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

Explore upcoming grants for not-for-profit organizations in Africa with over $1,000,000 in combined funding. Deadlines are between February and March 2026

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 $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.

The ₦12,000,000 project’s goal is to increase enjoyment of human rights by women and girls in all their diversity and the advancement of gender equality in Nigeria.

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports innovative interventions that advance the rights of women and girls. Eligible women-led organizations can receive grants of up to NGN 20,000,000

The Maypole Fund provides small grants of up to £1,000 to support feminist, non-violent activism that challenges militarism, war, the arms trade, and nuclear weapons.

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.

The Theirworld Small Grants Programme 2026 is providing £1,000 to £10,000 in grant funding to registered charities and not-for-profit organisations working to improve education, health, and life opportunities for children and young people.

The $1,000,000 Rapid Response Window aims to strengthen women’s meaningful participation in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements.