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Funding & Scholarships
Catch up on 2026 open funding and scholarships opportunities
Rapid Response Grants
Urgent Action Fund Africa
Focus areas: Interventions that advance women’s human rights
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Women and Girls
Issued by: COMO Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs focused on improving the lives of underserved women and girls and driven by a clear theory of change
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Global EbA Fund
Focus areas: Address systemic barriers to scaling ecosystem-based adaptation by enhancing institutional and technical capacities, data quality and evidence generation, learning networks, and investment readiness.
Value: Up to US$250 000 per grant
Application close on: 26 October 2026
Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
The Pandemic Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response systems in 15 countries including, Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda
Value: US$244 million
Deadline: Rolling deadline until 31 March 2027
Rapid Response Window
United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Support women’s participation in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements
Value: Direct support (up to US$30 000) and short-term grants (up to $100 000)
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Innovative Development Solutions
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund
Focus areas: Innovative solutions that improve lives in developing countries, using a staged funding model to test and scale impact
Value: Up to US$1 500 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Global Poverty and Inequality
Fund for Innovation in Development
Focus areas: Innovations that address poverty and inequality from low- or middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC list
Value: €50 000 to 4 million
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Rufford Small Grants
Rufford Foundation
Focus areas: Nature conservation projects in emerging or developing economy countries
Value: £7 000 to 18 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Fostering Community Philanthropy
Global Fund for Community Foundations
Focus areas: Strengthen the efforts, durability and effectiveness of community philanthropy organisations
Value: US$7 000 to 20 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Early-Stage Social Enterprises
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Focus areas: Social impact organisations solving urgent global problems with scalable and sustainable approaches
Value: Up to US$300 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Education Access, Environmental Sustainability and Secure Livelihoods
Avery Dennison Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs tackling challenges in high-need communities
Value: US$50 000 to 100 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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