D-Prize Global Competition 2026: Seed Grants to Launch Organisations Distributing Proven Poverty Solutions
D-Prize funds first-time founders to launch a new for-profit or non-profit organisation that distributes an existing, evidence-backed intervention in health, education, agriculture, water or governance. Open to applicants anywhere in the world who plan to live and work in a developing country, with three submission rounds across the autumn.
D-Prize funds first-time founders to launch a new for-profit or non-profit organisation that distributes an existing, evidence-backed intervention in health, education, agriculture, water or governance. Open to applicants anywhere in the world who plan to live and work in a developing country, with three submission rounds across the autumn.
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