Rocket Up
The Rocket Up programme empowers tech startups led by women founders and CEOs to scale across Europe through market entry opportunities, business validation, and access to expert know-how.
The ACT Foundation 2026 Grant
ACT Foundation is now accepting applications from registered nonprofit organizations and social enterprises implementing impactful projects in Health and Entrepreneurship across Africa.
The 2026 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
Make that business idea you’ve always had a reality in 2026! Gain access to US$5,000 in non-refundable seed capital, world-class business training, expert mentorship, and access to networks and market opportunities through the 2026 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
THE IYBA-WE4A ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
The programme aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa by enhancing their access to finance and business knowledge. It focuses on green businesses and seeks to drive economic inclusion, job creation, and sustainable development.
Activate AI: Economic Opportunity Challenge
A global call for applications of AI to empower people and communities to unlock economic opportunity for a resilient future.
Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship
This year-long cohort program offers sponsored mentorship and select coursework through the Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity (CGWHGE) at the Johns Hopkins University to practitioners, professionals, and scholars engaged in gender equity work, including those focused on gender-based violence (GBV), particularly in low- and middle-income settings.
Open Horizons Project Call 2
Open Horizons, a Horizon Europe funded initiative designed to elevate women-led deep tech startups, has officially opened its Second Open Call. It offers up to €55,000 in equity-free funding, strategic mentoring, and the chance to co-develop pilot projects with leading European corporates.
develoPPP Ventures EUR 100,000 Matched Funding
Growth funding for innovative start-ups with development impact
Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26
Women founders or co-founders of UK registered SMEs can apply for a package of support that includes a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further their ambitious growth plans.
Dr. Fola Aina Fellowship Program
A six-week Leadership Development Experience: Fellows participate in immersive leadership development experiences with focus on skills development in one of three themes: Leadership in Business, Leadership in Social Development, or Leadership in Governance. The intensive six-week model uses leadership development as the framework to create links between academic sessions, a strengths-based Common Leadership Curriculum, and cultural activities. Fellows in all three themes will acquire relevant knowledge and practical skills that empower them for impact in their respective sectors and communities.
EOI for Financial Institutions to Partner with UNCDF to Accelerate Agri-Lending in Sierra Leone
The overall objective of the EOI is to identify and select financial institutions capable of partnering with UNCDF to implement the Salone Access to Finance Matching grant facility.
Financing for Nature-Positive Private Sector Enterprises in Central Africa
UNCDF, under the Pro-Congo programme, is seeking Expressions of Interest from private enterprises operating in selected countries in the Congo Basin region (the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon) to access blended financing and technical assistance for nature-positive, deforestation-free, and climate-resilient business models