Where Ambition Meets Action - July’s Opportunity Radar

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THE OPPORTUNITIES DOCK
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The Explorers Club Impact Grants
Funding: $10,000–$25,000 USD | Eligibility: Researchers and explorers (18+) conducting high-impact fieldwork globally | Description: Supports projects in biology, ecology, anthropology, astronomy, and earth sciences that advance science and environmental stewardship. | Deadline: Ongoing | Link: https://www.explorers.org/grants/explorers-club-impact-grants/

The Future Forged: AI Innovation Fellowship
Funding: $93,000 CAD base salary (pro-rated over 9 months) $15,000 CAD completion bonus and more | Eligibility: AI researchers globally tackling challenges in health, biology, energy, or real-time systems | Description: A 10-month fellowship by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute offering funding, mentorship, and research collaboration. | Deadline: 4th July, 2025 | Link: https://www.amii.ca/research-talent/future-forged-research-fellowship

Operations Coordinator – Indigenous Climate Action
Compensation: $55,000 to $68,000 annual salary depending on qualifications | Eligibility: Candidates with administrative, financial, or nonprofit operations experience; preference for Indigenous applicants | Description: A remote full-time role supporting operational systems, financial processes, and team coordination at ICA. | Deadline: Open until filled | Link: https://indigenousclimateaction.bamboohr.com/careers/35

Pulse-Z Digital Democracy Project
Funding: Up to €14,000 EUR per grant | Eligibility: Organizations in the EU engaging youth in activism through journalism and digital content | Description: JA Europe invites proposals to boost youth-led media and storytelling for civic engagement and democratic participation. | Deadline: 4 July 2025 | Link: https://jaeurope.org/tenders/pulse-z-third-party-support-call-for-proposals/

Water Justice Fund Movement Building Grants
Funding: Individual will receive €5,000, and organisations, collectives and networks may receive up to €10,000 per year| Eligibility: Movements based in Kenya, Bangladesh, or Nepal working on water justice, climate resilience, and women’s leadership | Description: Simavi offers small grants to strengthen grassroots movement building and amplify local water justice efforts. | Deadline: 4 July 2025 | Link: https://simavi.nl/water-justice-fund-movement-building-grants

Project Coordinator – Community Energy Association (CEA)
Compensation: Ranges from $45 000 to $70 000 as per qualifications and experience | Eligibility: Professionals with project management experience in clean energy, community development, or sustainability; Canada-based | Description: Support municipal climate action projects and energy initiatives across British Columbia. | Deadline: 4th July, 2025 | Link: https://www.communityenergy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PC-Job-Posting_250520.pdf

African Climate Innovation Challenge 2025
Funding: Up to $10,000 USD | Eligibility: African innovators with scalable climate solutions in energy, agriculture, or waste | Description: Supports startups and community-led innovations with funding, mentorship, and visibility. | Deadline: 6th July, 2025 | Link: https://theacic.com/

Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change
Funding: $30,000 to $150,000 | Eligibility: Not-for-profit organizations globally working on climate communication, journalism, or research | Description: UNESCO funds projects enhancing the integrity of climate information through investigative journalism, research, and public communications. | Deadline: 6 July 2025 | Link: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/268770

Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards
Funding: €5,000 | Eligibility: Women-led organizations in Kenya, Bangladesh, and Nepal advancing gender equality and climate resilience | Description: Awards recognizing impactful, community-rooted solutions led by women to tackle climate change and promote justice | Deadline: 13 July 2025 | Link: https://gender-just-climate-solutions-2025.selecteev.io/apply

Relx Environmental Challenge 2025
Funding: $50,000 USD cash prize for the first place entry and a $25,000 prize for the second place | Eligibility: Individuals or organizations with innovative solutions for water or sanitation challenges | Description: A global competition rewarding scalable, sustainable solutions to improve water access or sanitation. | Deadline: 27th July 2025 | Link: https://www.relx.com/corporate-responsibility/engaging-others/relx-group-environmental-challenge

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2025
Funding: $3,000 to $15,000 USD | Eligibility: Young people aged 18–30 worldwide with ideas or projects creating social or environmental impact | Description: Supports early-stage ideas and impact projects with funding, coaching, and global visibility to accelerate change. | Deadline: 31 July 2025 | Link: https://www.socialshifters.co/global-innovation-challenge/

WUSC Youth Advisory Council 2025
Eligibility: Youth aged 18–30 from Canada or countries where WUSC operates | Description: Contribute to WUSC’s strategy on gender equality, climate action, and youth empowerment. | Deadline: 18th July, 2025 | Link: https://wusc.bamboohr.com/careers/157

SVRI Research Grant
Funding: $40,000–$100,000 | Eligibility: Research teams in low- and middle-income countries | Description: Funds feminist, ethical, and community-driven research on violence against women and children for 12–18 months. | Deadline: 31 July 2025 | Link: https://www.svri.org/svri-research-grant/#apply-for-svri-research-grant

LEVANTE Framework Grant – Jacobs Foundation
Funding: Up to USD 600,000 (small) or USD 1,000,000 (large) | Eligibility: Research labs worldwide studying learning and development in children aged 5–12, with priority to underrepresented regions and the Global South | Description: Funds innovative research exploring how individual, group, and contextual factors shape children’s learning and development. | Deadline: 19 August 2025 | Link: https://jacobsfoundation.org/levante-opens-2025-call-for-proposals/

Spencer Foundation Vision Grants
Funding: $75,000 | Eligibility: Global researchers with a doctorate affiliated to a nonprofit or public institution | Description: 6–12 month grants for interdisciplinary, equity-focused education research planning. | Deadline: 17 September 2025 | Link: https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/vision-grants

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LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
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International Forum We, The Youth Regional Dialogues
Eligibility: Youth globally interested in climate, social development, and regional collaboration | Description: A hybrid event series by UNRISD and MBC offering workshops and dialogues to engage youth on sustainable development solutions. | Deadline: 6th July, 2025 | Link: https://www.ifwy.org/en/experience/dialogues.php

Google for Startups Growth Academy
Eligibility: Startups addressing sustainability, digital transformation, or health leveraging AI | Description: A hybrid accelerator offering tailored mentorship, expert support, and access to Google's network to help AI-driven startups scale solutions for impact. | Link: https://startup.google.com/programs/growth-academy/

Marianne Initiative Class of 2026
Eligibility: Human rights defenders worldwide aged 18+, engaged in promoting and defending human rights in their home countries | Description: A 12-month program hosted in France offering training, mentorship, networking, and support for personal and professional development in the field of human rights. Includes a 6-month residency in Paris followed by a 6-month remote support phase. | Deadline: 20 September 2025 | Link: https://www.initiativemarianne.fr/en/2025/06/17/ouverture-de-lappel-a-candidatures-pour-la-promotion-2026-de-linitiative-marianne-call-for-applications-for-the-marianne-initiative-class-of-2026-now-open/

AI x City Climate Action Hackathon 2025 – GCoM
Eligibility: Developers, startups, and city innovators worldwide working on AI-driven climate solutions | Description: A global hackathon solving urban climate challenges using AI, hosted by the Global Covenant of Mayors. | Deadline: 1st September, 2025 | Link: https://www.innovate4cities.org/hackathon2025/

FELLOWSHIPS FOR YOU !
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Osaka University MEXT Scholarship 2026
Funding: Fully funded (covers tuition, airfare, and living costs) | Eligibility: International students applying for undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral programs at Osaka University | Description: A fully funded Japanese government scholarship for international students to pursue higher education at Osaka University with academic and cultural exchange opportunities. | Deadline: August 10, 2025 | Link: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/international/inbound/admission.html

Climate Justice Squad Fellowship 2025
Eligibility: Young climate activists aged 18–35 globally | Description: A 6-month fellowship providing climate activists with training, mentorship, funding, and community to lead impactful climate justice campaigns. Includes a fully funded in-person retreat. | Deadline: 1st August 2025 | Link: https://www.climatejusticesquad.org/

ARUA Early-Career Research Fellowship 2025
Funding: $2,000/month + travel support | Eligibility: African early-career researchers (70% reserved for women) | Description: 42 fully funded fellowships offering financial support, mentorship, and publishing opportunities for African scholars to advance their research careers. | Deadline: December 2025 | Link: https://arua.org/early-career-research-fellowships-2025/

Wipro Education Fellowship
Funding: Capacity support and stipend | Eligibility: Early-stage education nonprofits (up to 3 co-founders) in India | Description: Supports grassroots organizations focusing on literacy, numeracy, inclusive education for children with disabilities, or environmental education in rural India. | Deadline: 7 July 2025 | Link: https://www.wiprofoundation.org/grants/wipro-education-fellows/

Rhodes Scholarship 2025/26
Funding: Fully funded (tuition, stipend, travel) | Eligibility: Exceptional students from eligible countries pursuing postgraduate study at the University of Oxford | Description: One of the world’s most prestigious scholarships supporting academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to service | Deadline: 23 July 2025 | Link: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/

COPERNICUS Fellowship Hamburg
Eligibility: Students from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa | Description: Offers study at the University of Hamburg, internships, accommodation, and capacity-building for socially engaged youth. | Deadline: 1 September 2025 | Link: https://copernicus-stipendium.de/en/homepage-en/

Radcliffe Fellowship 2026–27
Funding: $78,000 stipend plus project expenses | Eligibility: Scholars, artists, and public intellectuals worldwide in humanities, social sciences, arts, or STEM | Description: A year-long interdisciplinary research fellowship at Harvard Radcliffe Institute supporting transformative projects. | Deadline: 11 September 2025 (Humanities/Social Sciences/Arts) and 30 September 2025 (STEM) | Link: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-radcliffe-fellow

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Funding: $90,000 over two years | Eligibility: Immigrants, children of immigrants, green card holders, naturalized citizens, and DACA recipients in the U.S. pursuing graduate studies | Description: Supports outstanding New Americans with graduate study funding, leadership development, and a lifelong community. | Deadline: 30 October 2025 | Link: https://pdsoros-fellowships.smapply.io/prog/2026_application_for_the_paul_and_daisy_soros_fellowships_for_new_americans_

Climatebase Fellowship Cohort 8 
Eligibility: Climate jobseekers, career-switchers, and early-stage founders worldwide | Description: An 12-week virtual program offering career acceleration, networking, and mentorship within the climate sector. | Deadline: 7th July 2025 | Link: https://climatebase.org/fellowship

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship 2026 – Stanford University
Eligibility: All nationalities applying for full-time graduate programs at Stanford | Description: Covers tuition, stipend, and leadership development for outstanding scholars driving global change. | Deadline: 8th October 2025 | Link: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/

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

📌 Term: Climate Finance →

What it actually means:
Climate finance refers to money-yes, real funding that flows from developed to developing countries (and between stakeholders) to tackle climate change. It covers two main things:

• Mitigation: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (think: renewable energy, electric transport).

• Adaptation: Adjusting to climate impacts (think: flood defenses, climate-resilient agriculture).

Why it matters:
Low-income countries, often the most vulnerable, need funding to adapt and transition but historically haven’t received nearly enough. Negotiations focus on whether wealthy nations deliver on promises like the famous (and overdue) $100 billion per year pledge.

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