Upcoming Grants For Young Entrepreneurs 

1) PLAN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHALLENGE FUND PHASE 4

  • Grant Amount: €5,000–€7,000
  • Deadline: September 08, 2025
  • Summary: A program designed to empower young activist groups in West and Central Africa who are driving change in their communities.

2) NEF 10TH AFRICA ENERGY INNOVATION COMPETITION

  • Prize amount: $10,000
  • Deadline: September 15, 2025
  • Summary: The challenge mobilizes early-stage young energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop a prototype/upscale a key device/equipment for social enterprise, agri-business, fintech solutions or energy management system using local resources.

3) THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY (IAS) YOUTH HUB SEED GRANT PROGRAMME 2026

  • Grant amount: $10,000
  • Deadline: September 29, 2025
  • Summary:  IAS – the International AIDS Society – invites you to submit a proposal requesting up to USD 10,000 to implement a six-month innovation project that addresses a need for young people living with and affected by HIV.

4) YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE (KENYA)

  • Grant amount: up to KES 1,000,000
  • Deadline: September 30, 2025
  • Summary: The Young Environmentalist Innovation Challenge invites submissions of innovative solutions that promote environmental conservation and sustainable management.

5) INDIGENOUS YOUTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

  • Grant amount: $2,500–$5,000
  • Deadline: September 30, 2025
  • Summary: The fellowship provides financial support for youth-led projects that benefit Indigenous communities, along with opportunities for leadership development.

6) THE 7TH ANNUAL EARTH PARTNER PRIZE

  • Prize Amount: $2,000-$10,000
  • Deadline: October 10, 2025
  • Summary: The Earth Partner Prize invites artists of all nationalities, races, genders, and faiths, aged 14 to 30, to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis.

7) NASENI INNOVATENAIJA CHALLENGE

  • Prize Amount: up to ₦100,000,000
  • Deadline: Unspecified
  • Summary: Are you a young Nigerian with a homegrown, game-changing product in science, engineering, or manufacturing? Then apply for the InnovateNaija Challenge.

8) MTN-WWF AFRICA PACHIPANDA CHALLENGE 2025

  • Grant amount: $5,000
  • Deadline: Varying by Country
  • Summary: The Africa PachiPanda Challenge inspires and supports innovative solutions addressing pressing environmental challenges across the continent.

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