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Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Pre-Accelerator Program equips you with the essential tools to validate your business ideas and prepare for growth.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Southern California
Under $10K
Plug In Ventures
Stage 3
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
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Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Accelerator

Total Funding:
Up to $100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Accelerator Program is for founders ready to take their startups to the next level. Hybrid participation options and up to $100K in equity investment are available.

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Location:
Southern California
$75K and above
Plug In Ventures
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Stage 4
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past
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Grant

New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

We provide funding to nonprofit organizations led by high-impact social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity in America by leveraging their proximity to the genius, talent, and vision of the communities they serve. Discovery forms are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Funding Type:
Grant Interest
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Location:
Remote
Grant Interest
Under $10K
New Profit
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
Education
past
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Fellowship

Startups on the Blocks Community

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Fellowship

Startups on the Blocks was created to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem for historically marginalized black and brown communities so that they may recognize, utilize, and benefit from the resources that surround them in creating and building their businesses.

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Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Kukua Institute
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Technology
Social Impact
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Accelerator

Berkeley Haas: Student Entrepreneurship Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/15/2025
Application Deadline:
1/12/2026
Accelerator

A 10 week startup incubator program that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills and helps bring their ideas into the world.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Berkeley, CA
Under $10K
Startup@Berkeley
Stage 1
Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
Education
past
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Accelerator

Milestone Makers

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/27/2026
Accelerator

A free, 3-month program for a small cohort of impact entrepreneurs to receive individualized business mentoring, executive coaching, customized training, and resources.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
March - June 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowhsip

The 1954 Project Luminary Award

Total Funding:
$1,000,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2026
Application Deadline:
2/11/2026
Fellowhsip

The CAFE Group’s 1954 Project is advancing education equity by investing in bold, imagination-fueled, and high-impact leaders committed to addressing systemic barriers and creating sustainable change for Black students and in Black communities.

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Location:
Remote
$75K and above
The Cafe Group
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
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Accelerator

Housing Venture Lab

Total Funding:
$75,000
Application Opens:
1/5/2026
Application Deadline:
2/17/2026
Accelerator

The Housing Venture Lab is an accelerator that provides wraparound support for entrepreneurs with new, bold ideas to make housing more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.

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Duration:
June 2025-Jan 2026
Location:
National
$75K and above
Terner Labs
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Education
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Fellowship

PIC Principal Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/1/2025
Application Deadline:
2/18/2026
Fellowship

A two-year fellowship program is designed to connect experienced North Texas principals with multi-district peers, re-ignite their passion for the profession, and provide them with the tools and resources to inspire and lead their teams toward a campus vision.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2026
Location:
North Texas
Under $10K
Principal Impact Collaborative
Stage 1
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2026
Application Deadline:
3/1/2026
Fellowship

The Yunus & Youth Fellowship Program is a six-month online program designed to empower young (18-30 year old) social entrepreneurs and to help them develop their full potential by strengthening their business models, helping them measure their social impact, and defining a scaling strategy.

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Duration:
2026
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
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Education
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Fellowship

Rodenberry Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/1/2026
Application Deadline:
5/20/2026
Fellowship

A year-long fellowship for US-based individuals working towards social justice.

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Duration:
2026 - 2027
Location:
Remote with in-person summits
Under $10K
Rodenberry Foundation
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EdPioneers: Impact Fellowship

Total Funding:
$58,000
Application Opened:
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

CZI: Global Science Scholar

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
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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Fellowship

Latina Leaders in Tech: Essential Skills Cohort Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
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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Grant

The Promise Sandbox Award from Promise Venture Studio

Total Funding:
$20,000
Application Opened:
4/16/2025
Application Deadline:
5/21/2025
Grant

$20K for changemakers with firsthand insight into early childhood challenges

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Remote
$10K - $49,999
Promise Venture Studio
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Education
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Fellowship

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship 2026

Total Funding:
Travel and Curriculum Covered
Application Opened:
4/10/2025
Application Deadline:
5/15/2025
Fellowship

The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is designed to empower the next generation of leaders. This year, we'll select 250 leaders.

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Fellowship
Location:
United States
Under $10K
IREX
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Accelerator

gener8tor Milwaukee Accelerator

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
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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Duration:
July 31 - October 31, 2025
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
$75K and above
gener8tor
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gener8tor Cox Cleantech Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
July 31 - October 31, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Rally SEA Winter 2024 Cohort
Accelerator

Rally SEA Summer 2025 Cohort

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
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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Funding Type:
Duration:
Jul 2025 - Nov 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
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Accelerator

Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience US (Village Capital)

Total Funding:
25,000
Application Opened:
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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Duration:
June 2025 - September 2025
Location:
Virtual, 1 in person workshop in Chicago
$10K - $49,999
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Accelerator

The Rally Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
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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Funding Type:
Duration:
Accelerator
Location:
Remote with an in-person Orlando summit
Under $10K
Rally SEA
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Grant

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

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
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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National Center for Civil and Human Rights - Civil Rights Teaching Fellowship
Grant

Dobbs Foundation: Summer 2025 Grant Cycle

Total Funding:
$50,000+
Application Opened:
4/4/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Grant

The Dobbs Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for our Summer 2025 grantmaking cycle, with a streamlined process designed to meet the urgency of this moment.

Funding Period:
June 20th
Funding Type:
Unrestricted
Duration:
Location:
United States
June 20th
Unrestricted
$50K - $74,999
The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation
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