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The £35,000 Urban Urgencies Funding Initiative is a new research funding programme designed to support innovative and timely responses to pressing urban challenges worldwide.

The $300,000 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences recognises individuals, groups, and organisations that have made exceptional contributions to improving the quality of human life through scientific research in the life sciences.

African startups building solutions for food systems, agriculture, and climate resilience now have a major opportunity to scale their impact. Katapult Africa has opened applications for its 2026 Accelerator Program, offering 90 days of intensive support combined with $150,000 to $500,000 in investment for high-potential impact-driven startups.

Bridge Seed Global (BSG) has opened applications for its Impact Fund–Driven Accelerator Program, a three-month accelerator designed to support young African startup founders aged 18–35 with equity-free funding, mentorship, training, and global market access.

The Aurora Research Grants program supports in-depth research on grassroots humanitarians working in conflict-affected and crisis settings worldwide.

The €100,000 EQT Foundation Science Grants Program aims to advance research in critical mineral substitutes to address environmental, social, and supply chain challenges in clean energy technologies.

The €150,000 Einstein Award for Promoting Quality in Research recognizes global researchers and institutions advancing transparency, integrity, and reproducibility in science.

The $20,000 United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons has opened the Tenth Cycle of its Small Grants Programme to fund short-term, high-impact projects delivering direct assistance and protection to trafficking victims worldwide

The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with up to $15,000 and intensive editorial support to produce high-impact investigative and enterprise reporting on business, economics, and finance.

The $1,000,000 Zayed Sustainability Prize is a global award that recognizes organizations and schools with proven solutions in Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action, and Global High Schools that advance sustainability and human development.