Africa

Honor Courageous Journalism: UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026 — $25,000 for Journalists and Media Organizations

If you care about journalists who keep telling the truth when saying so can be dangerous, this prize matters.

Amount: USD 25,000
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How to Report on Forest Governance and Get a £1,500 EJN Story Grant in 2025

If you are a reporter who cares about forests, rights, corruption, or the international rules that shape who keeps trees standing (or not), this is the kind of grant that pays for the digging.

Amount: Average £1,500 per grant (up to 7 grants expected)

Human Rights Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School 2026 2027 Guide to the Carr Ryan Center Opportunity

If your work sits at the crossroads of human rights and public policy, there are a few names that make people sit up a little straighter. Harvard Kennedy School is one of them.

Deadline: Feb 22, 2026

Human Rights Practitioner Fellowship 2025 2026 How to Land the Kenneth Roth Practitioner In Residence Role with up to 88000 Dollars

If you are a mid‑career human rights practitioner who spends your days juggling fact‑finding, advocacy calls, emergency WhatsApp messages, funding reports, and one too many Google Docs… this opportunity is for you.

Deadline: Dec 11, 2025

Impact Investing Fellowship 2026: How to Join the Hult Prize Team and Win a Fully Funded Month in London

If you are the person in your group chat who is always sending startup links, reading about social innovations at 2 a.m.

Amount: Estimated **$475/month**, paid in three installments across program phases Deadline: Dec 27, 2025

Impact Storytelling Opportunity Kenya 2025: Join Amref Health Africa as a County Storyteller

If you have a sharp pen, a good camera, and a soft spot for community stories, this is the kind of gig that could define your career.

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025

International Climate Protection Fellowship 2026 (Funded): One-Year Fellowships in Germany with Monthly Stipends up to €3,000

If you work on climate protection or climate-relevant resource conservation in a non-European developing or transition country and you want to spend focused time in Germany advancing an applied or academic project, the Alexander von Humboldt Found...

Amount: €2,500–€3,000/month (prospective leaders) or €3,000/month (postdocs) + allowances Deadline: Feb 10, 2026

International Poetry Book Prize 2026: How to Get Your Unpublished Collection Translated and Published Bilingually

If you have a finished poetry manuscript sitting on your hard drive, this is the kind of opportunity that can change what that file means in your life.

Deadline: Feb 15, 2026

Join a Rwanda Youth Leadership Fellowship Style Academy: Generation Leadership Academy Cohort 5 (Two-Week Intensive, Apply by Jan 15, 2026)

You can read a hundred quotes about leadership and still freeze the first time you’re asked to chair a meeting, challenge a dodgy decision, or speak up in a room full of older, louder voices. Real leadership isn’t a motivational poster.

Deadline: Jan 15, 2026

Kenya Film Commission – Film Kenya Capture Africa!

Grants for Kenyan cities developing creative economy districts that integrate cultural infrastructure, inclusive entrepreneurship, and public space revitalisation.

Amount: KES Sh 180,000,000 per city Deadline: Jun 2, 2025 Location: Kenya