Submissions are now open for the £15,000 Royal Society Africa Prize to recognise research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the sciences.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, February, North Africa, Researchers, Scientist, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth invites applications to the £100,000 sixth call for proposals for Larger Research Grants (LRGs).
- 2026, Academic Research, Central Africa, East Africa, February, North Africa, Researchers, Southern Africa, West Africa
Applications are now open for the $100,000 Roux Prize to recognize outstanding innovation in the practical use of disease burden research.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, Health, March, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using their annual literary award
- 2026, Central Africa, Creative Industry, East Africa, February, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Writing
The $20,000 Leading Minds Climate Education Fellowship opens a global call for youth (ages 10–30) working to transform climate education — whether in schools, communities or digital spaces
- 2025, Central Africa, Climate Change, December, East Africa, Education, Fellowship, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Youth
The £100,000 endangered Material Knowledge Programme offers documentation grants that support the preservation of living material knowledge systems at risk of disappearing.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, Environment, January, North Africa, Researchers, Southern Africa, West Africa
The CHF10,000 GEO Mountains Small Grants Call offers an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to advance mountain monitoring, data generation and information sharing across some of the world’s most critical mountain regions.
- 2026, East Africa, Environment, February, Researchers
The $110,000 Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program supporting journalists dedicated to reporting on artificial intelligence.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, Fellowship, January, Journalist, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The SurveyMonkey is inviting applications for its CHF150,000 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship Program to support early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, February, Fellowship, North Africa, Researchers, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Institute for Human Sciences is seeking applications for its €3,300 Jan Patočka Fellowship Program to provide support to scholars in all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
- 2026, Central Africa, East Africa, February, Fellowship, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa