Money moves for action-takers

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Welcome to Green Jobs Rising!

Back to today’s newsletter:

Have you been looking for a way to fund your idea or education?

Worry not, ’cause you know what – Green Jobs Rising’s got you! 🤪

Below is a list of available funds and scholarships that you can take advantage of.

Browse through the list and find something that works for you.

Note: Deadlines and application details may change. Always verify directly with programme organisers before applying.

• Applications now open for The 2026 Ashden Awards

  This award will give your climate solution a major boost through prize money, global publicity and long-term support, helping you scale impact, create green jobs and improve lives in your community.

• Call for proposals: AI for Financial Resilience – Mercy Corps Ventures

  This call will support your start-up or project if you are using AI to build financial tools for vulnerable or underserved people, helping you access funding, networks and visibility in the inclusive fintech space.

• WASCAL’s Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE)

  This competition will help you turn your sustainable energy idea into reality by offering funding and technical backing for projects that expand clean energy access and support climate resilience in West Africa.

• Call for proposals 2025 – Investing in Community Climate Resilience for a Healthier Future (Foundation S – Sanofi)

  This grant will enable your organisation to design and implement community projects that tackle climate-related health risks, especially heat and air pollution, while strengthening local resilience and prioritising women and youth.

• Call for proposals: GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) – Rwanda

  This programme will provide your community group or civil society organisation with funding and technical support to protect the environment, restore ecosystems and improve livelihoods through local, community-driven initiatives.

• Oilwatch Small Grants – Request for proposals

  This small grant will strengthen your grassroots struggles against fossil fuel impacts by supporting campaigns, community organising and climate justice projects that defend people and ecosystems.

• Call for scholarship applications – Pan African University (Academic Year 2026–2027)

  This fully funded scholarship will allow you, as an African or diaspora student, to pursue a high-quality Master’s or PhD in Africa while gaining leadership skills and joining a continent-wide network of emerging experts.

• Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Programme – AfDB and Government of Japan

  This fully funded scholarship will give you the chance to study a development-related Master’s degree in Japan, build cutting-edge technical skills and return home better equipped to drive change in your country.

• Call for applications: WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform

  This platform will connect your institution or organisation to a WHO-led network where you can co-create, test and scale innovative public health solutions with partners from across the European Region.

• New funding opportunity – Hifadhi Blu for Marine Conservation Management (Western Indian Ocean Region)

  This funding will help your organisation strengthen Marine Conservation Area management in the Western Indian Ocean, supporting better governance, monitoring and community involvement in ocean protection.

• DAAD Scholarship Database – In-country / In-region scholarships

  This DAAD scholarship offer will allow you to pursue a Master’s or PhD at selected African universities with financial support, while staying connected to local realities and research priorities.

• Open call for proposals for Small Grants – Women and Youth (TRADE Programme / ACIF Grants)

  This small grant will help your cooperative or farmer group empower women and youth through agribusiness initiatives, value chain upgrading and better access to markets and finance.

• Find funding – International Climate Initiative (IKI)

  These IKI funding windows will allow your organisation to access significant resources for climate mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity projects, giving you the means to scale high-impact work in partner countries.

• Scholarship linked to the Master of Science (MS) in Climate Finance – Columbia University

  This scholarship will enable you to pursue a one-year MS in Climate Finance at Columbia without tuition costs, equipping you with advanced climate and financial skills to shape investment and policy in emerging and developing economies.

A pro tip while applying for grants.