Applications are open for Forward Fooding FoodTech 500 Initiative 2025. The FoodTech 500, created by Forward Fooding and inspired by the Fortune 500, is now accepting applications for its 2025 edition, offering international AgriFoodTech startups and scaleups a unique platform to gain recognition and global exposure. (more…)
Applications are open for International AIDS Society (IAS) Youth Hub Seed Grant Programme 2025. IAS – the International AIDS Society – invites you to submit a proposal requesting up to USD 10,000 to implement a six-month innovation project (from April to October 2026) that addresses a need for young people living with and affected by HIV. (more…)
Applications are now open for NASENI InnovateNaija Challenge. Are you a young Nigerian with a homegrown, game-changing product in science, engineering, or manufacturing? Apply now for the InnovateNaija Challenge, open to Nigerians aged 15–40 nationwide and stand a chance to win #100million Naira. (more…)
Applications are open for Yves Rocher Foundation Terre de Femmes Award 2026. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Terre de Femmes programme and the 35th anniversary of the Yves Rocher Foundation, we are launching for the very first time a unique global Call for Projects for the 2026 edition. This year, the France and International editions are merging around one powerful and unifying theme: The Tree, Guardian of Life! (more…)
The Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge 2025, powered by Naspers and Prosus and delivered in partnership with Lionesses of Africa, is now open for applications! This is your opportunity as a woman tech (co)founder in Africa to win up to $100,000 in equity-free grants, mentorship and visibility to accelerate your business growth. They encourage women founders to apply today and take this next step in Africa’s innovation story. (more…)
Applications are open for SHIFT Grant Program. SHIFT (Scaling Holistic Inclusion in Fintech Transformation) is a migration-focused support program for growth-stage fintechs in Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, and Asia. They back ventures that already serve or are ready to pivot to serve women affected by migration and other vulnerable communities. (more…)
Applications are open for Melton Foundation Global Citizenship Video Essay Competition 2025. Melton Foundation Africa, in partnership with Global Goals Week, invites young people across Africa aged 18 to 30 to share their ideas on how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) can be harnessed to build a better future for their countries and the continent as a whole. (more…)
Applications are open for GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2026. Are you an African start-up transforming agriculture with technology or tech-enabled innovation? Are you ready to scale your impact and attract investment? The SAIS Investment Readiness Programme is a free, year-long, tailor-made support programme for African start-ups creating impact in the agricultural sector … whether directly or through areas like climate, livestock, energy, biotech, fintech, circular economy, logistics, or other agri-adjacent sectors. (more…)
