40 Grants, Scholarships, Awards, Fellowships, Prizes and Internships Closing Before January 2026 

As the year winds down and deadlines approach, this is the perfect moment to position yourself for new possibilities in 2026. This curated list highlights 50 grants, scholarships, awards, fellowships, and prizes closing before January 2026, golden opportunities you can still secure before the year ends. Whether you’re seeking funding, capacity-building, or global visibility, these openings offer a powerful way to finish the year strong and step confidently into the next.

1. Varkey Foundation Global Schools Prize 2025. 

The US $1 million Global Schools Prize seeks to recognise and celebrate exceptional schools from around the world – institutions that are re-imagining what’s possible in education.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

2. IVI RMA Global Health Social Impact Award 2025. 

The IVI RMA Global Health Social Impact Award 2025, funded by IVI Foundation, offers grant to an existing nonprofit project advancing reproductive and maternal health. Designed to accelerate and scale initiatives already making an impact, this award helps NGOs achieve greater reach, sustainability, and visibility worldwide.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 31 

3. Imagine H20 Asia Program 2026. 

Imagine H2O Asia unlocks access to water innovation across the region, connecting global startups to new markets, partners, and pilot support from the Singapore hub.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec.21

4. UNICEF Canada Youth Advocacy Program 2026. 

The UNICEF Canada’s Youth Advocacy Program is a 10-month online program that helps young people learn the skills and knowledge needed to become powerful advocates and activists in Canada.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 15

5. EJN Media Grants to Support Coverage of Countries’ Progress Toward the 30×30 Marine Conservation Target 2026.

EJN is offering media grants to newsrooms and media organizations in coastal countries, with particular focus on Ghana, Mexico, and the Philippines, to support in-depth and enterprise reporting projects, initiatives to train journalists and other activities designed to increase media coverage and the capacity of journalists to report on 30×30 marine conservation targets.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 24

6. Salzburg Global Program Internship 2026. 

As an integral part of the program team, your role will be key to the successful running of Salzburg Global’s programs. You will be responsible for supporting their preparation, administration, and implementation. The team will rely on your organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

7.  Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation 2026. 

The Artificial Intelligence (Al) for Canadian Energy Innovation Call for Proposals will fund applied research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of Al solutions that accelerate the pace of, and lower the costs associated with, energy technology innovation. This Call aims to fund high-impact projects that catalyze national expertise to develop and use novel Canadian-made Al solutions to accelerate domestic energy innovation.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 4

8. Proposals are invited for the Mercy Corps Ventures’ Al for Financial Resilience 2025/2026. 

Emerging technologies like Al are rapidly reshaping the landscape for digital consumer products. When deployed responsibly, these tools can significantly improve the wellbeing of the 1.4 billion unbanked people around the world by building inclusive and user-friendly financial services.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

9. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at CMU-Africa 2026-2027. 

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program was established at Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) in 2016. The program provides generous financial, social, and academic support for students whose talent and promise exceed their financial Resources.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 15

10. Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2026. 

The program is for African students and recent graduates who want to solve pressing problems and bring entrepreneurial ideas to life.
Click here to apply  | Deadline: Dec. 15

11. Mastercard Foundation Scholars MSc-HPE Program 2025-2026 at University of Global Health Equity. 

The Master of Science in Health Professions Education (MSc in HPE) is a program that prepares health educators and leaders to design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality, innovative, and equitable health professions programs across Africa. This program description pertains specifically to the pathway fully funded by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

12. AfOx Graduate Scholarships for the 2026-2027 MBA Programme. 

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxtord Initiative (AfOx). In partnership with the Said Business School Foundation, up to five AfOx Graduate Scholarships are available for the 2026-27 MBA programme.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 7

13. Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Programme 2026/2027. 

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 9

14. Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2026. 

The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship is an entrepreneurship acceleration program designed to support promising, African EdTech ventures. Implemented in partnership with innovation hubs and EdTech accelerators across Africa, the Fellowship provides select EdTech companies with critical business and financial support, as well as insight into the science of learning, preparing them for scale, sustainability, and impact.
Click here to apply | Deadline Jan. 30 

15. Chinese Government Scholarship 2026/2027 for South Africans. 

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), invites South African citizens to apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship for the 2026/27 academic year.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jan. 5

16. Applications for the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholar Program 2026 are now open. 

The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS) promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. Bringing together the best of AU-academic excellence, leadership development, and global engagement-AU Emerging Global Leader Scholars achieve, inspire, and serve with vision.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jan. 15

17. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley 2026-2027. 

The University of California, Berkeley has partnered with The Mastercard Foundation in a collaborative, global network of education institutions and non-profit organizations that believe education is a catalyst for social and economic advancement.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Vary by Programme

18. Kuya Grant 2025 for Startups worldwide.

Kuya Capital provides strategic investments and non-equity grants to revenue- generating startups across all industries. The Investment Fund provides equity investment ranging from $20K-$150K in exchange for equity in your company. The Grant Fund provides non-equity funding where you keep 100% ownership of your company.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

19. Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund in British Columbia Canada 2026. 

Through the Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) Ecosystem Fund, PacifiCan is delivering $3.8 million in funding to strengthen the Black entrepreneurship ecosystem in B.C. This Fund enables Black-led not-for-profit organizations to provide business supports to Black entrepreneurs and business owners.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 28

20. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Ocean Stewardship Fund 2025. 

The MSC Ocean Stewardship Fund provides grants to support fisheries on their journey towards sustainability. MSC commits 5% of annual royalties from certified product sales to the Fund and combine these with third-party donations.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 1, 2025

21 . FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund 2025-2026. 

The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund supports grassroots organizations expanding access to quality education and sports for children in underserved communities. By uniting resources and partnerships, FIFA and Global Citizen aim to give every child the chance to learn, grow, and thrive. Apply now to join them in building a brighter, more equitable future for children worldwide.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 31

22. Harvard University Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa 2025/2026. 

The Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa is made possible by a generous gift from the Motsepe Foundation. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will administer the Fund together with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, in collaboration with the Center for African Studies.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 30, 2025

23. IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2026. 

IFRA-Nigeria – the French Institute for Research in Africa located within the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan – has a regional vocation that extends over ten West African countries: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Chad and Togo. It promotes and supports research on these countries in the field of humanities and social sciences. Disciplines outside this field are not eligible.
Click here to apply | Deadline | Deadline: Nov. 30

24. PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) Grants 2025. 

PMIEF awards a limited number of grants each year to nonprofit organizations, supporting the incorporation of project management skills into their programs as well as internal capacity-building. They award grants to nonprofit organizations to invest in the development of young people by advancing project management knowledge.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 31

25. John S. Knight Journalism 2026-2027. 

The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships offer journalists an opportunity to step back from demands of daily work and spend an academic year at Stanford University reimagining the future of journalism.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 3

26. People Powered Climate Democracy Accelerator (CDA) 2026. 

The Climate Democracy Accelerator (CDA) is a six-month, practice-oriented training and support program that prepares members to plan and implement an inclusive and participatory process for a just climate transition. Participants will develop a project to implement a participatory program focused on regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and climate solutions that address the needs and voices of local communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

27. Rising Star Mentorship

Do you need help to launch or improve a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support! Rising Stars is the online mentorship program from People Powered that connects you with expert guidance to launch and improve participatory programs. They match advocates, policymakers and program managers seeking guidance (mentees) to on-the-ground experts who can address questions (mentors).
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 8

28. Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program 2026. 

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program, authorized in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 USC 1751 et seq.), is designed to increase the availability of local foods in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for CNP meals. Grants can be used to launch new farm to CNP1 programs or expand existing efforts.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 5

29. DAAD-NRF Joint Scholarship Programme South Africa 2026. 

Together with the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa, the DAAD awards funding opportunities for Master and PhD degrees at South African Universities to South African citizens or permanent South African residents as part of its In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 27

30. 1st Financial Bank USA Financial Goals Scholarship – October 2025. 

Do you have an awesome financial goal? Is college your first step in getting there? Then enter the Financial Goals Scholarship and you could win $2,000 to help make your dreams a reality.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 31

31. Harvard University Environmental Fellows Program 2026. 

Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) created the Environmental Fellows program to enable recent doctorate recipients to use and expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental issues. Fellows work for two years with Harvard faculty members in any school or department to form a community of researchers that strengthens connections across the University.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

32. Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) 2026-2027. 

Founded in 1989, HRAP leverages the resources of Columbia University and those offered by NYC as a hub of NGOs and international organizations to provide human rights advocates with academic, skill-building, mentoring, and networking opportunities. Through seminars, participation in university courses, and workshops led by staff from leading human rights organizations as well as meetings with policymakers and funders, advocates share their experiences, reflect critically on their work, and plan future campaigns.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

33. Young Voices Contributor Program 2026. 

The cornerstone of Young Voices’ offerings, the Contributor Program offers media training and placement services to students and young professionals interested in public policy.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

34. United Nations Young Professionals Programme (YPP) 2026. 

The UN Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the UN Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination process and professional development once those who are successful start their career with the UN.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

35. IOC Young Reporters Programme 2026. 

The IOC Young Reporters Programme is a long-standing initiative by the International Olympic Committee aimed at developing the next generation of sports journalists. It was first introduced at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore in 2010 and since then it has been a successful feature of each YOG edition. The programme is run by IOC Media Operations.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

36.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Young Women in Engineering Award 2025. 

This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering. All the nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee, and winners will be announced online on 8 March 2026.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Nov. 30

37. Melton Foundation Global Solvers Accelerator 2026.

 Each year, a mindfully curated cohort of 20 social impact leaders connects hearts, hands and minds to unpack and refine their projects, tap into their collective leadership, and ignite transformative change in their communities while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

38.Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program 2026.

 The Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program is a four-month, full-time residential program based out of Yale’s International Leadership Center and housed within the Jackson School of Global Affairs. The Program runs annually from mid-August to mid-December.
Click here to apply | Deadline :Dec 3

39. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2026. 

As an EP you will join a team of staff working to address key global economic challenges and build a career that will allow you to apply your knowledge, skills, and research to policy related work that directly impacts their 191 member countries.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Dec.4

40.Hong Kong Universities Internship 2026. 

The Hong Kong Universities Internship is for students currently enrolled or recently graduated from a university in Hong Kong. It has been made possible thanks to the support of the generous donors. As an integral part of Salzburg Global programs, your role will be key to their successful operation. You will be responsible for supporting their preparation, administration, and implementation. The team will rely on your organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Dec. 1

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