1. Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026
The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools, which has been proudly delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883.
Click here to apply | Deadline: April 30, 2026
2. Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Dominican Republic 2026 (up to $50,000 CAD)
The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 13
3. Code for Africa AI Sandbox Seed Grant 2026 (up to $3,000)
Are you part of a Human Rights Defending (HRD) organisation in Africa that wants to super-power your work using AI tools and techniques? The Digitalise Youth consortium, through Code for Africa (CfA), is offering five seed grants to civil society organisations (CSOs) based in the Sahel, as well as neighbouring countries in West and East Africa.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 30
4. SOAS Teaching Scholarships 2026/2027
The SOAS Teaching Scholarships offers full-time MPhil/PhD scholarships to eligible Black British students and students based in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 21
5. Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women’s Empowerment 2026 ($100,000award)
The award recognises leadership, innovation, and measurable impact that improves the lives of women and girls.
Click here to apply| Deadline: Mar. 20
6. EJN Biodiversity Media Grants 2026 (up to 12,000 EUR)
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to three to four media organizations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 28
7. UNESCO MGIEP/APCEIU 12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED 2026 (Funded)
APCEIU and UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), in partnership with the GCED Youth Network, are co-hosting the 12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED under the theme “Translating Peace into Action: Leveraging Media and the Arts for Youth Advocacy.”
Click here to apply | Deadline : March 26
8. Roche Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town
As climate change poses a significant threat to our wellbeing, Roche recognises the inextricable connection between planetary and human health. That is why innovations in healthcare must be truly sustainable – for both the environment and society. Roche is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions globally by 2045 and halving the environmental impacts of its products and operations.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 6
9. Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship to attend One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town)
The Z Zurich Foundation creates brighter futures for vulnerable people. Prevention is at the forefront of their work. Their four pillars – adapting to climate change, improving mental well-being, enabling social equity, and responding to crises – are increasingly urgent, complex issues that have far-reaching impacts on individuals, communities and society as a whole.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 6
10. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest 2026 (Win $1,000 prize)
The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. They invite you to think about your personal connection to the ocean – whether you’re coastal or landlocked – through the value it brings to your life.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June. 8
11. Cornell Public Health Fellowships 2026
The Cornell Public Health Fellowships have been established to prepare the next generation of public health leaders to tackle these wicked problems and rebuild our public health systems and capacity.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 23
12. IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship 2026 (Funded)
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is a unique, transformative learning opportunity open to women and nonbinary journalists from every country around the world. Since 2005, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has selected one Neuffer Fellow each year to complete a six-month Fellowship focused on human rights and social justice issues. The Fellowship was created in memory of The Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award (1998) winner Elizabeth Neuffer, who died while reporting in Iraq on May 9, 2003.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 19
13. EJN Biodiversity Media Grants 2026 (up to 12,000 EUR)
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to three to four media organizations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues. To increase understanding of the threats to biodiversity, and the solutions needed to address these challenges, EJN’s Biodiversity Media Initiative is offering media grants worth 10,000-12,000 EUR each to three to four organizations for projects that increase the quality and quantity of biodiversity stories and build the capacity of journalists to improve their coverage of biodiversity issues. Selected organizations will also receive support from experienced mentors through their project.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 28
14. Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) Program 2026
FAST supports and empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs by providing enterprise support and connecting participants to business development training and a supportive network of like-minded entrepreneurs and mentors. FAST is a partnership of the Mastercard Foundation with CCHub Nigeria, MDF Global, Concree, Scale up, Savannah Innovations Lab, the Center for Enterprising Organizations, Inkomoko, and the Africa Leadership Academy (ALA).
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 20
15. John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship 2026The John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship is a full-time one-year postdoctoral level position, renewable for a second year. The salary for this position is like the AIP Congressional Science Fellowship. The Fellowship is named in honor of Dr. John Bahcall, a successful advocate for astronomy and respected researcher.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 15
16. INMA Africa Elevate Scholarship 2026
Do you love news media and aim to make it a career, yet lack enough on-the-job training and practical education? Do you want to better understand how to better connect the passion of journalism with the business acumen to have influence and impact on your society?
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr.17
17. UNU-IIGH Global Health PhD Fellowship Programme 2026
The Global Health PhD Fellowship Programme at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) offers an opportunity for PhD candidates to enrich their doctoral training through direct engagement with global health policy processes in the UN system.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Unspecified
18. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest 2026 (Win $1,000 prize)
The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. They invite you to think about your personal connection to the ocean – whether you’re coastal or landlocked – through the value it brings to your life.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jun. 8
19. ROGEAP Regional Solar Business Plan Competition 2026 ($10,000 prize)
The Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) Project Fund Manager (PFM) has launched the Regional Standalone Solar Business Plan Competition, inviting entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established companies in the off-grid solar sector to present innovative business solutions that can accelerate access to sustainable electricity across West, the Sahel and Central Africa.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 21
20. Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship to Attend One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town, SA)
Now in its second year, the Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship was created to empower young leaders who are committed to addressing the urgent and deeply interconnected challenges facing women and girls today. The scholarship equips emerging changemakers with the tools, knowledge, and global platform they need to lead transformative action.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Mar. 27
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