Are you an early-stage startup working on innovative climate solutions? Apply now for the Climate Symposium at HBS Startup Pitch Competition 2024. They offer you the chance to accelerate your journey. Select startups will receive exclusive coaching from Harvard Business School students, invaluable networking opportunities with climate-focused investors, and the opportunity to pitch your solution in our finals competition. (more…)
Applications are open for PACE Diagnostic Innovations 2024. The Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy (PACE) is looking to drive an exciting and diverse pipeline of early-stage in vitro diagnostics aimed at improving diagnosis of bacterial infections with high unmet need. Up to 8 applicants will be awarded grant funding, with projects expected to last up to two years. Apply now! (more…)
Applications are open for Planet Forward Storyfest Awards. There is no story more gripping than that of our changing planet — and the solutions to sustain it. While problems ranging from climate justice to conservation, from rising sea levels to increasing heat waves, from the continuing pandemic to our plastic addiction, we’re looking for the stories surrounding the people, ideas, and innovations moving the world toward a greener future. (more…)
ALIPH Foundation has launched a USD 10 million Call for Projects to protect cultural heritage from the impact of climate change. This initiative, which prioritizes projects in Africa, will support practical and field-based projects to protect or rehabilitate cultural heritage. It will also finance capacity building for local professionals and promote applied research, including in areas that address the advancement and transfer of traditional knowledge. (more…)
Africa Ignite Pitch Competition 2024, in partnership with the Startup World Cup and powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, is a premier event designed to spotlight Africa’s most promising start-ups. This competition is an incredible opportunity for innovators to showcase their ideas, gain significant visibility, and connect with potential investors and partners. (more…)
Applications are open for IITA Agribusiness Training Program 2024. The IITA Youth Agripreneurs calls on interested applicants between the age of 18-35 years to participate in a 6-months training, mentorship and enterprise development program on Horticulture, Aquaculture and Poultry value chains. (more…)
The GFCF is inviting applications for the third cohort of the #ShiftThePower Fellowship, an experimental programme aimed at strengthening the #ShiftThePower movement by supporting and elevating thought leadership and network connectedness among civil society and movement practitioners in the Global South who are deeply immersed in social change at the local level. The Fellowship will focus specifically on the role, potential of and emerging practices associated with community philanthropy as a strategy for shifting, sharing and building power. (more…)
Nominations are now open for the FATE Model Entrepreneurship Advocate (FMEA) of the Year Award to celebrate and honour exceptional individuals and organisations within traditional and new media or academia, who intentionally and regularly advocate for and share insight, data, and perspectives focused on the Nigerian entrepreneurship ecosystem. (more…)
