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Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

InnovateX Youth Competition Program 2025 for Young Creatives and Tech Talents ( N20 Million in Prize+ Mentorship)

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InnovateX Program

Applications are open for InnovateX Youth Competition Program 2025. Are you a young creative or tech enthusiast between the ages of 16 and 25? Do you have a bold idea, an innovative project, or a tech-driven solution waiting to make an impact? This is your moment to shine! Join the InnovateX Program and take your passion from concept to reality. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or a tech lover ready to build something meaningful, InnovateX is designed to help you pitch, grow, and thrive. (more…)

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Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025 for African Emerging Innovators ($20,000 in Prizes)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Africa Deep Tech Challenge

Applications are open for Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025. Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025 is powered by Future Africa and in collaboration with Ilorin Tech Hub, CcHub, and IHS. The theme Resource-Constrained Computing is a pan-African challenge designed to spotlight and empower the next generation of innovators solving complex problems with limited resources. Whether it’s building AI models on edge devices, designing offline-first systems, decentralized compute or developing energy-efficient tech, this challenge invites you to rethink what’s possible when constraints inspire creativity. (more…)

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GIZ-MOVE New Product Development Program for the Rice and Cashew value chains in Nigeria

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GIZ-MOVE New Product Development

Applications are open for GIZ-MOVE New Product Development Program. GIZ-MOVE in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (Nigeria) is accepting applications from interested and qualified Agri-SMEs/Food processors with experience in the fields of Rice and Cashew processing, Rice & Cashew pastry, Gastronomy, Agri-food, Cosmetics, Health, etc. (more…)

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Global Youth Climate Action Fund (GYCAF) Microgrants 2025 (Up To $1000 Grants Funding)

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GYCAF Microgrants

Applications are open for Global Youth Climate Action Fund (GYCAF) Microgrants 2025. The Global Youth Climate Action Fund (GYCAF) is the first of its kind climate fund dedicated to financing youth-led climate action in communities hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. GYCAF envisions a world where young people are given the resources to pursue green entrepreneurship and create a green economy with the goal of lowering carbon emissions and conserving the environment. Their mission is to finance youth-led climate action in communities vulnerable to the effects of climate change. (more…)

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Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing 2025 ($2 million in prizes)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing

Applications are open for Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing 2025. This prize calls on established companies in Africa revolutionizing manufacturing value chains in emerging markets by leveraging AI and other emerging technologies. This prize offers $2 million in total prizes, including a $1 million Grand Prize. Participating companies will also gain access to exclusive networking and the opportunity to pitch to industry leaders and key decision-makers. (more…)

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GLF/ YIL Restoration Steward Program 2026 (€5000 Grants)

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GLF/ YIL Restoration Steward Program

Applications are open for GLF/ YIL Restoration Steward Program 2026. The Restoration Stewards program is a youth program rooted in care, landscape leadership, diversity, intersectionality and intergenerational equity. Launched in 2020 by the Global Landscapes Forum and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative, it aims to support the efforts of youth-led teams in holistically restoring their landscapes and seascapes while nurturing biocultural diversity. (more…)

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GIZ-MOVE Rice Miller Business Training (RMBT) Program and Business Development Support (BDS) 2025 (Fully Funded)

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RMBT & BDS Program

Applications are open to interested Rice Processors  in Nigeria with experience in the field of the 5-course Rice Miller Business Training (RMBT) Program and Business Development Support (BDS). GIZ-MOVE, Bühler Group, and Partners in Food Solutions are offering a unique, in-depth training and coaching program designed for rice processors located within a 350 km radius of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This includes parts of Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, and Kaduna States. Over a span of 10-months, rice processors will be trained on key elements of mill management, coached and supported to put theory into practice. If you are interested to know more about it, continue reading below. (more…)

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