The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invites national and large sub-national farmers’ organizations to design and run targeted interventions for smallholder farmers hit by compounding crises. Applicants choose one primary pillar: access to inputs and production support, small-scale infrastructure, access to finance, or access to markets and market information. A total of US$500,000 is available, with two projects expected at up to US$250,000 each for up to 12 months. The call covers 20 priority countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Mozambique, Haiti, Cuba, Honduras, Bolivia, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad. Applicants must be legally registered non-profit farmers’ organizations whose members are mainly smallholders. The deadline is 20 November 2026. Know more
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Eastern Bird Banding Association — Research Grants 2027
The Eastern Bird Banding Association (EBBA) seeks applicants for grants to be used toward research using banding techniques and/or bird banding data. One or more grants totaling up to US$5 thousand will be awarded. Priority is for research on species that spend at least part of their life cycle in any U.S. state or Canadian province, included in EBBA territory. Projects that are planned for other portions of the USA, Canada, or the Western Hemisphere may also be considered. Research studies with conservation or management implications are particularly encouraged. The application deadline is 31 January 2027. Bird Banding Research Grants
University of Antwerp — Masters Program in Development Studies
The University of Antwerp’s Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) offers three specializations for one-year master’s programs in development studies. Topics include poverty, climate change, conflict, good governance, sustainable development, and others. The Institute of Development Policy awards scholarships to students from many countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America for studies at Belgian universities that include Antwerp’s IOB. Candidates applying for an ICP Connect scholarship have to submit their application by 01 February 2027. Link
Pulitzer Center — Rainforest Reporting Grant
The Pulitzer Center provides short-term project support to journalists reporting in tropical forests. The Rainforest Reporting Grant supports journalists in three main rainforest regions—the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia. The supported journalism projects will focus on the tropical forests’ role in the overall climate equation and weather patterns, deforestation drivers, and solutions to halt deforestation. The Pulitzer Center will fund costs associated with reporting projects on tropical rainforests in the range of US$8 thousand to US$15 thousand. Grants are made to local journalists based in the tropical rainforest region. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Rainforest Reporting Grant
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission — Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2027
With funding from the UK’s Department for International Development, the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are available to citizens of Commonwealth countries for master’s studies at UK universities, usually for one year. The participating academic programs include several subject areas such as environmental science and management, agroforestry, livestock management, remote sensing, disaster management, wetlands science, etc. The CSC lists the participating universities and their eligible courses. Potential applicants must check with the relevant UK university regarding their admission requirements and guidelines for applying. The deadline for scholarship applications is 08 December 2026. Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
Climate Technology Initiative — Funding for Climate or Clean Energy Projects
The Climate Technology Initiative (CTI PFAN) provides funding to climate or clean energy projects. PFAN accepts applications for projects in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. Projects may request between US$1 million and US$50 million. Projects providing energy access or rural electrification (clean cookstoves, solar home systems, mini-grids) may request smaller sums between US$500 thousand and US$50 million. Proposals are invited from companies, individuals, or legal persons; public-private partnerships; and entities that are legally structured to redistribute profits. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Climate Technology Initiative
GIZ MOVE-ComCashew — Cashew Business Idea Competition
GIZ’s MOVE-ComCashew project invites young and emerging cashew entrepreneurs to turn a business idea into an investment-ready, climate-smart plan and submit it for a kickstart prize. Winners receive either €2,000 in direct funding or a laptop, tablet or software. The page doesn’t say how many prizes there are. Applicants must be at least 18, based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), and have an idea anywhere in the cashew value chain. The deadline is 30 October 2026. Cashew Business Idea Competition
GIZ Agri-Business Facility for Africa — Business Growth Awards for Young Agripreneurs
GIZ’s Agri-Business Facility for Africa invites young and emerging agripreneurs to turn a business idea into a funded plan through its Agribusiness Growth Challenge. Ideas must fall in maize, livestock (cattle, sheep or goats), cashew or cocoa. The Business Growth Awards are listed as €6,000 in funding, a Dell Pro 14 Essential laptop and a place in a six-month agribusiness mentoring programme. Applicants must be at least 18 and based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). Submissions close on 30 October 2026. Business Growth Awards for Young Agripreneurs
Earth Journalism Network — Virtual Workshops on 30×30 and Marine Protected Areas
The Earth Journalism Network invites journalists, content creators and other media professionals in Ghana, Mexico and the Philippines to apply for free three-day virtual workshops on the global target to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 and on marine protected areas. The Ghana workshop runs the week of 15 February 2027, Mexico the week of 22 February and the Philippines the week of 1 March. The network will accept 30 to 40 participants per country, and attendees who complete all sessions receive a certificate. A limited number of communication grants are available to people with unstable internet in remote areas. Participants get special consideration for the network’s reporting grants of US$1,500 each, of which it aims to award up to 35. Applications close on 02 November 2026. Virtual Workshops
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation — Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative for Migratory Shorebird Conservation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation invites proposals to conserve three migratory shorebirds along the Atlantic flyway: the American oystercatcher, whimbrel and red knot. Priority sites include the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts and wintering sites in the Caribbean and South America. Topics include monitoring and tracking, habitat management, designating new Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network sites, and filling gaps on non-breeding red knots and whimbrels in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Most awards will be US$75,000 to US$200,000, over one to three years, and the foundation expects to make four to six. US nonprofits, government agencies, tribal organisations, schools and international organisations can apply. Full proposals are due on 05 November 2026. Migratory Shorebird Conservation