October Deadline

Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA)  Funding focus: funding African education researchers and investing in local solutions that can transform classrooms and shape national education systems. Eligibility Criteria: Be Ghanaian, Kenyan, Senegalese, or Zambian citizens currently based in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, or Zambia respectively.  The lead applicant should have a PhD and be working in a…

Funding Organization: The Stephenson Exploration Advancement (Sea) Program Funding focus: Supports exploration and field research for marine exploration and conservation projects. The Philip Stephenson Foundation promotes marine exploration, protection, and conservation projects focused on adding value to people’s lives and the health of the environment. Eligibility Criteria: NGOs all around the world except China Grant…

Funding Organization: Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program Funding focus: The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a two-month, cost-covered training program that gives a small cohort of talented people from all over the world Eligibility Criteria: Individuals and Organizations from diverse backgrounds Grant Limit: $200,000 USD  Deadline: 05-Oct-2025 Website: INCUBATION PROGRAM | CE

Funding Organization: The Water Council, Funding focus: Ultrapure water system and natural resource management solutions are not within the scope of this challenge, processes or tools for decision-making support for water quality addressing any stage of the water cycle related to human consumption, including drinking water and wastewater systems across residential, commercial and utility-scale applications…

Funding Organization: SustainE Young researchers Funding focus: on-the-ground conservation projects focus on responsible or sustainable tourism. and field of exploration (e.g., a combination of speleology and geology, or robotics and marine biology) Grant Limit: up to $10,000 Deadline:  13-Oct-2025 Website: Kensington Conservation Grant | The Explorers Club

Funding Organization: Commonwealth Foundation Funding focus: Health Justice, Freedom of Expression, Climate Justice, Other important funding considerations Eligibility Criteria: not-for-profit civil society organization (CSO) registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation Member State. Grant Limit: £60,000 Deadline: 1pm BST on 23 October 2025 Website: Open grants call – Commonwealth Foundation

Funding Organization: The African Climate Foundation Funding focus: Supporting Climate Transformation, Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Justice and Equity Eligibility Criteria: Organisations (NGOs, think-tanks, etc) that focus on Africa and have identified opportunities to support adaptation, resilience and mitigation initiatives on the continent. Grant Limit: Determined per call Deadline: Determined per call. Not currently accepting but future…

Funding Organization: Commonwealth Foundation Funding focus: Health Justice, Freedom of Expression, Climate Justice, etc Eligibility Criteria: not-for-profit civil society organisation (CSO) registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation Member State. (Ghana). with three years’ demonstrable experience. Grant Limit: £30,000 to 60,000 Deadline: 24 October 2024 1pm BST Application open each year Website: Open grants call – Commonwealth Foundation

Funding Organization:Commonwealth Foundation Funding focus: Climate justice; representation, inclusion, and protecting the rights of those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Addressing the social, political, and economic root causes of climate injustice. Strengthening the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis in multilateral and national spaces.   Other focus; Freedom of expression , Health Justice….