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

Four opportunities are available for journalists and media organizations in Africa. Deadlines are between March and April 2026

The Pulitzer Center’s Global Reporting Grants Program supports in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change. Funding ranges from $5,000 to $10,000.

The ₦22,000,000 initiative supports young Nigerian graduates with innovative agribusiness ideas through funding, training, and mentorship.

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 Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation supports exceptional early-stage social impact organisations working to solve pressing social and environmental challenges with up to $300,000.

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

The ₦17 million Strategic Opportunity Fund is a rapid-response funding mechanism established to support short-term, high-impact initiatives that promote and protect the rights of women and girls in Nigeria.

Discover 9 unique fellowship grants with deadline in February and March, for early and mid-career researchers and scientists in various discipline.

This fully supported incubator programme is designed to empower early-stage social entrepreneurs who are building ventures, organisations, or initiatives that advance gender justice and improve the lives of women and girls across Africa.

Are you an entrepreneur in the Tech space? One of these 5 opportunities, worth up to $1,000,000, might just be the breakthrough you have been looking for.