Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) and Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) remain among the most urgent challenges in pediatric oncology. This grant program is designed to support innovative research approaches that can fundamentally change how these tumors are understood, detected, or treated. Proposals may come from individual investigators or collaborative, multi-institutional teams, with a designated Principal […]
Preserving Knowledge, Empowering Communities
Across the world, archives hold invaluable records of culture, history, and knowledge — yet many remain at risk of being lost or inaccessible. This grant supports projects that safeguard and share these materials, ensuring they remain a living resource for future generations. Funding is available for activities such as cataloguing, digitisation, relocation to archives, and […]
Building Africa’s Climate AI Future
Climate change is one of Africa’s greatest challenges, threatening progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet artificial intelligence offers powerful opportunities to strengthen resilience — if innovations can overcome barriers to adoption, implementation, and scale. The RICH Hub is designed to unlock that potential by supporting a pipeline of African climate AI solutions. Through its […]
Advancing Research Toward a Cure for DIPG/DMG
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) and Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) remain among the most devastating pediatric brain tumors, with urgent need for deeper understanding and new treatment pathways. This grant program supports early-career investigators committed to tackling these challenges through innovative, evidence-based research. Funding provides up to $400,000 over three years (maximum $135,000 in any […]
Financing Clean Energy Ventures Led by Women
Charm Impact is offering debt facilities to female-led and female-owned businesses in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda that are driving innovation in solar, clean cooking, mini-grids, productive energy use, and e-mobility. This financing call is designed to help post-revenue companies scale their impact while maintaining financial sustainability. Eligible businesses must have at least two years of […]
AI for Inclusive Cities
Nearly half the world’s population now lives in cities, where access to health, work, safety, and civic participation defines opportunity. This initiative supports bold projects that harness artificial intelligence to improve public services for vulnerable and underserved communities — aiming to reach up to 100 million urban residents worldwide. Applicants can apply through two tracks: […]
Seed Funding for Transformative Change
Across conservation, food, and health, small beginnings can spark systemic impact. This foundation provides catalytic support for projects that build local capacity, advance applied research, and pilot innovative approaches with the potential to influence policy, strengthen communities, and drive replication. Priority is given to initiatives that protect biodiversity, mitigate climate change, promote sustainable agriculture, improve […]
Celebrating Innovation for Human Development
From poverty alleviation to clean energy, from gender equality to climate action — transformative projects are reshaping lives and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. This global prize shines a spotlight on those groundbreaking efforts, recognizing initiatives that deliver measurable improvements for disadvantaged communities, especially women and children. Each year, the award highlights a different theme, […]
Tech for Women’s Health, Built Locally
Across emerging markets, millions of women and girls face barriers to healthcare, wellbeing, and safety. Yet, frontier technologies — from AI to blockchain — are opening new pathways to deliver trusted, inclusive, and life-changing solutions. This initiative invests in bold femtech ventures rooted in local communities, supporting innovations that expand access to reproductive health, mental […]
Science Driving Sustainable Futures
From food security to resilient cities, from clean production to healthy ecosystems — the world’s greatest challenges demand solutions rooted in science, technology, and innovation. The coming decade is a call to action for researchers, communities, and knowledge holders to unite in shaping pathways toward sustainable development. This global initiative seeks proposals that turn scientific […]
