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UncategorizedSillerman First Book Prize for African PoetrySeptember 30, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $1,000 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry recognizes an African poet who has not yet published a collection of poetry.

UncategorizedSabi Arts Playwright Prize 2026/27September 29, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The ₦1,400,000 Sabi Arts Playwright Prize is an annual award for new plays by Nigerian playwrights.

UncategorizedKnight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship 2027–2028September 28, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $90,000 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship is an eight-month residential fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

UncategorizedNieman Fellowship 2027–2028September 28, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $87,500 Nieman Fellowship is a full academic-year fellowship at Harvard University for working journalists from around the world.

Business, NGOs, Startups, WomenClimate Intervention Environmental Impact FundSeptember 16, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $75,000 Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund supports responsible field testing of climate intervention technologies.

UncategorizedCentenary Research Award for Animal WelfareSeptember 14, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The £250,000 Centenary Research Award supports high-quality research with the potential to produce significant advances in animal welfare.

UncategorizedJana Trust Fund Small GrantsSeptember 09, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The Jana Trust Fund provides small grants of €1,500 to support early career biologists undertaking research and conservation projects focused on endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

UncategorizedThe Kekere Storytellers Fund 2026September 02, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $3,000 Kekere Storytellers Fund supports emerging African storytellers who create compelling, original work that challenges stereotypes and presents contemporary perspectives of Africa.

UncategorizedAACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism 2027August 24, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $5,000 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism recognizes professional journalists who produce accurate, compelling stories that improve public understanding of cancer, cancer research, cancer advocacy, or cancer policy.

UncategorizedThe New Ideas Award Grant for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorder ResearchAugust 17, 2026 | Onyinye Ogboo

The $600,000 New Ideas Award Grant supports bold, early-stage research into autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).

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