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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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Stage 4
Education
past
opportunity
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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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Location:
Remote
$75K and above
Center for Education Reform
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Stage 4
Social Impact
Education
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opportunity
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Stage 1
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025 - Fall 2026
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
digitalundivided
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Stage 4
Education
Technology
Social Impact
past
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Accelerator

So Ambitious HBCU Pre-Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
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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Location:
Virtual
Black Ambition
Stage 1
Stage 2
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Education
past
opportunity
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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Education
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opportunity
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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Funding Type:
Duration:
2025 - 2026
Location:
United States
$75K and above
Open Society Foundations
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Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

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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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Global
$10K - $49,999
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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Stage 2
Stage 3
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
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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Location:
United States
Nonprofit ENG(INE) Powered by AlleyCorp
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
Education
past
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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Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
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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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
Stage 1
Stage 2
Technology
Social Impact
past
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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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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
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Techstars Columbus Powered by Ohio State

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

With a particular focus on AI, Quantum and Deep Tech, Techstars Columbus is ideal for companies building bleeding edge solutions for business transformation at scale.

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Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Columbus, OH
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars Boston Accelerator

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

Our program leverages the vast expertise of the Boston ecosystem to accelerate the growth of transformative innovations across healthtech, sustainability/climate, proptech/built environment, future of work, AI/ML, B2B SaaS, and more.

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Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Boston, MA
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator

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

We are focused on supporting startups working within Climate Tech, Clean Tech, and Energy Efficiency, such as; energy distribution, smart grids, and wind energy.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama
$75K and above
Techstars
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Social Impact
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Accelerator

Techstars AI Health Baltimore

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

Techstars' Flagship Healthcare Accelerator supports innovative entrepreneurs creating game-changing solutions at the intersection of health, tech, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on transforming healthcare by improving patient care, access, affordability, and quality.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Baltimore, MD
$75K and above
Techstars
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Technology
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opportunity
Accelerator

Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator

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

This accelerator is an in-person, industry agnostic program focused on underrepresented founders.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Tulsa, OK
$75K and above
Techstars
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Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

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

This program is for unstoppable founders across Europe focusing on redefining the future of finance - from core fintech to AI, enterprise solutions and beyond.

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Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
$75K and above
Techstars
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Social Impact
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opportunity
Fellowship

Hopelab: HBCU Translational Science Fellowship

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
3/25/2025
Application Deadline:
6/2/2025
Fellowship

Eligible candidates are research faculty and career researchers at an HBCU in a relevant field of behavioral science. Fellows will each work on an independent project focused on supporting the well-being of Black adolescents (ages 10-25).

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Duration:
Sep 2025 - Sept 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
Hopelab
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Fellowship

Leadership Denver Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/2/2025
Application Deadline:
6/2/2025
Fellowship

Leadership Denver transforms actively engaged civic leaders into community champions through in-depth experiences with a close network of new personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime. This 11-month program includes a class retreat and community impact project.

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Duration:
August 2025 - June 2026
Location:
Denver, CO
Under $10K
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
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Education
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opportunity
Fellowship

Pahara Fellowship

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

The Fellowship seeks to strengthen and sustain a diverse community of outstanding leaders who are transforming public education so that every child is prepared to lead a free and fulfilling life.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
2025
Location:
In-Person Summits in Colorado
Under $10K
Pahara Institute
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Technology
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opportunity
Grant

New Profit: Call for Discovery Submissions for Economic Mobility

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Application Opened:
5/5/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Grant

New Profit, through its Catalyze cohort in Economic Mobility, will provide $100,000 of one-year unrestricted funding, $10,000 of funding for leadership development, and strategic advisory support to a cohort of innovative nonprofit organizations expanding access and opportunity in America.

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Location:
America
$75K and above
New Profit
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Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

JHTV: I-Corps - Summer

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Accelerator

A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.

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Duration:
July - August 2025
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
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Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Creating An Adaptive Plan

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
4/15/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Six Months
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Bridgespan Group
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