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Win Up to $10,000: Africa Energy Innovation Competition Opens for Young Entrepreneurs

Deadline: September 10, 2026 The Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) invites proposals for the Africa Energy Innovation Competition (AEIC), a continental challenge mobilizing young, early-stage energy entrepreneurs to develop, prototype, and scale innovative solutions across Africa’s energy sector. About the Competition Themed “Accelerating Value Addition, Youth Innovation & Community Action,” the competition supports young entrepreneurs across four strategic tracks: What’s…

$10,000–$100,000 OPEC Award for Research – Call for Nominations 2026

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Deadline: November 30, 2026 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has opened nominations for the prestigious OPEC Award for Research 2026. This award recognizes outstanding individual researchers whose work has significantly advanced knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues. Instituted in 2004, the Award is conferred by the President of the…

Up to $30,000 in Prizes: Apply for Wege Prize 2027 Circular Economy Challenge

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Deadline: October 4, 2026 The Wege Prize is now accepting applications for its 2027 edition, challenging interdisciplinary student teams from around the world to design circular solutions that address real-world problems for people, businesses, and the environment. Organized by Ferris State University’s Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD), this annual competition ignites game-changing solutions for the…

From Commitments to Capital: Join the 3rd Annual Africa Climate Finance Conference in Kampala

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📅 1–2 September 2026 | 📍 Kampala Marriott Hotel, Uganda Africa needs an estimated US$400 billion annually** to address climate change, yet received only **US$47 billion in climate finance in 2022—just 3.6% of global climate finance. Meanwhile, COP29 set a new goal of US$300 billion annually by 2035**, with a broader ambition to scale climate finance to **US$1.3…

Up to $10,000 Available: Apply for the Jack Kimmel International Grant Program

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The TREE Fund, in partnership with the Canadian TREE Fund, is now accepting applications for the Jack Kimmel International Grant Program. This grant honors the late Jack Kimmel, former Director of Parks for the City of Toronto and a 46-year leader in the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and provides essential funding for arboriculture and urban forestry…

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Apply Now for the BPN Impala Program

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Are you a women entrepreneur in Rwanda’s tourism, hospitality, or agriculture sector ready to take your business to the next level? The BPN Entrepreneurship Development Program – Impala Program offers a unique opportunity to transform your business through intensive coaching, training, and networking . About the Impala Program The Impala Program is a 12-month journey designed to support 15 high-potential women-led…

$50,000 to Turn AI Innovation into Action for Africa’s Agriculture

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Smart Africa Secretariat, has launched the third edition of the Innovate Africa Challenge. This continental initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that address some of Africa’s most pressing agricultural and climate challenges. Under the theme “From Ideation to…

$200K–$1.2M Grants: Turning Climate Pledges into Bankable Projects – EPIC Deploy Launches for Sustainable Cooling

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The gap between global climate commitments and real-world deployment has long been a challenge for sustainable cooling. Now, a new initiative is bridging that divide with concrete funding and technical support. The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) , in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) , has officially launched EPIC Deploy (Enabling Pledge…

AEYA Spaces for Youth Call for Projects – West Africa

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📅 Deadline: August 7, 2026 Are you a youth organisation in West Africa? Ghiyada Africa (Togo) , in partnership with SESG Future Ready Hub (Ghana) , is launching the Call for Projects – Spaces for Youth (West Africa) under the Africa-Europe Youth Academy (AEYA) . This programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France in consortium with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) ….

$300K Grants Available for Artists & Organizers in Oakland

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📅 LOI Deadline: August 28, 2026 The Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund has opened applications for its fourth annual round of funding, offering three grants of $100,000 annually for three years to collaborations between Oakland-based cultural and social change organizations serving BIPOC communities. The funding will ensure that artists, culture bearers, and organizers can work side-by-side…