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

Discover five (5) unique opportunities for young founders and scientists. Deadlines are between June and August 2026.

The AI x Media Literacy Dialogue Fund supports African innovators, educators, media practitioners, researchers, and community organisers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital literacy, and media education.

The $10,000 Nature Awards AI for Discovery is inviting applications from research groups using artificial intelligence and machine intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery and solve major global challenges

The Next Big Bet is a platform designed to find and fuel bold founders building scalable solutions to real-world challenges.

The MEST AI Startup Program is a fully-sponsored entrepreneurship and accelerator programme designed to support ambitious African entrepreneurs building AI-driven startups with global potential.

Explore 5 unique opportunities for entrepreneurs in the tech sector. Deadlines are between May and June 2026

The program is designed to identify and support high-potential African startups by strengthening their business capabilities, facilitating market expansion, and fostering strategic partnerships between Africa and the Republic of Korea.

The $5,000 challenge invites developers, data scientists, AI researchers, machine learning engineers, and language technology innovators to build AI models capable of answering health-related questions in low-resource African languages.

The €827,000 Digital Energy Challenge Call for Projects 2026 supports innovative SMEs in developing and implementing digital solutions to improve energy systems and grid operations across Africa.

The Nithub x DataCamp Digital Skill Scholarship 2026 is a fully funded opportunity designed to equip young Nigerians and Africans with in-demand digital and data skills at no cost.