Climate, Environment and Sustainability Opportunities - Page 6

CompetitionClimateHealthCreative Arts

Climate & Health Challenge 2026

Global competition inviting writing, creative design, and music entries that communicate links between climate and health, with categories for children, young people, adults, and all-age creative submissions.

Funder: Dawn Project
Deadline: Submission deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Award: Cash prizes plus consolation prizes
Applicant: Individuals and creative contributors

Climate, Energy & EnvironmentView details

Funding opportunityUnited States & Canada

Conservation Innovation Grants: On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials FY 2026

USDA-NRCS CIG On-Farm Trials funding for partners to evaluate innovative conservation approaches with producers under real-world conditions.

GrantAgriculture & Food SystemsClimateEnvironment & Conservation

Funder: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
Award: See USDA-NRCS NOFO for funding ceilings and priorities
Applicant: Organizations & NGOs

Funding opportunityUnited States & Canada

Conservation Innovation Grants Classic Program FY 2026

USDA-NRCS CIG Classic funding for innovative conservation projects that develop and demonstrate new tools, strategies and technologies for natural-resource conservation.

GrantAgriculture & Food SystemsEnvironment & ConservationInnovation & Entrepreneurship

Funder: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
Award: See USDA-NRCS NOFO for award ceilings and cost share
Applicant: Organizations & NGOs

Funding opportunityPriority countries

USDA Food for Progress Program FY2026

USDA's Food for Progress FY2026 opportunity supports agricultural development, trade, and food security work in priority countries.

GrantAgricultureFood securityTrade

Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadline: See official NOFO and priority-country documents
Award: Grant or cooperative agreement support for agriculture, trade, and food security projects
Applicant: Eligible organisations

Agriculture, Food & EnvironmentView details

InternshipUnited NationsDevelopmentStudents

UNDP Paid Internships 2026

UNDP internships give students and recent graduates practical experience in international development, policy, sustainability, governance, and programme work across UNDP offices and remote or hybrid...

Funder: United Nations Development Programme
Deadline: Deadlines vary by internship vacancy
Award: Monthly internship stipend; amount varies by duty station and assignment
Applicant: Students and recent graduates

Governance, Policy & SocietyView details

GrantScienceHealthSustainable development

SENSE Foundation Brussels Science Grants 2026

SENSE Foundation Brussels offers science grants for nonprofits and students working in research, environment, sustainable development, or health, with particular interest in genetics and nutrition.

Funder: SENSE Foundation Brussels
Deadline: Application deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Award: Up to EUR 25,000
Applicant: Nonprofits and students in eligible scientific fields

Biomedical SciencesView details

Funding opportunityGlobal / United States

Rowland Fellowship 2027

The Rowland Fellowship gives early-career experimental scientists and engineers the opportunity to establish independent research programmes at the Rowland Institute at Harvard.

FellowshipSTEMExperimental researchEarly career

Funder: Rowland Institute at Harvard
Deadline: Application deadline: Aug 1, 2026
Award: Yearly operations budget starting at USD 225,000 plus salary, Harvard benefits, lab space, and start-up funding
Applicant: Early-career experimental scientists and engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsView details

Funding opportunityEurope

HORIZON-CL5-2026-09: Cross-Sectoral Climate, Energy and Mobility Solutions

CINEA has opened a Horizon Europe Cluster 5 call supporting cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition, sustainable and secure energy supply, and efficient, sustainable, inclusive energy use.

GrantHorizon EuropeClimateEnergy

Funder: European Commission / CINEA
Deadline: Submission deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Award: EUR 223.2 million total indicative call budget
Applicant: Research and innovation consortia

Funding opportunityDenmark

Centers of Excellence: 13th Application Round

The Danish National Research Foundation is inviting pre-proposals for new Centers of Excellence supporting excellent, curiosity-driven research at the highest international level across all scientific fields.

GrantCenters of ExcellenceResearchAll disciplines

Funder: Danish National Research Foundation
Deadline: Pre-proposal deadline: Sep 11, 2026
Award: Long-term Centers of Excellence funding; budget set through DNRF review
Applicant: Research leaders and host institutions

All DisciplinesView details

GrantClimate and EnergyGlobalBiodiversity

NEF Research Grant Programme 2026

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation is inviting applications for NEF Research Grant Programme 2026, a research grant for researchers working on nature conservation, biodiversity, and natural environment...

Funder: Nagao Natural Environment Foundation
Deadline: Application deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Award: Research grant support; see official NEF programme page
Applicant: Researchers

Funding opportunityAfrica, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean and other eligible regions

GLFx Chapters Program 2027

Global Landscapes Forum is inviting applications for GLFx Chapters Program 2027, a network / chapter support for locally led organisations advancing landscape restoration, conservation, sustainable land use,...

OpportunityClimate and EnergyAfrica, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean and other eligible regionsLandscape restoration

Funder: Global Landscapes Forum
Deadline: Application deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Award: GLFx chapter network membership, visibility, capacity development, and funding-related opportunities
Applicant: Organizations

Funding opportunityDeveloping countries and countries with economies in transition

UNEP Special Programme Ninth Round of Applications

UNEP's Special Programme supports institutional strengthening for the sound management of chemicals and waste in eligible countries.

GrantChemicalsWasteEnvironment

Funder: UN Environment Programme
Deadline: Application deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Award: Institutional-strengthening grant support under UNEP Special Programme rules
Applicant: Eligible governments

Funding opportunityAfrica

MEST AI Startup Program 2027

MEST Africa is accepting applications for its AI Startup Program, supporting African founders to build, validate, and launch AI-enabled ventures.

AcceleratorAIStartupsEntrepreneurship

Funder: MEST Africa
Deadline: Application deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Award: Fully funded AI entrepreneurship programme; possible seed funding
Applicant: Young African founders and entrepreneurs

AI, Data & DigitalView details

Funding opportunityEligible low-income countries

GAFSP 9th Call for Proposals for Country-led Projects

GAFSP country-led grants for high-impact food security, agriculture, resilience, and smallholder farmer investments in eligible low-income countries.

GrantAgricultureFood securitySmallholder farmers

Funder: Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP)
Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Award: Approximately USD 163 million total grant financing; 6-10 projects expected
Applicant: Government-led partnerships

Agriculture & Food SecurityView details

Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership 2026

Defra and Innovate UK competition for agri-food businesses developing late-stage research and development projects that can attract private investment and improve farming productivity, resilience, and...

GrantAgricultureInnovation & EntrepreneurshipClimate

Funder: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) / Innovate UK
Deadline: Sep 10, 2026
Award: Project grants from GBP 400,000 to GBP 1.5 million; total competition fund up to GBP 5 million
Applicant: Businesses & research partners

GrantHealthGenomicsResearch

Genomics in Context Awards

Wellcome scheme supporting research that studies genomics in its wider biological, social, clinical, environmental, or global context.

Funder: Wellcome
Deadline: Deadline varies; see official Wellcome page
Award: See official Wellcome scheme page
Applicant: Research Team

Health & Biomedical SciencesView details

Funding opportunityGlobal South / LMICs

29th Call for Proposals

Common Fund for Commodities call for proposals supporting commodity-sector projects that improve livelihoods, value chains, and sustainable development outcomes.

GrantAgriculture & Food SystemsDevelopment & HumanitarianGlobal South / LMICs

Funder: Common Fund for Commodities
Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
Award: See official Common Fund for Commodities call page
Applicant: Organizations & NGOs

Funding opportunityUnited States

2027 AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award

AHA institutional research enhancement award supporting investigator capacity and cardiovascular or brain health research at eligible institutions.

GrantHealthInstitutional FundingResearch

Funder: American Heart Association
Deadline: 10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Sep 10, 2026
Award: Up to USD 200,000 over two years
Applicant: Institutional Applicant

Biomedical SciencesView details

PrizeYouthForestryInnovation

Youth Forest Monitoring Innovation Prize

Official FAO AIM4Forests and World Food Forum prize for young innovators working on forest monitoring solutions and related forest data innovation.

Funder: FAO / AIM4Forests / World Food Forum
Deadline: Check official page/PDF for exact deadline
Award: Prize details on official page
Applicant: Young innovator

Forestry and Environmental InnovationView details