Funding Opportunity

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge

Location:: Global excluding Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela
Grant Size:: USD $1,000 to USD $10,000
Eligibility:: Applicants must be the founder, co-founder, or primary leader of their group or startup and have clear decision-making authority.
Status:: Closed
Closing Date:: Fri 29 Aug, 2025

Type of project: Open to youth-led initiatives (founders aged 18–30) addressing at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal with a clear social or environmental impact and taking an innovative approach to addressing challenges.

Other Opportunities

Funding Directory

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Health

Human Rights

Sustainable Livelihoods

Matrix Fund

Location:: UK & Overseas
Grant Size:: up to GBP £5,000
Eligibility:: The Matrix Causes Fund may be able to consider applications from organisations that are not registered as a charity in the UK. The organisation must be established for “charitable purposes” and be recognised by HMRC as an exempt charity.
Status:: Open
Closing Date:: Wednesday 30 September, 2026

View opportunity

Arts and Culture

Climate Change and Environment

Faith-based

Sustainable Livelihoods

The Gibbs Trust

Location:: UK and overseas
Grant Size:: Unspecified
Eligibility:: There is a tendency to support projects that trustees know, and that they can visit. South Wales is the normal area of operation in the UK.
Status:: Ongoing

View opportunity

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Human Rights

FCDO – Prevention Of Violence Against Women And Girls

Location:: Sudan
Grant Size:: GBP £19.95 million over 5-years.
Eligibility:: Eligible organisations include: International Non-Governmental Organisations, Sudanese national and local civil society organisations, United Nations agencies, not-for-profit, academic institutions and research bodies, mixed consortia (for-profit organisations may only join as downstream partners). Applicants do not need to be based in the UK or Sudan.
Status:: Open
Closing Date:: Friday 17 April, 2026

View opportunity