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IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship 2026: Up to €40,000
Review Opportunity →: IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship 2026: Up to €40,000IAEA offers up to €40,000 for eligible women in nuclear-related master’s study. Review admission, documents, referee rules and the 31 October 2026 deadline.
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IFAD Rural Sector Performance Grant 2026: Up to US$1.2 Million
Review Opportunity →: IFAD Rural Sector Performance Grant 2026: Up to US$1.2 MillionIFAD offers up to US$1.2 million for a Rural Sector Performance Assessment partner. Review eligibility, counterpart funding and the 7 October 2026 deadline.
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Global EbA Fund Small-Size Grants 2026: Up to US$250,000
Review Opportunity →: Global EbA Fund Small-Size Grants 2026: Up to US$250,000Global EbA Fund offers up to US$250,000 for catalytic ecosystem-based adaptation. Review eligibility, local-partner rules and the 26 October 2026 deadline.
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Nathan Cummings Foundation Grants and PRIs 2026: Rolling LOIs for Justice-Focused Organizations
Review Opportunity →: Nathan Cummings Foundation Grants and PRIs 2026: Rolling LOIs for Justice-Focused OrganizationsFunding: grants typically USD 50,000–250,000; PRIs USD 250,000–750,000. Deadline: rolling / no fixed deadline. Geography: United States and territories, with priority attention to the…
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Front Line Defenders Protection Grants: Up to EUR 7,500 for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Review Opportunity →: Front Line Defenders Protection Grants: Up to EUR 7,500 for Human Rights Defenders at RiskFunding: up to EUR 7,500. Timing: rapid-response applications for urgent protection needs. Eligible: human rights defenders and organizations facing a current security risk linked…
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Urgent Action Fund-Africa Rapid Response Grants: Up to USD 15,000
Review Opportunity →: Urgent Action Fund-Africa Rapid Response Grants: Up to USD 15,000Funding: up to USD 15,000. Deadline: rolling for urgent situations. Geography: Africa. Best fit: women-led feminist and women’s-rights groups, collectives and movements responding to…
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The Pollination Project Daily Grants: Up to USD 500 for Grassroots Changemakers
Review Opportunity →: The Pollination Project Daily Grants: Up to USD 500 for Grassroots ChangemakersFunding: up to USD 500. Deadline: rolling / ongoing. Geography: global. Eligible: volunteer-led individuals, groups and startup nonprofits that meet the programme’s small-budget and…
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Global Innovation Fund: Funding from Pilot to Scale for High-Impact Innovations
Review Opportunity →: Global Innovation Fund: Funding from Pilot to Scale for High-Impact InnovationsFunding: pilot stage up to USD 230,000; Test & Transition up to about USD 2.3 million. Deadline: open window. Focus: scalable innovations, with strong…
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Open Technology Fund Rapid Response Fund: Up to USD 50,000 for Digital Emergencies
Review Opportunity →: Open Technology Fund Rapid Response Fund: Up to USD 50,000 for Digital EmergenciesFunding: USD 1–50,000, typically USD 5,000–25,000. Deadline: rolling. Duration: generally up to six months. Best fit: urgent digital-security or internet-freedom emergencies affecting journalists, defenders,…
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Rufford Small Grants: Up to GBP 18,000 for Nature Conservation
Review Opportunity →: Rufford Small Grants: Up to GBP 18,000 for Nature ConservationThe Rufford Foundation accepts conservation grant applications on a rolling basis, with staged awards from up to GBP 7,000 for first grants to up…
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Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants: Rolling Funding for Journalists Worldwide
Review Opportunity →: Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants: Rolling Funding for Journalists WorldwidePulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants are open on a rolling basis to staff and freelance journalists worldwide for ambitious, underreported stories.
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Draper Richards Kaplan Funding: Up to USD 300,000 for Early-Stage Social Enterprises
Review Opportunity →: Draper Richards Kaplan Funding: Up to USD 300,000 for Early-Stage Social EnterprisesDraper Richards Kaplan accepts applications year-round and can provide up to USD 300,000 in unrestricted grant funding or investment capital over three years.
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Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants: Up to USD 100,000 for First-Time Grantees
Review Opportunity →: Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants: Up to USD 100,000 for First-Time GranteesCisco accepts Global Impact Cash Grant concept notes year-round from eligible nonprofits and NGOs. First-time grant recipients may request up to USD 100,000.
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AFD 2026 CSO Call: Project Intentions for 2027 Funding
Review Opportunity →: AFD 2026 CSO Call: Project Intentions for 2027 FundingAFD’s 2026 CSO Call for Expressions of Project Intentions is open until 9 October 2026 at 18:00 Paris time for eligible French and locally…
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NED Grants 2027: Funding for Non-Governmental Civil Society and Democracy Projects
Review Opportunity →: NED Grants 2027: Funding for Non-Governmental Civil Society and Democracy ProjectsThe National Endowment for Democracy accepts grant proposals from eligible nongovernmental organizations working on nonpartisan democracy, civil society, human rights and independent media projects.
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British Council Assessment Research Awards 2026: Up to GBP 2,500 for PhD and EdD Researchers
Review Opportunity →: British Council Assessment Research Awards 2026: Up to GBP 2,500 for PhD and EdD ResearchersThe British Council is offering up to two Assessment Research Awards of up to GBP 2,500 each for eligible PhD and EdD researchers in…
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British Council ELLA Research Grant 2026: Up to GBP 70,000 for AI and Language Research
Review Opportunity →: British Council ELLA Research Grant 2026: Up to GBP 70,000 for AI and Language ResearchThe British Council is offering one ELLA Research Grant of up to GBP 70,000 for longitudinal research on AI in language learning and assessment.…
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Horowitz Foundation Grants 2027: USD 10,000 for PhD Social Policy Research
Review Opportunity →: Horowitz Foundation Grants 2027: USD 10,000 for PhD Social Policy ResearchThe Horowitz Foundation is accepting 2027 grant applications from eligible PhD and DrPH candidates worldwide for social-policy research. Grants are worth USD 10,000.
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AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants 2026: Up to EUR 3,000 for Doctoral Researchers
Review Opportunity →: AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants 2026: Up to EUR 3,000 for Doctoral ResearchersAGNES is offering 2026 Intra-Africa Mobility Grants of up to EUR 3,000 for eligible doctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
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Vimeo Short Film Grant 2026: Five USD 60,000 Grants for Emerging Filmmakers
Review Opportunity →: Vimeo Short Film Grant 2026: Five USD 60,000 Grants for Emerging FilmmakersVimeo is offering five USD 60,000 short-film production grants to eligible emerging directors in the U.S. and Canada. See the deadline, eligibility, application materials…
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Pennsylvania Apprenticeships on the Move Grant 2026: Up to USD 249,999
Review Opportunity →: Pennsylvania Apprenticeships on the Move Grant 2026: Up to USD 249,999Pennsylvania’s Apprenticeships on the Move grant offers up to USD 249,999 per applicant from an approximately USD 4 million funding pool. See eligibility, deadline,…
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GFF × CIVIC VOICES Grants 2026: Up to US$3.35M for African CSOs and Youth-Led Partnerships
Review Opportunity →: GFF × CIVIC VOICES Grants 2026: Up to US$3.35M for African CSOs and Youth-Led PartnershipsGFF × CIVIC VOICES offers US$150,000–175,000 for African CSO partnerships. Review country, youth-leadership, reimbursement and 7 October 2026 deadline.
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