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MTN-WWF Africa PachiPanda Challenge 2026 for youth-led SMEs (5,000 USD prize)

The PachiPanda Challenge is a joint initiative of the operator MTN and the World Wide Fund for Nature. It recognises youth-led African small and medium businesses whose activity contributes to protecting the environment.

• All sectors

5,000 USD

PachiPanda Challenge , Nigeria 2026 (up to ₦10m in prizes)

Innovation challenge with up to 10 million naira in prizes, launched by MTN Nigeria together with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through the Nigeria Conservation Foundation, UNDP Nigeria and Deloitte Nigeria.

• Environment

10,000,000 NGN

Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator 2026 (up to $50,000)

Founders Fund Africa is opening its accelerator dedicated to Africa's creative economy: music, film and television, fashion, design, gaming, publishing and the technologies serving them.

• All sectors

up to 50,000 USD

Google for Startups Accelerator South Africa Program 2026 for growth-stage technology startups.

Google is opening a South African edition of its accelerator, aimed at growth-stage technology companies, meaning those that already have a product in market and users.

• Digital
• Artificial intelligence
• Finance and payments

Variable amount

IDMP/APFM Competition for Youth-Led Projects 2026-2027

The Integrated Drought Management Programme and the Associated Programme on Flood Management, run under the World Meteorological Organization, fund youth-led projects addressing floods and droughts.

• All sectors

3,000 CHF

African Union Peace Fund Call for Applications 2028: AU Opens Funding for Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Initiatives Across Africa

Check eligibility first: this call is not open to companies or individual project holders. Applicants must be African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities, Regional Mechanisms, or the AU Commission's Political Affairs, Peace and Security department.

• All sectors

Variable amount

The Africa-Europe Innovation Platform (AEIP) Scholars Programme 2026/2027 for African Scholars.

Programme from the Africa-Europe Innovation Platform, for African scholars, focused on research with impact.

• All sectors

Variable amount

The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship 2026/2027 for early stage start-ups (Fully Funded to Bootcamp in Accra, Ghana and Capstone Week in London, UK )

Six months of support for high-potential early-stage startups across Commonwealth countries, including nineteen African ones.

• All sectors

2,000 GBP

Konrad Adenauer Foundation-SAIIA Scholarships 2027 for young South Africans.

Scholarships from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation with the South African Institute of International Affairs, for young South Africans.

• All sectors

5,000 USD

Dresden Leibniz Graduate School Scholarship in Germany 2027 · Fully Funded

Fully funded doctoral scholarship from the Dresden Leibniz Graduate School in Germany, open to international applicants.

• All sectors

1,515 EUR

Heinrich Böll Foundation Tailwind for Talents Scholarships 2026/2027 in Germany for International Master's and PhD Students

Study scholarships in Germany from the Heinrich Böll Foundation, open to international students including African applicants.

• All sectors

Variable amount

Brand South Africa · Play Your Part Bursary to Attend the One Young World Summit 2026

Deadline: September 2, 2026 Applications are open for the Brand South Africa · Play Your Part Bursary 2026. Brand South Africa is proud to partner with One Young World to launch the Brand South Africa: Play Your Part Bursary 2026, which will enable six outstanding young South Africans to participate in the One Young World [...]

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