Grants and opportunities for your next phase

NEXT Canada

NEXT 36 Founder Fellowship, NEXT Canada

NEXT Canada's flagship founder fellowship picks 36 students and recent grads each year for an eight month, mostly remote program with a Toronto summer, at no fee and with no equity taken.

Eligibility: Undergrads, master's students and recent grads at Canadian schools in any discipline

Deadline

October 15, 2026

Location

Canada

Funding or benefit

No participation fee and no equity is taken. Participants cover their own summer living expenses in Toronto.

Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship, UC San Diego

Venture Fellows Fall 2026, Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship at UC San Diego

A fully virtual student fellowship where you join a Venture Fellows team to validate a real deep sci-tech venture alongside its founder and a seasoned mentor, about 5 to 6 hours a week for 10 to 12 weeks this fall.

Eligibility: Open to students

Deadline

September 30, 2026

Location

United States

Funding or benefit

Unpaid fellowship. No funding or academic credit is conferred; UCSD students may receive co-curricular credit and a certificate of accomplishment.

Rethink Priorities

Rethink Priorities, Senior Program Officer

A remote global role for a Program Officer or Senior Program Officer at Rethink Priorities, working on analysis, intervention evaluation and externally commissioned research.

Eligibility: Candidates for either the Program Officer or Senior Program Officer level

Deadline

October 11, 2026

Location

Worldwide

Funding or benefit

Salary of $79,000 to $98,500 USD pre-tax

The Lab, Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

The Lab 2027 Call for Ideas, Climate Finance Vehicles

The Lab has opened its 2027 Call for Ideas for climate finance vehicles that can mobilise private capital in emerging markets, with a support package worth more than USD 250,000.

Eligibility: Teams proposing innovative investment vehicles that mobilise private capital for climate mitigation and adaptation

Deadline

October 16, 2026

Location

Worldwide, Africa, Asia-Pacific

Funding or benefit

Support package valued at more than USD 250,000, technical assistance rather than a cash grant

Entrepreneurs First

The Founders Track, Entrepreneurs First Bangalore Winter 2027

A full time, in person founder track in Bangalore that runs before the venture and leads into The Residency, with the first selection round closing on 5 October 2026.

Eligibility: Founders and builders able to join full time and in person in Bangalore

Deadline

October 5, 2026

Location

India

Funding or benefit

as stated in the source post, housing support through the residency, a Demo Day and a fast track into The Residency; the program is full time and in person in Bangalore

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OffChart NXT Startup Challenge

OffChart NXT Startup Challenge, Virtual Live Founder Sessions

A free series of virtual live sessions for African founders on building a stronger business, becoming investment ready and communicating your case with clarity.

Eligibility: Founders building a company in Africa

Deadline

October 3, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Africa

Funding or benefit

free virtual live sessions on building a stronger business, becoming investment ready and communicating your case with clarity, including business model, metrics, economics and growth, capital, investment readiness and deal logic, and pitch, DealRoom and final founder pack

EWOR

EWOR Deep-Tech Startup Studio and Pre-Seed Investment

A deep-tech startup studio and pre-seed investor backing science-based ventures with up to €500,000 plus mentorship from founders and operators who have built large companies.

Eligibility: Founders building deep tech and science-based ventures in Europe

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Funding or benefit

Up to €500,000 pre-seed investment alongside mentorship

Born This Way Foundation

Born This Way Foundation Youth Advisory Board 2027 to 2028

A paid, fully remote Youth Advisory Board where 15 to 24 year olds help shape the foundation research, programmes and campaigns across a two year term.

Eligibility: Open worldwide, ages 15 to 24

Deadline

October 1, 2026

Location

Worldwide

Funding or benefit

Paid $2,500 a year, $5,000 across the two year term

UN SDG:Learn

UN SDG:Learn Free Online Courses on Air Pollution Monitoring and Reporting

Three free, self paced UN courses on air pollution monitoring, the long range transboundary air pollution convention and emissions reporting, each with a certificate on completion. Available online with no stated deadline.

Eligibility: Open to any learner, with content designed for government, environmental ministry, technical institute staff and environmental practitioners

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Worldwide

Funding or benefit

Funding varies

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Girl Up

Rise to Lead: Girl Up 2026 Global Leadership Summit

A free virtual global leadership summit on 10 October 2026 that brings young leaders worldwide together for conversations on youth leadership, gender justice and intergenerational dialogue. Registration is open and the summit is hosted online.

Eligibility: Open to young people worldwide who meet the stated age requirement

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Worldwide

Funding or benefit

Funding varies

Startup Refugees

Startup Refugees Entrepreneurship Awards: €5,000 to €10,000 for Migrant and Refugee Women in Finland

The 5th Startup Refugees Entrepreneurship Awards are dedicated to refugee and migrant women building businesses in Finland. Three to five awards of €5,000 to €10,000, plus mentoring, networks and a place at the Awards Ceremony on 3 December.

Eligibility: Refugee and migrant women building a business of their own in Finland

Deadline

October 4, 2026

Location

Finland

Funding or benefit

3 to 5 awards of €5,000 to €10,000

Entreprenista with IT Cosmetics

Entreprenista Evolve Grant with IT Cosmetics: $5,000 for Revenue-Ready Women Founders

Entreprenista's seasonal Evolve Grant puts $5,000 behind women founders who are ready to scale, for businesses bringing in $100K+ a year. Applications close 11 November 2026.

Eligibility: Women founders generating $100K+ in annual revenue

Deadline

November 11, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

$5,000 seasonal grant