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Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

One Acre Fund Future Leaders Program 2026 (12-Month Leadership Training)

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Applications are open for One Acre Fund Future Leaders Program. The Future Leaders Program is a 12-month program designed to provide high-potential, impact-driven professionals such as yourself the opportunity to get hands-on experience with some of our most impactful work, coupled with targeted mentorship and professional development. Simply put, the Future Leaders Program is an accelerated path to where your career ambitions and potential impact meet. (more…)

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AIIDEV Africa Sustainable Energy Accelerator (SEA) Cohort for African Entrepreneurs

AIIDEV Africa Sustainable Energy Accelerator

Applications are open for AIIDEV Africa Sustainable Energy Accelerator (SEA) Cohort. The Sustainable Energy Accelerator (SEA) is a flagship innovation initiative of AIIDEV Africa designed to advance sustainable energy solutions and strengthen entrepreneurial capacity within Africa’s energy sector. The programme is strategically aligned with continental development priorities, aiming to accelerate the deployment of scalable clean energy technologies, stimulate inclusive economic growth, enhance social equity, and address critical energy access and sustainability challenges across the region. (more…)

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Moonshots for Development (M4D) Open Innovation Challenge 2026 for Growth-stage Enterprises (Up to USD 250,000 in Awards)

M4D Open Innovation Challenge

Applications are open for Moonshots for Development (M4D) Open Innovation Challenge 2026. Around the world, rural communities are navigating the accelerating impacts of climate change, economic uncertainty, and systemic fragility. The Moonshots for Development (M4D) Open Innovation Challenge calls on growth-stage enterprises to help meet these urgent challenges by advancing bold, practical solutions that strengthen resilience, support smallholder farmers, and improve livelihoods across vulnerable rural landscapes. (more…)

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Oxford Africa Conference 2026 Innovation Seed Fund for Student-led Solutions (Up to £5,000 Grant)

Oxford Africa Conference Innovation Seed Fund

Applications are open for Oxford Africa Conference 2026 Innovation Seed Fund Grant. Oxford Africa Conference Innovation Seed Fund (ISF), a competition supporting student-led solutions addressing major challenges across Africa. The programme includes the Oxford University Innovation Award, which provides a £5,000 grant to an early-stage project demonstrating practical implementation potential.

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Connect NextGen Hackathon 2026 for Early-stage Nigerian Technology Startups

Connect NextGen Hackathon

Applications are open for Connect NextGen Hackathon 2026. The Connect NextGen Hackathon (powered by Ericsson, in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Tech Revolution Africa) is a national innovation initiative designed to identify, support, and scale early-stage technology startups building solutions for Africa’s most pressing challenges. (more…)

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PIND Agricultural Service Provider Performance Grant (SPPG) 2026 (Up to N10 Million Grant)

PIND Agricultural Service Provider Performance Grant

Applications are open for PIND Agricultural Service Provider Performance Grant (SPPG) 2026. PIND is accepting applications from private agricultural service providers to expand access to quality agricultural services, certified seeds, industrial markets, and productivity-enhancing technologies for smallholder farmers in the Niger Delta. (more…)

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African Union Continental Capacity Building Training Program 2026 (Fully Funded to African Union Commission HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

African Union Continental Capacity Building Training Program for Youth

Applications are open for African Union (AU) Continental Capacity Building Training Program 2026. The African Union Commission (AUC), Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), through the African Governance Architecture – African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Secretariat, is planning to convene the African Union Continental Capacity Building Training Programme for Citizens on Democratic Governance, Elections, and Pan-African Leadership. (more…)

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