Opportunities

Organisation

Grand Challenges Canada and the Science for Africa Foundation

Category

SME and Startup Scale-Up Support Opportunities

Focus Areas

• Climate & Environment
• Health

Application Deadline

22 July 2026 (2:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. UTC)

Overview

Applications are now open for the Nexa – Climate and Health

Strengthening Africa-EU Climate Research Through Long-Term Co-Funded Partnerships

The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Programme Cofund Action to strengthen long-term climate research and innovation collaboration between Africa and Europe.

The Africa-EU CO-FUND Action on

Build the Next Generation of Renewable Energy Systems Across Africa Through EU–Africa Collaboration

The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Innovation Action supporting the development of Renewable Energy Valleys in Africa.

The call seeks ambitious international consortia to

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting MineTech startups from across Africa to apply for the timbuktoo Launchpad Pan-African MineTech Startup Incubation Programme. Through the timbuktoo MineTech Hub, hosted in Zambia, selected startups will receive incubation

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting CreativeTech startups from across Africa to apply for the timbuktoo Launchpad Pan-African Incubation Programme. Through the timbuktoo Creatives Hub, hosted in South Africa, selected startups will receive structured

Opportunity Overview

The European Commission, through Horizon Europe, has announced a forthcoming funding opportunity aimed at improving the sustainable management of water, nutrients, and energy within African agricultural systems.

The call seeks research and innovation projects that develop, test

The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the adoption, testing, validation, and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions in low- and middle-income countries, with a strong focus on strengthening AI innovation ecosystems

The European Commission has launched a Horizon Europe funding opportunity aimed at accelerating bio-based innovation through advanced biotechnology and biomanufacturing concepts. The call seeks to support research and innovation activities that strengthen Europe's bioeconomy while contributing to

The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 1: Health funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the development of innovative antimicrobial therapies to combat antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial and fungal pathogens.

Antimicrobial resistance remains one of the most