Are you looking for funding, fellowships, or leadership programs designed to empower women? This curated list features 16 incredible global opportunities currently open for applications. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, activist, researcher, or student, these programs provide the resources and support to help you thrive. Explore the details and apply before the deadlines!
1. Unlock Her Future Prize 2025.
Powered by The Bicester Collection, as part of its DO GOOD programme, this annual start-up competition supports women social entrepreneurs like YOU to create sustainable businesses that make a real, lasting impact in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Click here to apply | Deadline: March 10
2. Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2025 ($50,000 prize)
Are you committed to advancing gender equality in STEM? Are you dedicated to encouraging girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and pursue careers in science? Apply now for the Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2025.
Click here to apply | Deadline: April 9
3. RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025.
For more than three decades, the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards have recognized and celebrated the strides of Canada’s most accomplished, influential, and impactful women. It is the leading women’s awards program in the nation, elevating this group’s important contributions – from economic growth to social change across sectors and industries.
Click here to apply | Deadline: March 21
4. DAWN Fellowship 2025.
The fellowship focuses on The Political Economy of Gender-Based Violence and Conflict, supporting a younger woman feminist with proven commitment to women’s rights and gender justice. Fellows will develop projects that deepen understanding of how gender-based violence and conflict shape gender dynamics, amplifying women’s feminist voices in public discourse. The inaugural fellowship will prioritise projects focusing on Palestine, but applications addressing other conflict-affected areas are welcome to apply.
Click here to apply | Deadline: March 1
5. African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) Cohort 8.
The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity building program that accepts 200 female entrepreneurs annually.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 2
6. East-West Center Changing Faces Women’s LeadershipSeminar 2025.
The Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Seminar focuses on the vital role that innovation and entrepreneurship play in contributing to economic growth, job creation, and strengthening communities. During this 12-day professional training, dialogue, and travel program, participants engage in a series of workshops focused on leadership and entrepreneurship.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 11
7. Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Collegiate Accelerator 2025.
The WBENC Collegiate Accelerator (CA) is a multifaceted, cohort-based, entrepreneurial program focused on the advancement of collegiate female founders.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 17
8. Women for Zero Hunger Program 2025.
The Women for Zero Hunger Program is a signature initiative by Stop Hunger, in collaboration with WIA Philanthropy. This program is dedicated to combating hunger and food insecurity through the empowerment of women in Africa. By supporting sustainable initiatives led by women, they aim to create lasting solutions for communities in need.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 16
9. UNIDIR Women in Al Fellowship 2025.
To redress gender inequalities and promote inclusive and effective policymaking, UNIDIR is convening the 2025 edition of the Women in Al Fellowship. This is designed as a capacity-building intervention that endows women diplomats with up-to-the- minute knowledge of the policy, legal and technical aspects of Al, including its gendered implications. Women in Al Fellows acquire the knowhow, skills, resources and networks required to engage effectively in multilateral Al discussion in the field of international peace and security.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 3
10. Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Prize)
Are you a women-led enterprise building sustainable solutions in health or food security? This is your moment! Apply now for the Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025. This award is tailored to provide the resources, support, and visibility needed to elevate your work and amplify your mission.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 18
11. Harpswell ASEAN Women’s Leadership Summit 2025.
The ASEAN Women’s Leadership Summit is a fully-funded opportunity for young women from the ASEAN nations and Nepal to develop as leaders and join a professional network of like-minded peers in the region.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 14
12. L’Oréal USA for Women in Science Award 2025.
Each year, the program attracts talented applicants from diverse STEM fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. Celebrating its sixteenth year in the U.S., the For Women in Science program has awarded 85 postdoctoral women scientists over $4 million in grants to advance their research and careers.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 14
13. Stories × Women Program 2025.
Stories × Women launched in 2022 as a collaborative program between WIA and FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations). The program’s goal is to support access to international opportunities for women creatives from emerging animation communities of Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and, ultimately, to increase the diversity of voices in animation.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 7
14. AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Agricultural Sciences 2025.
The program, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and implemented by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), seeks to build a pool of capable, confident, influential young women scientists equipped to excel in agricultural sciences, thrive in leadership roles, and champion gender integration in agriculture.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 12
15. UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea Fellowship Programme 2025 for Young Women Scientists in Africa.
UNESCO and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are launching for the first time a fellowship programme entirely dedicated to young African women scientists. It is designed to create concrete opportunities for young women to become actively involved in various life science disciplines in the African continent.
Click here to apply | Deadline: March 31
16. Women for Nature Young NatureLeaders Grant 2025.
Women for Nature have established a grant/bursary for a young person to develop and implement a project to celebrate the role that nature plays in Canadian culture and identity.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 18
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