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LIFT - Southern Worker's Opportunity Fund 3

Total Funding:
$75,000 to $500,000
Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/10/2025
Grant

The Southern Workers Opportunity (SWO) Fund is a program launched in 2022 by the Labor Innovations for the 21st Century (LIFT) Fund. Fund 3 invites proposals from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana*, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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Location:
Southeast United States
$75K and above
The LIFT Fund
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Education
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Yass Prize from CER

Total Funding:
$1,000,000
Application Opens:
5/21/2025
Application Deadline:
7/15/2025
Grant

The Center for Education Reform announced the official launch of the 2025 Yass Prize competition — offering $1 million to the education provider that most powerfully demonstrates Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless (STOP) education.

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Remote
$75K and above
Center for Education Reform
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Social Impact
Education
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Fellowship

Civic Innovators Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
7/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/16/2025
Fellowship

The Civic Innovators Fellowship is designed for young leaders who are passionate about solving community issues and want to channel their passion into innovative action.

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Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Stage 1
Social Impact
Technology
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Fellowship

digitalundivided: Do You Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
6/18/2025
Application Deadline:
7/16/2025
Fellowship

The Do You Fellowship is a specialized, comprehensive, and interactive seven-week program designed to empower a cohort of 10 entrepreneurs with the essential skills, knowledge, and mentorship needed to grow and scale their businesses.

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Duration:
Fall 2025 - Fall 2026
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
digitalundivided
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Education
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Accelerator

So Ambitious HBCU Pre-Accelerator Program

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Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/20/2025
Accelerator

Black Ambition’s So Ambitious Pre-Accelerator Program is an 8-week, cross-institutional program powered by ACT House; participatns must be a current student (undergrad or graduate) or recent (within 5 years) graduate of an HBCU.

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Virtual
Black Ambition
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Education
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Fellowship

Gary Community Ventures Fellowship: Early Career

Total Funding:
$1,000
Application Opens:
6/2/2025
Application Deadline:
7/21/2025
Fellowship

A 9-month fellowship predominantly for leaders of color in Metro Denver that creates a path-changing experience for those who are approximately 2-5 years into their careers and work.

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Duration:
Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Location:
Metro Denver, CO
Under $10K
Gary Community Ventures Piton Fellowship
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Fellowship

Leadership in Government Fellowship

Total Funding:
Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/24/2025
Fellowship

The Leadership in Government Fellowship program supports outstanding individuals who have played a significant role in advancing social change from within government in the United States and its territories.

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Duration:
2025 - 2026
Location:
United States
$75K and above
Open Society Foundations
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Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants from Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Total Funding:
$2,500 – $50,000
Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/25/2025
Grant

We will give small, early-stage grants of $2,500–$50,000 toward projects working on climate change and human health.

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Location:
Global
$10K - $49,999
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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Technology
Social Impact
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Accelerator

Nonprofit ENG(INE) 2025 Application

Total Funding:
Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/30/2025
Accelerator

In 2025, we’ll work with 2 nonprofits to give several months of AI engineering team support. Focus areas for 2025: health, workforce, government services.

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United States
Nonprofit ENG(INE) Powered by AlleyCorp
Stage 3
Stage 4
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Education
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opportunity
Accelerator

Fund 17: Property Ready

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
7/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/31/2025
Accelerator

Property Ready Program is a 12 week program that provides entrepreneurs with real estate education, opportunities to network with real estate professionals, and personalized 1:1 assistance to prepare to buy and/or lease commercial property for their business in coordination with real estate partners.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Fund 17
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Fellowship

The Residency: SF Parc (Generalist)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Fellowship

sf parc is a home for creative technologists, people who build tech while embracing their artistic creativity. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator."

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Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
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Fellowship

The Residency: SF2 (Hardware)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Fellowship

sf2 is a hacker house like no other. the vibes are all about ‘shipping fast’ and deep tech. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.

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Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
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Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship, apply by June 22, 2025
Fellowship

2025 Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship

Total Funding:
$1000
Application Opened:
4/22/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

The Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship powered by Watson Institute, is now accepting applications! This is a virtual program for impact-driven entrepreneurs in Mexico.

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August - December 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship Announcement Post
Fellowship

Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship

Total Funding:
0
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

Fellowship for impact-driven leaders leveraging AI and technology to help solve their communities' biggest challenges. Open to applicants in select Google Data Center regions in Austell GA, Council Bluffs IA, Omaha NE, Berkeley County SC, Loudoun County VA, Hamina (Finland), or Waltham Cross/London (UK).

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Sept 2025 - Dec 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
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Fellowship

Watson Institute Flagship Fellowship

Total Funding:
N/A
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

The Watson Institute Flagship Fellowship is a fully funded Fellowship that equips impact- and growth-driven entrepreneurs with the tools to achieve product-market fit and scale their ventures.

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Duration:
16 weeks
Location:
Boulder, CO/Virtual
Under $10K
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Social Impact
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Grant

CZI: Accelerating and Scaling Biological Sciences With AI

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/9/2025
Application Deadline:
6/18/2025
Grant

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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Duration:
2025-26
Location:
United States
Under $10K
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Accelerator

gener8tor NMotion Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/15/2025
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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August 20 - November 14, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
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Accelerator

Techstars Tech Central Sydney

Total Funding:
$120,000
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

We back early stage founders building in Australia. We invest across all industries - from consumer to deep tech, AI to software, fintech to healthtech, and industries that haven't been invented yet.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Sydney, Australia
$75K and above
Techstars
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Education
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Accelerator

Techstars Space Accelerator

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

The accelerator, which runs in partnership with the United States Space Force and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is focused on the next generation of space technology companies from adjacent industries.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Los Angeles, California
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

You don’t have to be a student or affiliated with SDSU in any way in order to capitalize on the expertise and resources the university and the San Diego community provides. This San Diego-based accelerator provides a strong talent pool, high quality of life, and incredibly collaborative tech environment.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Diego, California
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars New York City Accelerator

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

We invest in the future of how people live, work, and thrive—backing companies reshaping health, climate, AI/ML, fintech, supply chains, the future of work, enterprise SaaS, and beyond.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
New York, NY
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars Healthcare Accelerator - Mid-Atlantic States

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

This program is designed for visionary entrepreneurs who are meaningfully transforming healthcare delivery, making it more accessible, personalized, and efficient.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Washington, D.C.
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars Future of Food

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

Partnered with Ecolab, the Techstars Future of Food program looks to accelerate startups innovating how we feed a growing population safely and sustainably.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$75K and above
Techstars
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Social Impact
Education
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Accelerator

Techstars Economic Mobility Powered by Samvid Ventures

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

This program is for talented entrepreneurs designing innovative solutions that generate greater economic mobility for low- and moderate-income Americans, i.e., the 60%+ of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
New York, NY
$75K and above
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