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EJN Forest Governance Story Grants: 2025 Round Closed

Historical reference for the Earth Journalism Network Forest Governance Story Grants 2025 round. Applications closed on 6 January 2026; the call offered up to seven story grants averaging £1,500 each and no successor forest-governance story-grant round is announced on the official EJN opportunity pages.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to 7 story grants, averaging £1,500 per grant, plus editorial mentorship Deadline: Historical reference

EJN Media Grants to Support Coverage of 30x30 Marine Conservation Targets 2025

The Earth Journalism Network offered two US$10,000 media grants for newsrooms and media organizations in coastal countries to report on progress toward the 30x30 marine conservation target. The 2025 application window is closed, and no later round is announced on the official opportunity page.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: US$10,000 per grant; two organizations anticipated Deadline: Historical reference

EJN Our Ocean Conference 2026 Fellowship: Historical Reference for the Closed Mombasa Journalism Call

Historical reference for Internews' Earth Journalism Network fellowship that supported journalists from coastal countries to report from the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya. The 2026 application deadline has passed and no next cycle is announced.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: No fixed cash award stated Deadline: Historical reference Location: Mombasa, Kenya

EMERGE Leadership Programme for African Professionals Aged 25–35: Application Guide

EMERGE is TheBoardroom Africa's career-acceleration and leadership-development platform for African professionals aged 25–35. It combines competency-based development, mentoring, career resources, employer connections, and a talent marketplace.

Status: Rolling Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Fully funded for admitted candidates; the official pages do not specify a stipend or cash award. Deadline: Rolling or ongoing

ETH4D Doctoral and Pre-Doctoral Mentorship Grants: Historical 2026 Reference

The ETH4D Doctoral and Pre-Doctoral Mentorship Grants offered a one-year mentorship and a 1–3 month research stay at ETH Zurich for eligible doctoral candidates and master’s students. The 2026 call closed on 30 March 2026, and ETH for Development says that future calls have not yet been announced.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to 10,000 CHF for eligible research-stay expenses Deadline: Historical reference

ETH4D Research to Action Grants 2026: Move Research Into Practice

A closed ETH4D grant cycle that supported ETH-linked work to turn research results into prototypes, practitioner discussions, entrepreneurship exploration, and other practical forms of use.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to 5 kCHF for students and postdocs; up to 20 kCHF for professors and senior scientists. Deadline: Historical reference

FAO Award for Achievement 2026: Historical Reference for the USD 10,000 Recognition Award

The FAO Award for Achievement recognizes specific, completed professional achievements connected to FAO work, including technical cooperation and humanitarian work at country level. The 2026 call is closed, and no later Achievement Award call has been announced on the checked FAO pages.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: Cash prize of USD 10,000 plus a scroll describing the recipient’s achievement Deadline: Historical reference

FES Young Leaders Training Programme Cameroon 2026: Applications Closed

Historical reference for the closed 2026 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Young Leaders Training Programme in Cameroon, which trained emerging leaders from political parties, civil society organisations, and trade unions.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: No participant stipend or cash award is stated; this is a FES leadership-training programme. Deadline: Historical reference

FMN Prize for Innovation 2026: Historical Cassava Innovation Competition Guide

Historical reference for Flour Mills of Nigeria's fifth Prize for Innovation, which supported Nigerian SME and student ideas for cassava production and processing.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Deadline: Historical reference

Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator 2026: $20,000–$50,000 in Convertible-Note Capital and a Four-Month Lagos Programme for Ten Creative Startups

Chocolate City Group's $1 million Founders Fund Africa, with Argentil Capital Management and Co-Creation Hub, is selecting ten early-stage music, film, gaming, design and creative-tech startups for a Lagos bootcamp and accelerator, investing US$20,000–US$50,000 each via convertible notes, with applications reported to close 28 August 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Accelerator Amount: US$20,000–US$50,000 per startup, structured as convertible notes and other quasi-equity … Deadline: Aug 28, 2026 Location: Nigeria and Africa