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competition / bizdev
Each year the RELX Environmental Challenge is awarded to projects that best demonstrate how they can provide sustainable access to safe water or sanitation. There is a $50,000 prize for the first place entry and a $25,000 prize for the second place entry.
Organization: RELX
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
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07/27/2025
fellowship / bizdev page
The Fellowship aims to enhance the leadership and technical capabilities of African women professionals utilizing data science to foster inclusive, evidence-based innovation in agrifood systems and climate resilience.
Organization: AWARD
Location: African women from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Malawi
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2025
accelerator / bizdev
"The Chat for Health & AI Accelerator is a global program designed to fast-track the adoption of chat- and AI-powered solutions that expand access to healthcare—especially in low-resource settings."
Organization: Turn.io
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2025
funding / bizdev
The NGFP Fellowship begins with a one-year journey of project support, collaboration and learning in community. It’s book-ended with a small kick-starter fund USD 1,000 in the beginning and a chance to win a grand prize of USD 10,000 at the end for significant progress and contribution to the NGFP community and wider emerging foresight space.
Organization: Next Generation Foresight Practitioners
Location: Young professionals, Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2025
competition / bizdev
Create breakthrough solutions that thrive under constraints and unlock Africa's deep tech potential.
Organization: Future Africa and in collaboration with Ilorin Tech Hub, CcHub, IHS
Location: Africa
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2025
funding / bizdev
The PURE Growth Fund is designed to support a private-sector led deployment of productive use of renewable energy (PURE) technologies within agri-food value chains.
Organization: REEEP
Location: Tanzania
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
08/01/2025

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