Impact-driven startups and social enterprises can now apply for Expo City Dubai Foundation’s Global Innovators Programme, which offers grants of up to US$ 100,000. The programme backs scalable solutions that tackle urgent challenges, especially in the Global South.
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, run by the Meltwater Foundation, is now accepting applications for its third cohort. The program offers $60,000 in equity-free funding, business acceleration, mentorship, market access, and impact-driven learning support.
The $6,000 Halcyon House EquityTech Fellowship is open to for-profit startups worldwide that leverage technology to increase social and financial inclusion and close equity gaps in education, wealth, and accessibility.
The $6,000 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship invites African entrepreneurs to accelerate solutions that strengthen climate adaptation, resilience and food security through high-impact ventures.
The AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya aims to promote agricultural innovation among Kenyan youth and contribute to the country’s food security through technology-driven entrepreneurship.
The Circular Lab, has launched the Open Call for Waste Management Startups 2026 — an international innovation challenge designed to identify, support, and accelerate breakthrough ideas that can transform how cities manage waste.
The JournalismAI, a global initiative based at LSE in partnership with the Google News Initiative, has opened its $100,000 Innovation Challenge programme designed for small and medium-sized news publishers exploring the potential of artificial intelligence.
The $5,000 competition is designed to support African-based ventures with investment readiness and exposure.
Discover research and fellowship funding open to scholars, academics, and researchers worldwide — with deadlines from November 2025 to January 2026.
The Foundation S has announced the €100,000Climate Action & Health Resilience Grants Programme to strengthen community health systems against the growing impacts of extreme heat and air pollution in low- and middle-income countries.
