Africa
Win Up to $10,000 for Youth-Led Climate Justice in the Global South: Growing Roots Grant 2026 Guide
There’s a particular kind of frustration that only community organizers know: you can see the problem clearly, you can feel the urgency in your bones, and you even have a plan—yet somehow you’re expected to do it all on “passion” and Wha...
Win Up to $15,000 for Youth-Led Nature Restoration: The Iris Prize 2026 Grant Guide for Young Environmental Leaders
If you’ve ever tried to do serious environmental work as a young leader, you already know the frustrating truth: people love your passion… right up until it’s time to hand you real resources.
Win Up to $2,000 for Africa-Focused Reporting: ICFJ Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards 2026 Guide
ICFJ journalism awards of up to $2,000 recognizing Africa-focused reporting that is accurate, deeply sourced, and suitable for citation in Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.
Win Up to $2,500 for Regional Integration Reporting: SADC Media Awards 2026 Guide for Print, Radio, TV, and Photojournalism
There are awards that feel like polite applause. And then there are awards that put your work in the middle of a regional conversation that actually matters.
Win Up to $20,000 for Your Nigerian Agritech Startup: AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2026 Prize Competition Guide ($40,000 Total)
If you build agritech in Nigeria, you already know the truth nobody puts on conference banners: farmers do not need another shiny app that looks good in a demo and disappears at planting season.
Win Up to $5,000 for Student Health Design Projects: Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition 2026
If you and your classmates have sketched a user-friendly ventilator adapter on a napkin, prototyped a community health app in a dorm room, or designed a low-cost clinic workflow that actually makes sense, this competition is made for you.
Win Up to $5,000 for Your STEM Degree in the US or Canada: MPOWER Financing Women in STEM Scholarship 2026
There are scholarships that feel like a polite golf clap—nice, but not life-changing. Then there are scholarships that show up like a friend with groceries when your bank account is doing that tragic little “insufficient funds” dance.
Win Up to $50,000 for Girls and Women Education Work: UNESCO Prize for Girls and Women Education 2026 Guide
If you’ve ever built a program that gets girls into classrooms, keeps them there, and helps them actually *thrive*—you already know the work is equal parts grit, patience, and inventive problem-solving.
Win Up to $500 in a Global Photography Award for Rangelands and Pastoralists: GLF Photography Awards 2026 Guide
Some photography contests want pretty pictures. This one wants truth. The kind you can feel in your ribs when you look at a photograph and suddenly realize: *Oh. People live like this. Land works like this. This matters.*
Win Up to £50,000 for Climate Resilience Research: Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge CReSus Fund 2025
If you care about climate resilience in Africa and have a collaborator at the University of Cambridge, this call is built for you.