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Explore opportunities for women entrepreneurs, creatives, and scientists, including grants, fellowships, prizes, accelerators, and mentorship programs designed to support women-led businesses, innovation, research, and creative work globally. Total Funding Available: $191,000+
The Gates Foundation AI for Giving Grand Challenge provides funding of up to $150,000 to support innovative AI solutions that transform charitable giving.
More than $3,000,000 is available to startup entrepreneurs across Africa. Deadlines are between April and June 2026
The $100,000 MIT Solve 10th Anniversary Global Challenge 2026 invites innovators worldwide to present tech-based solutions that address critical social and environmental issues.
The $100,0000 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports African entrepreneurs with innovative business models or technologies that create meaningful impact for low-income and underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The BOI–MTN Foundation Y’ellopreneur Program 2026 is designed to empower women entrepreneurs in Nigeria through capacity building, up to ₦5 million funding access, and business support services.
The Digital Innovation Fund for Energy and Climate (DIFEC) is a major funding opportunity that supports African enterprises building digital solutions for clean energy access and climate resilience. Funding ranges from $150,000 to $400,000.
Explore 5 exciting opportunities for NGOs and CSOs with deadlines between March and April 2026
The programme invites young African entrepreneurs building innovative and scalable startups to participate in a global accelerator designed to support technology-driven ventures across the continent.
The competition focuses on high-growth food and agtech startups, early-stage and scalable business models, innovation in the Food and Agriculture Field, job creation and regional economic growth, mentorship and customized business development support, and annual funding awards totaling $3 million.
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