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The Opportunity Trust: Reinvention by Community (St. Louis)

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
4/3/2025
Application Deadline:
5/3/2025
Grant

Historically, those most directly impacted by racial and education inequality have little to no voice. The RBC Fund was established to give grant-making power to members of our community.

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Location:
Missouri
$10K - $49,999
The Opportunity Trust
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Accelerator

The Rally Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
2/17/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Rally's social enterprise 4-month, no-cost accelerator aims to help people transform their early-stage work into sustainable ventures that have positive and measurable social or environmental impact.

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Duration:
Accelerator
Location:
Remote with an in-person Orlando summit
Under $10K
Rally SEA
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Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience US

Total Funding:
25,000
Application Opens:
4/22/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Village Capital's Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience will support 10 place-based climate startups to drive a more sustainable economy and address gaps across the US.

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June 2025 - September 2025
Location:
Virtual, 1 in person workshop in Chicago
$10K - $49,999
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Rally SEA Winter 2024 Cohort
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Rally SEA Summer 2025 Cohort

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
2/25/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Rally’s 16-week accelerator helps early-stage entrepreneurs build ventures with measurable impact. Fellows receive mentorship, launch real-world pilots in Central Florida, and develop business and impact models—all at no cost. Open to global changemakers.

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Duration:
Jul 2025 - Nov 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
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Technology
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Accelerator

gener8tor Cox Cleantech Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/11/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

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July 31 - October 31, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Accelerator

gener8tor Milwaukee Accelerator

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/11/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

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July 31 - October 31, 2025
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
$75K and above
gener8tor
Stage 4
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Fellowship

Latina Leaders in Tech: Essential Skills Cohort Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
3/2/2025
Application Deadline:
5/25/2025
Fellowship

A free 7-week cohort program is designed for Latinas ready to develop skills, build community, and become a catalyst for change in the tech industry.

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June - Aug 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
#LatinaGeeks
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Fellowship

CZI: Global Science Scholar

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
12/17/2024
Application Deadline:
5/27/2025
Fellowship

An up to two-year international postdoctoral fellowship program between the U.S. and Japan designed to advance excellence in bioengineering and biomedical research.

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Fall 2025 - Spring 2027
Location:
USA & Japan
$75K and above
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Education
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Fellowship

EdPioneers: Impact Fellowship

Total Funding:
$58,000
Application Opens:
3/4/2025
Application Deadline:
5/27/2025
Fellowship

Funding Period:
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Sep 2025 - May 2026
Location:
In-Person, Varies
$50K - $74,999
Education Pioneers
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Fellowship

Black Girl Ventures: Emerging Leaders Fellowship

Total Funding:
$5,000
Application Opens:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

A 3-month leadership development program (with 2 cohorts in 2025) created specifically to expand the capacity of early-stage entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders, empowering them to strengthen their local ecosystem of under-resourced women-identifying entrepreneurs.

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July - September 2025
Location:
Austin, Chicago, or Los Angeles
BLACK GIRL VENTURES FOUNDATION
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Accelerator

StartOut Growth Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
5/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Accelerator

StartOut Growth Lab is a startup accelerator that offers top quality mentoring, education, and networking opportunities for companies that happen to be founded or co-founded by LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
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TBD
Location:
Virtual
StartOut
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Education
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Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Summer)

Total Funding:
$20,000 - $75,000
Application Opens:
5/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Grant

These grants often help fund the construction of facilities with multi-use spaces, bring together nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partners in shared locations, or make strategic investments that elevate successful initiatives to the next level.

Funding Period:
Notified July 1
Funding Type:
Grant
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Location:
Colorado
Notified July 1
Grant
$50K - $74,999
Boettcher Foundation
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Seed Spot: Impact Accelerator

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Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
3/17/2025
Accelerator

The Impact Accelerator program is eight weeks of expert training, quick-start tools, and personalized coaching to achieve tremendous leaps of growth in revenue and investment readiness in a short amount of time.

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April - May 2025
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Remote
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Boettcher Foundation: Rural Catalyst Grants (Winter)

Total Funding:
$1,000 - $10,000
Application Opened:
2/14/2025
Application Deadline:
3/14/2025
Grant

The Rural Catalyst Grant Program strengthens the internal capacity of organizations as they work to achieve goals.

Funding Period:
Notified April 10
Funding Type:
Grant
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Location:
Colorado
Notified April 10
Grant
Under $10K
Boettcher Foundation
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Accelerator

gener8tor Curql Accelerate (FinTech)

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
3/9/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

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May 29 - August 22, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Fellowship

Drexel Fund School Founders Program

Total Funding:
Paid
Application Opened:
9/30/2024
Application Deadline:
3/5/2025
Fellowship

Funding Period:
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Summer 2025 - Fall 2026
Location:
Remote; State Limitations
The Drexel Fund
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Accelerator

2025 START Program

Total Funding:
0
Application Opened:
1/27/2025
Application Deadline:
2/28/2025
Accelerator

START, our flagship pre-revenue program is built to ignite early-stage entrepreneurs’ journeys. Through a virtual learning experience grounded in Lean Startup principles, participants will develop a dynamic Business Model Canvas, transforming fresh ideas into thriving business models.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
April 1 - April 17
Location:
Hybrid - virtual session with an In-person event
Under $10K
Digitalundivided
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Accelerator

gener8tor Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator Spring and Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
2/28/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
April 22 - November 20, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Your Vision, Your School, Our SupportStart Your Own Microschool
Fellowship

KaiPod Catalyst Training Program

Total Funding:
0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
2/28/2025
Fellowship

The core information you need to start your own school is delivered via an online course, so you can work through it at your own pace in the evenings or weekends. In addition, you will be a part of a small group of other Founders for regular accountability meetings.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Spring/Summer 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Kaipod Learning
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Accelerator

ODF:24

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/4/2025
Application Deadline:
2/24/2025
Accelerator

ODF24 is an intense one-week in-person experience focused on meeting collaborators, exploring ideas, and gaining conviction.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
February 28 - March 7, 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
ODF
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LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator announces its 2025 Breakthrough to Scale Program. Applications open now through Feb 21st
Accelerator

LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator 2025 Breakthrough to Scale Program

Total Funding:
Up to $200,000
Application Opened:
1/9/2025
Application Deadline:
2/21/2025
Accelerator

Apply to LearnLaunch’s Breakthrough to Scale Accelerator! Get expert coaching, investor connections, and up to $200K in milestone-based funding. Open to early-stage edtech startups in K-12, Higher Ed, Workforce & Lifelong Learning. Before applying, attend a required info session: http://bit.ly/BTSInfoWebinar

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Duration:
May 2025 - October 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator
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Accelerator

gener8tor Oklahoma City Accelerator 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
2/21/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
March 13 - June 6, 2025
Location:
Oklahoma City, OK
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Accelerator

Black Girl Ventures x TikTok Shop: SOAR Together Business Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/15/2025
Application Deadline:
2/21/2025
Accelerator

A 6-week cohort program, created in collaboration with TikTok, designed to empower entrepreneurs with the education, tools, and resources needed to maximize your potential on the platform.

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March - April 2026
Location:
Remote
BLACK GIRL VENTURES FOUNDATION
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Fellowship

ASU Prep Microschool Entrepreneur Fellowship

Total Funding:
0
Application Opened:
2/17/2025
Application Deadline:
2/17/2025
Fellowship

If you have an innovative idea for a microschool focused on K–12 learners ASU Prep can help you get started. This year-long fellowship program will give you access to robust training, proven curriculum resources, teaching methodologies, and ongoing support.

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Duration:
Winter/Spring 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
ASU Microschool Entrepreneur Fellowship
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