Grants, mentorships, and global opportunities - curated for the ones building what's next.

THE OPPORTUNITIES DOCK
Your go-to for grants, funding, and investment opportunities- so you don’t waste time searching.

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: Climate and Health Policy Grants
Funding: Up to $80,000 | Eligibility: Iran, Mozambique, Nepal, Uganda | Description: Funds research applying participatory systems thinking to enhance national climate and health policy processes. | Deadline: 5 May 2025 | Link: Page d'accueil

Thrive Philanthropy: Seed Grant Program
Funding: Up to $5,000 | Eligibility: Nonprofits outside the U.S. | Description: Supports initiatives creating just, plant-based food systems. | Deadline: 1 June 2025 | Link: Thrive Philanthropy

a16z Speedrun SR005
Funding: Up to $1,000,000 | Eligibility: Global startups building AI and creative tools shaping the future of entertainment and innovation. | Description: A startup competition offering investment and support to pioneering ventures. | Deadline: May 11, 2025 | Link: https://speedrun.a16z.com/

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Funding: $250,000 | Eligibility: Global | Description: Recognizes individuals addressing global inequalities and environmental challenges. | Deadline: 2 May 2025 | Link: Tyler Prize

CCCL Film Festival: Climate Change Film Grants
Funding: 50,000 THB (~£1,100) | Eligibility: Southeast Asia | Description: Supports young filmmakers focusing on climate change and its impacts. | Deadline: 30 April 2025 | Link: CCCL

You(th) Care for Change: Collective Action Grants
Funding: €6,000–€15,000 | Eligibility: Selected European and Mediterranean countries | Description: Supports youth-led initiatives driving ecological and sociological transformation. | Deadline: Not specified | Link: medies.net

Global Fund for Community Foundations: Community Philanthropy Grants
Funding: $7,000–$20,000 | Eligibility: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe | Description: Funds community philanthropy organizations advancing community-led development. | Deadline: 5 May 2025 | Link: Global Fund for Community Foundations

GBIF: Biodiversity Information for Development Programme
Funding: €30,000–€60,000 | Eligibility: Pacific region organizations | Description: Supports projects mobilizing biodiversity data and building capacity for data-driven policy and research. | Deadline: 27 May 2025 | Link: GBIF

Lisle International: Global Seed Grants
Funding: $500–$5,000 | Eligibility: Global | Description: Supports grassroots projects promoting intercultural understanding and community-building. | Deadline: 31 July 2025 | Link: Lisle International

Visa Everywhere Pioneers Programme 2025
Funding: Over €60,000 in microgrants collectively | Eligibility: Female entrepreneurs with refugee backgrounds based in Europe | Description: Highlights entrepreneurial women with refugee backgrounds, offering business mentoring and microgrants to support business growth. | Deadline: 25 April 2025 | Link: https://www.visaeupromotions.com/VisaEverywherePioneers/

Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2025
Funding: Up to $30,000 | Eligibility: Global (ages 18–29) | Description: Supports youth-led climate action projects with funding, mentorship, and global recognition. | Deadline: 26 May 2025 | Link: https://community.youth4climate.info/dashboard/call-solutions-2025

KLA Foundation: Education Opportunity Fund Programme 2025
Funding: $50,000–$250,000 per year for up to three years | Eligibility: Nonprofits improving K-12 education access and wellbeing | Description: Supports nonprofits with school partnerships and an active Benevity profile. | Deadline: 9 May 2025 | Link: https://www.kla.foundation/education-opportunity-fund

ACC-MOWCAP: Small Grants Programme
Funding: Up to $8,500 | Eligibility: Non-governmental individuals and organizations in Asia-Pacific | Description: Supports preservation, digitization, and public access of Asia-Pacific’s documentary heritage. | Deadline: 4 May 2025 | Link: ACC

Laerdal Foundation: Saving Lives at Birth Program
Funding: Up to $50,000 (average $30,000) | Eligibility: Global | Description: Funds research projects focused on reducing preventable deaths from cardiac arrest, trauma, or childbirth, especially in low-resource settings. | Deadline: 1 October 2025 | Link: Laerdal Foundation

AirAsia Foundation: Grant for Social Enterprises
Funding: Up to $20,000 | Eligibility: ASEAN-based social enterprises | Description: Supports social enterprises creating social or environmental impact, with seed funding, mentorship, and access to AirAsia’s network. | Deadline: 31 May 2025 | Link: AirAsia Foundation

C-CAMP & BIRAC: LEAP Fund
Funding: Up to ₹1 crore | Eligibility: Indian biotech and life sciences startups under 10 years old | Description: Provides equity-based support to help pilot and commercialize innovative, IP-driven products. | Deadline: Rolling | Link: venturecenter.co.in

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🚨 Real Talk: What No One Tells You About Breaking Into Climate Policy & Global Advocacy
Featured Reflection by the ImpactShip Team

You’re doing all the right things.
You attend the events.
You stay up-to-date.
You care deeply.

But still, it can feel like the real work, the rooms where decisions are made is happening somewhere else.

Here’s the truth: this space doesn’t just reward hard work.
It runs on a set of quiet rules no one puts in the handbook.

Here are a few we’ve learned the hard way:

1. Your voice matters more than your title.
Don’t wait to be the “Director of Policy” to say something smart. Some of the most powerful interventions come from people who aren’t even on the panel—but ask the best question from the floor.

2. Most opportunities don’t come from applications. They come from showing up.
Some of our biggest breaks started with a DM, a follow-up email, or volunteering at the right event. Start contributing before anyone hands you a badge.

3. Visibility isn’t self-promotion - it’s public work.
Doing good work quietly is noble. But if no one sees it, no one can support it, fund it, or scale it. Talk about your work. Share your lessons. Someone’s waiting to learn from it.

4. Adaptability wins in this space.
The policies will shift. The funding will disappear. New buzzwords will trend. Your edge is being able to read the moment, recalibrate, and keep going.

5. Stop waiting for permission.
Don’t wait for someone to invite you. Start the conversation. Build the project. Create the toolkit. The people shaping the future are already doing it—before anyone tells them they’re “qualified.”

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LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
Decoding complex policy terms into plain English so you can focus on making an impact.

The Future of Leadership Symposium 2025
Eligibility: Global leaders and innovators. | Description: A full-day symposium by the WILD Network to discuss the future of leadership and innovation. | Deadline: May 7, 2025 | Link: https://onlineforum.thewildnetwork.org/

CoalitionWild: Global Mentorship Program
Eligibility: Young environmental leaders seeking mentorship. | Description: Program connects emerging leaders with mentors in the environmental sector. | Link: https://lnkd.in/gVnvas6w

Farmont Foundation Summer School 2025
Eligibility: European residents aged 18–25. | Description: A ten-day sailing trip fostering dialogue among young Europeans. | Deadline: May 14, 2025 |
Link: https://summerschool.farmont-stiftung.de/

Plan USA Youth Leadership Academy 2025
Eligibility: U.S.-based students in grades 8–11. | Description: A leadership academy equipping youth with skills to drive social change. | Deadline: May 15, 2025 | Link: https://www.planusa.org/youth-agency/youth-leadership-academy/

FELLOWSHIPS & OTHER PROGRAMMES FOR YOU !

Oxford India Centre: Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellowship
Eligibility: Early-career Indian faculty (Assistant/Associate Professors) | Description: Supports applied AI research in climate change, environment, biodiversity, food and water security, and STEM underpinning biomedical research. | Deadline: 28 April 2025 | Link: some.ox.ac.uk

Einstein Fellowship 2026
Funding: Fully funded | Eligibility: Individuals under 35 with a university degree in humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. | Description: A fellowship for outstanding young thinkers to pursue interdisciplinary projects outside their previous research areas. | Deadline: May 15, 2025 | Link: https://www.einsteinforum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Einstein_Fellowship_en_2026.pdf

Observer Research Foundation Middle East: Climate/Energy Transitions Research Fellow
Eligibility: Professionals based in Dubai with relevant experience in climate and energy transitions. | Description: Research position focusing on climate and energy transition topics. |Link: https://orfme.org/career/

Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards 2025
Funding: Not specified | Eligibility: Global initiatives and individuals advancing the SDGs through creativity and innovation. | Description: Recognizes outstanding efforts in driving sustainable development goals. | Deadline: May 7, 2025 | Link: https://sdgactionawards.org/

EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2025
Eligibility: Individuals aged 30 or under globally using environmental education to build a sustainable future. | Description: Recognizes young leaders making significant contributions to environmental education. | Deadline: May 12, 2025 | Link: https://naaee.org/programs/ee-30-under-30

Global Peter Drucker Challenge 2025
Funding: €2,000 cash prize + travel and accommodation to Vienna | Eligibility: Global (ages 18–35) | Description: International essay competition exploring business and leadership topics; winners receive cash prizes and invitations to the Global Peter Drucker Forum. | Deadline: 24 May 2025 | Link: druckerchallenge.org

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THE JARGON DECODER
Decoding complex policy terms into plain English so you can focus on making an impact.

📌 Term: Additionality→ (pops up a lot in climate finance, carbon markets, and development.)
What it actually means-
The idea that a project or investment should result in additional benefits that wouldn’t have happened without that specific support.
In climate terms, for example, a carbon offset is only “valid” if the emission reduction it claims would not have happened without the funding from that offset.

Why it matters:

It’s the difference between funding something impactful… and funding something that would’ve happened anyway. In climate finance, lack of additionality leads to greenwashing. In development, it wastes resources. Measuring additionality helps ensure real-world outcomes, not just feel-good headlines.

Real-world example:
If a reforestation project is already government-funded and fully operational, a private donor coming in afterward doesn’t make a new impact. But if that donor funds new tree-planting in an unprotected region, that’s additional.

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