Human health and social work activities

Expanding Affordable, High-Quality Healthcare in Underserved Regions

Funding Amount: USD $200,000 – $4,000,000

Application Deadline: 1 December 2026

Region: Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and South Asia

Status: Open

Overview

The Healthcare Access Initiative supports private-sector healthcare solutions that improve access to affordable, quality healthcare services for underserved and low-income populations.

Working Capital and Technical Assistance for High-Potential SMEs in Emerging Markets

Funding Amount: USD $50,000 – $1,500,000

Application Deadline: 15 November 2026

Region: Africa, Asia and Latin America

Status: Open

Overview

Catalytic Capital for Women Entrepreneurs Driving High-Impact Businesses

Funding Amount: USD $25,000 – $750,000

Application Deadline: 20 August 2026

Region: Global

Status: Open

About the Grant

The EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026 is now open for applications, supporting innovative cultural relations projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme forms part of the wider Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture).

The fund aims to strengthen equitable partnerships between African and European cultural actors through collaborative projects that promote intercultural dialogue, mutual learning, co-creation, and shared capacity building.

The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 1: Health funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the development of innovative antimicrobial therapies to combat antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial and fungal pathogens.

Health Holland has launched the Science for Industry Call 2026, providing at least €5 million in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding to support collaborative research and development projects within the Dutch Life Sciences & Health (LSH) sector.

The programme is designed to accelerate the translation of scientific research into innovative products, services, and technologies that address healthcare challenges while strengthening the Netherlands' innovation ecosystem and economic competitiveness.

Applications are now open for the Merck Research Grants 2026 programme, a global research funding initiative designed to support innovative scientific research with strong potential for future impact and industry collaboration.

Since 2018, Merck has awarded research grants to scientists and research teams working on breakthrough solutions across emerging scientific and technological fields. For the 2026 funding cycle, grants are available across five strategic research areas, with funding of up to €500,000 per year available depending on the topic.

develoPPP Ventures is now accepting applications for its 2026 funding round supporting innovative startups with scalable and development-oriented business models across selected African markets.

The initiative is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented through: