Opportunities

Type of Funding Available

Procurement Contract / Paid Professional Services

This is not a grant, loan, equity investment or funding call for businesses to finance their own projects. MGCA is procuring the services of a qualified professional service provider to undertake a defined consultancy and

Funding Available

• Indicative topic budget: EUR 20 million
• Indicative EU contribution: EUR 20 million for the project
• Indicative number of projects: 1
• End Technology Readiness Level: TRL 8. 

The EUR 20 million is the indicative EU contribution, not necessarily a guaranteed amount that every application

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme is designed to support leading researchers in forming collaborative research consortia around major scientific challenges of strategic importance.

This particular Challenge focuses on understanding the interaction between extreme heat and hypertension

Funding Available

• Total amount available: DKK 56–117 million
• Up to DKK 1.2 million per grant
• Grant duration: Up to 1 year. 

Overview of the Opportunity

The Pioneer Innovator Grant is designed to accelerate the commercialisation of research findings and the development of novel technologies within:

• Health

Funder / Initiative

Global EbA Fund

The Fund aims to create an enabling environment for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems to climate change. It supports innovative approaches that help EbA move from individual initiatives towards

Funding Available

The call will award up to 10 medium-size grants of up to USD 500,000 each.

Maximum project duration: 24 months.

Funder / Initiative

Global EbA Fund

The Fund is supported through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and works to create an enabling environment for Ecosystem-based

The Career Path Development for Employment (CPD4E) Project is inviting emerging and small non-profit and community-based organisations in South Africa to submit innovative ideas that can promote and strengthen employment opportunities within Just Energy Transition (JET) value chains.

The competition

The Southern African Biomanufacturing Training Hub (SA-BTH) is offering a specialised course titled “Principles for Microbial Preservation and Aseptic Techniques in Biomanufacturing (I-BTH03)”.

The course forms part of the BIOcapSA programme, which aims to strengthen biomanufacturing skills and

Organiser / Host

Southern African Biomanufacturing Training Hub (SA-BTH)
Hosted by: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Programme: Strengthening Biomanufacturing Capabilities in Southern Africa
Supported by: KfW Development Bank.

Overview 

The Southern African Biomanufacturing Training

The develoPPP Classic Ideas Competition is a funding mechanism of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that supports privately owned, profit-oriented companies undertaking projects in developing and emerging countries.

The programme is designed for projects where

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