Deadline Date: June 15, 2026 The LINGUA Africa Open Call for Inclusive AI Language Projects, led by Microsoft AI for Good Lab in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, the Masakhane African Languages Hub, and Google.org, aims to strengthen African language representation in AI systems to enable … [Read more...] about LINGUA Africa Open Call for Inclusive AI Language Projects
Nominations open for STREETS Awards
Deadline Date: August 15, 2026 The STREETS Awards recognizes outstanding social enterprises and initiatives with notable social impact in the global hospitality and tourism sector. The awards support hospitality and tourism initiatives, youth development in tourism, social impact, … [Read more...] about Nominations open for STREETS Awards
ONE World Sustainability Awards for Industrial Innovators
Deadline Date: June 30, 2026 The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has opened applications for the ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026, a prestigious global initiative that recognises and promotes ground-breaking contributions to sustainable industrial development … [Read more...] about ONE World Sustainability Awards for Industrial Innovators
Nominations Open: Energy Efficiency Award 2027
Deadline Date: September 08, 2026 The 2027 Energy Efficiency Award recognizes breakthrough system-level innovations that significantly advance energy efficiency in electric-powered equipment used across global consumer and industrial applications. The focus areas, objectives, priorities, and … [Read more...] about Nominations Open: Energy Efficiency Award 2027
Trust by Design Fintech Challenge for Women’s Financial Inclusion
Deadline Date: May 22, 2026 The Trust by Design Fintech Challenge recognizes organizations developing fintech solutions that improve safety, transparency, and trust in financial services, particularly for women who have traditionally been excluded from financial systems. The Challenge … [Read more...] about Trust by Design Fintech Challenge for Women’s Financial Inclusion
Call for Applications: Flagship Accelerator Program
Deadline Date: Ongoing The Startup Wise Guys is offering an acceleration program designed to help early-stage B2B startups strengthen their business strategy, improve go-to-market execution, and scale through expert mentorship, funding support and access to a global startup ecosystem. The … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: Flagship Accelerator Program
Apply for the Food and Energy Sovereignty Challenge
Deadline Date: May 25, 2026 The African Union is pleased to announce its Food and Energy Sovereignty Challenge to support breakthrough innovations that can strengthen Africa’s food and energy sovereignty through resilient, industrial-scale and technology-driven solutions. The challenge … [Read more...] about Apply for the Food and Energy Sovereignty Challenge
WISE Prize for Education Supporting Global Education Innovations
Deadline Date: June 27, 2026 The WISE Prize for Education is a global award program that identifies outstanding education innovations and provides funding, mentorship, and development support to help impactful solutions reach scale. The 2026–2027 cycle centers on a single unified challenge … [Read more...] about WISE Prize for Education Supporting Global Education Innovations
Applications open for Business Incubation Program (Africa)
Deadline Date: May 20, 2026 The Business Incubation Program is inviting applications to support early-stage tech founders in Africa in building scalable and investment-ready ventures through funding, mentorship, and business development support. The focus areas, include technology … [Read more...] about Applications open for Business Incubation Program (Africa)
29th CFPs: Thriving Farmers, Resilient Ecosystems and Empowered Communities
Deadline Date: October 1, 2026 Applicants are now submit applications to support inclusive and sustainable development projects that strengthen smallholder farmers, ecosystems, and rural value chains. The focus areas, include smallholder farmer empowerment, commodity value chain development, … [Read more...] about 29th CFPs: Thriving Farmers, Resilient Ecosystems and Empowered Communities
