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Grant
Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 4.0 2026
Black Ideas Grant
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$10K
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Training Program
Kectil Youth Leadership Program 2027
Knowles Educational and Charitable Trust for International Leadership (KECTIL)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Free participation; no cash award (value is the training, network, and merit-based recognition)
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Hackathon
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Free to participate (no cost; no monetary prize or funding stated — not a funded grant or paid fellowship)
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Accelerator
SAIS Livestock Investment Readiness Programme 2027 for African Startups
SAIS (Scaling Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups), implemented by GIZ on behalf of Germany's BMZ
Livestock & dairy
Pan-African
$0 – $15k
1 day left
Funding
Last chance
Grant
SME Growth Accelerator Grant 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $1.5 million
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Accelerator
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) SME Growth Accelerator 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
USD 50,000 to USD 1.5 million
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Training
YALI Rwanda Chapter Legacy Leaders Training Programme 2026
YALI Rwanda Chapter
Grains & cereals
Rwanda
Fully funded (no participation cost)
1 day left
Support
Closing soon
Accelerator
AUDA-NEPAD Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator Programme 2027
AUDA-NEPAD (African Union Development Agency)
Agtech & digital
Selected countries (3)
4 days left
Support
Closing soon
Training
Tomorrow's Leaders Program 2027–2028
U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), U.S. Department of State (recruitment administered by FHI 360)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded (full-ride package covering up to four academic years plus living and travel costs; no fixed dollar figure published)
4 days left
Funding
Closing soon
Loan
ADAPT INVESTMENT SUPPORT FUND
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
Aquaculture
Tunisia
EUR 1,650–100,000 per grant (total envelope EUR 8,000,000)
5 days left
Support
Closing soon
Accelerator
The Ye! Youth Ecopreneurs Programme (YECO) 2026/2027 for young Green Entrepreneurs ($100,000 prize & All-Expenses-Paid Trip to International Conference)
ITC / UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
$100,000 prize
8 days left
Support
Closing soon
Competition / Challenge
Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2026/2027 – Green Business and Land Restoration
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
$0 – $10k
8 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Youth Climate Action Fund 2026 – Trans Nzoia County Microgrants
County Government of Trans Nzoia
Horticulture
Kenya
KES 129,500 - 647,500
15 days left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Master’s Degree Scholarships for African Students
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$10,000 - $50,000
16 days left
Support
Fresh
Competition
MyLittleBigThing – 2026/2027 AgriTech & Circular Economy Challenge
MK-Africa
Agtech & digital
Climate
Pan-African
16 days left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 1 for Research and Technology Stakeholders
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
up to €50k
16 days left
Support
Open
Incubation
Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme Cohort 16 for young Entrepreneurs (30,000 Euros in funding)
Kingdom of the Netherlands / FATE Foundation
Agtech & digital
Nigeria
€30,000
16 days left
Support
Open
Award
Yves Rocher Foundation Terre De Femmes Award 2027
Yves Rocher Foundation (Fondation Yves Rocher)
Horticulture
Pan-African
,
16 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Global Competition 2026 for Entrepreneurs ($20K grants)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$20K
17 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Challenge 2026/2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Nigeria, Kenya
Up to $20,000
22 days left
Support
Fresh
Competition / Challenge
D-Prize Global Competition 2026 – Agricultural Distribution and Last-Mile Innovation
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$20,000
22 days left
Support
Fresh
Accelerator
OceanHub Africa Acceleration Programme
OceanHub Africa
Aquaculture
Climate
Pan-African
22 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Call for Proposals: The Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Round II (£50,000 in funding)
Commonwealth Secretariat
Water & sanitation
Climate
Pan-African
Up to £50,000
27 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
PhD Grants for Agribusiness Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ford Foundation
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$25,000–$100,000
31 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters (in partnership with Allianz)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$90k
47 days left
Support
Open
Call for Proposals
Build Your AgriCanvas and Turn Your Cashew Business Idea into a Climate-Smart Venture
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Processing & value-add
Nigeria
€2,000 (plus non-cash prizes)
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program 2026
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund
Cocoa & coffee
Pan-African
Up to $15,000
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Starter Grant Programme 2027
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
€10,000
47 days left
Support
Open
Network
World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2027
World Economic Forum (WEF)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
No direct funding — non-monetary recognition/networking programme (applicants must have raised meaningful early-stage capital, generally Series A or B; minimum ~US$10M Series A per secondary listings)
47 days left
Support
Open
Internship
FAO Internship Programme 2027 (Paid)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
Monthly stipend up to USD 700 (varies by duty station; FAO tops up if a sponsor pays less); no application or recruitment fees
48 days left
Funding
Fresh
Competition
Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge 2027
Welthungerhilfe
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Selected countries (3)
$25k – $250k
48 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Small Grants 2026
International Climate Initiative (IKI) – German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), implemented by GIZ
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€60,000 – €200,000
55 days left
Funding
Open
Competition
The Earth Prize Environmental Sustainability Competition 2027
The Earth Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $10,000 (total 2027 pool: $104,500)
57 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative (IKI)
Processing & value-add
Kenya
EUR 300,000 - 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Kenya
EUR 300,000 – 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Medium Grants 2026
Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative (IKI)
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€300,000 – €800,000
59 days left
Support
Open
Research Fellowship
The FAO World Food Forum Young Scientists Group 2027/2029 Global Call for Young Researchers
World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Initiative, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
11 weeks left
Support
Open
Leadership program
Ashinaga Africa Initiative 2027 for Young African Leaders
Ashinaga Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded — tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees covered; no fixed monetary figure published.
11 weeks left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Maastricht University Scholarship 2027-2028 in Netherlands | Fully Funded
Maastricht University (UM)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Full scholarships including monthly stipend and tuition fee waiver
11 weeks left
Funding
Open
Grant
FCI4Africa Open Call 2
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
15 weeks left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 2 - Acceleration of Innovative Business Concepts
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to €50k per project
15 weeks left
Support
Open
Training and Acceleration
Open Call 2 - Supporting Innovation Hubs
FCI4Africa project consortium (contact partner: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania office)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Up to €50,000
15 weeks left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Horizon Europe 2027 – Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
European Commission (Horizon Europe, Cluster 6)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
€12 million total topic budget; around €6 million EU contribution per project (about 2 projects)
21 weeks left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 2: Online Training for Innovation Hubs
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to €50k
28 weeks left
Support
Rolling
Scholarship
Académie de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur (ARES) International Training Scholarships 2027/2028 for Study in Belgium (Fully Funded)
Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Technical Assistance
Aceli Africa Technical Assistance for SMEs
Aceli Africa
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Financial Incentives
Aceli Financial Incentives
Aceli Africa
Grains & cereals
Pan-African
First-loss coverage from 2% to 9% for loans between $10,000 and $1.75 million; Origination incentives for loans $10,000 to $500,000.
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
AFC Livestock & Fisheries Development Loan
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
Livestock & dairy
Kenya
No fixed cap; amount depends on the business proposal and repayment capacity (10% reducing balance, 2–5 years repayment)
Rolling
