- Black Feminist Fund
The Black Feminist Fund is now open to Black feminist groups that have bold visions, are using innovative strategies and taking daring action towards self-determination, justice, solidarity and equity. The purpose of the Black Feminist Fund is to significantly increase the resources available to Black feminist movements. When Black feminist groups have the resources they deserve, they are strengthened to transform societies. Moving resources over the long term to Black feminist movements unlocks the power and potential of this change. They aim to put resources in the hands of activists who are advancing their own rights and building their own movements for social change. They work with groups that are led by Black women, girls and gender expansive people.
Grantmaking Funds
They provide all of their grantmaking through two participatory grantmaking Funds:
- The Sustain Fund: The Fund provides core, long-term, flexible grants to Black feminist groups, collectives, organisations and consortium who work to build collective power, claim justice and create alternatives. From the second year of partnership, they provide grantee partners with opportunities for exchange and learning.
- The Solidarity Fund: Supports timely, one-off initiatives that respond to or create an opportunity for change; enable solidarity across geographies, movements or people; seed a new project, new collective or new idea; or support wellness, safety and security.
Eligibility Criteria
- They make grants to Black feminist groups that have bold visions, are using innovative strategies and taking daring action towards self-determination, justice, solidarity and equity.
- They support groups that are constituency-led.
- The Black Feminist Fund provides funding and accompaniment to Black feminist groups in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
- The Black Feminist Fund resources registered groups that are at the forefront of Black feminist resistance, who are building Black feminist joy, creativity, alternatives and futures, and who strengthen the Black feminist movement architecture and infrastructure in their communities and transnationally.
For more information, visit
https://blackfeministfund.org/grantmaking/
- Future of Climate Tech GLOBAL Startup Competition
The Startup Basecamp has launched an exciting Climate Tech Global Startup Competition which will involve leading early-stage startups across 6 continents. The Future of Climate Tech GLOBAL Startup Competition will bring together high-potential startups from 6 continents that are seeking to have a global impact on climate change. Join a community of international founders pitching to win access to high-profile visibility & critical feedback from world-class climate tech investors.
Benefits
- Startup founders will be competing and have the opportunity to win access, together with other international founders, to the Startup Basecamp Silicon Valley Startup Online Growth Program.
- Participation in the Online Startup Growth Program will be a unique opportunity for selected founders to learn from experts, meet other experienced entrepreneurs, and get exposed to climate tech investors.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be seeking to have a global impact on the future of climate change
- Have a team, prototype & traction
- Be open to raising funds in Silicon Valley or globally
Evaluation Criteria
To be selected for the pitch competitions, the startups will be evaluated on the following:
- Scalability
- Viability of business model
- Team
For more information, visit
https://startupbasecamp.org/global-climate-tech-pitch-competition/
- Huawei Spark Ignite 2022 – Global Startup Competition
Applications are now open for the Huawei Spark Ignite 2022 – Global Startup Competition. They are calling for ambitious growth startups, with existing commercially available products/services and who are not part of any existing Huawei program, to showcase your innovation to address one of the categories below and partner with a leading global brand. In addition to USD 125K Cloud Credits and a grant prize of USD 40K, the Grand Winner will gain the opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading technology innovators to bring their products and company onto another level, and onto a global platform. Up to 25 businesses are eligible for prizes, so there is plenty of room to make a tangible difference to your business future by joining Huawei Spark Ignite 2022.
Categories
- Enterprise Software
- Fintech – FSI
- Media & Gaming
- Metaverse
- Mobile Applications
- Sustainability
Prize details
For the Grand Winner:
- USD 125K Cloud Credits
- USD 40K Grant Prize T&Cs apply
- Admission to Huawei Spark Program “Accelerate” Tier
- Admission to Huawei Spark Fire
- Admission to Spark Go-China program
- Fundraising Support
For the 2nd & 3rd winners:
- USD 80K Cloud Credits
- USD 5K Grant Prize T&Cs apply
- Admission to Huawei Spark Program “Accelerate” Tier
- Admission to Huawei Spark Fire
- Admission to Spark Go-China program
- Fundraising Support
For the 4th & 5th-placing winners:
- USD 80K Cloud Credits
- Admission to Huawei Spark Program “Accelerate” Tier
- Admission to Huawei Spark Fire
- Admission to Spark Go-China program
- Fundraising Support
For the 6th to 10th-placing winners
- USD 40K Cloud Credits
- Admission to Huawei Spark Program “Incubate” Tier
- Fundraising Support
For the 11th to 15th-placing winners
- USD 20K Cloud Credits
- Admission to Huawei Spark Program “Incubate” Tier
- Fundraising Support
For the 16th to 25th-placing winners
- USD 10K Cloud Credits
For more information, visit
https://www.huaweispark.com/en/challenges/sparkignite2022
- Digital Campus Challenge 2022
Applications are open for researchers who are enrolled in the field of STEM, Economics or Humanities?
Categories
Your project may fit into the following categories:
- Data-Driven Farming
- Good Digital Health Practice
- Data Science
- Automation & Process Mining
What to expect?
- 1st Win a trip: Present the most convincing pitch during the gallery walk and win a trip to a city with B among Bayer’s Life-Hub in spring 2023: Boston, Barcelona or Berlin!
- Professional Mentoring: A mentor will be assigned to each selected team. All mentors are experienced Bayer employees who will clarify technical questions, act as sparring partners to bounce ideas off, and prepare you and your team for the final pitch.
- Get to know Bayer: Generating disruptive and groundbreaking ideas and networking with peers and experienced partners – you will get to know people working at Bayer and gain experience working with Bayer.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Challenge is open to students of universities from all over the world who meet the following criteria:
- Any person currently enrolled in higher education or anyone who has graduated from an institution of higher education within the last year; any person of legal age.
For more information, visit
https://bayer.agorize.com/en/challenges/dcc22/pages/themes#ancre1
- iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE (EUR 100,000 available)
Entries are now open for the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE to support projects that contribute to improving the society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible.
Categories
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation, And Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life below Water
- Life on Land
Benefits
If you apply for the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE, you can benefit from many advantages which help to boost your projects:
- Apply for free
- Publish your project on the iF Design Website
- Update your projects with new photos, videos and information any time
- Introduce your project to a global design community, media and the design interested public
- Compete for a share of EUR 100,000
Eligible Projects
If you can answer one or more questions with “Yes”, you should enter your project:
- Does it approach or solve a relevant problem?
- Does it reflect moral-ethical standards?
- Does it strengthen group relations?
- Does it create a positive experience?
- Does it balance effort and use value?
For more information, visit
https://ifdesign.com/en/if-social-impact-prize
- Call for Applications: Impact-Linked Fund for WASH
Building on the promising results of the SIINC for WASH programme, Aqua for AII and Roots of Impact are proud to continue their partnership by launching the Impact-Linked Fund for WASH (ILF for WASH). The Impact-Linked Fund for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (ILF for WASH) aims at enabling pioneering impact enterprises in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to gain access to suitable and innovative finance. By using Impact-Linked Finance and providing “better terms for better impact”, these WASH enterprises get equipped to grow their businesses, expand the reach of their solutions, and create impact at scale. This will ultimately contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, universal access to clean water and sanitation. The water and sanitation sector has a significant financial gap, leaving innovative solutions behind and vulnerable populations unserved. ILF for WASH can fill this gap by providing acceleration support and catalytic financing to mobilize private investments and scale impact enterprises in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Funding Information
- Selected enterprises will receive regular reward payments of up to EUR 250,000, depending on the level of impact achieved and verified.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, enterprise must:
- Be based and/or active in Asia, Africa and/or the Middle East;
- Be operational for at least three years;
- Be in the process of raising investment(s) of a minimum of EUR 500,000, or have concrete prospects to do so;
- Have a well-defined business model and strong revenue model, regardless of the legal form;
- Have reached or have short-term plans for financial sustainability (break-even point and profitability projections);
- Be impact-driven (priority areas include bottom of the pyramid, gender, and climate)
For more information, visit
https://aquaforall.org/news/impact-linked-fund-for-wash-call-for-applications/
- Tech Against Trafficking Accelerator Program
The Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) is delighted to announce a call for applications for the third TAT Accelerator Program. The Tech Against Trafficking Accelerator is a fixed-term, cohort-based program intended to help organizations deploying promising technological solutions accelerate the development, impact and utilization of their tools. The Accelerator is TAT’s flagship program. Launched in 2019, this collaborative 10-mont program advance and scales the work of organizations with promising technology solutions by providing resources and support from the member companies.
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from organizations around the world hoping to improve, scale, or innovate their use of technology to combat human trafficking and modern slavery.
- The goal of the application is to hear about your work, the barriers your organization faces, and how you believe technology can support your efforts. Your responses to the questions will help gauge how TAT could support your organization and your eligibility and fit for the third Accelerator.
For more information, visit
https://techagainsttrafficking.org/accelerator-program/
- GEM: Small Grants Programme Summer 2022
The Gender Equality and Macroeconomics (GEM) team at the Bretton Woods project calls for proposals from Global South women’s rights and economic justice organizations who are seeking financial support for programming and advocacy activities that contribute to addressing the ways in which macroeconomic policies promoted by international financial institutions (IFIs) undermine women’s rights and gender equality. The Gender Equality and Macroeconomics (GEM) project at BWP challenges the ways in which macroeconomic policies currently promoted by international financial institutions (IFIs) – in particular the IMF and World Bank – undermine gender equality and women’s rights. With a budget of $35,000, they are able to offer a limited number of organizations grants. They will support projects that align with the aims of the GEM project, and particularly encourage women’s rights organizations to apply. They will prioritize funding smaller organizations who might have less access to mainstream sources of funding.
Funding Information
- Small grants of up to USD $11,500 to be spent directly on project work aligned with the Gender Equality and Macroeconomics (GEM) project aims.
Eligibility Criteria
- Global South women’s rights and economic justice organizations working on macroeconomics, IFIs and gender equality.
For more information, visit
- OPPO Research Institute Calls for Proposals with Grants Totaling $460,000
Oppo is pleased to launch the OPPO Research Institute Innovation Accelerator to empower technology professionals and entrepreneurs that inspiration matters to bring innovative solutions to life and create a better future together, based on the brand value proposition of “Inspiration Ahead”. The Innovation Accelerator is being held by the OPPO Research Institute and Microsoft for Startups as a strategic partner. The program aims to encourage all technology innovators to solve some of the most pressing issues facing humanity even amid times of uncertainty.
Funding Information
- 300,000 RMB (approximately 46,000 USD) in prize money (for each winning Proposal)
- Partnership and Investment opportunities, including:
- Long-term partnership opportunities with OPPO in areas such as
- Product R&D, software development, and marketing.
- Investment opportunities from OPPO and other well-known investors.
- Commercialization of the proposed idea via integration with OPPO products, for example: smartphones, smart watches, tablets smart TVs, health monitoring devices, etc.
- Publicity ad demo opportunities at global tech events, for example: OPPO INNODAY, MWC (Mobile World Congress), and others.
- Support from OPPO’s R&D team.
- Opportunities to meet and present ideas to industry professionals.
Eligibility Criteria
- OPPO Research Institute Innovation Accelerator I open to any individual, groups, organizations or institutions engaged in work related to scientific or technological innovation, or those conducting research in areas related to accessible technology and digital health.
- All applicants should ensure that they have achieved demonstrable results in their works.
For more information, visit
https://www.oppo.com/en/newsroom/press/oppo-innovation-accelerator/
- 4th Round of ALIGN Micro-grants Funds
ALIGN is excited to announce the fourth round of micro-funding to support research to understand how gender norms shape women’s engagement with, influence over, and experiences in governance institutions and decision-making processes, and how they can be transformed. The ALIGN Fund aims to expand the evidence base and support collaboration, expanding networks in a research area historically characterized by limited attention to gender norms. The ALIGN micro-granting facility is a responsive research fund. The micro-grants are intended to support the development of new knowledge and learning, and reflection materials on discriminatory and sexist gender norms, to inform policy and practice.
Funding Information
- In this round 3-5 small-scale projects will receive funding of up to £20,000 GBP, to initiate or build on existing research and practice, communicate learning and inform future action.
- They expect to award 3-5 organizations for up to 9 months in duration. Successful applicants will be selected in June 2022, with activities and funding expected to begin from July 2022.
For more information, visit
https://www.alignplatform.org/funding
