Awards, grants, funding and more
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Grant
Global
Provides a $100 million grant for a transformative project that addresses a critical global challenge.
Accelerator
South Africa
Supports innovative entrepreneurs with office space, networking, and mentorship to grow businesses.
Accelerator
Tanzania
Provides acceleration support for social enterprises focusing on sustainable growth in Tanzania.
Fellowship
Africa
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA’s thirteen (13) Centres of Excellence (CoEs), including ARUA-CD. Each fellowship will last six months, between July 2025 and June 2026. A maximum of four fellows will be assigned to each CoE, with all positions filled by December 2025. Fellowships begin 1 July 2025.
Fund
Africa
Provides financial support to cultural projects promoting Africa's artistic heritage and cultural exchange.
Fund
Africa
Focuses on funding water management projects that improve access and sustainability in African countries.
Fellowship
Africa
Awards fellowships to social entrepreneurs driving innovative, scalable solutions for social problems globally.
Fund
Africa
Supports early-stage social enterprises improving food security, agriculture, and health in African regions.
Competition
Global
Celebrates excellence in timber and bio-based building projects across the world.
Investment
Global
Provides investment opportunities in carbon-neutral projects and companies globally.
Entrepreneurship Support
Africa
Provides financial and strategic support for growing, high-impact African enterprises with scalable solutions.
Fund
Global
Focuses on investing in sustainable climate-focused projects and businesses.
Competition
Morocco
Egypt
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
Recognizes and assists clean tech businesses with training, coaching and support.
Fund
Africa
Invests in innovative projects that enhance Africa’s resilience to climate change and other vulnerabilities.
Fund
Global
Provides funding and support to creative innovators who drive social and environmental impact globally.
Fund
South Africa
Provides financing for infrastructure development to promote sustainable development.
Accelerator
Global
Provides funding and resources to innovators scaling solutions for the environment.
Fellowship
Global
Supports social entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship for projects solving global social issues.
Competition
Global
Recognizes outstanding local initiatives that sustainably manage ecosystems.
Fund
Global
Focuses on financing sustainable urban development through innovative financial models.
Accelerator
Egypt
Provides acceleration and mentorship for start-ups in Egypt.
Accelerator
Ghana
Supports start-ups in Ghana focusing on climate-related innovations and business solutions.
Award
Global
Recognises the progress and achievements of cities and municipalities in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda and New Urban Agenda.
Fellowship
Global
Provides support to social entrepreneurs and organizations accelerating scalable solutions for global development challenges.
Network
Africa
Supports entrepreneurs with networking, investment opportunities, and tools to grow sustainable businesses across Africa.
Fund
Global
Provides funding to high-impact, innovative projects addressing global development challenges and opportunities.
Competition
Africa
Recognizes and supports innovative young agripreneurs solving food security, climate and rural challenges in Africa.
Investor
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Invests in post-revenue innovative companies making essential goods and services more accessible and affordable to communities across Africa.
Competition
Global
Recognizes recently completed innovations in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability by cities and local governments. Awards held every two years.
Competition
Global
Recognizes design and construction projects that contribute toward the sustainable transformation of the construction sector.
Accelerator
South Africa
Initiates and supports high impact social innovations in the green economy.
Investment
South Africa
Combines South African government funding with private sector investment for bankable public infrastructure projects aligned with infrastructure targets set out in the National Development Plan.
Accelerator
Rwanda
Kenya
Provides comprehensive support to existing businesses with substantial growth potential, assisting them in reaching crucial growth milestones and preparing them for investment.
Network
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Kenya
Supports the development of promising individuals, teams and high impact businesses with seasoned facilitators, mentors and business coaches.
Network
South Africa
Supports the development of promising individuals, teams and high impact businesses with seasoned facilitators, mentors and business coaches.
Accelerator
Kenya
Offers incubation, capacity building and financing to new, small and medium business ventures addressing climate change.
Grant
South Africa
Offers recoverable grants and strategic mentorship to established enterprises operating in specific sectors of the green economy.
Award
Africa
Honor the efforts and accomplishments of mission-driven organizations and individuals across the globe
Prize
Global
Supports social ventures addressing regional challenges with innovative, impactful solutions in 17 Africa and the Middle East countries.
Accelerator
Uganda
Provides acceleration services for renewable energy businesses in Uganda.
Award
South Africa
Recognizes social innovations that improve lives of people with disabilities.
Summit & Award
Africa
Connects social enterprises with investors to scale impactful solutions for African challenges.
Award
Global
Recognizes leading social entrepreneurs creating scalable solutions for global challenges with social impact.
Accelerator
Global
Provides mentorship, networking, and funding for entrepreneurs developing scalable solutions.
Fellowship
Global
Supports biggest ideas in the nonprofit world and then seeks to get them funded
Prize
Africa
Recognizes outstanding contributions to improving food security, nutrition, and agricultural development across Africa.
Award
Africa
Recognizes innovative solutions advancing sustainable energy and environmental solutions to mitigate climate change.
Prize
Global
Supports women entrepreneurs globally, providing funding, mentorship, and visibility for scalable businesses.
Prize
Global
Funds ventures providing innovative solutions to poverty-related challenges, focusing on scalable, sustainable impact.
Prize
Global
Recognizes global efforts to promote energy innovation, sustainability, and the development of clean energy solutions.
Fund
Global
Supports organizations advocating for women’s rights, equality, and social justice through strategic investments.
Prize
Africa
Rewards innovative engineering solutions with the potential to transform development challenges across Africa.
Programme
Africa
Provides mentorship, training, and seed capital for young African entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
Network
Africa
Fosters partnerships and collaborations between the UK and South Africa to promote innovative approaches to addressing water security issues.
Grant
Global
Supports urban development projects focused on sustainability and equity in cities.
Accelerator
Africa
The Climate Ambition Accelerator is a six-month accelerator programme designed to equip companies with the knowledge and skills they need to accelerate progress towards setting science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with the 1.5°C pathway, setting them on a path towards net-zero emissions by 2050.
Accelerator
Global
Provides support, mentorship, and funding to entrepreneurs developing scalable and impactful solutions.
Incubator
Africa
Invests in health-focused startups improving healthcare delivery, access, and equity across the African continent.
Competition
Global
Recognizes trailblazing projects contributing to sustainable and inclusive urbanism by businesses, NGOs, community groups, local governments and collaborations.
Accelerator
South Africa
Supports food entrepreneurs with mentorship and funding to scale sustainable food businesses.