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

The €30,000 Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme supports young entrepreneurs in Lagos State with innovative and sustainable business solutions.

The $5,000 Asharami Square Energy Reporting Fellowship is designed for journalists reporting on Africa’s energy story.

The $5,000 PachiPanda Innovation Challenge 5.0 in Zambia supports young people and youth-led SMEs developing innovative solutions to environmental challenges.

The $500,000 ASCENT Project Preparation Facility (PPF) programme supports projects in Eastern and Southern Africa that expand access to decentralized renewable energy (DRE) and clean cooking.

The €10,000 OPEC Award for the Best Energy Research Institute recognizes outstanding non-profit research institutes for their long-term contributions to advancing knowledge and understanding of the oil and energy industry.

The $75,000 True Zero Global Prize supports startups developing innovative solutions in sustainability, regenerative technology, and planetary health.

The €2,000,000 develoPPP Classic Ideas Competition supports projects that combine a company’s long-term business interests with a sustainable development benefit for people in the project country.

Explore more than $30M (₦39B) in grants, prizes, fellowships, and seed funding available this September 2026.

The ₦10,000,000 NESI Innovation Challenge seeks innovative ideas and solutions capable of addressing challenges within Nigeria’s electricity supply industry

The €10,000 OPEC Award for Research recognizes an outstanding individual researcher whose work has made a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues.