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The $50,000 Supporting AFR100 Programme Direct Beneficiary Grants is designed to support locally led forest and landscape restoration initiatives across selected African countries.

The BOLDIFI® $0 Startup Challenge is a free online entrepreneurship programme designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs, freelancers, creators, and beginners learn how to start and grow an online business with minimal startup capital.

The $5,000 Learning Grant is designed for young founders and idea-makers working on educational innovation.

The $10,000 TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award recognizes scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country.

The $15,000 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to support young, impact-driven entrepreneurs and innovators who are creating solutions to social and environmental challenges.

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 ₦2,000,000 Climate and Health Challenge by The Dawn Project is a global creative competition that explores the link between climate change and human health through writing, art, design, and music.

The $10,000 programme is designed for young leaders running non-profit organisations that are already making a difference in their communities.

The £1,000 Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition gives young photographers across the Commonwealth a platform to share stories about oceans, waterways, communities, and environmental change.

The 2026 AIMS SDGs Innovation Challenge is an initiative designed to support innovative young Africans building solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).