Funding

Are you passionate about enhancing school leadership to promote educational quality, equity, and system resilience across Africa? ACSL is offering up to $15,000 for Descriptive Action Research and $35,000 for Comparative Action Research to support the generation of high-quality, context-specific, and policy-relevant evidence on school leadership in eligible African countries.

The IKI (International Climate Initiative) Large Grants offer substantial funding (5 to 20 million euros per project) to address pressing global challenges in climate change mitigation, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservation. The grants are awarded annually based on strategic themes linked to UNFCCC and CBD negotiations and IKI’s 2030 Strategy, with a strong focus on projects that also foster bilateral cooperation with priority countries.

The Grassroots Innovation Programme, led by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), is a nationwide call to action for South African citizens with innovative solutions designed to address urgent social needs in their communities. This opportunity is tailored for homegrown problem-solvers—individuals or small teams who often lack access to traditional innovation infrastructure, funding, or mentorship.

Who Can Apply:

The Young Leaders in Research (YLR) Grant, managed by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), is a twelve-month initiative dedicated to empowering emerging African economists and social scientists to lead transformative, policy-relevant research shaping the continent’s economic future. Designed to build a network of early-career African researchers, the YLR Grant fosters expertise, policy engagement, and thought leadership on Africa’s sustainable growth priorities.

Successful applicants receive:

The 100x Impact Accelerator offers an intensive 12-week programme designed for bold, high-impact social ventures whether non-profit or for-profit, that are tackling the world’s most pressing challenges, including climate and environment, healthcare, inequality, migration, education, democracy, happiness and wellbeing, equitable economies, new frontiers, and refugees/cohesion.

Overview of the Opportunity

This opportunity, which commenced on October 06, 2025, is dedicated to shaping the future of democracy around the world. It supports governments and communities experimenting with bold participatory ways of making decisions, which may range from youth assemblies to climate participatory budgeting.

The applications are open to civil society organizations, governments, and civil servants globally. The participants are provided with funding, mentorship, and global allies.