Key Details

• ⏰Deadline: 23 September 2026
• 👤Who can apply: Youth-led NON-PROFITS only — Trust, CBO, NGO/CSO or Cooperative with a social/environmental mission. Governing body 100% aged 18–35 with real decision power; >80% of activity staff and 100% of project staff aged 18–35. Registered in Nigeria (or 1 of 11 other focus countries), own organisation bank account, operating 12+ months. THIS ROUND FUNDS ADVOCACY for an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs — not capital for your own business.
• 💰Amount: €31,500 (fixed — 11 grants awarded)
• 🏛️Funder: AU-EU Youth Lab (implemented by Oxfam, funded by the European Commission)
• 🌍Scope: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

About This Opportunity

Third and final call of the AU-EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grants. Eleven youth-led non-profits will each receive €31,500 for a 12-month project running January to December 2027. Each round has a different focus; this last one funds advocacy that tackles the barriers young entrepreneurs face and shifts the environment they operate in. Grantees also get mentorship, capacity building and a peer platform across Africa and Europe. Deadline 23 September 2026 at 13:00 CAT, which is 12 noon Nigerian time. Information webinar 3 September 2026, 13:00 CAT (optional). Questions: entrepreneurship@aueuyouth.com