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Is your academic organization or research institute working in the MENA region on climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems?

🌍 The MENA Hub for Action Research on Climate Change & Health (MARCH) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) has launched its Cycle II Call for Expressions of Interest for research projects addressing the intersection of climate change and health.

The official call invites eligible academic organizations and research institutes to submit proposals under one of two themes:

✅ Theme 1: Research on implementing and evaluating information technology that integrates health and climate data to support evidence-informed adaptation and mitigation in MENA health systems.

✅ Theme 2: Research on practices or approaches that make healthcare operations more environmentally sustainable in the MENA region.

💰 Funding: Up to US$100,000

📅 Project duration: 12 months

🌍 Geographic focus: MENA region

🏢 Eligible applicants: Academic organizations and research institutes meeting the detailed eligibility criteria in the relevant Theme 1 or Theme 2 application guidance. Further organization-specific requirements are not disclosed on the public overview page.

⏰ EOI deadline: 9 October 2026

📅 Successful EOI applicants will be notified and invited to submit full proposals on 30 October 2026.

📣 An information session will take place on 24 September 2026, 3:00–4:00 PM Beirut time.

⏰ Registration deadline for the information session: 18 September 2026 at 12:00 PM Beirut time

Before applying:

Select the theme that precisely matches your proposed research.
Define the climate-health problem and its relevance to MENA health systems.
Explain how the research could produce actionable evidence.
Build a realistic 12-month methodology and budget.
Read the theme-specific official application guidance before submitting.

🔗 Official AUB MARCH Cycle II call:
https://t.co/t8iBZp2pAW

📧 Questions: [email protected]

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Is your youth NGO registered with the European Youth Foundation and planning an international youth cooperation project focused on democracy, human rights, inclusion or youth work in 2027?

🇪🇺 The European Youth Foundation (EYF) of the Council of Europe has opened two calls for proposals for international youth cooperation projects starting in 2027.

There are two funding options:

🔹 2027.C5.A — International one-off youth co-operation activities

💰 Maximum grant: €25,000
💵 Indicative call budget: €250,000
🏆 EYF intends to award approximately 10 grants

Activities may include international youth camps, seminars, conferences, training courses or study visits. The main meeting should generally last at least 4 programme days.

🔹 2027.C6.B — International long-term youth co-operation projects

💰 Maximum grant: €60,000
💵 Indicative call budget: €600,000
🏆 EYF intends to award approximately 10 grants

Projects may combine international meetings with campaigns, advocacy, research, educational resources, local activities or regional initiatives.

📅 Maximum duration: 18 months
📆 Projects should start between 1 January and 31 March 2027.

Priority areas include:

✅ Revitalising pluralistic democracy
✅ Young people’s access to rights
✅ Peaceful and inclusive societies
✅ Youth work

For both calls, international activities should generally involve participants from at least 7 Council of Europe member states, and at least 75% of participants should be aged 30 or younger.

⏰ Deadline: 1 October 2026 at 23:59 CET

⏳ 22 days left as of 9 September 2026

⚠️ Applicants must be registered and validated in the EYF grant-management system before the deadline. EYF warns that registration may take up to two weeks, so unregistered organizations should begin immediately.

Before applying:

Choose the correct grant type for your project.
Align clearly with one or more EYF thematic priorities.
Show meaningful international youth participation.
Build a realistic and cost-effective budget.
Explain how the project will create learning, cooperation and follow-up action.

🔗 Official EYF call announcement:
https://t.co/HWpMUNz2Tl

🔗 Application platform:
https://t.co/c8DYdB5WSu

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Is your NGO, civil society organization or academic institution experienced in livelihoods, vocational training, microfinance or economic inclusion for displaced communities in Mozambique?

UNHCR has opened a Call for Expressions of Interest — HCR/MOZ/2026/015 for its Protection and Solutions Programme in Mozambique, Outcome Area 13: Livelihoods.

The partnership aims to improve sustainable livelihoods for refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and host-community households.

Priority areas include:

✅ Market-relevant vocational skills
✅ Self-employment kits
✅ Agriculture, fisheries and livestock
✅ Wage and self-employment
✅ Business development and small industries
✅ Apprenticeships and internships
✅ Job placement schemes
✅ Business mentorship and incubation
✅ Market linkages
✅ Microfinance, microcredit and revolving loan funds
✅ Labour-market and value-chain assessments

📍 Locations: Zambezia, Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Manica, Tete, Nampula, Gaza, Inhambane and Sofala
🏢 Issuing agency: UNHCR
📅 Planned period: 1 January 2027–31 December 2030
💰 Indicative budget: Not disclosed

⏰ Application deadline: 25 September 2026

⚠️ Clarification request deadline: 14 September 2026

Before applying:

Show strong local presence and understanding of livelihood barriers.
Design market-based, context-specific interventions.
Demonstrate experience with vocational training, enterprise support or economic inclusion.
Explain how beneficiaries will connect to employers, markets and private-sector actors.
Include credible monitoring of income, employment, business survival, resilience and self-reliance.

UNHCR gives the highest weight to local experience and presence — 30%, followed by sector expertise and experience — 25%.

🔗 Official application platform:
https://t.co/VXyPdrkJb2

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Are you an early-career researcher ready to develop your independent research identity through an innovative project focused on human life, health or wellbeing?

Applications are open for the Wellcome Early-Career Awards — November 2026 round.

💰 Your salary + up to £400,000 in research expenses
🗓️ Usually 5 years
🌍 Eligible host organizations in the UK, Republic of Ireland and eligible low- or middle-income countries
⏰ Deadline: 10 November 2026 at 15:00 GMT

The award is designed for researchers who are ready to design, plan and deliver their own innovative research project.

Projects should aim to:

✅ Advance understanding in the researcher’s field
and/or
✅ Develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

Key eligibility points

Applicants normally need either:

• A completed PhD or equivalent higher research degree, with the viva passed by the deadline, or
• At least four years of equivalent research experience if a PhD is not standard in their discipline.

Applicants may generally have no more than three years of postdoctoral research experience, although Wellcome allows adjustments for career breaks, part-time work, clinical training and other significant periods away from research.

Practical application tips
Make the research question ambitious but clearly answerable.
Show how the award will help you develop an independent research identity.
Explain what new skills, methods or collaborations you will build.
Choose a research environment that clearly supports your development.
Leave enough time for your institution to review and submit the application.

Official scheme page:
Wellcome Early-Career Awards

⚠️ Verification reminder: Wellcome does not accept late applications. Your administering organization must complete its own review and submit the final application, so do not treat 10 November as your internal deadline.

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Does your organization have strong protection expertise, local access in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region, and experience supporting refugees, asylum-seekers and other displaced populations?

UNHCR has opened HCR/BFA/2026/005, an integrated partnership covering community-based protection, child protection, GBV, health and education.

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📍 Location: Sahel, Burkina Faso
💰 Indicative budget: Not disclosed
📆 Implementation: 1 Jan 2027–31 Dec 2030
❓ Clarifications: 22 Sept 2026
⏰ Deadline: 27 September 2026

The intervention aims to strengthen protection, inclusion and resilience for refugees, asylum-seekers, people at risk of statelessness, forcibly displaced people and host communities.

Key areas include:

• Community-based protection and participation
• GBV prevention, identification, referral and survivor support
• Child protection and access to legal identity
• PSEA and confidential complaints mechanisms
• Access to primary healthcare
• Inclusion in national education systems
• Higher education, vocational training and employability
• Support for people with specific needs
• Social cohesion and durable solutions.

Selection criteria

30% — Sector expertise and experience
20% — Local experience and presence
15% — Project management
15% — Accountability to communities
10% — Cost effectiveness
5% — Resource contribution
5% — Access/security considerations

UNHCR particularly values organizations with a proven operational footprint, links with authorities and humanitarian coordination structures, ability to work in hard-to-reach locations, sound data-protection systems and genuine participation of affected communities.

General application guidance:

Quantify your relevant protection experience.
Document local presence and access.
Show strong safeguarding and sensitive-data systems.
Explain how communities participate throughout the programme cycle.
Identify your cash or in-kind contribution.

👉 Official UN Partner Portal:
https://t.co/2f2KAOr7KC

Search HCR/BFA/2026/005.

⚠️ Review the detailed CFEI and UNHCR Concept Note Template before submission.

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Does your organization have demonstrated protection expertise, an established presence in Burkina Faso, and experience serving forcibly displaced people and host communities?

UNHCR has opened HCR/BFA/2026/003, a Call for Expression of Interest to strengthen the protection environment for forcibly displaced people, people at risk of statelessness and host communities.

📍 Location: Burkina Faso — Centre-Nord/Koulsé area
💰 Indicative budget: Not disclosed
📆 Implementation: 1 Jan 2027–31 Dec 2030
❓ Clarification deadline: 22 Sept 2026
⏰ Deadline: 27 September 2026

The intervention covers:

• Protection monitoring and data analysis
• Community-based protection
• Gender-based violence prevention and response
• Child protection
• Case management and referrals
• Legal assistance and documentation
• PSEA and safe complaints mechanisms
• Support for people with specific needs
• Social cohesion and peaceful coexistence
• Access to protection and essential services.

How proposals will be assessed

30% — Sector expertise and experience
20% — Local experience and presence
15% — Project management
15% — Accountability to communities
10% — Cost effectiveness
5% — Resource contribution
5% — Access/security considerations

UNHCR places particular value on organizations with documented local access, collaboration with authorities and the Protection Cluster, experience in hard-to-reach areas, and the ability to implement localization in practice.

General application guidance — not additional UNHCR requirements:

Demonstrate your local operational footprint.
Quantify experience in protection monitoring, GBV and case management.
Show secure handling of sensitive protection data.
Explain community feedback and complaints mechanisms.
Document your cash or in-kind contribution.

👉 Official UN Partner Portal:
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Are you part of a group of neuroscientists working to establish a new neuroscience society, regional chapter, sub-society or thematic network?

🧠 The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Seeding Neuroscience Grants 2027 are open for applications.

Important correction: some third-party posts call this the “2026” grant because applications are being accepted in 2026, but the official IBRO application portal labels the programme “IBRO Seeding Neuroscience Grants 2027.”

The programme supports foundational activities such as:

✅ Governance planning
✅ Strategic workshops
✅ Establishing a national or regional neuroscience society
✅ Creating a formal sub-society
✅ Developing a thematic neuroscience network, such as computational neuroscience or glial research

IBRO makes clear that this is not ordinary conference funding. Standalone scientific meetings are not eligible unless they are part of a clear, actionable process to establish a lasting society, chapter, sub-society or network.

Where a national neuroscience society already exists, applicants may seek support only for a distinct sub-society or regional chapter addressing an unmet need or underrepresented subfield.

🌍 The opportunity is being promoted for emerging neuroscience communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. IBRO’s official public announcement confirms that the grant is currently open and supports emerging societies and thematic networks.

💰 Grant amount: Not disclosed in the official application portal currently accessible.

📅 Activities: intended to lay foundations for a sustainable neuroscience community.

⏰ Deadline: 30 September 2026 at 11:59 PM CEST

Before applying:

Explain what neuroscience structure is missing in your country or region.
Show a concrete pathway from the funded activity to a functioning society or network.
Define governance and membership plans.
Demonstrate how the new body adds value rather than duplicating an existing society.
Build a sustainability plan beyond the first funded activity.

🔗 Official IBRO programme page:
IBRO Seeding Neuroscience Grants

🔗 Official application portal:
Apply through the IBRO Grants Portal

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Is your nonprofit or charitable organization creating community-led solutions in education, health, women’s empowerment, livelihoods, infrastructure or other areas with measurable local impact?

🌍 The TEEEM Foundation Community Impact Grant Program 2026 is open for nonprofit and charitable organizations working to improve lives and strengthen communities around the world. TEEEM says it is looking for organizations that combine strong leadership and financial stewardship with sustainable, community-centered solutions.

Three funding levels are available:

💰 Community Grants: US$5,000–10,000
For local projects and grassroots initiatives.

💰 Growth Grants: US$10,000–20,000
For organizations expanding successful programmes.

💰 Transformational Grants: US$20,000–30,000
For larger initiatives with potential for long-term, sustainable change.

Funding areas include:

✅ Education & youth development
✅ Health & essential needs
✅ Food security and community health
✅ Equality & empowerment
✅ Female empowerment and gender equity
✅ Entrepreneurship & economic opportunity
✅ Skills and livelihoods
✅ Community infrastructure
✅ Sustainable community impact

🌍 Geographic scope: Worldwide

🏢 Eligible applicants: Nonprofit and charitable organizations. The public programme page does not disclose further legal-registration or country-specific eligibility details; applicants should review the official application form.

⏰ Deadline: 1 November 2026

Applications opened on 17 August 2026.

Before applying:

Show that the solution is designed with the community, not simply for it.
Define measurable outcomes and explain how they will last.
Demonstrate strong leadership and financial stewardship.
Match the grant level to the maturity and scale of your programme.
Gather all attachments listed in the official application form before submission.

Successful grantees will be expected to provide a mid-year progress report, final impact report, financial updates and impact materials such as photos, stories or testimonials.

📩 How to apply: Complete the official application, combine it with supporting documents into one PDF, and submit it by email as instructed in the application.

🔗 Official TEEEM Foundation grant page:
TEEEM Community Impact Grant Program

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Are you a student, researcher, conservation practitioner, community representative or professional working on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence who needs support to attend an international conference?

🌍 The HWCC Conference Travel Grants 2027 are offering financial assistance to eligible participants attending the 2nd International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2–4 March 2027.

Successful applicants may receive ONE of the following:

✅ Conference registration waived or reimbursed
✅ US$500 toward travel costs
✅ US$1,000 toward travel costs

Priority is given to applicants who meet at least one of these criteria:

• Residents of countries not classified as high-income by the World Bank
• Students from any country
• Applicants who submitted a conference abstract or are involved in a submitted session

⏰ Deadline: 31 October 2026 at 23:59 GMT

📅 Conference: 2–4 March 2027
📍 Location: Bangkok, Thailand
📝 Application language: English

Important: applicants may request only one type of support.

For the US$500 or US$1,000 travel award, successful recipients are expected to receive the funds in cash and in person in Bangkok during the conference, so do not assume the grant will cover upfront travel costs before departure.

Before applying:

Confirm that the conference strongly relates to your research, conservation, policy or community work.
Clearly explain why attending the conference matters.
Show how you will use or share what you learn afterward.
State your financial need accurately.
Select the support option that addresses your biggest barrier.

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🔗 Official application form:
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Is your organization ready to join an international research and innovation consortium tackling crime, disaster risk, border security or critical-infrastructure resilience?

The European Commission’s Horizon Europe Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society 2026 calls are officially open.

💰 ~€131M combined indicative funding
🌍 Horizon Europe
🤝 International consortium-based applications
⏰ Deadline: 5 November 2026

Five open funding destinations are available:

🔐 Crime & Terrorism — €40.67M
Supports research addressing crime, terrorism, law-enforcement capability and protection of citizens.

🛂 External Borders — €21.33M
Topics include smarter border monitoring, more accessible travel and reliable age verification.

🏗️ Resilient Infrastructures — €22.67M
Supports stronger resilience of critical physical and digital infrastructure.

🚨 Disaster-Resilient Society — €32.5M
Includes disaster-risk reduction, search and rescue and improved uptake of resilience solutions.

💡 Security Research & Innovation — €13.83M
Includes SME innovation, security technology procurement and demand-led innovation.

Who can participate?

Horizon Europe generally permits many types of organizations, provided they have the operational and financial capacity to deliver their proposed work.

For most calls, applicants need a consortium of at least three independent organizations from three different EU or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, including at least one organization from an EU Member State. Other organizations may sometimes participate, subject to the specific topic conditions.

Practical application tips
Choose the exact topic before building the proposal.
Build the consortium around complementary technical and end-user expertise.
Involve relevant security, civil-protection or public-authority end users where the topic requires them.
Develop clear pathways from research to operational uptake.
Check every topic’s eligibility, expected outcomes, budget and security restrictions individually.

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Official European Commission programme page:
https://t.co/b2Ww80Nobw

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Finding a funder is only the beginning.

The harder questions are:

Can we actually approach them?

Are we genuinely a fit?

Do they provide flexible support?

Is now the right time to pursue them?

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Is your school or nonprofit in the United States or Canada serving at least 10 K–12 students and ready to build a hands-on honey bee education program?

🐝 The 2027 Bee Grant Program from The Bee Cause Project + Whole Kids, supported by the Whole Foods Market Foundation, is now open.

The programme helps schools and nonprofit organizations use live honey bee programmes as educational tools for pollinator learning, STEAM education, conservation and environmental stewardship.

Traditional Bee Grant — new applicants

Eligible schools and nonprofits may choose between:

💰 US$2,000 monetary grant to build or strengthen a live bee programme

or

🐝 Indoor Observation Hive + US$1,000 stipend

Renewal Bee Grant — previous recipients

Previous Bee Grant recipients may apply for:

💰 US$2,000

Applicants must have received a Traditional Bee Grant in 2025 or earlier and completed the required Bee Grant Progress Report. Live bees are not required at the time of application.

Who can apply?

✅ K–12 schools
✅ Nonprofit organizations
✅ U.S. or Canada
✅ Must serve at least 10 K–12 students
✅ The bee programme must be used as an educational tool

Examples may include private schools, youth programmes, museums, camps, homeschool associations and qualifying university/extension programmes that directly serve K–12 students.

🌍 Geographic eligibility: United States and Canada only

⏰ Deadline: 31 October 2026

The current 2027 programme page states that applications opened 1 September and close 31 October.

Before applying:

Identify a committed Bee Advocate to lead the programme.
Build a relationship with an experienced local beekeeper or Bee Mentor.
Confirm school/organizational approval for hosting bees.
Explain how at least 10 K–12 students will engage with the programme.
Show how the hive will become a sustainable educational resource beyond one year.

🔗 Official Bee Grant information:
The Bee Grant — official programme page

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Bee Grant application portal

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🚨 African NGOs: are you using AI to strengthen your grant work—or simply asking ChatGPT to write proposals?
There is a big difference.
AI can help nonprofit teams work faster, but a polished proposal is not automatically a fundable proposal.
You still need to understand:
✅ Donor eligibility
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✅ Evidence and organizational capacity
✅ Budgets and numerical consistency
✅ MEL, indicators and targets
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✅ How to turn your organization’s real evidence into stronger applications
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Are you an early-career researcher of any nationality who defended your PhD within the last 10 years and is ready to lead an independent frontier-research project in Europe?

🔬 The European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant 2027 — ERC-2027-STG is officially open.

Important clarification: the secondary article you shared describes “ERC-funded PhD positions at Wageningen University & Research,” but the official current ERC opportunity is a Principal Investigator research grant, not a PhD vacancy. Researchers apply with an eligible host institution in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.

💰 Funding: up to €1.5 million

📅 Duration: up to 5 years

Additional funding of up to €1 million may be requested for justified eligible costs. Principal Investigators currently based in a non-associated third country who relocate to Europe may request up to €2 million in additional funding for eligible relocation/start-up needs.

🌍 Nationality: Any nationality

🎓 Career stage: For the 2027 call, applicants may be eligible from immediately after successfully defending their PhD through 10 years after the PhD, subject to the detailed rules and allowable extensions.

Research proposals are welcome across all scientific fields.

⏰ Deadline: 14 October 2026

The 2027 Starting Grant competition officially opened on 22 July 2026.

Before applying:

Develop an ambitious frontier-research question rather than an incremental project.
Secure an eligible European host institution early.
Demonstrate your potential for research independence and leadership.
Explain clearly what makes the research groundbreaking.
Leave enough time for host-institution documentation and internal review.

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Are you an artist, curator, art mediator, art theorist, architect, designer or cultural institution planning an exchange project between Germany and a DAC-listed country?

🎨 ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen is accepting applications for its Artists’ Contacts funding programme for projects taking place between March and November 2027.

The programme supports international exchange and networking in the visual arts between cultural practitioners in Germany and countries of the Global South and countries in transition. It focuses on collaboration, knowledge exchange and sustainable international networks.

Eligible applicants include:

✅ Artists
✅ Curators
✅ Art mediators
✅ Art theorists
✅ Architects
✅ Designers
✅ Cultural and art institutions

Eligible activities may include:

🎭 Exhibitions in Germany
🏠 Artist-in-residence programmes
🧭 Preparatory and research trips
🛠️ Workshops
🎤 Lectures, conferences and presentations
🌍 International exchange initiatives

Important: the programme is for contemporary visual art, architecture, design, photography and media art. Performing arts such as theatre, dance and film are not supported under this programme. Students are also not eligible; studies must be completed at the time of application.

💰 Funding amount: Not disclosed as one fixed grant amount

Eligible costs may include:

• Flights and other travel
• Accommodation
• Visa costs
• Foreign health insurance for travellers to Germany
• Per diem allowances

🌍 Geographic structure: Applicants from DAC-listed countries may apply for projects in Germany, while applicants from Germany may apply for projects in eligible DAC-listed countries.

⏰ Deadline: 30 September 2026

📅 Eligible project period: March–November 2027

⚠️ No further applications for 2027 projects will be accepted after this deadline. The postmark date applies to the signed hard-copy submission.

Before applying:

Show strong artistic quality.
Explain the value of the international collaboration.
Demonstrate sustainable networking beyond one event.
Integrate environmental sustainability into project planning.
Secure the required invitation from the host cultural or exhibition institution.

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Is your local NGO or association legally registered in Djibouti, physically present in Dikhil, and experienced in child protection, FGM prevention, GBV response or community engagement?

UNICEF has opened Call for Expression of Interest CEF/DJI/2026/008 for a programme focused on the prevention and response to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM/MGF) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV/VBG) in the Dikhil region of Djibouti. The official call also includes nutrition-related community interventions.

The programme seeks a local NGO or association capable of implementing integrated, community-based interventions.

Priority protection activities include:

✅ Community awareness on FGM and GBV
✅ Transformation of harmful social norms
✅ Engagement of religious and community leaders
✅ Positive masculinity and engagement of men and boys
✅ Early identification of girls and women at risk
✅ Safe referral to psychosocial, health, legal and protection services
✅ Community surveillance and referral mechanisms
✅ Capacity-building for community and institutional actors
✅ Programme monitoring and data use

The call also includes nutrition activities such as community malnutrition screening, referral and follow-up, maternal and child nutrition, micronutrient interventions, WASH-related risk reduction and community nutrition data collection.

📍 Location: Dikhil, Djibouti
🏢 Issuing agency: UNICEF
📅 Planned implementation: 1 November 2026–28 April 2028
💰 Indicative budget: Not disclosed

⏰ Application deadline: 29 September 2026

⚠️ Clarification request deadline: 14 September 2026

Who should consider applying?

The official call is looking for organizations that:

• Are legally registered local NGOs or associations in Djibouti
• Have physical presence, staff and premises in the target area
• Have at least 5 years of experience in child protection, GBV prevention/response, particularly FGM
• Have experience in women’s rights or community mobilization and engagement
• Have financial, operational and programme-management capacity consistent with UNICEF standards
• Can work closely with local authorities and technical partners

🔗 Official application platform:
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Is your NGO, refugee-led organization (RLO) or community-based organization (CBO) legally established in the DRC and experienced in community engagement, protection, social cohesion or self-reliance?

UNHCR has opened a Call for Expression of Interest — HCR/COD/2026/003: Autonomisation et engagement communautaires for organizations working with forcibly displaced people, stateless persons, returnees and host communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The partnership aims to strengthen inclusive community protection mechanisms, participation, accountability, women’s leadership, social cohesion and community resilience. RLOs and CBOs may apply directly when they meet eligibility requirements or participate through partnerships and consortia.

Priority areas include:

✅ Community mobilization and self-reliance
✅ Refugee-led and community-based organizations
✅ Women’s and youth leadership
✅ Community feedback and complaints mechanisms
✅ Participatory assessments
✅ Early-warning and referral systems
✅ Social cohesion and peaceful coexistence
✅ Inclusion of persons with disabilities and marginalized groups
✅ Capacity-building and localization

📍 Locations include Kinshasa, Ituri, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Kwango, Kasai, Kasai Central, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi.

📅 Initial implementation: 1 January–31 December 2027, with possible annual renewal through 2030 subject to performance, needs, resources and context.

💰 Indicative budget: Not disclosed

⏰ Application deadline: 30 September 2026 at 23:59 Kinshasa time

⚠️ Clarification request deadline: 29 September 2026

Before applying:

Use recent, sourced community and protection analysis.
Show how communities will participate in decisions, implementation and monitoring.
Explain how RLOs/CBOs will receive meaningful roles and resources.
Include UNHCR indicators 7.1.1 and 7.3.1 in the results framework.
Address PSEA, data protection, conflict sensitivity, safeguarding and sustainability.

Concept Notes must be submitted in French and must not exceed 10 pages excluding annexes.

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Is your nonprofit legally registered for at least two years and planning a 9–12 month project in health, nutrition, genetics, environment, sustainable development, education or support for vulnerable people in 2027?

🌍 The SENSE Foundation Brussels is accepting applications for its second 2026 funding round for projects in Belgium and abroad.

The Foundation supports projects aligned with its objectives in:

✅ Scientific research
✅ Health, especially genetics and nutrition
✅ Environmental protection
✅ Sustainable development
✅ Education and STEAM
✅ Assistance to people facing specific or temporary hardship
✅ Inclusion, equality and diversity

Projects led by or benefiting women and/or minorities receive particular attention. Mental-health projects are not currently prioritized.

💰 Maximum grant: €25,000

Important funding rule: the amount requested may represent no more than 25% of the project’s total annual cost. If funded, no more than 10% of the SENSE grant may be used for project overheads.

🏢 Applicants must:

• Be legally registered as a nonprofit
• Have at least 24 months of activity history
• Have been legally registered on or before 1 January 2024
• Have an organizational overhead ratio of 20% or less
• Submit only one application per calendar year

📅 Current grant period: projects of 9–12 months implemented during 2027. The official programme page specifies January–December 2027.

🚫 Projects or charities directly affiliated with political or religious organizations, or actively promoting a particular faith or ideology, are excluded. Previously rejected projects cannot simply be resubmitted.

⏰ Deadline: 30 September 2026 at 5:00 PM CEST

Before applying:

Show how the project addresses at least two Foundation objectives where possible.
Quantify the need and expected impact.
Explain how the project can generate lasting results.
Show how the SENSE contribution will act as a “booster” alongside other funding.
Prepare a full project budget, timeline, annual report and nonprofit registration certificate.

🔗 Official grant information:
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🔗 Official application form:
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Are you a doctoral researcher from sub-Saharan Africa who needs a 1–2 month research stay at a university or research institute in another African country to advance your PhD?

🌍 The 2026 AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers are officially open.

The programme is offered by the African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES), funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH).

💰 Funding available

• 1 month: up to €2,300
• 1.5 months: up to €2,650
• 2 months: up to €3,000

The grant is designed to cover travel and subsistence, with a research allowance for the host institution available on request.

Two grant routes

✅ General AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant — open to eligible male and female applicants

✅ Special AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant — for eligible female researchers only

Female candidates may apply to either or both schemes but may receive a maximum of one grant.

Who can apply?

Applicants must:

✅ Be nationals of a sub-Saharan African country
✅ Be officially registered for a doctoral degree at a university/tertiary institution in sub-Saharan Africa
✅ Have published at least one paper arising from their thesis work in a journal indexed by Scopus and Web of Science
✅ Have identified a scientific host in another sub-Saharan African country
✅ Have an agreed research proposal and work schedule with the host
✅ Show why the proposed work is relevant to development in sub-Saharan Africa and cannot be undertaken in the applicant’s home country.

🎓 All academic disciplines are eligible, including sciences, humanities, law and social sciences.

📅 Research stay: 1–2 months
🚀 Earliest start: 1 March 2027
🏁 Latest completion: 31 July 2027.

⏰ Deadline: 16 October 2026 at 23:59 GMT

Practical application tips
Secure your host researcher before drafting the application.
Explain clearly why the research activity must be undertaken outside your home country.
Confirm that your published thesis paper meets the Scopus/Web of Science requirement.
Develop a realistic 1–2 month work plan with measurable outputs.
Submit every required document in English and follow the prescribed templates.

🔗 Official call:
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🔗 Official application form:
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Is your organization a registered charity or other qualified donee in Canada working in multiple sclerosis, children’s literacy, or post-secondary scholarships and bursaries?

🇨🇦 The Ralph M. Barford Foundation (RMBF) Open Call 2026 is now accepting Letters of Intent from eligible organizations across Canada. This is the Foundation’s first open call for grant applications.

Funding can support:

✅ Multiple Sclerosis — research, academics, innovative research approaches, patient care, quality of life and access to care
✅ Children’s literacy — helping children read at grade level by the end of elementary school
✅ Post-secondary scholarships and bursaries

💰 Grant amount: Not disclosed.

RMBF accepts:

• Unrestricted funding requests to sustain existing activities and measurable outcomes
• Project funding for specialized or new initiatives
• Multi-year funding requests

🏢 Who can apply?

Applicants must be a registered charity or another type of qualified donee in Canada and must align with at least one of the three funding areas. The LOI must be submitted by an authorized signing officer or someone who has permission from one.

⏰ Stage 1 deadline: 5 October 2026 at 11:59 PM ET

All LOI applicants will be notified on 15 October 2026. Only successful LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

📅 Invitation-only full proposal deadline: 5 November 2026 at 11:59 PM ET

Invited applicants will also be asked to join a 30-minute introductory call with the Foundation between 19–30 October. Final grant decisions are expected in mid-December, with funding anticipated in mid-to-late December.

Before submitting:

Confirm your Canadian qualified-donee status.
Connect your request directly to one funding priority.
Explain the measurable outcomes you expect to sustain or create.
If requesting multi-year support, show why multiple years are necessary.
Submit early—the online LOI form closes at the deadline.

🔗 Official grant page:
Ralph M. Barford Foundation Open Call 2026

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