EIT Culture & Creativity is inviting startups and scaleups in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) to apply for financial support through its Shape Acceleration Programme and Scale Post-Acceleration Programme.

The call is designed for technology-enabled, market-driven and IP-leveraged ventures that are seeking to strengthen commercial execution, improve investment readiness, attract capital and expand into European and international markets. EITCC_Open call_Financial suppo…

Funding Available

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda is inviting eligible national Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) to submit information for potential partnership in delivering enterprise development and capacity-building services under the project “Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda.” 

The ICC TradeRoots Africa Programme, led by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Centre of Entrepreneurship, is designed to help African SMEs build the knowledge, tools, connections and capabilities needed to expand into African markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

The programme will support 1,000 SMEs through its first tier and provide a structured pathway from export readiness to concrete market opportunities, trade finance and export transactions. 

The Green Economy Accelerator, powered by Nedbank and delivered by Innovate Durban, is an 18-month enterprise development programme designed to support and scale green businesses operating in KwaZulu-Natal.

The FORTIS Open Call #2 is inviting universities, research organisations, SMEs, start-ups and mid-caps to develop, integrate and validate technologies that advance Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), collaborative robotics, AI and digital environments.

The call provides access to the 10-month FORTIS Programme #2, combining financial support, technical mentorship and structured sprints to help applicants integrate technologies into FORTIS pilot environments or demonstrate FORTIS solutions in new sectors.

Funding Available

The European Cluster for Drone Innovation (ECDI) is inviting applications from manufacturing SMEs in the drone sector for the Dual-Use Drones Innovative Programme.

The programme supports SMEs that already operate in the dual-use drone market and want to advance their technologies while strengthening their innovation strategy, business models, processes and products for civil, digital, social and environmental applications.

BluoVerda Deutschland e.V. is inviting applications for an online course focused on agroforestry, climate resilience and sustainable landscapes.

The course explores how agroforestry approaches can contribute to more resilient, biodiverse and sustainable landscapes, while providing participants with practical perspectives for applying these approaches in different contexts.

The programme combines theoretical e-learning modules with five live Zoom sessions and is delivered in English.

Course Dates

The PtX Grant Competition, launched by GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini, provides grant funding for tangible, operating demonstrations of green hydrogen and Power-to-X (PtX) applications in South Africa.

The competition is focused on projects that can contribute to job creation, skills development, reduced carbon intensity and the development of South Africa’s green hydrogen value chain.

The KijaniSpace Innovation Program is an innovation support programme under the Horizon Europe project “Empowering Climate-Smart Agriculture with Copernicus and IoT Innovations for Smallholder Farmers in Africa.”

The programme aims to support innovative SMEs and start-ups in the Lake Victoria region that are developing agriculture-related products, services or applications. Selected businesses will improve their existing solutions by integrating Copernicus Earth Observation data, satellite imagery and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies through the KijaniSpace Space-IoT Box.