Funding Opportunities for African Businesses

Funding Opportunities for African Businesses

  1. Association Of Commonwealth Universities (Acu) Early Career Conference Grants 2023 For Emerging Researchers.

DEADLINE: MONDAY 28, NOVEMBER, 2022

For emerging academics, taking part in conferences can have a profound impact on their teaching research. These events are a chance to share research, learn about the latest developments in an area of work, and build valuable professional networks. Researchers find themselves better informed and better connected with new knowledge that can be shared and multiplied among colleagues and students.

Early career conference grants help to ensure that more emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from these valuable opportunities. 

This year’s grants are being offered for both virtual (online) and in-person conferences.

There are 25-40 grants available. The final number awarded will depend on the number of applications for each formats (virtual/in-person)

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must:

Applicants must identify a specific conference before applying for the grant.

The conferences must take place between 1 April and 30 September 2023. High quality conferences organized by universities or academic bodies of good standing will be prioritized for selection. 

For virtual conferences, the grants cover:

For in-person conferences, grants are a maximum of GBP 2,000 to cover:

Application requirements

As part of the application form, applicants must:

Successful applicants will be required to submit a report on the use of their grant by 31 October 2023.

For more information:

Visit the official webpage of the ACU early career conference grants 2023.

2. Open Call for Innovative Approaches to Modeling of Women’s Health Issues: Grant of up to $500,000 USD

Deadline: 16-Dec-2022

Submit applications for Strengthening Modeling and Analytics Capacity and Ecosystem for Women’s Health for innovative approaches to modeling of women’s health issues or of broader health topics that incorporate a gender lens.

The Challenge

They are looking for projects with a 1-to-3-year timeline that will achieve at least one of the objectives:

Funding Information

The funding level for the Building Data Modeling Capacity for Gender Equality Project is a grant of up to $500,000 USD, provided to the organization, with a term of up to 1-to-3-years. Application budgets should be commensurate with the scope of work proposed.

Eligibility Criteria

Note: Global partners may be included. However, priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate at least 80% of the funding is going to LMIC institutions and where the PI is a part of an LMIC institution.

Ineligible

They will not consider funding for proposals that:

For more information,

Visit https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/strengthening-modeling-and-analytics-capacity-and-ecosystem-womens-health

3. WFP Innovation Challenge 2022: Call for Bold Solutions to disrupt Global Hunger and achieve SDGs

Deadline: 03-Nov-2022

Do you have a startup with the potential to tackle the global food crises? If so, the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Challenge 2022 is now open for applications.

The WFP Innovation Challenge is in search of game-changing innovations addressing the Global Food Crisis. This Accelerator sources, supports and scales bold new solutions to disrupt global hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

They are specifically looking for low and high tech solutions including digital tools. They also encourage strong “wildcard ideas” to apply. Together with the brightest and best minds globally, they will be able to end hunger. WFP’s current innovation priorities are listed below:

What they Offer?
What they are looking for?

For this edition of the Innovation Challenge, they are specifically looking for low and high tech solutions including digital tools. They also encourage strong “wildcard ideas” to apply. Together with the brightest and best minds globally, they will be able to end hunger. WFP’s current innovation priorities are listed below:

Thus they are specifically looking for low and high tech solutions including digital tools to:

They are specifically looking for low and high tech trainingeducation and employment solutions including digital tools to:

Eligibility Criteria

Applications will be scored according to a standard set of criteria set by the WFP Innovation Accelerator, including:

If you are a start-up:

For more information, visit https://innovation.wfp.org/apply

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4. International Trans Fund (7th Grant Cycle): Apply for Seed Grants and Thrive Grants

Deadline: 12-Dec-2022

The International Trans Fund (ITF) is pleased to announce its 7th grant cycle. ITF welcomes applications from trans-led organizations with budgets below $100,000 USD based in any region of the world.

The ITF was created to mobilize sustainable resources to help build strong, trans-led movements and support collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans organizations across the globe. The purpose of the ITF is to:

Their Priorities

The ITF has priorities for their grant making:

Grant Types

The ITF has two grant types:

The SEED grant is a 1-year general support and/or project grant for trans-led organizations that have never been funded by the ITF, or that prefer to apply for this grant instead of the THRIVE Grant. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000 USD/year.

The THRIVE grant is a 1-year general support grant ONLY for trans-led organizations that have been previously funded by the ITF and are in good standing. Grants range from $25,000 to $50,000 USD/year.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funding organizations must meet the following criteria:

Be trans-led:

Ineligible

What They Do Not Fund the ITF does not fund the following:

For more information, 

Visit https://www.transfund.org/our-grants/apply-for-a-grant/

5. 2023 Anzisha Prize: A Chance to Win USD $200,000 in Business Support and Prize Money

Deadline: 27-Nov-2022

Have you heard the news? Africa’s Biggest Award for Youth, “2023 Anzisha Prize” is now officially open! If you are a young African Entrepreneur trying to grow a small business or you’ve created something that provides you and your friends with an income – then they look forward to receiving your application in our 2023 cycle.

Now in its 13thyear, the program has taken on a new shape and will run for three years per cohort. At the end of the three years, the fellows will graduate and join the Anzisha Prize alumni network.

30 finalists from across Africa will be selected for the fellowship program yearly. Here they will receive high-touch support for their business and their entrepreneurial journey. Their performance will be tracked throughout the three years to assess growth and progress. Businesses that show exemplary growth and initiative are rewarded with benefits and services such as short courses, cloud services, and cash stipends.

The Anzisha Prize has championed and supported over 200 Very Young Entrepreneurs throughout the African continent. The fellowship is a three year program that celebrates and rewards business growth.

Categories

The Grand Prizes are split into 4 categories

Prize Information

Eligibility Criteria

Judging Criteria

To be selected as one of the Anzisha ventures, your business or project will be judged on the following 5 criteria:

To be selected as one of the Anzisha Fellows, you must demonstrate two important qualities:

For more information, 

Visit https://anzishaprize.org/anzisha-prize/apply/

6. The German Embassy launches Program for Micro Projects in Rwanda

Deadline: 30-Nov-22

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is accepting applications for micro projects in 2023.

This fund is designed to assist projects at grass root level. Your project has to be set up in order to directly fulfil the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the population. Measures such as training, small infrastructures (i.e. water harvesting system), income earning activities and projects to improve the nutritional situation, the health or educational status of the beneficiaries or serve as environmental protection measures are eligible for funding.

Funding Information
Eligible Costs

Excluding costs for labor (simple jobs for helpers), meals and transport of

Participants, survey costs or pure humanitarian aid.

Funded.

Financial contributions or in kind.

Eligibility Criteria

For more information, 

Visit https://kigali.diplo.de/rw-en/themen/weitere-themen/-/2149298?openAccordionId=item-2149286-0-panel

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7. UK: Wiltshire Community Foundation launches #iwill Grants

Deadline: 11-Nov-22

The Wiltshire Community Foundation is pleased to launch the #iwill Fund with an aims to support social action activities that create opportunities for young people aged 10-20, or up to 25 for disabled people, to develop their potential and their capacity to significantly contribute to their community.

Social action involves activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering and has huge potential to create enjoyable opportunities and skills development for young people, and in turn benefit the local people and places.

Principles of Youth Social Action

Successful applicants will show how their project adheres to some of the six principles of youth social action as articulated below:

Priorities

They will prioritize projects that:

Funding Information
Eligibility Criteria

You can apply for a grant if you are a:

You need to be a:

Your organisation must have:

Your organisation needs the following financial arrangements and documents:

Ineligible

For more information, visit Wiltshire Community Foundation.

For more information, visit https://www.wiltshirecf.org.uk/grants-and-support/groups/iwill/

8. Rolex Explorers Club Grants Program

 Deadline: 15-Nov-22

The Explorers Club is pleased to announce another installment of The Rolex Explorers Club Grants program.

The Explorers Club and Rolex share a common vision – supporting and fostering emerging young explorers.

Proposals must contain a field science exploration component and address a novel scientific, environmental, or The Rolex Explorers Club Grants sends extraordinary young explorers into the field and promotes the significant role that exploration plays in addressing cutting-edge scientific questions, understanding their environment and the world they live in, and learning more about their history to protect their future.

Funding Information

How they define field science for Explorers Club Granted Expeditions?

Eligibility Criteria

For more information,

Visit https://www.explorers.org/grants/rolex-explorers-club-grant/

9. Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship in Peace and Development Studies for Women (US$10,000 over 2 years)

Deadline: 15-Jan-23 

The International Peace Research Association Foundation (IRPAF) invites applications for the Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship in Peace and Development Studies for Women from countries in the Global South.

The IPRA Foundation was founded in 1990 as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. The Foundation’s purpose is to promote peace research and scholarship throughout the world.

Funding Information
 Eligibility Criteria
Ineligible

This fellowship is not for research purposes and proposals.  Do not apply if you are male, if you are an undergraduate, or if you are not from a country in the Global South.

For more information, 

Visit https://iprafoundation.org/2020-senesh-fellowship-announcement/

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