Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

Merck Foundation Film Awards “More Than a Mother” 2025 (USD 500 Prize Money)

Merck Foundation FILM Awards

Merck Foundation FILM Awards “More Than a Mother” 2025 have been launched in partnership with African First Ladies. All African Filmmakers, Students of Film Making Training Institutions or Young Talents of Africa are invited to create and share a long or short FILMS, either drama, documentary, or docudrama to deliver strong and influential messages to address one or more of the following social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/ or Stopping GBV at all levels. (more…)

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Funding Opportunities

Amnesty International Global Civic Space Fellow ($25,000 -18-month part-time fellowship)

Amnesty International Global Civic Space Fellowship

Application is open for Amnesty International Global Civic Space Fellowship. Amnesty International believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. The organization is  committed to being an anti-racist organisation with a diverse workforce that can better tackle the global human rights challenges that face our world today. Amnesty International recognize different voices, ideas, perspectives, experiences and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of people around the world. (more…)

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Nigerian Youth Futures Fund Youth Leadership Development Programme 2025 (Up to N2.5M in grants and other prizes)

Youth Leadership Development Programme

Applications are open for Nigerian Youth Futures Fund Youth Leadership Development Programme 2025. Nigerian youths are pressed for action and eager to lead and create change. However, there are questions about whether they have all the knowledge and skills required to succeed in such positions. Do they have the right models to follow? Do they fully understand what it means to lead themselves first and then others? (more…)

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Call for Proposals: IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund 2025 (Up To 100,000 Euro)

Land Acquisition Fund

The IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund invites local conservation organisations and civil society organisations (CSOs) to submit their proposal for land acquisition to protect nature. The fund contributes to initiatives acquiring natural areas, creating reserves and connecting the habitat of endangered species. For 25 years, the Land Acquisition Fund has been enabling the protection of important ecosystems around the globe through land purchase, long-term land leasing and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). (more…)

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Youth Voices Third-Party-Funding Mechanism Grant Program 2025 (up to €10,000)

Youth Voices Third-Party-Funding Mechanism (TPFM)

Applications are open for Youth Voices Third-Party-Funding Mechanism Grant Program. The Youth Voices Third-Party-Funding Mechanism (TPFM) is a funding program of the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective designed to support youth-led groups in creating projects that elevate underrepresented voices, promote advocacy, and enhance youth networks. (more…)

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Transforming Nigerian Youths Program: EDC/WCCIMA EmpowerHer Challenge 2025 for Young Female Student Entrepreneurs (Up To 1Million Naira)

EmpowerHer Challenge

Applications are open for EDC/WCCIMA EmpowerHer Challenge 2025. Are you a female student entrepreneur (18-25 years old) in a Nigerian higher institution with a business idea or startup? This is your chance to shine!WCCIMA, in collaboration with the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) @enterprisedevelopmentcentre , presents the EmpowerHer Challenge under the Transforming Nigerian Youths Program. (more…)

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