Looking to fund your next big idea or scale your impact? We’ve curated 18 Global Grant Opportunities currently open as of July 6, 2025, from youth-focused initiatives and gender equality projects to climate action and social innovation. Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, social entrepreneur, researcher, or changemaker, now’s the time to apply and unlock support for the work that matters most. Dive in!
1. Mountainfilm Commitment Grant & Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship 2025.
Mountainfilm is committed to supporting documentary filmmakers in telling stories that support their mission to inspire audiences to create a better world. They seek non-fiction stories celebrating adventure, activism, social justice, culture, environment and indomitable spirit.
Click here to apply | Deadline: July 16
2. Trevor Noah Foundation Khulani Nathi Innovation Fund 2025.
The Khulani Nathi Innovation Fund is a strategic initiative aimed at expanding impact in the South African education sector through flexible and unrestricted funding, with primary focus on two critical areas: teacher development and youth pathways.
Click here to apply | Deadline: July 18
3. African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) Conservation Grants 2025.
Each year, the AWHF provides conservation grants to African States Parties to support the implementation of projects and activities aimed at enhancing the sustainability and state of conservation of World Heritage properties. In addition, AWHF offers preparatory assistance to sites on national heritage lists, supporting their inclusion on Tentative Lists and the development of nominations for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Click here to apply | Deadline: July 31
4. National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) Projects Grants 2025.
The National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF)’s Projects Grants are one way that the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) supports communities across Canada in the fight against racism and discrimination.
Click here to apply | Deadline: August 29
5. Toronto Arts Council’s Music Creation & Audio Recording Grant Program 2025.
Toronto Arts Council’s Music Creation & Audio Recording program offers grants to practicing professional artists to assist them in the writing and production of their original music. This program will support new work in any/all genres of music. Professional Development and Touring/Travel expenses are not eligible for funding.
Click here to apply | Deadline: September 2
6. Bombshell Social Impact Grant for Non-profits 2025.
At Bombshell Impact Design Agency, they believe the world’s most powerful brands are those driven by purpose. That’s why they created The Sky Is Not the Limit Social Impact Grant-an exclusive opportunity for social impact brands to access up to $10,000 in professional design, marketing, and “Al for Good” strategy services.
Click here to apply | Deadline : August 19
7. British Academy International Writing Workshops 2025.
The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals.
Click here to apply | September 17
8. HYPE Marketing Assistance Grant 2026.
HYPE is MPMG’s annual grant program to help support emerging Canadian artists in the presentation of a new work, across all performing artistic disciplines. Open to organizations who have been in operation for no more than three years, at time of application, each recipient will receive $12,000 of marketing and consulting services from MPMG to promote work being presented during the winter or spring season.
Click here to apply | Deadline: September 9
9. University of Toronto Accelerate Grant Program 2025.
This program helps to drive the Acceleration Consortium (AC) approach to accelerating scientific discovery, not only by expanding the scope and depth of research but also through the translation of groundbreaking discoveries into real-world applications.
Click here to apply | Deadline: August 4
10. LinkedIn Ad Grants Program 2025.
To help workforce development and environmental sustainability focused nonprofits reach the right audiences on LinkedIn, they provide free LinkedIn ad credits via the Ad Grants program.
Click here to apply | Deadline : July 17
11. The Liu Shiming Artist Grants 2025.
Designed to support the work of visual artists during the first decade of their careers, the Liu Shiming Artist Grants support the creation or completion of new projects that explore the interplay between traditional cultural or historical influences and contemporary artistic practice.
Click here to apply |
12. Montclair State University Civic Science Media Projects 2025.
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University is delighted to announce a funding opportunity for civic science media projects, thanks to support from the Rita Allen Foundation. The awards aim to accelerate civic science media collaborations across the United States with funding and coaching.
Click here to apply | Deadline : August 31
13. Bacha Entrepreneurship Project 2025.
The Bacha Entrepreneurship Project invites Basotho youth aged 21 to 35 to submit their business proposals.
Click here to apply | Deadline : July 24
14. LISC/Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program 2025.
LISC and Foot Locker, Inc., through the Foot Locker Foundation, are launching a fifth round of grants for the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program, which funds nonprofit community organizations that connect youth to mentorship, education, career development, and health services.
Click here to apply | Deadline : September 30
15. Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2025.
The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund was established in 2012, with generous support from The ALBORADA Trust. The Fund supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
Click here to apply | Deadline : September 5
16. ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition – Summer 2025.
The ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition aims to critically engage and amplity youth voices from all over the world in civic ideas and challenges. The competition seeks to find, spotlight, and reward promising future leaders through scholarship prizes and award recognition. For this summer cycle, the competition is asking students to envision their future and what they hope their country accomplishes by the year 2050.
Click here to apply | Deadline: July 25
17. Broadcaster Envelope Program – Diverse Languages 2025.
This program is designed to support productions that reflect Canadian diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Indigenous-Canadian languages.
Click here to apply | Deadline: October 16
18. Spring Well360 Health Equity Grant 2025.
The Spring Well360 Health Equity Grant is a funding opportunity designed to support individuals and projects that are committed to advancing health equity. With a grant amount of $1,000, this program is open to students and professionals alike who are working to address health disparities and improve health outcomes in underserved communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: August 1
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