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WE4F MENA Grant
Funding: $100,000 USD | Eligibility: Organisations based in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Tunisia, or Morocco innovating at the water, energy, and food nexus | Description: Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) MENA supports organisations developing climate-resilient solutions across the food-water-energy nexus through grant funding and technical assistance. | Deadline: 30 April 2026 | Link: https://we4f.org/track-1-mena

Common Waters Grant
Funding: Up to $75,000 USD | Eligibility: Organisations in selected countries leading science-based, community-connected projects on coastal and riverine ecosystem stewardship | Description: The National Geographic Society funds projects strengthening local stewardship of coastal and riverine ecosystems, bridging scientific research with community-led conservation. | Deadline: 1 June 2026 | Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-common-waters/

2026 Global Citizen Award
Funding: $20,000 USD | Eligibility: Open internationally; individuals making a measurable impact on vulnerable social groups, particularly around migration issues | Description: Presented by Henley & Partners and the Andan Foundation, this award recognises individuals driving meaningful change for vulnerable and migrant communities worldwide. | Deadline: 6 May 2026 | Link: https://www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/press-releases/global-citizen-award-2026

UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD)
Funding: Amount unspecified | Eligibility: Public institutions and NGOs from eligible developing countries, or international NGOs registered in States Parties to the 2005 Convention on Cultural Expressions | Description: UNESCO's 17th IFCD call funds projects strengthening cultural policies, creative industries, and civil society capacity to support diverse cultural goods and services in developing countries. | Deadline: 6 May 2026 | Link: https://www.unesco.org/creativity/en/articles/2026-call-funding-requests-international-fund-cultural-diversity-now-open

Dana Foundation Grant
Funding: €150,000 | Eligibility: Locally-led organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, or Ukraine addressing poverty, education, equality, or climate resilience | Description: The Dana Foundation funds community-rooted organisations tackling the interconnected dimensions of poverty across the Global South and Ukraine. | Deadline: 11 May 2026 | Link: https://app.fieldwisephilanthropy.com/funds/dJojULJKQe4fBZTPn5LR

Human Rights, Democracy & CSO Support
Funding: Up to €3,500,000 | Eligibility: Organisations operating in Sri Lanka or the Maldives supporting civil society, democracy activists, and human rights defenders | Description: The European Commission funds projects strengthening civil society organisations, democracy, and human rights protection across Sri Lanka and the Maldives. | Deadline: 25 May 2026 | Link

IJP Middle East Programme
Funding: Travel & work scholarship (amount unspecified) | Eligibility: Journalists from the Middle East or Germany seeking cross-cultural journalistic experience | Description: A 2-month exchange scholarship by International Journalists' Programmes (IJP) enabling journalists from the Middle East and Germany to gain hands-on journalistic experience and cultural immersion. | Deadline: 15 June 2026 | Link: https://ijp.org/en/programmes/middleeast/

Creativity Pioneers Fund 2026
Funding: €5,000 micro-grant | Eligibility: Cultural and creative organisations advancing bold, unconventional practices for social change globally | Description: An open call investing in creative organisations driving justice and equity, offering a micro-grant, mentorship, peer exchange, and long-term collaboration within a broader creative ecosystem. | Deadline: 24 April 2026 | Link: https://creativitypioneersfund.org/opencall

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Funding: Unrestricted grants (share of $2,500,000 USD) | Eligibility: Nonprofits with total expenses between $100,000–$1,000,000 operating in 11 NBC/Telemundo-owned television station markets across the U.S. | Description: NBCUniversal awards unrestricted grants to small and mid-sized nonprofits across 11 local markets, supporting community-driven organisations with flexible funding. | Deadline: 24 April 2026 | Link: https://www.localimpactgrants.com

Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026
Funding: Up to $30,000 USD seed funding | Eligibility: Individuals aged 18–29 or youth-led organisations (majority leadership aged 18–29) from eligible countries working on climate action | Description: A global innovation challenge funding youth-led climate solutions across six themes, including sustainable energy, food, oceans, and climate security — with mentorship, bootcamps, and implementation support over up to 24 months. | Deadline: 30 April 2026 | Link: https://community.youth4climate.info/dashboard/call-solutions-2026-0

AICS Humanitarian Assistance Sudan Grant
Funding: Up to €600,000 (single) or €1,200,000 (joint proposals) | Eligibility: Non-profit organisations registered under Italian law with proven humanitarian aid experience and operational capacity in Sudan | Description: The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation funds lifesaving interventions for displaced persons and refugees in Sudan across Food/Nutrition, Health, WASH, Emergency Education, and Protection sectors, for up to 18 months. | Deadline: 4 May 2026 | Link: https://aics.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/archivio97_concessione-contributi_0_244_952_1.html

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Inclusive Water Governance & Climate Resilience Workshop
Funding: Free (online) | Eligibility: Journalists based in Southeast Asia covering gender, water, climate, or environmental issues | Description: A virtual training by Earth Journalism Network and Oxfam equipping Southeast Asian journalists with skills to report on inclusive water governance and climate resilience in the Mekong Region. | Deadline: 30 April 2026 | Link: https://earthjournalism.net/opportunities/virtual-media-workshop-on-inclusive-water-governance-and-climate-resilience-in-the

NASA Lifelines: Ready for Impact Incubator
Funding: Not specified | Eligibility: U.S.-based humanitarians and scientists with proven, scalable applications of satellite data for humanitarian decision-making | Description: An incubator by NASA Lifelines supporting tech-driven innovators in scaling satellite tools to improve crisis response and humanitarian outcomes before, during, or after disasters. | Deadline: 1 May 2026 | Link: https://nasalifelines.org/ready-for-impact-application/

OBEL Teaching Fellowship Program 2026
Funding: Up to €75,000 | Eligibility: Open internationally to architects, designers, and built environment professionals who can partner with an accredited academic institution to submit a joint proposal | Description: The OBEL Foundation funds the creation and delivery of innovative architecture courses that bridge professional practice and academic learning, fostering interdisciplinary thinking and transformative design education. | Deadline: 1 August 2026 | Link: https://obel.foundation/fellowships/2026-obel-teaching-felloship-open-call/

Rooted Futures Lab EJIT Fellowship 2026
Funding: $3,000 USD stipend | Eligibility: Open internationally; individuals working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and environmental justice, underrepresented identities strongly encouraged | Description: A 12-week remote, project-based summer fellowship offering tracks in data centres, investigative storytelling, democratic governance, and zine editing, producing tangible outputs for environmental justice communities. | Deadline: 30 April 2026 | Link

EU Food Transition Fellowship
Funding: Full salary (part-time self-funded option available) | Eligibility: Open internationally; professionals committed to driving Europe's food system transformation, based in or able to relocate to Brussels | Description: A 7-month fellowship placing professionals inside Brussels-based organisations leading the EU food transition, tackling industrial agriculture's impact on emissions, deforestation, and biodiversity. | Deadline: 27 April 2026 | Link: https://www.moralambition.org/fellowships/food-eu

Critical Pathways Fellowship 2026
Funding: Up to €10,000 (travel, accommodation, living expenses & visa) | Eligibility: Open internationally to artists, activists, journalists, academics, and practitioners- no PhD required - working on sustainability, equity, or systems change | Description: A 4–6 week residential fellowship at Utrecht University inviting diverse thinkers to explore hidden power structures, ecological breakdown, and circular economy alternatives under the theme "Making Visible the Invisible." | Deadline: 27 April 2026 | Link: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/making-visible-the-invisible-critical-pathways-fellowships-2026

The Mira Fellowship
Funding: Micro-grants (amount unspecified) | Eligibility: Impact-driven leaders working on systems-level change globally | Description: A selective fellowship offering 1:1 coaching, micro-grants, and a global network to support exceptional individuals driving systemic change. | Deadline: 1 June 2026 | Link

2027 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship
Funding: Fully funded (stipend amount unspecified) | Eligibility: Women, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming journalists with 3+ years professional experience focusing on human rights and social justice, fluent in English, open internationally | Description: A prestigious fellowship by IWMF offering research and coursework at MIT's Center for International Studies and an internship at The Boston Globe, supporting journalists committed to human rights reporting. | Deadline: 19 April 2026 | Link

PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026
Funding: €10,000 per winner (2 winners) | Eligibility: Individuals aged 18–35 from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, or Türkiye with a proven sustainability innovation — women innovators especially encouraged | Description: A Euro-Mediterranean recognition award by the PRIMA Programme celebrating young leaders with measurable, scalable solutions addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in the Southern Mediterranean. | Deadline: 28 May 2026 | Link: https://prima-med.org/prima-young-innovators-award-2026/

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