Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The €100,000 develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition is an opportunity supporting high-impact startups and young entrepreneurs building innovative solutions across emerging markets.

The Power of Diversity Grants 2026 is a EUR 2.2 million funding programme designed to strengthen opportunity crop value chains across Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Colombia.

The program aims to strengthen the business skills of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania and help them scale their startups through expert-led online training and coaching sessions.

The TZS 50Million Go Green with iMbeju Youth funding window is designed to accelerate climate-resilient agricultural innovations, as well as youth-led green and digital enterprises across Tanzania.

This ZAR27,500 fellowship is a short-term, intensive research training programme designed for postdoctoral scientists working in life sciences and biotechnology-related fields. The opportunity targets early-career postdoctoral researchers from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda seeking international research exposure and skills that benefit their home countries.

The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2026 supports young entrepreneurs whose innovative business models improve living conditions in developing or emerging countries. Selected companies receive non-dilutive capital of 100,000 euros through a matching-funds model funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The $12,000 Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program provides support for topics related to Peacebuilding, Governance, and Developmental Dynamics.

The Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) is inviting expressions of interest to support grassroots advocacy efforts aimed at strengthening policies and investments that prioritize the wellbeing of young children across Africa.

The $30,000 In-country YouthADAPT Challenge is calling on youth-led MSMEs and innovators to drive climate adaptation and resilience across Africa.

The £30,000 Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) invites proposals from entrepreneurs, start-ups, businesses, and food service providers interested in establishing or expanding a sustainable pre-cooked food business using electricity as the main fuel for cooking based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, or Nigeria.