Applications are open for UNDP Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program 2026. The Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program is inviting applications from young people, entrepreneurs, traders and enterprises seeking to strengthen their skills, grow their businesses and explore opportunities in regional trade. (more…)
Applications are open for Jasiri Talent Investor Programme Cohort 9. Jasiri Talent Investor is a 13-month program that backs battle-tested African talent before the venture exists, betting on the individual pre-idea, pre-team, pre-venture, and providing founder-friendly capital, infrastructure, and guidance from venture formation to market validation. (more…)
Applications are open for Dalai Lama Fellowship Programme 2027. Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) offers a one-year fellowship program for emerging changemakers aiming to cultivate leadership practices rooted in awareness, compassion, and integrity. The interdisciplinary and deeply contemplative program provides a curriculum, coaching, group learning, and additional forms of support to help Fellows apply what they are learning in the fellowship to their important work in the world. (more…)
Applications are open for Africa Organization for Standardization (ARSO)14th Continental Essay Competition. As part of its mandate to build a culture of standardisation and quality among Africa’s youth, ARSO established the Continental Essay Competition to engage tertiary students across AU Member States on issues central to Africa’s standardisation, quality infrastructure, and trade agenda. (more…)
Applications are open for ActionAid Nigeria Strategic Innovation Fund 2026. ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project, is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interest for Strategic Innovation Funding (SIF) to support creative and innovative interventions aimed at advancing the rights of women and girls in Nigeria. (more…)
Applications are open for ProMoat Capital Drawbridge Grant 2026. They are offering Nigerian businesses the opportunity to receive up to ₦1 million in non-repayable funding to support business growth. ProMoat Capital is giving two grants this January: ₦1,000,000 and ₦500,000. You don’t pay it back, and we don’t take any part of your company. If you run a registered Nigerian business with paying customers, you can apply. (more…)
