Tenth Round Collection of 20 Research Grants

Tenth Round Collection of 44 Research Grants, Fellowships,
Challenges, Prizes and Scholarships Calls
1. AFS Global STEM Accelerators 2024

Deadline: Mar 17, 2024
Donor: AFS Intercultural Programs
Grant Type: Training
Grant Size: Not Available
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Climate Change, Energy, Science, Technology, Women & Gender
Applications are now open for the AFS Global STEM Accelerators
program dedicated to the future of women in STEM fields by providing an
opportunity for girls from around the world to explore their interests in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
For more information, visit https://afs.org/global-stem/accelerators/
2. Global Health Equity Challenge 2024

Deadline: Apr 18, 2024
Donor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Area: Capacity Building, Health, Health care, Mental Health & Crisis
Support, Artificial Intelligence, Refugee & Asylum Seekers, Technology,
Women & Gender, Youth & Adolescents
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve seeks exceptional

solutions—rooted in and driven by communities—that leverage
technology to increase access to quality care and good health.
For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-global-

health-challenge
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3. MIT Solve Global Economic Prosperity Challenge
2024
Area: Community Engagement, Economic Development,
Employment & Labor, Legal Services, Cyber Security,
Misinformation/Disinformation, Violence Prevention, Peace &
Conflict Resolution, Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve is accepting
applications for Global Economic Prosperity Challenge to leverage
technology to increase peace and prosperity.
For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-
global-economic-prosperity-challenge
4. Submit Applications for Global Learning

Challenge 2024
Area: Children, Disability, Education, Learning, Literacy, Artificial
Intelligence, Poverty Alleviation, Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve is seeking
exceptional solutions leveraging technology to address equity
gaps in learning.
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4. Submit Applications for Global Learning
Challenge 2024
For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-
global-learning-challenge
5. Global Climate Challenge 2024

Donor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Fisheries, Marine, Climate Change,

Energy, Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is inviting exceptional

solutions that leverage technology to address the causes and impacts of
the climate crisis.
For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-global-

climate-challenge
6. SAIS Female Founder Award 2024 (Africa)
Deadline: Feb 29, 2024
Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

GmbH
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Countries/Regions: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo
(Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda,
Saint Helena, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
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6. SAIS Female Founder Award 2024 (Africa)
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda,
Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Business & Industry, Businesses, Companies
and Enterprises, Climate Change, Information Technology, Innovation,
Leadership, Women & Gender
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is calling

exceptional female leaders in Africa with an innovative AgTech, FoodTech or
ClimateTech business to apply for the SAIS Female Founder Award 2024!
For more information, visit https://sais-accelerator.com/
7. Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration

2024
Donor: IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: Less than $1000
Area: Marine, Arts & Culture, Media, Ocean Conservation, Science,

Sustainable Development
The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC),

Chulalongkorn University, the Department of Marine and Coastal
Resources (DMCR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,
Thailand, and Valeura Energy, Inc., are delighted to invite the public to
participate in the ‘2024 Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration’.
For more information,

visit https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ioc/westpac-and-partners-
announce-2024-photo-competition-coral-reef-restoration
8. Apply for SPSAS Co-designing Biodiversity

Assessments Program
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8. Apply for SPSAS Co-designing Biodiversity
Assessments Program
Donor: Sa~o Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS)
Biodiversity
Grant Type: Events
Area: Biodiversity, Environment, Youth & Adolescents
The Sa~o Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) Biodiversity
is inviting applications for the SPSAS Co-designing Biodiversity
Assessments to empower young scientists and environmental
technicians to design, obtain, and analyze biodiversity data
suitable for supporting effective environmental action programs
and policies.
For more information, visit https://espca.ib.unicamp.br/en/home-
english/
9. Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards 2024

Donor: Covering Climate Now
Area: Climate Change, Journalism, Media, Storytelling
Covering Climate Now invites journalists everywhere to submit
work for the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards presented
with the Columbia Journalism Review.
For more information, visit https://coveringclimatenow.org/climate-
beat-story/press-release-entries-open-for-the-2024-covering-
climate-now-journalism-awards/
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10. Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
Donor: The World Bank
Grant Type: Fellowship
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR,
Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia
Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste),
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
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10. Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo,
South Sudan
Area: Capacity Building, Research
The World Bank's Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
(RSMFP) matches aspiring development economics researchers
from developing countries with World Bank research economists,
creating unique opportunities for the fellows to participate in
rigorous policy-relevant research in the World Bank’s Development
Economics Vice Presidency (DEC).
visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/brief/rob
ert-s-mcnamara-fellowships-program
11. National Geographic Society offering Funding for Freshwater Conservation

Deadline: 25 March 2024
The National Geographic Society is seeking proposals for a funding opportunity, focused on
Freshwater Conservation.
For more information, visit National Geographic Society.
12. World Bank Youth Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 23 February 2024
Calling on Aquapreneurs to Join the World Bank Youth Innovation Challenge!
For more information, visit World Bank Group.
13. Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award

Donor: Bayer Foundations
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13. Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina,
Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote
DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French
Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North
Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated
States Of, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar),
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria,
Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu,
Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, South Sudan
Area: Nutrition, Business & Industry, Climate Change, Health,
Innovation, Women & Gender
Are you a woman entrepreneur driving change in Asia Pacific,
Latin America, Africa or the Middle East? Apply for the chance to
join the Accelerator Programme, and gain valuable exposure,
resources, and opportunities for your business to thrive!
For more information, visit https://bayerfoundation-wea.com/
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14. African Environmental Defenders Emergency
Fund
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
Donor: African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ)
Grant Type: Grant
Countries/Regions: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cote DIvoire (Ivory
Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda,
Saint Helena, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan
Area: Environment
The African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) invites you to be a
part of the solution! If you're passionate about making a difference
and have a climate justice project in mind, they want to support
you. Apply for their grants to create African solutions for African
problems!
visit https://envirodefenders.africa/emergency-fund/?
fbclid=IwAR0UTFA-
l4uxhwe7IAaBE2d95O0lvSvtqUM2jpDLCKy4yhXWWJsXK52Mh8Y
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15. Public Interest Media and Healthy Information
Environments (PIMHIE) Programme
Donor: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: More than $1 million
Countries/Regions: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Congo DR, Egypt,
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia
Area: Literacy, Journalism, Media, Sustainable Development
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
invites not-for-profit organisations to submit proposals to deliver
Public Interest Media and Healthy Information Environments
(PIMHIE) Programme.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/international-
development-funding/public-interest-media-and-healthy-
information-environments-programme
16. Builders of Africa’s Future 2024 - Cohort Seven

Donor: African Diaspora Network
Grant Type: Events
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16. Builders of Africa’s Future 2024 - Cohort Seven
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Businesses, Companies and
Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Education, Energy, Health,
Information Technology, Innovation
African Diaspora Network hosts the seventh annual Builders of
Africa’s Future Awards!
visit https://africandiaspora.smapply.io/prog/BAF24/
17. MOOC on Children’s Right to Education in

Armed Conflict
Donor: Global Campus of Human Rights
Grant Type: Events
Area: Children, Education, Peace & Conflict Resolution
Applications are now open for the MOOC (Massive Open Online
Course) on Children’s Right to Education in Armed Conflict.
For more information, visit https://gchumanrights.org/education/e-
learning/moocs/childrens-right-to-education-in-armed-conflict/
about.html
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18. Apply for Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 3
Donor: One Young World
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Climate Change, Health, Youth & Adolescents
The One Young World is providing awards to a small, innovative,
youth-led non-profit organisation which aims to solve the climate
and health challenges facing young people today.
visit https://www.oneyoungworld.com/lead2030/24/challenge-sdg3-
astrazeneca
19. ALC Peace, Security & Development

Fellowships - Africa
Donor: African Leadership Centre (ALC)
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19. ALC Peace, Security & Development
Fellowships - Africa
Area: Leadership, Peace & Conflict Resolution, Research
The African Leadership Centre (ALC) is pleased to announce a call
for applications for Peace, Security & Development Fellowships for
the academic year 2024/2025.
visit https://africanleadershipcentre.org/index.php/22-news/751-
alc-peace-security-development-fellowships-for-2024-2025
20. An Opportunity to become the ‘Next Heroes in

Food & Agtech’
Donor: F&A Next
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Startups, Information
Technology, Innovation
Aside from the many network opportunities that are offered
throughout the event, F&A Next is offering 10 most promising
agrifoodtech startups a special opportunity to take the stage at
the event and present themselves to the entire audience as ‘Next
Heroes in Food & Agtech’.
For more information, visit https://www.fanext.com/startups/
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21. Applications open for bp Net Zero Scholarship
2024
Donor: One Young World
Grant Type: Scholarship
Area: Climate Change, Energy, Innovation, Youth & Adolescents
bp is pleased to support the Net Zero Scholarship, a programme to
identify and engage with young innovators who are reimagining
energy for people and the planet today.
visit https://www.oneyoungworld.com/scholarships/net-zero/2024
22. GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program

Donor: GenScript
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Research, Biotech, Science
GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program is a new initiative
dedicated to supporting breakthroughs in life science research
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22. GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program
areas including but not limited to:
visit https://www.genscript.com/grantprogram.html
23. Nominations open for Tusk Award 2024

Donor: Tusk
Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000
Area: Animals & Wildlife, Conservation
Nominations are now open for the Tusk Award 2024.
visit https://www.tuskawards.com/nominations/
24. Apply for Land Accelerator in Africa

Donor: World Resources Institute (WRI)
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24. Apply for Land Accelerator in Africa
Countries/Regions: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR,
Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Area: Business & Industry, Businesses, Companies and
Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Land Conservation
Land Accelerator in Africa invites all restoration businesses in
AFR100’s 34 member countries to apply, including those who may
not traditionally define themselves as restoration enterprises.
For more information, visit https://www.wri.org/initiatives/land-
accelerator/africa
25. Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO

Programs Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia
Donor: Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
Grant Type: Grant
Countries/Regions: Ethiopia
Area: Food Safety, Nutrition, Health, Humanitarian Relief, Refugee &

Asylum Seekers
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration has announced a

notice of funding opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in
Ethiopia.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/search-results-

detail/352210
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26. Applications open for IBRO Parenthood Grants
Donor: International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Area: Family, Research, Scientific Research
International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) is seeking
applications for the Parenthood grants to support early-career
Principal Investigators on parental leave (due to recent childbirth
or adoption) or approaching parental leave (due to pregnancy or
impending adoption) by providing supplemental laboratory funding.
For more information, visit https://ibro.org/ibro-parenthood-grants/
27. Marlène and Paolo Fresco Fellowship for African

Studies
Donor: The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance
Studies (I Tatti)
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
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27. Marlène and Paolo Fresco Fellowship for African
Studies
Area: Archaeology, Art History and Preservation, Arts & Culture,
Languages, Literature, Music, Research
Applications are now open for the Marlène and Paolo Fresco
Fellowship to stimulate and support increased scholarship on
cultural exchanges between the African continent and the
Mediterranean world during the period c. 1250-1750.
For more information, visit https://itatti.harvard.edu/marlene-paolo-
fresco-fellowship-african-studies
28. TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry

Deadline: May 10, 2024
Donor: The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville),
Congo DR, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos,
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia,
Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, East Timor (Timor-
Leste), Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia,
Area: Research, Science
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has launched the TWAS-
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28. TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry, sponsored by Searle Company
Ltd, to given to a chemist not older than 40, national of a science-
and-technology lagging country (STLC), who has been living and
working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to
his/her nomination.
For more information, visit https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-atta-
ur-rahman-award-chemistry
29. Submit Applications for the TWAS Awards

Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire
(Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Micronesia Federated States Of, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint
Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
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29. Submit Applications for the TWAS Awards
Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-
Leste), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Area: Research, Science, Social Sciences
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is providing nine awards
to individual scientists who have been working and living in a
developing country for at least 10 years.
For more information, visit https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-
awards
30. Applications open for ICFJ Knight Fellowship

Donor: International Center for Journalists(ICFJ)
Area: Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation,
Journalism, Media, Misinformation/Disinformation
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is excited to open
applications for established journalists who are committed to
developing innovative media projects or programs in or for their
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30. Applications open for ICFJ Knight Fellowship
home countries.
For more information, visit https://www.icfj.org/news/calling-
media-leaders-globally-apply-now-icfj-knight-fellowships
31. Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund

Donor: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo
(Brazzaville), Congo DR, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia Federated States Of,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nauru,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian
Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Area: Animals & Wildlife, Endangered Species, Habitat, Civil Society

Development, Conservation, Research
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31. Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund
The Fondation Segré and IUCN Save Our Species are proud to announce
that the fourth calls for proposals under the Fondation Segré
Conservation Action Fund are now open.
For more information, visit https://iucnsos.org/new-funding-to-protect-

threatened-ungulates-now-possible-under-the-fondation-segre-
conservation-action-fund-apply-now/
32. TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological

Sciences
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central
African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo DR, Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger,
Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, South Sudan
Area: Research, Science, Women & Gender
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is inviting nominations for
the Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences from all its
members as well as science academies, national research
councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and
developed countries.
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33. Nominations open for TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-
Kharafi Award
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Area: Research, Science, Scientific Research, Technology, Women
& Gender
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is inviting nominations for
the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award from all its members as well as
science academies, national research councils, universities and
scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.
fayzah-m-al-kharafi-award
34. Call for Applications: ProVeg Grants Programme

Donor: ProVeg International
Grant Type: Grant
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34. Call for Applications: ProVeg Grants Programme
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Capacity Building, Health,
Health care, Innovation, Technology
The ProVeg International is accepting applications for the ProVeg
Grants programme to accelerate the transformation of the food
system by providing support for organisations involved in this vital
work.
For more information, visit https://proveg.org/advocacy/grants/
35. Mind & Life Institute PEACE Grants

Donor: Mind & Life Institute
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Mental Health & Crisis Support, Research
The Mind & Life Institute is pleased to announce the PEACE Grants
to support projects that advance the understanding of wholesome
mental qualities and positive interpersonal and social action
related to Prosociality, Empathy, Altruism, Compassion, and Ethics
(PEACE).
visit https://www.mindandlife.org/grants/peace-grants/
36. Applications open for OWSD Early Career

Fellowship
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36. Applications open for OWSD Early Career
Fellowship
Donor: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
(OWSD)
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Area: Education, Leadership, Research, Science, Technology,
Women & Gender
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
(OWSD) Early Career Fellowship is a prestigious award offered to
women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed
at an academic or scientific research institute in one of the listed
Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs).
visit https://owsd.net/career-development/early-career-women-
scientists-ecws-fellowships
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37. Ethereum Foundation Academic Grants Round
2024
Donor: Ethereum Foundation
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Area: Information Technology, Research, Technology, Humanities
The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce the Academic
Grants Round 2024, an initiative dedicated to fostering research in
the Ethereum ecosystem.
visit https://esp.ethereum.foundation/academic-grants
38. Leading African Women in Food Fellowship

(LAWFF) Program
Donor: African Food Changemakers
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38. Leading African Women in Food Fellowship
(LAWFF) Program
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, Economic
Development, Leadership, Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable
Development, Gender Equality, Women & Gender
The Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) Program
is a transformative initiative designed to empower and celebrate
women leaders in the African food and agriculture sector.
For more information, visit https://lawff.afchub.org/
39. TWAS-Mohammad A. Hamdan Award in

Mathematical Sciences
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cote
DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestinian
Territories, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab
Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan
Area: Research, Science
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is inviting applications for
TWAS-Mohammad A. Hamdan Award given for outstanding
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39. TWAS-Mohammad A. Hamdan Award in
Mathematical Sciences
mathematical work carried out by a scientist working and living in
Africa or the Arab region.
mohammad-hamdan-award
40. TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier

Science
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire
(Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Micronesia Federated States Of, Mongolia, Mozambique,
Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint
Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-
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40. TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier
Science
Leste), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Montenegro, South Sudan
Area: Research, Science, Youth & Adolescents
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has launched the Young
Scientists Award for Frontier Science to recognize scientific
achievements by young scientists living and working in a
developing country.
For more information, visit https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-cas-
young-scientists-award-frontier-science
41. TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award

Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad,
Comoros, Congo DR, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Nepal,
Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, East Timor (Timor-
Leste), Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, South Sudan
Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Energy, Environment, Recycling, Innovation, Technology,
Transportation, Water & Sanitation
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is pleased to announce
the TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award to
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41. TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
recognize the significant impact on the environment and
biodiversity of scientists from least developed countries.
samira-omar-innovation-sustainability-award
42. GCBC Research Grant Competition 2

Donor: Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC)
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Countries/Regions: Angola, Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros,
Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote
DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Micronesia Federated States Of, Montserrat, Mozambique,
Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa,
Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand,
East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan
Area: Endangered Species, Habitat, Community Development,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Livelihood, Poverty Alleviation, Research,
Sustainable Development, Water
Applications are invited to apply for grant funding from the Global Centre
on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC), a UK international research and
development programme that seeks to support research on critical
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42. GCBC Research Grant Competition 2
evidence gaps in how the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity can deliver climate solutions and improve livelihoods.
For more information, visit https://www.gcbc.org.uk/gcbc-

research-grant-competition-2-rgc2-is-now-officially-open-for-
applications/
43. Call for Proposals: XIV “Africa Objective” Photo

Contest
Donor: Casa África
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Area: Arts & Culture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environment,
Media
Casa África announces its XIV “Africa Objective” Photographic
Contest , which will reward the photographs that best reveal the
positive aspects of the African continent in the field of Biodiversity
in Africa , which is this year's theme.
For more information, visit https://www.casafrica.es/es/evento/xiv-
concurso-fotografico-objetivo-africa-biodiversidad-en-africa
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44. Apply for OCEAN Grants Programme
Donor: Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN)
Grant Type: Grant
Countries/Regions: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory
Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon,
Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Micronesia Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
And The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East
Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wallis And Futuna, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, South Sudan
Area: Marine, Community Development, Climate Change,
Environment, Health, Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Development
The Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) is
seeking applications for projects that aim to deliver lasting change
to the marine environment and for coastal communities.
For more information, visit https://oceangrants.org.uk/apply/
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Challenges, Prizes and Scholarships Calls

1. AFS Global STEM Accelerators 2024

Donor: AFS Intercultural Programs

Grant Type: Training

Grant Size: Not Available

Countries/Regions: All Countries

Area: Climate Change, Energy, Science, Technology, Women & Gender

For more information, visit https://afs.org/global-stem/accelerators/

2. Global Health Equity Challenge 2024

Donor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve

Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges

Grant Size: Not Available

Countries/Regions: All Countries

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve seeks exceptional

For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-global-

4. Submit Applications for Global Learning

5. Global Climate Challenge 2024

Donor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges

Grant Size: Not Available

Countries/Regions: All Countries

Area: Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Fisheries, Marine, Climate Change,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is inviting exceptional

For more information, visit https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-global-

6. SAIS Female Founder Award 2024 (Africa)

Deadline: Feb 29, 2024

Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is calling

For more information, visit https://sais-accelerator.com/

7. Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration

Donor: IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)

Grant Type: Events

Grant Size: Less than $1000

Countries/Regions: All Countries

Area: Marine, Arts & Culture, Media, Ocean Conservation, Science,

The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC),

For more information,

8. Apply for SPSAS Co-designing Biodiversity

9. Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards 2024

11. National Geographic Society offering Funding for Freshwater Conservation

13. Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award

16. Builders of Africa’s Future 2024 - Cohort Seven

17. MOOC on Children’s Right to Education in

19. ALC Peace, Security & Development

20. An Opportunity to become the ‘Next Heroes in

22. GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program

23. Nominations open for Tusk Award 2024

24. Apply for Land Accelerator in Africa

25. Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO

Grant Type: Grant

Grant Size: More than $1 million

Area: Food Safety, Nutrition, Health, Humanitarian Relief, Refugee &

The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration has announced a

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/search-results-

27. Marlène and Paolo Fresco Fellowship for African

28. TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry

29. Submit Applications for the TWAS Awards

30. Applications open for ICFJ Knight Fellowship

31. Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund

Area: Animals & Wildlife, Endangered Species, Habitat, Civil Society

For more information, visit https://iucnsos.org/new-funding-to-protect-