Grants and opportunities for your next phase

Leafgreen Africa

Leafgreen Africa Environmental Leadership Fellowship 2027 Cohort 1

A six month environmental leadership fellowship from Leafgreen Africa in Nigeria, open to students, recent graduates and working professionals across disciplines, with applications closing 31 October 2026.

Eligibility: Students, recent graduates and early-career professionals

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

The fellowship page lists a certificate on completion, a six month duration and a commitment of 6 to 8 hours per week. No stipend, fee or award amount is printed on the page.

Imperial College London

Jack Hirst Scholarship 2027/28, Imperial College London

One Jack Hirst Scholarship for a Chemistry MRes at Imperial College London, worth full tuition fees at the Overseas rate plus a stipend equivalent to the annual UKRI rate, for candidates studying or researching Chemistry at a Nigerian academic institution, closing 23:59 UK local time on 21 May 2027.

Eligibility: Currently studying or conducting research in Chemistry at a Nigerian academic institution

Deadline

May 21, 2027

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

One award: full tuition fees at the Overseas rate and a stipend equivalent to the annual UKRI rate.

Royal Holloway University of London

Royal Holloway GREAT Scholarship Nigeria

One of two GREAT Scholarships at Royal Holloway, a tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for a new full-time postgraduate student from Nigeria joining in January 2027, deadline 11.59pm UK time on Sunday 15 November 2026.

Eligibility: A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria or India

Deadline

November 15, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000, one of two scholarships, one for a student from Nigeria and one for a student from India.

The Fegho Umunubo Foundation

Fegho Umunubo Foundation Creative Business Grant 2026

Grants of ₦1,000,000 to ₦1,500,000 for registered creative businesses and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, paired with business training and practical support under the second cohort of the Grassroots Creative Business Support Initiative.

Eligibility: Open to creative entrepreneurs and businesses operating in Nigeria

Deadline

November 1, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

Grants of ₦1,000,000 to ₦1,500,000 per selected business. Twenty grassroots creative businesses are funded each quarter, with equity or loan financing of up to ₦50,000,000 available alongside.

The Worthington Companies Foundation

West Africa Clean Cooking Fund: LPG Grants and Equipment for NGOs

A clean cooking fund for registered NGOs and impact organisations across thirteen West African countries, backed by a US$1 million commitment that delivers LPG equipment, financing and grants for community cooking projects.

Eligibility: You are a registered NGO or a local organisation with strong financial stability

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde

Funding or benefit

Accelerated by a US$1 million commitment from The Worthington Companies Foundation plus contributions from other organisations. Support includes LPG supply, stoves, cylinders and related equipment, direct financial grants for clean cooking projects, infrastructure development and educational initiatives. Individual project amounts are not published and expenses must stay within the budget limits set by the fund.

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Research and Innovation for Climate (RICH) Hub, AI4D

RICH Hub Climate AI Innovation Call 2026 by AI4D

A rolling call for African led climate AI innovations that have reached pilot stage or beyond, offering technical support, research and piloting opportunities, ecosystem connections and potential scaling grants of up to USD 200,000.

Eligibility: African led innovators, researchers, startups and organisations using AI and data driven technologies to strengthen climate resilience across Africa

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Potential scaling grants of up to USD 200,000, subject to eligibility, assessment outcomes and available resources. There is no minimum award, no stated number of grants and no guarantee that submitting an Expression of Interest leads to funding.

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Grants

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund grants to field-based projects on threatened animal, plant and fungi species worldwide, with no discrimination by region, and applications submitted by 31 January 2027 receive a response in late April 2027.

Deadline

January 31, 2027

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Field-based species conservation grants on a global, rolling round schedule. The provider grants page read here prints no cash figure, so no award level is claimed. Feed posts circulating the call describe grants of up to USD 25,000, wording the provider page does not print.

FLOODrisk Erasmus Mundus consortium

FLOODrisk Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Flood Risk Management and Sciences

FLOODrisk is an Erasmus Mundus joint master in flood risk management and sciences, with successful students graduating with MSc degrees from IHE Delft, TU Dresden, UPC Barcelona and the University of Ljubljana, and scholarship applications from non-European applicants closing on 3 January 2027.

Deadline

January 3, 2027

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master, so the scholarship places named on the programme page carry Erasmus Mundus funding. The page read here prints no cash figure, so no amount is claimed.

EMMIR Erasmus Mundus consortium

EMMIR Edition 14, Erasmus Mundus Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations

EMMIR Edition 14 is a two year Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations run by eight partner institutions across Europe, Africa and Asia, with Erasmus Mundus scholarships open to applicants of any nationality and applications closing on 20 December 2026.

Deadline

December 20, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Applicants for Edition 14 can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, which provides funding to selected students. The programme page prints no cash figure, so no amount is claimed here.

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ISDAO

ISDAO 9th Regional Call for Proposals for West Africa

ISDAO has opened its 9th Regional Call for Proposals for LGBTQI-led groups and organisations across nine West African focal countries, with budgets between $5,000 and $30,000 per year for grant timelines of 6 to 36 months. The deadline for submitting your grant application is October 31, 2026.

Eligibility: A group or organization working in any of ISDAO's focal countries in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal or Togo

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire

Funding or benefit

Core funding or core and project funding with budgets between $5,000 and $30,000 per year, for grant timelines from 6 months minimum to 36 months maximum.

UNESCO Science for Crisis Response and Solutions Programme

UNESCO Research Continuity Grants for African Scientists Whose Work Was Interrupted by Crisis

UNESCO is offering six institutional research continuity grants of up to USD 2,000 each to African nationals working at recognised universities and research institutes whose natural science research was interrupted by armed conflict or a natural or biological hazard. Applications close on 15 November 2026 at 23:59 Paris time.

Eligibility: African nationals based at a recognised university or research institute in an African country

Deadline

November 15, 2026

Location

Algeria, Angola, Benin

Funding or benefit

Six institutional grants of up to USD 2,000 each under this first pilot call, for activities that can be completed within six months.

TechSocietal

Data Protection Leadership Fellowship 2026

TechSocietal is running a fully sponsored fellowship that trains a new generation of Nigerian data protection officers, covering the IIM Certified Data Protection Officer training and certification examination, applied protection modules, mentorship and a route into the TechSocietal Data Protection Support Hub. Applications close on 31 October 2026.

Eligibility: Professionals and emerging practitioners passionate about protecting people in the digital age

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

The page prints "Selected Fellows will receive: Full sponsorship for the IIM Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO) training Full sponsorship for the IIM CDPO Certification Examination Applied protection modules developed by TechSocietal Mentorship from experienced practitioners Practical case studies based on real Nigerian and African contexts Access to a growing community of practice Opportunity to join TechSocietal's Data Protection Support Hub serving SMEs after successful completion". No cash stipend is published, so no amount is claimed here.