innovative courses exploring transformative architectural practices.

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.

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