Grants, and Funding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Applications are now open for the 2025 Enel Foundation Open Africa Power Program.

Google For Startups Growth Academy. Apply for the three-month accelerator program for seed-to-series A technology startup based in Africa

Fully funded scholarship to attend One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany, for entrepreneurs making a difference in malnutrition, community resilience, or ecosystems. Open to youth from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

Are you an African entrepreneur working to disrupt the market with a bold idea that could help end poverty in our lifetime? FINCA Ventures is hosting the second annual Prize Competition to fund early-stage companies with visionary leaders looking to drive impact and innovation in climate-smart agriculture and fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications are open for the Barclays Black Founder Accelerator 2025. Join the 12-week accelerator, where you'll collaborate with industry leaders to build and refine a growth strategy designed for long-term success. You'll focus on where to channel your energy, experiment rapidly, and make data-backed decisions to scale your business effectively.

Applications are open for the BGE Energizing Small Business Grants 2025. The BGE Energizing Small Business grant program, presented in partnership with Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), is offering grants to help central Maryland businesses succeed and thrive.

The 2025 TWAS-Apex Award will be given to an individual scientist from the developing world who has demonstrated excellence in advancing the field of Quantum Science and technology through original, high-impact research and/or the development of innovative applications.

Attend the World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin with full funding! This stipend covers travel, accommodation, and participation fees for global health advocates from low- and middle-income countries.

Nedbank is calling for applications for its 2025 Quants Graduate Programme – a two-year experience designed for aspiring quantitative analysts

Applications Open for the 7th Annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition—Africa’s Youth Agrifood Entrepreneurs Invited to Drive Food Systems Transformation with a US$160,000 Prize Pool

An agribusiness accelerator for Kenyan youth and women with innovative ideas or businesses, combining agriculture and tech to drive sustainability.

Are you dedicated to nurturing and growing your local ecosystem for Climate Tech entrepreneurship? Impact Pioneers '25 a leadership programme that welcomes you to exchange experiences with an international network of peers and gain first hand insights and experience from Sweden’s most successful Climate Tech entrepreneurship leaders and environments.

Applications are now open for the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship 2025. Join our accelerator to create a credible, investable plan to scale your business and your impact.

Applications are open for the RestorER × Worth Pursuing Inc. Micro-Grant Initiative 2025. The RestorER × Worth Pursuing Inc. Micro-Grant Initiative is a collaborative effort designed to empower women entrepreneurs and business leaders by providing financial support, business development resources, and holistic well-being tools to foster sustainable success.

Applications are open for the IBM Sustainability Accelerator 2025. This new cohort will aim to create sustainable consumption and production solutions, supporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 9 or 12 to accelerate sustainable economic development, boost supply chain efficiency and expand Al deployment and capacity

Join the largest community of problem-solvers, visionaries, creative thinkers and Innovators in Africa, at the annual Hackaholics Ideathon, and catalyze change with the enabling power of Technology

Applications are open for the Villgro Africa Health Equity for Africa Program 2025. The Health Equity for Africa Program is an initiative by Boehringer Ingelheim and Villgro Africa designed to assist social entrepreneurs (SEs) tackling well being disparities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications are open for the CEl Jamaica Program for Women Entrepreneurs 2025. CEl Jamaica is a transformative exchange program initiative designed to drive entrepreneurship and economic growth across the Caribbean, starting with Jamaica. In partnership with the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA), this program fosters collaboration between Caribbean innovators and Canadian investors, creating a bridge for global opportunities.

Applications are open for the CTIP Catalyzing Pediatric Innovation Grant 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Audi Environmental Foundation Scholarships to attend the One Young World Summit. Audi Environmental Foundation is collaborating with One Young World to offer scholarships to seven inspiring young leaders to attend this year’s One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany