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The Inge Morath Award provides grants of up to $8,500 to young photographers under 30 who identify as women or nonbinary to complete long-term documentary projects. The award encourages independent authorship and offers opportunities for exhibition, publication, and wider dissemination of completed work.

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 €25,000 Deloitte Photo Grant Program 2026 invites photographers under the age of 35 to submit an original photography project idea based on the theme “Proximities.”

Explore 6 fellowship opportunities supporting emerging leaders, scientists, artists, and development professionals working in research, community impact, health, and the arts.

The For Creative Girls Mentorship is an exciting opportunity designed to empower emerging female creatives worldwide.

Discover more than $500,000 in funding for Nigerian entrepreneurs. Deadlines for these opportunities is between March to April 2026

The $2,500 Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grant Program is designed to support Black women photographers and visual creators by providing both financial assistance and professional photography equipment.

Applications are open for the Female Founders & Funders Program organized by the under the initiative. This program is designed to support women entrepreneurs in Lagos and across Nigeria by equipping them with the knowledge, mentorship, and investor access needed to scale their startups.

The $100,00 Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Prize for Literature celebrates excellence in literary creativity (poetry) and honours the best Nigerian author whose published work demonstrates outstanding artistic merit.

The $20,000 Nigeria LNG Limited invites entries from emerging Nigerian documentary filmmakers aged 18–35 for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, recognizing outstanding storytelling through short documentary film.