Grants

The Darcy Business Freedom Grant 2025 is a remarkable opportunity for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs seeking financial support to launch or grow their businesses. Designed to empower individuals with vision, creativity, and determination, this grant provides up to $1,000 to help recipients turn ideas into actionable ventures and achieve economic independence. It is ideal for those...

The Charlton Oral History Research Grants are now open to applications from researchers, scholars, and practitioners seeking to utilize oral history methods to explore underrepresented communities, themes, or regions. These grants aim to promote innovative, rigorous, and inclusive research that amplifies voices often absent from conventional historical documentation. Purpose and Objectives The primary goal of the...

The Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) GROW Programme 2026 is a strategic initiative aimed at fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth among young South African entrepreneurs. The programme targets ventures that have already demonstrated market traction and are poised for expansion. By providing financial support, mentorship, and strategic guidance, the GROW Programme enables youth-led businesses to...

Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) has announced a new call for research proposals under its Human Capital Policy Programme. This initiative seeks to generate high-quality, policy-relevant evidence to support South Africa’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its health system. By funding rigorous research, ERSA aims to help policymakers better understand the economic and structural challenges influencing health...

The Imagine H2O Asia Program 2026 is now accepting applications from innovative water-technology startups seeking to expand across South and Southeast Asia. With a mission to advance climate resilience and address the region’s urgent water challenges, the program offers a structured pathway for companies to validate their solutions, secure partnerships, and deploy pilot projects in high-impact...

The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), housed within the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), is seeking concept notes for its 2026 research grant cycle. This grant scheme supports early- and mid-career researchers based in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. SANDEE’s mission is to strengthen research capacity...

The University of Exeter is proud to offer a selection of fully-funded PhD studentships under the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award for the 2026/27 academic year. These studentships provide exceptional opportunities for highly motivated candidates to pursue advanced research across a wide range of disciplines supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The program...

The Friends of the Princeton University Library (FPUL) offer annual short-term research grants to support scholars working with Princeton’s Special Collections. These grants are designed to facilitate access to rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other unique materials housed across the University Library, including the Mudd Manuscript Library, the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and the...

The AGNES Intra‑Africa Mobility Grants for 2025 present an exceptional opportunity for junior researchers across sub-Saharan Africa to advance their scientific careers through collaborative research visits. Supported by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the program is designed to strengthen research capacity, foster regional collaboration, and...

The Youth Take Charge Program is a Canadian Heritage initiative designed to empower young people aged 7–30 by fostering meaningful engagement and strengthening their connection to Canada. This program provides funding to youth-led organizations and initiatives that aim to develop civic responsibility, encourage active participation in community life, and promote a shared sense of Canadian identity....