Applications are now open for the STREETS Global Awards 2026, an international awards programme celebrating organisations that are creating measurable social impact through hospitality and tourism.

The awards recognise social enterprises, mission-driven businesses, non-profit organisations and NGOs that are using tourism as a catalyst for community development, youth empowerment, sustainable livelihoods and inclusive economic growth.

Shape the Future of Africa Through Data, Evidence and Strategic Foresight

Africa's future will be shaped by the decisions made today. As governments, businesses, researchers and development organisations respond to rapid technological, economic, environmental and social change, there is an increasing need for evidence-based decision-making that enables long-term planning and resilient development.

Applications are now open for the Build with Gemini XPRIZE Hackathon, a global innovation challenge inviting entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, startups and small organisations to build AI-native businesses capable of solving real-world problems.

Applications are now open for FS4Africa Open Call 2 (OC2), an initiative funded by the European Union that aims to strengthen food safety innovation ecosystems across Africa by supporting innovation hubs that can mentor, train and accelerate food safety entrepreneurs and innovators.

Unlike traditional innovation grants that fund technology development, Open Call 2 invests in organisations capable of building entrepreneurial capacity, strengthening innovation ecosystems, and helping promising food safety solutions reach commercial and societal impact.

The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, under Horizon Europe, has launched a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) aimed at strengthening integrated research and healthcare systems across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through the adoption of digital health technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Applications are now open for Eurostars Call 11, an international funding programme supporting collaborative research, development and innovation (R&D&I) projects led by innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Eurostars forms part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs, co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe, and is one of the world's largest international funding instruments dedicated to helping innovative SMEs develop commercially viable products, services and technologies through international collaboration.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) has launched its 2026 Multilateral Research Call to support African-led, multi-country research projects that advance the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2034).

Backed by US$12 million in research funding, the programme seeks to strengthen cross-border scientific collaboration, generate policy-relevant research, and accelerate innovation that addresses Africa's most pressing development challenges.