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		<title>Student Venture Capital Grant Program (Up To ₦50 million)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Student Venture Capital Grant offers a new lifeline for students across Nigeria who have innovative ideas and want to turn them into viable businesses. This programme was launched by the Federal Ministry of Education (FMEd) under the name S-VCG or “STEMM Up Grant.” It provides a chance for full-time undergraduates in science, technology, engineering, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Blue Food Futures Research Grant Program 2026 (Up to $10,000)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 03:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Blue Food Futures Research Grant Program 2026 invites innovative researchers, startups, and organizations to submit proposals that explore the future of blue foods — aquatic foods sourced from marine, freshwater, and brackish environments. This is a prime opportunity to secure up to $10,000 in funding to conduct research that supports sustainable and resilient food [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>GELA Prestigious Global Mentorship Program 2026 for Young Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Application Deadlie: 25th January, 2026 The GELA Prestigious Global Mentorship Programme 2026 opens a unique door for young entrepreneurs, graduates and early-career professionals around the world. If you’re between 18 and 35, driven to build your career or venture, and open to global mentorship and skills development, this programme may be a stepping stone to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Villgro Africa Eye Health Innovation Accelerator 2026 ($250k Grants)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Startups building tech-enabled solutions to address vision and eye-health challenges in Africa can now apply to the 2026 Villgro Africa Eye Health Innovation Accelerator. This programme — run by Villgro Africa in partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation — offers catalytic funding, expert support, and market access for innovations that improve access to eye screening, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>D-Prize Global Challenge for Social Entrepreneurs (Up to $20k Grant)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utibe Etim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>You can now apply for the 2026 edition of The D-Prize Global Challenge for social entrepreneurs with innovative ventures that aims to complement international efforts to eliminate poverty especially within underserved populations, this challenge provide a perfect opportunity to turn that vision into action. By awarding seed grants up to US $20,000, D-Prize helps early-stage [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The world’s food system is under pressure, from climate stress, population growth, supply-chain gaps, to shifting dietary needs. The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge offers startups, scientists, social entrepreneurs, NGOs and research teams a chance to shape the future of food. If you have an idea or project that makes food safer, more [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://utibeetim.com/seeding-the-future-global-food-system-challenge/">Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://utibeetim.com">Utibe Etim - Business Plans, Funds, and Opportunities</a>.</p>
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		<title>SparkUp Initiative Fellowship 2026 for Women-led Organizations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utibe Etim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The&#160;SparkUp Initiative&#160;is a transformative capacity-building program designed to strengthen women-led organizations by equipping them with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to succeed in fundraising. This global initiative supports women-led organizations across all sectors—whether you’re working in education, health, gender equity, environmental justice, economic empowerment, policy advocacy, indigenous rights, or any other field. Program Overview Through [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>AU‑EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grant  2026 (Up to €50,000)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utibe Etim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The AU-EU Youth Action Lab is offering a fresh round of support for social enterprises and youth-led ventures across Africa. Through its 2026 Entrepreneurship Grant, the initiative aims to empower young change-makers, enabling them to grow sustainable enterprises that combine social or environmental impact with income-generating activity. This grant offers promising startup teams a chance [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program Cohort 14  (€30k Grants)</title>
		<link>https://utibeetim.com/orange-corners-nigeria-incubation-program-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utibe Etim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Aspiring entrepreneurs in Nigeria now have a fresh chance to strengthen their businesses through the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme Cohort 14. The programme supports innovative young founders building solutions that contribute to economic growth and sustainable job creation. Orange Corners Nigeria, powered by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and delivered by FATE Foundation, has [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Google Hustle Academy AfCFTA Digital Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Program for African SMEs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utibe Etim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The ADIEP by Google Hustle Academy and AfCFTA opens a door of opportunity for African small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The programme aims to give SMEs across the continent access to modern digital tools, artificial-intelligence skills and cross-border trade know-how under AfCFTA. With economies shifting rapidly toward tech-enabled trade, ADIEP offers entrepreneurs a chance to [&#8230;]</p>
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