Deadline: 4 May 2025 The BRICS Women's Business Alliance (BRICS WBA) is now inviting applications for the BRICS Women's Startups Contest to empower women entrepreneurs across BRICS nations. Organised by SEBRAE under Brazil's BRICS Presidency, the contest highlights innovative, high-impact … [Read more...] about Entries open for BRICS Women’s Startups Contest
Apply Now: The RestorHER x Worth Pursuing Inc. Micro-Grant Initiative (US)
Deadline: 30 April 2025 Applications are now open for the RestorHER x Worth Pursuing Inc. Micro-Grant Initiative to empower women entrepreneurs and business leaders by providing financial support, business development resources, and holistic well-being tools to foster sustainable … [Read more...] about Apply Now: The RestorHER x Worth Pursuing Inc. Micro-Grant Initiative (US)
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: One Business at a Time (Nigeria)
Deadline: 21 April 2025 Are you a female entrepreneur looking to take your business to the next level? Do you need access to funding, mentorship, and business support to grow and scale your enterprise? Indie EmpowerHer is here to support you! Indie EmpowerHer is a specialised women’s … [Read more...] about Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: One Business at a Time (Nigeria)
Call for Female Entrepreneurs: Empowering Women in Agrifood Programme 2025
Deadline: 25 May 2025 Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Programme 2025 is looking for 130 women entrepreneurs from Albania, Estonia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, and Ukraine with an early-stage agrifood business or a strong business … [Read more...] about Call for Female Entrepreneurs: Empowering Women in Agrifood Programme 2025
Call for EOIs: Accelerating Business to Empower Rural women in Agriculture Program (Cohort 2)
Deadline: 22 April 2025 CGAP and IDH, the sustainable trade initiative, has launched a call for expressions of interest for financial and agricultural service providers looking to boost business performance while delivering services that improve rural women’s climate resilience. They are … [Read more...] about Call for EOIs: Accelerating Business to Empower Rural women in Agriculture Program (Cohort 2)
CFPs: UNDP Grants for Micro and Small Businesses (Lebanon)
Deadline: 29 April 2025 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the Second Call for Proposals for Micro & Small Businesses to Benefit from UNDP Grants. The Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Advancing Women-Led Enterprises in Lebanon (WEE) is a project generously … [Read more...] about CFPs: UNDP Grants for Micro and Small Businesses (Lebanon)
Research and Innovation Programme, Applied Research Programme
Deadline: 26 May 2025 The National Centre for Research and Development, as Programme Operator of the Research and Innovation Programme, Applied Research, financed by the Second Swiss Contribution to selected Member States of the European Union to reduce socio-economic disparities within the … [Read more...] about Research and Innovation Programme, Applied Research Programme
Santam Women of the Future Awards (South Africa)
Deadline: 3 June 2025 Are you a woman shaping the future of their country, or do you know someone who is? They invite you to either enter or nominate an outstanding woman entrepreneur for the Santam Women of the Future Awards, in association with FAIRLADY and TRUELOVE. For more than a … [Read more...] about Santam Women of the Future Awards (South Africa)
Submit Proposals for Women Tech.EU Initiative
Deadline: 2 September 2025 The European Commission is requesting proposals for Women Tech.EU Initiative which is designed to support early-stage women-led deep-tech startups, addressing gender gap in the tech industry and fostering more diverse startup ecosystem across Europe. The initiative … [Read more...] about Submit Proposals for Women Tech.EU Initiative
InspireHER Contest: Transforming Financial Access and Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region
Deadline: 24 April 2025 The Revue UBA magazine has launched a competition aimed at showcasing and supporting initiatives that promote financial inclusion and entrepreneurship among women in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya. The "InspireHer” … [Read more...] about InspireHER Contest: Transforming Financial Access and Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region
