Funding Opportunities

Explore our Funding Opportunities section for valuable resources and avenues to secure financial support. Discover a diverse range of funding options, grants, and investment opportunities available for individuals and organizations. Stay informed about the latest funding trends, eligibility criteria, and application processes. Unlock the potential of funding and take your projects and initiatives to new heights. Browse our Funding Opportunities category and seize the chance to fuel your success.

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D-Prize Interventions Challenge 2026: $20,000 Seed Funding for Social Entrepreneurs

The D-Prize Interventions Challenge 2026 launched on September 14, 2026 and is now accepting applications from early-stage entrepreneurs anywhere in the world who can take an existing, evidence-based poverty solution and build an organisation that gets it to the people who need it most. The funding on offer is up to US$20,000 in seed capital

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Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge

Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge 2026: US$500,000 for Nonprofits Preparing Youth for AI

The Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge 2026 is now open, and for registered nonprofit organisations working on economic mobility, youth employment, and digital skills in low-income communities, this is one of the most significant grant opportunities currently available globally. The fourth edition of the challenge, titled Preparing Youth for AI, is committing a total of

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GEF Entrepreneur Investment Program

GEF Entrepreneurs Investment Program 2026: $35,000 Seed Investment for Tech-Enabled Startups

The GEF Entrepreneurs Investment Program 2026 is the official early-stage investment programme of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival, and applications are open right now until October 6, 2026. Selected startups gain access to three days of intensive founder coaching, startup clinics, commercialisation support, and investor pitching at the festival itself, which takes place from November 6

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GOSIMA Innovation Fund 2026: ₦10 Million in Grants for Nigerian Tech Entrepreneurs

The GOSIMA Innovation Fund 2026 is now accepting applications from young Nigerian entrepreneurs building scalable, technology-driven businesses, and the deadline to apply is September 28, 2026. Funded by Gosima Group and powered by SMFEST International, the programme selects founders aged 18 to 35, puts them through an intensive business accelerator with expert-led masterclasses and pitch

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Student Venture Capital Grant

Student Venture Capital Grant 2026: N50 million in Equity-free funding

The Student Venture Capital Grant 2026 is one of the largest government-funded student enterprise programmes Nigeria has ever run, and the application window closes on September 30, 2026. Administered by the Federal Ministry of Education through its Special Programme Operations and Implementation Unit, this is the second cohort of the programme, also known as the

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Entrepreneurs For Resilience Program

Entrepreneurs for Resilience Program 2027: $1 Million for Social Enterprises Expanding Healthcare Access in Low-Income Communities

The Entrepreneurs for Resilience 2027 is the tenth edition of one of the most credible and consistently well-funded social enterprise programmes in the global healthcare space, and applications are open right now until October 4, 2026 at 23:59 CET. Run by the Swiss Re Foundation in partnership with the Digital Connected Care Coalition, AXA EssentiALL,

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IIH SHIFT Program

IIH SHIFT Programme 2026: ₦5 Million Equity-Free Funding for Nigeria’s Most Technically Ambitious Founders

The IIH SHIFT Programme 2026 is one of the most seriously constructed deep-tech accelerator programmes to come out of Nigeria this year, and applications are open until October 2, 2026. SHIFT stands for Scaling Homegrown Innovations and Frontier Technologies, and the name reflects exactly what it is built to do: take Nigerian founders working on

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Pitch Perfect Africa 2026 Innovation Fellowship: Win CAD $5,000 for Your African Health Startup

The Pitch Perfect Africa 2026 Innovation Fellowship is now accepting applications from early-stage African health ventures, and three of the six ventures that make it to the final pitch stage will each walk away with a CAD $5,000 Innovation Fellowship to continue building their solution. The competition is designed and delivered by the Health Innovation

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