Submissions are now open for the OIST Innovation Accelerator. The OIST Innovation Accelerator is not your traditional accelerator program. They are an entrepreneurship training program, a bootcamp competition, and a startup incubator all rolled into one. They offer an entirely unique environment for the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs to launch their startup companies. (more…)
Applications are open for the second round of the iF Social Impact Prize 2024. The iF Social Impact Prize supports projects that contribute to improving the society. More than 1,300 projects from 131 countries: More projects than ever before entered the first round of 2024! Twelve of them have now been awarded the iF Social Impact Prize 2024 with prize money totaling EUR 50,000. An international jury of ten experts from the social sector decided on the best and most award-worthy projects. (more…)
The DIGIGAP Program is an initiative of Access through the implementation of NerdzFactory Foundation to equip young individuals in Lagos with a unique opportunity to be equipped with skills and positioned for emerging opportunities in Digital Marketing. Nerdzfactory Foundation is a non-profit organization that leverages technology to create prosperity and improve human capital outcomes in Africa. (more…)
Applications are open for FOODITY Programme 2024. FOODITY is inviting SMEs/startups, social innovation actors, researchers, and training organizations to apply for its Open Call #2. The call will support six breakthrough digital solutions for food and nutrition that are about to reach the marketplace. Those solutions will give citizens complete control over their personal data, allowing them to make better nutritional choices that are more environmentally friendly and healthier, ultimately leading to more sustainable food systems. (more…)
The Robert Carr Fund for civil society networks is pleased to announce an open Request for Proposals (RFP) 2024 for the funding period 2025-2027. Through this RFP, the Robert Carr Fund invites global and regional civil society networks and consortia of networks led by, and/or serving inadequately served populations to apply for a grant to support their core funding and activity needs for a three-year period (2025-2027). (more…)
Applications are open for SEEDINVEST Acceleration Program. All over the world today, the major sector driving employment, income growth and capacity development is entrepreneurship. Not just entrepreneurship for its sake, but successful businesses and the impact of these businesses on national development and gross domestic product. (more…)
The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. The Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant supports a variety of projects and initiatives focused on addressing local, national, and global sleep health needs. Through this grant program, they are committed to promoting healthy sleep by raising public awareness and making sleep disorder healthcare more accessible in the communities. (more…)
Applications are open for World Usability Design Challenge 2024. This year’s World Usability Day theme asks you to consider how things can be improved to create a better world for all. We have come a long way as a society, yet we still face fundamental human challenges such as war, poverty, climate change, renewable energy, and social justice. Designers can play a critical role in addressing these challenges by creating solutions that seek to improve the human condition and make the world more just. (more…)
The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) with support from Ford Foundation is inviting young graduates or civil society actors from Ghana and Nigeria, with interest in leveraging technology for social impact to apply for its 6 months’ Next Generation Technology Internship Programme running from August 2024 to January 2025. (more…)
