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Swiss Leading House MENA Research Partnership Grant 2026
Approx. 10 projects up to CHF 25,000 each; verify official Leading House MENA page.
- Funder
- ETH Zurich / Swiss Leading House MENA
- Deadline
- Call launched mid-May; deadline verify
- Award
- See linked call page
- Applicant
- Swiss-MENA teams
LEAP-SE Cofund Call 2026
Sustainable energy research/innovation call requiring African and European partners; check participating funders and exact deadline.
- Funder
- LEAP-SE / participating African and European funders
- Deadline
- June 2026, 16:00 CEST (exact day verify)
- Award
- See linked call page
- Applicant
- Africa-Europe consortia
Wellcome Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact
Supports Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia-led RCTs to optimise licensed interventions for infectious diseases.
- Funder
- Wellcome
- Deadline
- Upcoming / active
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Supports Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia-led RCTs to optimise licensed interventions for infectious diseases.
University of Manchester Global Futures Scholarships 2026
Scholarships for African undergraduate and master’s applicants.
- Funder
- University of Manchester
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Scholarships for African undergraduate and master’s applicants.
Moses Mapesa Education and Research Grant 2026
Education and research grant for heritage conservation students in Africa.
- Funder
- African World Heritage Fund
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- African students/researchers
LEAP-RE Call 2026: Joint EU-AU Renewable Energy R&I
Competitive EU-AU renewable energy R&I call.
- Funder
- LEAP-RE
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Research and innovation consortia
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant
USD 150,000 over three years for independent African biodiversity/environment research.
- Funder
- JWO Research Grant
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026
- Award
- USD 150,000
- Applicant
- Early-career African scientists
J-PAL Social Protection Initiative RFP
Research funding on social protection programmes in LMICs.
- Funder
- J-PAL
- Deadline
- Rolling / periodic
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Researchers and implementing partners
J-PAL Jobs and Opportunity Initiative RFP
Funds randomized evaluations addressing labour market challenges.
- Funder
- J-PAL
- Deadline
- Rolling / periodic
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Researchers and implementing partners
AfOx Ethox Fellowship Scheme 2026
Fellowship scheme for African researchers in ethics/global health.
- Funder
- Africa Oxford Initiative / Ethox Centre
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- African researchers
APDD Fellowship (Doctoral Proposal)
Supports doctoral students in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Funder
- Social Science Research Council
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Doctoral students in eligible African countries
ANH Academy Science-Policy Fellowships
One-year fellowship translating research into policy decisions on healthy diets.
- Funder
- ANH Academy
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Researchers and policy professionals
Women in AI Fellowship 2026 - PhD Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa
USD 5,000-style support reported for women AI/ML doctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Funder
- Masakhane African Languages Hub
- Deadline
- TBC / June 2026
- Award
- USD 5,000
- Applicant
- Women PhD researchers in AI/ML
Slum2School Africa Global Volunteer Recruitment Program 2026/2027
Volunteer recruitment for Slum2School Africa programmes serving children and education access.
- Funder
- Slum2School
- Deadline
- TBC / June 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Volunteers and professionals interested in education equity
Romanian Government Scholarships 2026/27 for South African Students
Scholarship route for South Africans pursuing studies in Romania.
- Funder
- Romanian Government / South Africa channels
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- Full/partial scholarship support
- Applicant
- South African students
Nala Center Associate Fellows Programme 2026
Associate fellowship programme connected to feminist leadership and policy work.
- Funder
- Nala Feminist Collective / Nala Center
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- Fellowship support
- Applicant
- Emerging fellows and researchers
Moi University Africa Multiple Research Centre Visiting Research Fellowships
Three-to-five month residential research fellowship in Kenya.
- Funder
- Moi University
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Africa-based researchers
HAIDI Inclusive AI Innovations in Africa Program 2026
Programme supporting inclusive AI innovations in Africa.
- Funder
- HAIDI / Inclusive AI programme
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- Programme support
- Applicant
- African AI innovators/startups
Climate Litigation School 2026
Climate litigation training opportunity for legal and climate-justice actors.
- Funder
- Naturaljustice
- Deadline
- TBC / 2026 call
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Lawyers, activists, civil society advocates
African Forum and Network on Debt and Development Internship Programme 2026
Internship programme at AFRODAD for development finance/debt policy exposure.
- Funder
- Afrodad
- Deadline
- TBC / June 2026
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Students/recent graduates interested in development finance
AfCFTA Secretariat x Korea-Africa Foundation Startup Partnership Program 2026
Startup partnership programme connected to AfCFTA and Korea-Africa collaboration.
- Funder
- AfCFTA Secretariat / Korea-Africa Foundation
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- Programme support
- Applicant
- African startups
AREF Research Development Fellowship
Fellowship supporting African health researchers with development and mentorship.
- Funder
- Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)
- Deadline
- Rolling/TBC
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- African health researchers
ACEP Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Programme 2026
Cohort-based training and leadership programme in resource governance.
- Funder
- Africa Centre for Energy Policy
- Deadline
- TBC
- Award
- Programme support
- Applicant
- Young professionals
58 Grants, Fellowships and Awards Currently Open - June 7, 2026
Digest of currently open grants, fellowships and awards around the 7 June window.
- Funder
- African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
- Deadline
- Various
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Broad applicants