Entrepreneurship
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HerRise MicroGrant 2026: A $1,000 Monthly Cash Grant for U.S. Women-Owned Small Businesses, With One Winner Chosen Every Month
The Yva Jourdan Foundation awards one $1,000 unrestricted MicroGrant every month to an under-resourced, majority women-owned small business registered in the United States with under $1 million in annual revenue.
Hertz STEM PhD Fellowship 2027: Up to $250,000 in Support plus a $38,000 Nine-Month Stipend
The 2027 Hertz Fellowship application opens August 31, 2026 and is due October 31, 2026. It provides a full tuition equivalent plus a $38,000 nine-month personal stipend, renewable annually for up to five years and valued at up to $250,000.
Hey Helen Grant 2026: A $10,000 Unrestricted Cash Award for U.S. Women- and Nonbinary-Owned Small Businesses
The Hey Helen Grant from Visionaries awards one U.S. woman- or nonbinary-owned, for-profit business $10,000 in unrestricted cash each cycle, with the next deadline on August 30, 2026.
Hunter Prize for Public Policy 2026: $50,000 in Cash Prizes for Bold Canadian Policy Ideas to Revive Entrepreneurship and Business Dynamism
A national policy-writing competition from the Centre for Civic Engagement offering $50,000 in cash prizes for practical, evidence-informed proposals to increase business formation and scale-up in Canada, with a $25,000 top award and an August 3, 2026 deadline.
JICA Private Sector Partnership Funding 2026 The SME and SDGs Business Support Program and the Cooperative Preparatory Survey for Overseas Investment and Finance
JICA supports Japanese businesses and eligible nonprofit or SME groups to test and build businesses that solve development problems overseas — up to JPY 15 million for a Needs Confirmation Survey, JPY 40 million for a Business Demonstration Project, and up to JPY 150 million for a Cooperative Preparatory Survey tied to overseas investment and finance.
KCIC Cleantech Innovation Competition 2026: Accelerator Support, Mentorship, and Investor Access for Kenyan University Students With Early-Stage Clean Technology Ideas — Applications Close 10 August
A joint initiative of the Kenya Climate Innovation Center, the Embassy of Switzerland in Kenya, SICPA, and Strathmore University that invites higher education students in Kenya to submit ideation-stage cleantech solutions, with applications running 10 July to 10 August 2026 and decisions communicated by 15 September 2026.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars 2027 at Stanford: How to Win Full Funding plus Stipend for Up to Three Years
If you are dreaming of grad school at Stanford but your bank account winces every time you open the tuition page, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is the rare opportunity that actually changes that equation.
Melissa Washington Small Business Award 2026: Up to $5,000 Plus Coaching and Recognition for a Woman Veteran
The 2026 Melissa Washington Small Business Award offered one woman veteran up to $5,000, assessment, coaching, recognition, and other benefits to start or expand a business. The July 31, 2026 application deadline has passed, and Women Veterans Giving has not announced a next cycle on the official page.
MEST AI Startup Program 2027 (AI Startup Accelerator Fellowship)
The MEST AI Startup Program is a fully sponsored, in-person 7-month AI founder training with a 4-month follow-on incubation track and up to $100,000 pre-seed investment for selected teams. The 2027 application window closed on 20 July 2026; this page is retained as a closed-cycle reference.
MIT Solve 10th Anniversary Global Challenge 2026: At Least $100,000 Per Winner
MIT Solve's 10th Anniversary Global Challenge closed on May 21, 2026. It will select ten scale-ready solutions for at least $100,000 each in unrestricted prize funding, with additional partner prizes of $100,000 or up to $150,000; winners are announced September 22, 2026.