Opportunities

OpportunityUNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), Green Forward Industry project funded by the European Union

UNIDO is looking for an experienced consultancy team to map battery material flows in Morocco, compare recovery technologies and prepare a pre-feasibility study for a battery collection and processing facility. This is a service contract for firms and consortia, ideally combining international and Moroccan expertise.

MoroccoCircular economyFor entrepreneursvia EU Medbridge (Pact for the Mediterranean)

ProgrammeInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU)

A leadership programme from the International Telecommunication Union for young women aged 18 to 25 who use digital technology to drive change in their communities. Selected champions travel to the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva with flights and accommodation covered, and may receive support for a community project.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneurs and NGOsvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeGoumbook, supported by HSBC and Race to Ride, with ICARDA as scientific partner

Upskilling, mentoring and an acceleration track from Goumbook for researchers and innovators taking a regenerative agriculture solution to proof of concept for MENA food systems. The top finalists compete for grants; applicants from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Sudan are currently not accepted.

MENA regionAgri techFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

FundingD-Prize

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.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeUnearthodox

A ten-month online incubation programme offering a grant, coaching and peer learning to early-stage initiatives that tackle the root causes of environmental and social problems together. Open worldwide, with group calls scheduled in time zones that suit applicants across the Middle East and North Africa.

Open worldwideClimate adaptationFor entrepreneurs and NGOsvia Opportunity Desk

FundingItalian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Tunis, through the ADAPT programme

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is funding investment projects in sustainable agriculture, fisheries and agri-food across Tunisia through its ADAPT programme. Grants support starting a new venture or expanding an existing one, alongside bank or leasing finance, where the investment serves an ecological transition. Open to individuals, companies and agricultural or fisheries professional organisations established in Tunisia, including farmers, fishers and small processors.

TunisiaAgri techFor entrepreneursvia AICS Tunis (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation)

ProgrammeInternational Trade Centre (ITC) and the G20 Global Land Initiative (UNCCD)

A global bootcamp and accelerator for young founders running registered green businesses in land restoration, circularity and sustainability. It combines training, mentoring, legal and IP guidance and equity-free seed funding, leading to the Youth Ecopreneur Awards.

Open worldwideClimate adaptationFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeInternet Society

A ten-month fellowship combining mentoring, a funded community project and travel to a global or regional Internet event, for people working on Internet policy, community connectivity or online safety. Open worldwide: you first complete a self-paced online training, then apply.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneurs and NGOsvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeINSEAD AI Venture Lab

A free, fully virtual ten-week programme for early-stage founders anywhere in the world, from idea to pre-Series A, on using AI to build, test and scale a venture. No equity is taken, and you do not need to be building an AI product to apply.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

CompetitionAllianz (MoveNow) and Social Shifters

Grant awards, coaching and an Allianz business mentor for ventures led by people aged 18 to 30, in three categories: financial confidence in the digital economy, equality in health, and community-led climate resilience. Fully online and open worldwide to startups, nonprofits and unregistered initiatives, except a few sanctioned countries, Syria among them.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneurs and NGOsvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeWorld Economic Forum

A two-year place in the World Economic Forum community of start-ups chosen each year for frontier technology with long-term impact on society and the planet. Open worldwide to independent, privately held companies under ten years old that have raised a Series A round.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeMercedes-Benz, with the programme run by The DO School Fellowships gGmbH

A two-year fellowship for people aged 18 to 28 who live in Türkiye and want to launch an environmental project. It offers online training, venture coaching, one-to-one mentoring and project scholarships. Eligibility depends on where you live, not your nationality, so non-citizens living in Türkiye can also apply.

TurkeyGeneralFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

CompetitionSingapore Management University, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A free-to-enter global pitch competition from Singapore Management University for startups with at least one founder who is a student or recent graduate. Two tracks, pre-revenue and early revenue, across twelve focus areas from water and energy to circular materials, with finalists flown to Singapore.

Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneursvia VC4A

ProgrammeSharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park)

An accelerator in Sharjah for startups, scale-ups and SMEs with a working industrial AI product, offering pilot opportunities, prototyping labs, industry introductions and a cash prize for the strongest teams. Open to companies from the UAE, the wider region and abroad.

United Arab Emirates, Open worldwideGeneralFor entrepreneursvia Opportunity Desk

ProgrammeGIZ Egypt and Egypt's Ministry of Local Development and Environment (EU Green / NSWMP), delivered by Flat6Labs

A support programme for revenue-generating Egyptian startups and small businesses working in the circular economy and sustainability, combining grant funding with a bootcamp, mentoring and introductions to investors. Run by Flat6Labs for Egypt's Ministry of Local Development and Environment and GIZ Egypt.

EgyptCircular economyFor entrepreneursRolling — no fixed datevia Flat6Labs

FundingFund for Innovation in Development (FID), hosted by Agence Francaise de Developpement

The Fund for Innovation in Development, hosted by the French development agency AFD, accepts proposals year-round from NGOs, companies, universities and public agencies. It funds innovations in education, health, climate change and gender equality, with grant tiers scaling from small proof-of-concept funding through to large scale-up awards. Comoros, Djibouti and Mauritania are explicitly named as priority countries. There is no submission deadline.

Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, EgyptGeneralFor entrepreneurs and NGOsRolling — no fixed datevia Fund for Innovation in Development (AFD)