Opportunities And Events

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has opened applications for the 2026 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA). These awards aim to recognise and celebrate outstanding women scientists and researchers, while also profiling them as role models for young women entering

The L’Oréal Green Sciences Incubator 2026 is now open for startups developing sustainable, bio-based, and green science innovations aimed at transforming the cosmetics industry. The programme is delivered in collaboration with L’Oréal Research & Innovation, Genopole, and Hello Tomorrow, providing

The Nkabom Programme 2026, supported by the Embassy of France in Ghana, is a bilateral funding initiative designed to strengthen scientific collaboration between France and Ghana. The programme supports joint research projects that promote mobility, knowledge exchange, and long-term research

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a call for applications for AgriTech startups to join the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Network, anchored at the timbuktoo AgriTech Hub in Ghana. This programme is designed to identify and support technology-driven startups that are

This global Grand Challenge seeks innovative solutions to significantly reduce the cost of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) used to treat Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The objective is to enable more children to access life-saving treatment

This global Grand Challenge seeks to fund breakthrough innovations that significantly reduce the cost of diagnostic and screening tools for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The focus is on developing scalable, high-impact technologies that can deliver diagnostic results at

This global Grand Challenges call for proposals focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how individuals and institutions engage in charitable giving. The initiative seeks innovative, AI-driven solutions that can help donors make better decisions, increase the volume and speed

This global Grand Challenges call for proposals seeks to accelerate the development of innovative interventions targeting placental and maternal gut inflammation and oxidative stress to improve fetal growth outcomes. Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) remains a major contributor to neonatal mortality

The Grand Challenges initiative has launched a global call for proposals seeking breakthrough innovations that can significantly reduce the cost of treating Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) while maintaining or improving treatment outcomes. Severe Acute Malnutrition remains one of the leading causes

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

The National Cleantech Innovation Challenge (NCIC) Free State: Regenerative Agriculture in Large-Scale Commercial Farming Challenge is a strategic provincial initiative designed to accelerate the transition from conventional high-input agriculture to scalable, climate-resilient regenerative farming