Africa

Get Up to $100,000 for AI Safety and Science: Foresight Institute Nodes Grant 2026 ($3M Available)

Artificial intelligence is sprinting ahead, reshaping what researchers can do in biology, nanotechnology, forecasting, and security. That speed brings opportunity — and real risk.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Dec 31, 2025

Get Up to $100,000 for Bold Ideas: O Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants 2026

If you have a project that makes people stop and pay attention — an idea that sits somewhere between rigorous research, imaginative art, and useful invention — the O Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants could be the fuel you need.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Apr 30, 2026

Get Up to $17,000 for Gender Equity Advocacy in South Africa: Rise Up Together Leadership and Advocacy Program 2026

There are leadership programs that hand you a certificate, a tote bag, and a vague sense of “networking happened.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 15, 2026

Get Up to $20,000 to Report on AI Power and Consequences: A Practical Guide to the Tarbell Grants 2026 for Original Journalism

AI is having a very public moment. It’s in your phone, your workplace, your government, your kids’ homework, and—if you believe certain press releases—your toaster.

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Get Up to $50,000 to Defend Artistic Freedom in Africa: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme Grant 2025 Guide (Deadline February 23, 2026)

There are grants that buy you laptops, pay for a workshop, maybe cover a flight and a banner with someone’s logo on it. Useful, sure. But not exactly the stuff that changes the weather.

Get Up to ₦100,000 for Your Small Business in Nigeria: Petty Traders Grant Support Programme 2026 Guide

Sometimes what stands between you and a better month is not a “five-year strategic plan.” It’s stock. It’s a table. It’s a new gas cylinder so you can sell hot food without borrowing someone else’s.

Get Up to €2,000 for Cultural and Academic Exchange: Lutfia Rabbani Foundation Travel Grant 2026

If you are an Arab or Dutch student or professional working in education, science, or the arts and you want to spend concentrated time building professional contacts across borders, this small but mighty travel grant is worth a look.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Get Up to 10,000 CHF for a Research Stay at ETH Zurich: The ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026 (Mentorship Grant)

There are plenty of funding opportunities that promise “capacity building” and deliver… a webinar series and a handshake. The **ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026** are not that.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Get Your SDG Innovation in Front of the UN: A Practical Guide to the 2026 UN STI Forum Call for Innovations (Deadline Jan 18, 2026)

You can build the smartest solution in the room and still get ignored if nobody with influence ever sees it.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 18, 2026

Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a publicly funded universal healthcare program established by the Government of Ghana in 2003 that provides equitable access to basic healthcare services for all Ghanaian residents, covering approximately 95 percent of disease conditions affecting Ghanaians including outpatient consultations, inpatient hospital care, maternity services, emergency care, dental services, and eye care, administered by the National Health Insurance Authority with 16 regional offices and 166 district offices across the country.

Type: Benefit Amount: Free or low-cost healthcare coverage; informal-sector premiums roughly GHS 30-60/year Deadline: Rolling Location: Ghana