This week’s newsletter features a broad range of grants, OSV fellowships, scholarships, and awards, spanning diverse fields and regions. Opportunities exist for entrepreneurs, researchers, artists, and those passionate about driving positive change.
1. OSV Fellowship and Grant Program 2025
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Donor: O’Shaughnessy Ventures
Grant Type: Fellowship
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Innovation, Research, Science, Technology
This program supports bold and innovative researchers, builders, and creatives.
For more information, visit: https://www.osv.llc/oshaughnessy-fellowships
2. Apply Now: BRACE Award Venture Competition 2025
Deadline: Mar 15, 2025
Donor: AIM-HI Accelerator Fund
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Business & Industry, Businesses, Companies and Enterprises, Cancer, Technology
This competition focuses on ventures developing innovative cancer solutions.
For more information, visit: https://aim-hiaccelerator.org/brace-apply/
3. Submissions open for Women’s Venture Competition 2025
Deadline: Mar 15, 2025
Donor: AIM-HI Accelerator Fund
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Business & Industry, Businesses, Companies and Enterprises, Startups, Cancer, Technology, Women & Gender
This competition is specifically for women-led oncology companies.
For more information, visit: https://aim-hiaccelerator.org/wvc-apply/
4. Response and Resilience Strengthening Programme for CSOs (Ghana and Liberia)
Deadline: Jan 08, 2025
Donor: West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Grant Type: Training
Grant Size: Not Available
Countries/Regions:
- Ghana
- Liberia
Area: Capacity Building, Biodiversity, Conservation, Sustainable Development
This program strengthens the capacity of conservation-focused CSOs in Ghana and Liberia.
For more information, visit: https://wacsi.org/call-for-applications-response-and-resilience-strengthening-programme-for-civil-society-organisations-in-ghana-and-liberia-2025/
5. Apply for kanthari Leadership Program 2025
Deadline: Jan 10, 2025
Donor: kanthari
Grant Type: Scholarship
Grant Size: Not Available
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Arts & Culture, Social Entrepreneurship, Civil Society Development, Environment, Leadership
This program offers leadership training for changemakers.
For more information, visit: https://www.kanthari.org/admissions/
6. Apply Now: NWN Community Investments Grant Program
Deadline: Mar 01, 2025
Donor: NextWorldNow
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Community Development, Innovation, Leadership
This program provides grants for community-led projects.
For more information, visit: https://sites.google.com/site/nextworldnowcommunity/home
7. World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest
Deadline: Feb 02, 2025
Donor: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: Not Available
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Animals & Wildlife, Endangered Species, Habitat, Arts & Culture, Children, Conservation, Innovation, Youth & Adolescents
This contest engages youth in wildlife conservation through art.
For more information, visit: https://www.ifaw.org/international/wwd-art-contest
8. CFAs: Global Heumann Fellowship Program
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Donor: World Institute on Disability
Grant Type: Fellowship
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Community Development, Disability, Disaster Preparedness, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Research, Technology, Sustainable Development
This fellowship program empowers disability leaders and advocates.
For more information, visit: https://wid.org/global-heumann-fellowship/
9. Applications open for Abel Visiting Scholar Program
Deadline: Apr 30, 2025
Donor: International Mathematical Union
Grant Type: Scholarship
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Developing countries (Specific countries listed in the link)
Area: Education, Scholarships, Career Development, Research
This program enables mathematicians from developing countries to visit international research collaborators.
For more information, visit: https://www.mathunion.org/cdc/grants/grants-research-visits/abel-visiting-scholar-program
10. Call for Proposals: Barakat Trust Grant Programme
Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
Donor: The Barakat Trust
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Archaeology, Art History and Preservation, Arts & Culture, Museums, Architecture and Planning, Research
This program supports projects promoting and preserving Islamic art, culture, and heritage.
For more information, visit: https://barakat.org/grants/
11. Apply Now: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (Africa)
Deadline: Mar 01, 2025
Donor: The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: Not Available
Countries/Regions: Africa (Specific countries listed in the link)
Area: Business & Industry, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Artificial Intelligence
This program supports entrepreneurship in Africa.
For more information, visit: https://www.tefconnect.com/
12. Small Conservation Grants Program in Sub Saharan Africa
Deadline: Apr 30, 2025
Donor: Jana Robeyst Trust Fund
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa (Specific countries listed in the link)
Area: Animals & Wildlife, Endangered Species, Conservation, Research
This program provides small grants for conservation work in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information, visit: http://janatrustfund.org/index_en.html
13. Nominations open for Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Donor: BBVA Foundation
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Financial Management, Arts & Culture, Music, Performing Arts, Economic Development, Climate Change, Environment, Information Technology, Research, Science, Humanities, Social Sciences
These awards recognize advances in various fields of knowledge.
For more information, visit: https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/conditions/
14. Call for Applications: Global Energy Prize
Deadline: Apr 20, 2025
Donor: Global Energy Association
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Community Development, Energy, Environment, Research, Science, Technology, Sustainable Development
This prize recognizes achievements in energy research and development.
For more information, visit: https://globalenergyprize.org/en/the-statute-about-the-international-energy-award-prize-for-research-in-the-field-of-energy/
15. CFAs: Emory Max Cooper Prize in Immunology
Deadline: Apr 01, 2025
Donor: Emory University School of Medicine
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Worldwide
Area: Health
This prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to immunology.
For more information, visit: https://med.emory.edu/research/research-innovation/max-cooper-prize.html
Conclusion
This diverse collection of funding opportunities offers a wide range of possibilities for researchers, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. Be sure to carefully review the eligibility requirements and deadlines before applying. Good luck with your funding pursuits!
