For support with your proposal, contact the development office  devt@usiu.ac.ke

Aesthetica x Audible Listening Pitch Grant Program

Focus Area: Documentaries on Radical Listening

Grant size: up to £10,000

Deadline: 20th April 2026

AI to Accelerate Charitable Giving Grand Challenge

Focus Area: The use of AI to support donors to give more and give sooner

Grant Size: $150,000 

Deadline: 28th April 2026

Establishment and operationalization of the Capacity Strengthening Hub

Focus Area: Establishment of a hub that will support African SGCs in strengthening their research and innovation management systems, practices and services 

Grant Size: CAD500,000 

Deadline: 30th April 2026

Request for Proposals: ICGEB Biosecurity Grant Program

Focus Area: Strengthening Biosecurity in Healthcare and Research Laboratories

Grant Size: Euro 15,000 

Deadline: 30th April 2026

Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) 2026

Focus Area: Digital innovation and climate positive impact

Grant Size: EUR 200,000 

Deadline: 30th April 2026

Entries open for Jana Robeyst Trust Fund Grants

Focus Area: Study and protection of endangered mammals 

Grant Size: 1,500 euro 

Deadline: 30th April 2026

Request for Applications: EPIC Air Quality Fund 2026

Focus Area: groups to achieve national-level policy impacts through the generation, use, and sharing of open air quality data 

Grant Size: $50,000 - 75,000

Deadline: 30th April 2026

Internet Society Foundation

Focus Area: Developing and expanding Internet access and increase adoption in digitally excluded communities. 

Grant Size: $50,000 - 200,000

Deadline: 7th May 2026

Evaluating Scalability and Impact of GenAI and Agentic AI in the Water and Wastewater Sector

Focus Area: GenAI and Agentic AI integration within the water/wastewater sector 

Grant Size: $200,000

Deadline: 20th May 2026

Water Research Foundation Grant

Focus Area: Alternative Approaches to Water Shutoffs 

Grant Size: $200,000 

Deadline: 20th May 2026

UK National Coordinator and survey data collection for the European Social Survey, Round 13 and 14

Focus Area: Data collection

Grant Size: £2,310,000 

Deadline: 21st May 2026