Opportunities

The Eurofins Foundation provides grants to support projects that create positive and lasting social, health, environmental and educational impact.

The Foundation accepts applications from legally registered non-profit organisations, NGOs and universities with an established track record of at least

The Southern African Biomanufacturing Training Hub (SA-BTH), hosted by the CSIR, is offering a five-day practical training course titled “From Lab to Market: Formulating Microbes for Commercial Success (I-BTH01)”.

The course forms part of the Strengthening Biomanufacturing Capabilities in Southern

The Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition) is a continental initiative jointly organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat. The 2026 edition is themed “From Ideation to Deployment” and focuses on moving proven AI innovations beyond

The 2026 South Africa MedTech Innovation Challenge is designed to identify and support innovative technologies that can modernise healthcare delivery through the integration of smart devices, artificial intelligence (AI) and digitally connected clinical workflows. The Challenge focuses specifically

Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, is making up to £25.4 million available through a competitive grant funding competition to support the clinical validation and evaluation of innovative technologies and devices for the earlier detection

A leading global company is inviting established South African ICT businesses to participate in a targeted business development programme delivered by Aurik Enterprise Development. The programme is designed for businesses that have moved beyond the early start-up stage and are looking to strengthen

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through the Promoting Value Chains for Critical Raw Materials and Green Hydrogen and Derivatives in South Africa (H2.SA II / BVC) project, is inviting qualified service providers to develop a comprehensive and practical Handbook on

Opportunity Type: Awards / Competition / Startup Development / Acceleration
Geographic Scope: ECOWAS Member States
Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Opportunity Overview

The 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards is a regional initiative of the ECOWAS Commission designed to identify, recognise and support high

Shine 2027 is an early-stage climate innovation programme by the Swiss Re Foundation, in partnership with Climate KIC, designed to help social entrepreneurs develop and scale solutions that address urban climate challenges.

Cities are at the centre of both the climate challenge and the transition

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), through its National Health Research Enterprise (NHRE) Programme, invites applications for research projects that address priority challenges within South Africa's health system.

The NHRE Programme is intended to strengthen the sustainability

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has opened its 2026 Call for Expressions of Project Intentions (AMI) under the CSO Initiatives (CSO-I) mechanism, inviting civil society organisations (CSOs) to submit project intentions for initiatives to be co-financed in 2027.

For the first time, the

Seed, Grow & Sustain 3.0 (SGS 3.0) is a funding programme by Numun Fund supporting feminist technology activism and movement organising across the Larger Majority World.

The programme provides USD 1.75 million in flexible, multi-year funding over two years to initiatives using technology to advance