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Thiel Fellowship 2026: $250,000 Over Two Years for Builders 22 and Under to Skip or Leave College and Work on Their Own Ideas
The Thiel Fellowship gives people aged 22 or younger $250,000 over two years, plus mentorship and a founder network, to stop out of college and build a company, research project, or movement — with rolling, year-round applications and no equity taken.
UN FAO Young Forest Champions Initiative 2026: Selected Cohort and Program Overview
Historical reference for FAO's 2026 Young Forest Champions Initiative. The application window closed on 2026-03-21, and FAO has selected 60 young leaders from six countries.
UNESCO REGIONAL YOUTH CONTEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN EASTERN AFRICA
Historical UNESCO regional creative contest for 18-35-year-olds in Eastern Africa, inviting essays, poems, videos, animations, and creative art or design about human rights as everyday essentials.
UNICEF UNV Youth on the Move Programme 2026: Paid 12-Month Assignments for Displaced and Migrant Youth
A paid 12-month UNICEF assignment through UN Volunteers for refugee, asylum-seeking, internally displaced, and migrant youth aged 20–32 who face barriers from education to work.
USDA FSA Youth Loans: Up to $10,000 for Agricultural Projects
Loans of up to $10,000 for eligible young people participating in approved agricultural youth organizations and completing supervised, income-producing agricultural projects.
Venable Foundation Grants, September 2026 Round: Around $10,000 in General Operating or Project Support for 501(c)(3) Nonprofits in Nine US Metro Areas, Closing 1 September 2026
The Venable Foundation, funded by equity partner contributions at law firm Venable LLP, makes grants averaging about $10,000 to 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in human services, legal services, education, workforce development, youth impact, health, environment, and arts and culture across Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Baltimore, New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Miami and Denver, with the third and final application deadline of 2026 falling on 1 September 2026.
William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant 2026: $650,000 Over Three Years — Including a Funded Mid-Career Fellowship and a $60,000 Planning Period — for Universities Willing to Change Their Own Promotion Rules to Support Research-Practice Partnerships — Closing 9 September 2026
The William T. Grant Foundation is awarding at least two Institutional Challenge Grants of $650,000 over three years to university-based research institutes, schools, and centers that build a sustained partnership with a public agency or nonprofit serving youth aged 5 to 25, and that make structural changes to how their own institution rewards engaged scholarship; applications close 9 September 2026 at 3:00 pm EST.
William T. Grant Scholars Program 2026: A $425,000 Five-Year Award for Early-Career Researchers
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early-career researchers with a five-year, $425,000 career-development award for a mentored plan that expands expertise in reducing inequality or improving the use of research evidence for young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States. The 2026 competition is closed; the Foundation says dates for the next competition will be posted in January 2027.
Wonderful Community Grants 2026–2027: $1 Million for Nonprofits, Schools and Agencies in Nine San Joaquin Valley Towns, Closing 31 August 2026
The Wonderful Company is distributing $1,000,000 in 2026–2027 through grants of $1,000–$50,000 for one year, plus up to two $100,000 two-year grants, to 501(c)(3) charities, local government agencies and Title 1 schools whose projects directly benefit nine rural communities in Kern, Kings and Fresno Counties, with applications open 1 July 2026 and closing 31 August 2026.
World Bank Group Youth Summit Pitch Competition 2026
Historical reference for the closed 2026 World Bank Group Youth Summit Pitch Competition, which invited young innovators to submit a development-focused proposal, one-minute video, and pitch deck.