Entrepreneurship

Amber Grant for Women Entrepreneurs: $10,000 Monthly Grant + $25,000 Annual Prize

Every month, WomensNet awards $10,000 to a woman entrepreneur with no pitch deck required and no equity taken. All twelve monthly winners compete for an additional $25,000 year-end grant, bringing total potential award to $35,000. Open to women 18+ running or starting businesses in the U.S. or Canada.

Amount: $10,000 monthly grant + $25,000 annual grant Deadline: Rolling Location: United States and Canada

Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2025: How to Win $60,000–$100,000 for Your Women-led Impact Business

If you lead a women-run business that actually measures impact and is past the sketch-on-a-napkin stage, the Cartier Women’s Initiative is one of those opportunities that changes the tenor of your next three years.

Amount: $60,000 - $100,000 Deadline: Oct 2, 2025 Location: Global

Connect with Investors: Upstream Festival Rotterdam 2026 Startup Festival — Tickets From ~€100

Rotterdam in late May has a habit of feeling electric. Ships move in the distance, ideas flow across tables, and somebody somewhere is sketching a business model on a napkin that will become an actual company.

Amount: Ticket prices vary (early bird discounts available) Deadline: May 21, 2025 Location: Europe, Netherlands and Rotterdam

Crowdfunded Capital for Black and Brown Women Founders How to Win the BGV Pitch Grant and Community Support

If you are a Black or Brown woman building a company in the United States, you already know the stats are brutal: tiny fractions of venture capital, constant “come back later” from banks, and an endless parade of pitch panels where you are the...

Amount: $10,000 average crowdfunded capital + in-kind support Deadline: Mar 15, 2025 Location: United States

Get $10,000 for Black Women Entrepreneurs: Visa Shes Next and IFundWomen Grant 2025

If you run a Black woman–owned business and you need capital plus real coaching to move to the next level, this grant is built for you.

Amount: $10,000 grant + coaching through IFundWomen Deadline: Feb 7, 2025 Location: United States

Get $5,000 and World-Class Training for Your African Startup: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2026

If you run a young business in Africa or have an idea that could become one, this is one of those rare programs that actually gives you money, training, and connections — all packaged with the blunt ambition of helping entrepreneurs create jobs and revenue across the continent.

Amount: $5,000 non-refundable seed capital (per selected entrepreneur) Deadline: Mar 1, 2026 Location: Africa

Hertz STEM PhD Fellowship 2026: How to Get 250000 in Funding plus 38000 per Year

If you are a future PhD student who thinks mostly in equations, experiments, or simulations, the Hertz Fellowship is one of the biggest prizes you can realistically aim for in the United States. This is not a modest “help with fees” award.

Amount: $38,000 annual stipend + full tuition for up to 5 years Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 Location: United States

Knight Hennessy Graduate Fellowships at Stanford 2026: How to Win Full Funding plus Stipend for Three Years

If you are dreaming of grad school at Stanford but your bank account winces every time you open the tuition page, the Knight Hennessy Scholars program is the rare opportunity that actually changes that equation.

Amount: Full tuition and fees plus stipend for up to three years Deadline: Oct 9, 2025 Location: Global and United States

Launch Your Biotech Career: Amplitude Fellowship Program 2026 — Paid Summer Fellowship for Life Sciences PhD/MD/Postdocs

If you are standing at the crossroads between the lab bench and the startup whiteboard, the Amplitude Fellowship Program 2026 is one of those rare signs that says: try both.

Amount: Paid full-time summer fellowship (stipend amount not publicly specified) Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 Location: Canada

MIT Solve Global Challenges Grant 2025: How Tech Innovators Can Win 20000 Dollars Plus World Class Support

If you are building a tech solution to a stubborn global problem — climate, health, education, economic mobility, you name it — MIT Solve is one of the most interesting stages you can step onto.

Amount: At least $20,000 per selected Solver team Deadline: May 8, 2025 Location: Global