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The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) has launched its 2026 Call for Ideas to select and incubate eight innovative solutions that can drive private climate investments in emerging markets. This cycle will focus on regional programs designed to tackle the unique financial and climate challenges in target geographies.
End Date09 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto USD 250k Funding Resource TypeInnovation Challenge
Funding ProviderClimate Policy Initiative
Innovation Challenge
Climate Policy Initiative
Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA)'s mission is to enable businesses to create innovative solutions that master the digital transition and tackle the major societal challenges. ITEA encourages its global community to create impact and value through research, development and innovation (RD&I) projects in the area of software innovation with the knowledge of industry and the capability of national financing.
Start Date16 Sep 2025 End Date10 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUnspecified Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderITEA Office
Grant
ITEA Office
A worldwide prize for women founders of tech (IT) startups created and supported. The Aurora Tech Award backs the boldest female tech founders in emerging markets. We search for startups that aim to make a positive difference in people's lives.
End Date12 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto USD 100k Funding Resource TypeInnovation Award
Funding ProviderAurora Tech Award,inDrive
Innovation Award
Aurora Tech Award,inDrive
Data-driven solutions for devices sustainability: Optimizing manufacturing and use phase impacts.
At the forefront of sustainable device technology advancement, we seek proposals that help optimize device life cycle energy consumption and product carbon footprint through innovative technical solutions. Of particular interest are projects that illustrate measurable impact reduction in device manufacturing phase through supply chain decarbonization innovations or use phase through energy efficient compute or AI-assisted optimization techniques. The proposed solutions should demonstrate clear potential for industry-wide adoption and include comprehensive validation methodologies for measuring and verifying associated carbon impact reductions.
At the forefront of sustainable device technology advancement, we seek proposals that help optimize device life cycle energy consumption and product carbon footprint through innovative technical solutions. Of particular interest are projects that illustrate measurable impact reduction in device manufacturing phase through supply chain decarbonization innovations or use phase through energy efficient compute or AI-assisted optimization techniques. The proposed solutions should demonstrate clear potential for industry-wide adoption and include comprehensive validation methodologies for measuring and verifying associated carbon impact reductions.
End Date12 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto USd 500k Funding Resource TypeResearch Grant
Funding ProviderAmazon Science
Research Grant
Amazon Science
This funding call aims to improve the intelligence picture and enhance the prevention, detection, and deterrence of various forms of organised crime. The call focuses on equipping European Police Authorities with modern tools, skills, and methodologies to tackle organised crime effectively. Proposals are encouraged to address new or emerging challenges, including creative or disruptive solutions that extend beyond previous research initiatives in fighting crime and terrorism.
End Date12 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 3.33 mn Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderHorizon Europe - Civil Security for Society - Cluster 3
Grant
Horizon Europe - Civil Security for Society - Cluster 3
The Water4All JTC 2025 also considers the One Health (link here) approach, recognizing the interconnections between human, environmental, and animal health. It also prioritizes the development of accurate, efficient, and cost-effective water quality monitoring methods to improve risk assessment and management. Likewise, the advance in the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies is recognized as crucial for ensuring safe drinking water and effective sanitation.
Start Date12 Sep 2025 End Date13 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 300k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderWater4All - Partnership
Grant
Water4All - Partnership
Journalismfund aims at addressing the shortage of local independent journalism by awarding grants to local investigative journalistic projects in Belgium and the Netherlands and by stimulating the cross-border collaboration. In this way, cities in Belgium and the Netherlands could mutually strengthen each other (e.g. by forming each other’s benchmark) and as such increase the impact of the supported publications.
This project aims at strengthening local cross-border, independent and investigative journalism in order to increase the availability of qualitative local news, and at making citizens more aware of local - and often interrelated and global - issues and possible solutions. As such it aims to contribute to citizens’ critical thinking, well-informed debates/decisions and to foster civic engagement.
This project aims at strengthening local cross-border, independent and investigative journalism in order to increase the availability of qualitative local news, and at making citizens more aware of local - and often interrelated and global - issues and possible solutions. As such it aims to contribute to citizens’ critical thinking, well-informed debates/decisions and to foster civic engagement.
End Date13 Nov 2025 Funding AmountEUR 20k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderJournalismfund Europe
Grant
Journalismfund Europe
The Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism is Journalismfund Europe's grant programme that strives to advance investigative journalism in Dutch-language media in Belgium.
The programme awards grants to distinctive journalistic projects. The grant gives experienced as well as young journalists the chance to execute their investigative ideas and by doing so, contribute to quality investigative journalism in Flanders.
The programme awards grants to distinctive journalistic projects. The grant gives experienced as well as young journalists the chance to execute their investigative ideas and by doing so, contribute to quality investigative journalism in Flanders.
End Date13 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 80k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderJournalismfund Europe
Grant
Journalismfund Europe
Opstart is the Nordic Culture Fund’s investment in the initial phases of artistic and cultural projects. The programme supports the joint development of new and promising project ideas, with a view to strengthening the Nordic ambitions of the projects. You can apply for up to DKK 25,000, and there is no requirement for co-financing.
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
Start Date11 Aug 2025 End Date14 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto DKK 25k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderNordic Culture Fund
Grant
Nordic Culture Fund
The Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) initiative within I3-4 Biofertilizers aims to overcome financial and technical barriers faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting biofertilizers and implementing circular and sustainable agrifood practices.
The I3-4 Biofertilizers FSTP provides cascade funding to SMEs across Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Hungary. Each SME receives a financial voucher of max €60,000 to develop feasibility studies, investment plans, and go-to-market strategies, complemented by comprehensive technical and advisory support.
This support includes access to mentors, expert networks, pilot testing infrastructures, and decision-support systems, enabling SMEs to innovate and scale their sustainable agriculture solutions effectively.
The ultimate goal is to enhance the interregional value chain of biofertilizers and promote a resilient, circular bioeconomy in the European agricultural sector.
The I3-4 Biofertilizers FSTP provides cascade funding to SMEs across Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Hungary. Each SME receives a financial voucher of max €60,000 to develop feasibility studies, investment plans, and go-to-market strategies, complemented by comprehensive technical and advisory support.
This support includes access to mentors, expert networks, pilot testing infrastructures, and decision-support systems, enabling SMEs to innovate and scale their sustainable agriculture solutions effectively.
The ultimate goal is to enhance the interregional value chain of biofertilizers and promote a resilient, circular bioeconomy in the European agricultural sector.
End Date14 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 60k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderI3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS
Grant
I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS
Get your idea exposed to 8 leading food corporations and gain the chance of a pilot or investment.
This Sustainable Food Challenge especially seeks Food & Ag startups that could increase circularity, transforming sidestreams into valuable assets. We will connect startups to MassChallenge’s partners who are both producers and users of agricultural sidestreams or the ingredients resulting out of it. This could result in a startup helping a partner turn an agricultural waste into a product, that could be sold to another partner.
This Sustainable Food Challenge especially seeks Food & Ag startups that could increase circularity, transforming sidestreams into valuable assets. We will connect startups to MassChallenge’s partners who are both producers and users of agricultural sidestreams or the ingredients resulting out of it. This could result in a startup helping a partner turn an agricultural waste into a product, that could be sold to another partner.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountNone Funding Resource TypeCorporate Partnership
Funding ProviderMassChallenge Switzerland Partners
Corporate Partnership
MassChallenge Switzerland Partners
Digital Scaling for Social Enterprises: Empowering Impact and Innovation (DiGi-SEII) equips social enterprises (SEs) and their support organisations (SESOs) with the digital tools and skills they need to scale their activities and strengthen their impact.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 500 Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding Provider28DIGITAL
Grant
28DIGITAL
Adapting organisational governance, processes and practices to build equitable partnerships.
We welcome applications from international organisations, networks, and coalitions that have peacebuilding at the core of their mission and a track record in enabling locally-led peacebuilding, preferably in the regions we focus on.
With this Call, we aim to support the courageous intermediary organisations that are not only adapting to new political and financial realities but also seizing this moment of reckoning to further transform their roles, governance, funding and partnership practices to make good on the long-standing promise of localisation. Now, more than ever, it is time to ensure those most affected by conflict can lead the way in building sustainable peace – enabled by mutually accountable, equitable partnerships.
We welcome applications from international organisations, networks, and coalitions that have peacebuilding at the core of their mission and a track record in enabling locally-led peacebuilding, preferably in the regions we focus on.
With this Call, we aim to support the courageous intermediary organisations that are not only adapting to new political and financial realities but also seizing this moment of reckoning to further transform their roles, governance, funding and partnership practices to make good on the long-standing promise of localisation. Now, more than ever, it is time to ensure those most affected by conflict can lead the way in building sustainable peace – enabled by mutually accountable, equitable partnerships.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto CHF 40k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderPeaceNexus Foundation
Grant
PeaceNexus Foundation
MassChallenge’s partners are seeking startups developing novel materials that are sourced, produced, or used in ways that minimise environmental impact and support long-term ecological balance. These innovations aim to enable lower emissions & waste, improve performance & reduce cost, and make supply chains more resilient & secure.
Many breakthrough materials solutions stall without access to the right infrastructure or industry connections. MassChallenge’s partners span entire value chains, bringing unique expertise and capabilities, from sourcing and production, to processing and conversion to end-use applications. They offer startups the opportunity to pilot, co-develop, and scale their solutions accelerating real-world impact and market adoption.
Many breakthrough materials solutions stall without access to the right infrastructure or industry connections. MassChallenge’s partners span entire value chains, bringing unique expertise and capabilities, from sourcing and production, to processing and conversion to end-use applications. They offer startups the opportunity to pilot, co-develop, and scale their solutions accelerating real-world impact and market adoption.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountN/A Funding Resource TypeCorporate Partnership
Funding ProviderMassChallenge Switzerland Partners
Corporate Partnership
MassChallenge Switzerland Partners
The aim of this call for proposals is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects that help cities tackle urban challenges and transition towards a climate neutral and resilient future for all.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 2mn Funding Resource TypeResearch Grant
Funding ProviderDriving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT)
Research Grant
Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT)
EIT Food is launching a call designed to boost high-potential innovations and help them reach commercialization. This funding opportunity is part of the EIT Food Co-financed Biotech Portfolio. This portfolio has identified two key industry challenges where we need to find innovative solutions. We are looking for proposals that respond to these challenges, and bring solutions to market.
Proposals must target priority areas identified by EIT Food and the Portfolio Corporate Co-financers, and demonstrate their potential to deliver long-term impact across our Missions.
Proposals must target priority areas identified by EIT Food and the Portfolio Corporate Co-financers, and demonstrate their potential to deliver long-term impact across our Missions.
End Date17 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 400k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderEIT Food
Grant
EIT Food
Civil society organizations on the frontlines of ending violence against women and girls are facing intensive pressure: shrinking civil space, rising opposition and widening funding gaps. At the same time, demand for life-saving services and prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) is greater than ever.
This Call for Proposals responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible support to ensure feminist organizations can stay resilient and continue leading progress for all women and girls.
The UN Trust Fund is seeking proposals in English, French and Spanish from civil society initiatives to end violence against women and girls, offering four-year grants of up to US $800,000.
This Call for Proposals responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible support to ensure feminist organizations can stay resilient and continue leading progress for all women and girls.
The UN Trust Fund is seeking proposals in English, French and Spanish from civil society initiatives to end violence against women and girls, offering four-year grants of up to US $800,000.
End Date19 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUSD 150k to 800k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderUN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls
Grant
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls
National Geographic is where education meets exploration. A pillar of our mission since our founding, education shapes how we engage with each other and our surroundings and inspires educators and learners to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
At NGS we fund bold, innovative, and transformative work. We believe that while science provides us with the facts, solutions and data we need to better understand the world around us, and storytelling provides the emotional connection that inspires us to care about the world, education prepares us with the knowledge, skills and tools to take action to protect the planet.
At NGS we fund bold, innovative, and transformative work. We believe that while science provides us with the facts, solutions and data we need to better understand the world around us, and storytelling provides the emotional connection that inspires us to care about the world, education prepares us with the knowledge, skills and tools to take action to protect the planet.
