Opportunities And Events

The Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund is a global funding programme that supports innovative, evidence-based solutions with the potential to improve millions of lives. The fund operates as an R&D engine for development, combining risk-tolerant capital with rigorous evidence and scaling

The Home Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator Africa 2026 is a Pan-African acceleration programme designed to support high-potential, locally rooted ventures driving innovation in healthcare systems strengthening and climate resilience across the continent. Led by the African Union Development Agency

About the Due Diligence Fund The Due Diligence Fund (DDF) is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as part of the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative

FCI4Africa — Fair food and trade systems for Africa through food convergence innovation is a Horizon Europe-funded project responding to the growing demand for sustainable, fair, and just food trade between Africa and Europe. Funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement Number 101182485

The Eureka Global Biotech Call 2026 is now open, inviting international consortia to submit collaborative research and innovation projects in biotechnology. This call supports cross-border biotech innovation projects aimed at developing new products, processes, or services with strong

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2026 is now open, inviting agrifood and climate-tech startups worldwide to submit breakthrough innovations addressing the most pressing challenges in agriculture and food systems. The challenge identifies high-impact, scalable solutions across the agrifood value

The FSAT Labs TerraFoundry Programme is a 3-year climate-tech accelerator designed to support Western Cape-based green businesses ready to Rise, Raise and Scale. The programme will support 120 climate-tech startups over three years, with 40 businesses selected for the 2026 cohort. TerraFoundry aims

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, in partnership with the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), invites applications for collaborative research projects under the 2027–2029 Joint Call. This programme aims to strengthen bilateral research collaboration between South Africa and

Opportunity Type: Grant Funding Funding Organisation: Oneness Revival Team (ORT) Funding Amount: $25,000 – $50,000 USD Application Deadline: 20 December 2026 (5:00 PM local time) Eligibility: NGOs Worldwide Overview The Oneness Revival Team (ORT) has launched its 2026 NGO Grant Cycle, aimed at

Opportunity Type: Research Funding / Seed Grant Funding Organisations: South Africa–Sweden University Forum (SASUF) & National Research Foundation (NRF) Application Deadline: 10 June 2026 Project Duration: Up to 2 years (Starting 1 August 2026) Number of Projects Funded: Up to 20 projects Overview

Regenerative Emerging Agriculture Challenge Advancing Climate-Smart, Off-Grid and Regenerative Farming Systems for Limpopo’s Emerging Agricultural Sector Limpopo is one of South Africa’s most important agricultural provinces, contributing over 40% of the country’s citrus production. Yet its semi

The Clean Port Logistics Challenge forms part of the National Cleantech Innovation Challenge and is focused on accelerating sustainable logistics, distributed clean energy, and circular manufacturing solutions across KwaZulu-Natal’s maritime economy. KwaZulu-Natal is home to the Durban and Richards