Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI) and Anesvad Foundation are pleased to announce the €70,000 third round of call for proposals for RESILIENTD Grant funding commencing in 2027.

The $5,000 Turtle Conservation Fund supports research and conservation projects for highly endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles, prioritizing Critically Endangered or Endangered species. 

The $5,000 Leslie Brown Research Grant Program by the Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) supports research focused exclusively on African birds of prey.

The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) Research Grant Program provides significant funding of up to $300,000 for high-quality, independent scientific research.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched the InnovateNaija Challenge, a nationwide innovation competition that invites young Nigerians with science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing ideas to compete for a share of a ₦140 million prize pool, mentorship, and ecosystem support.

Discover more than $500,000 in grants that support researchers, scholars, innovators, scientists, and creatives across Africa and globally. Funding focuses on biomedical research, digital humanities, endangered knowledge preservation, animal rights, education and youth development, economic growth, climate innovation, space exploration, and scientific excellence.

The $500,000 Global Energy Prize is inviting applications for the international scientific community to recognize outstanding achievements in energy research and development.

The €400,000 nineteenth edition of Frontiers of Knowledge Awards to recognize and reward world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of singu­lar impact for their originality and significance.

Explore these opportunities with over $4.6M in funding for entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, academics, NGOs, and community-led organizations across Southern Africa.

The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) is inviting academics based in South African public universities in the faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as research institutes, to submit their applications for funding for the R100,000 Working Groups Programmme.