Opportunities for the Week: August 5th 2025

At Beyond Borders Network, we believe access changes everything. That’s why we’ve curated a list of grants, scholarships, and fellowships that are fueling changemakers across the Diaspora and the continent.

Whether you’re building a business, pursuing postgraduate studies, or seeking funding to scale your vision, this is your gateway to funding, visibility, and global opportunity. We’ve done the heavy lifting so you can focus on showing up, applying, and growing.

Explore the latest opportunities. Share with your network, and let’s build global bridges

Explore the August 2025 Grants List Below

1. The Global Citizen and PayPal Small Business Impact Awards: PayPal and Global Citizen have joined together to celebrate small businesses that are revolutionizing commerce and advancing social and environmental impact.

Apply here: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/programs/small-business/

Amount: $25,000 Due Date: August 15th

2. Her Agenda Breakthrough Grant: Her Agenda is committed to helping women break through barriers in entrepreneurship and professional growth. In honor of our 17th anniversary, we are launching The Breakthrough Grant. The grant will award $5,000 to one ambitious woman entrepreneur who is ready to break through barriers and take her business to the next level.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScActWE_iFywMiTn6Sf7WMM3UNVaDJDsCe7Ab86Dcry5Tk_rQ/viewform

Amount: $5,000 Due Date: August 17, 2025

3. Rooted In Growth Grant Program by Amika in partnership with the Fifteen Percent Pledge: g Rooted In Growth, a national grant initiative presented by amika in partnership with the Fifteen Percent Pledge, created to nurture and fund the next generation of professional hair care founders. This program offers a powerful mix of capital, brand visibility, and strategic support to help emerging leaders in beauty grow on their own terms.

Apply here: https://15percentpledge.org/award/rooted-in-growth

Amount: $50,000 Due Date: August 22nd 2025

4. StartHER Grant: Looking for help to get your startup off the ground and the resources to succeed? The CWE’s StartHER Grant Program supports women-owned startups in launching new initiatives and driving early-stage growth through innovative projects.

Apply here: http://twu.edu/center-women-entrepreneurs/starther/

Amount: $5000 Due Date: August 26th 2025

5. Hey Helen Microgrant: The Hey Helen Grant is a privately funded initiative by Visionaries that invests in women entrepreneurs building impact-driven, for-profit businesses in the U.S.

Apply here: https://visionaries.co/helen-grant/

Amount: $5,000 Due: August 29, 2025

6. No BS, No Strings Attached” Women’s Grant: Offers funding to support the growth of small business owners, especially those not typically served by traditional investment. The funds can be used at the recipient’s discretion to enhance their operations and growth. Application fee is $15.

Apply here: https://secretsos.com/grants/

Amount: $5,000 Due: August 29, 2025

7. Alibaba CoCreate Pitch: CoCreate Pitch is the world’s leading product-driven startup competition — where bold entrepreneurs pitch their vision, connect with top global manufacturers and investors, and compete for a share of $1 million in prizes. With star mentors, massive exposure, and the full power of Alibaba.com’s sourcing ecosystem, this is more than a pitch — it’s your launchpad to global success.
We’re here to prove one thing: We Can Make It.

Apply here: https://pitch.alibabacocreate.com/

Amount: $1,000,000 Due: August 15, 2025

8. AT&T Small Business Contest: Build your brand with the AT&T Small Business Contest. Apply below for the chance to win funding, a year of AT&T service with a new device, and the opportunity to share your small business story with your own AT&T content piece alongside #ShesConnected talent!

Apply here: http://www.att.com/shesconnected/

Amount: $50,000 Due: September 30th, 2025

9. Quick Books + Mailchimp Small Business Hero Program: Nominate your small business hero who has shown courage, perseverance and integrity for a $20,000 grant.

Apply here: https://intuit.promo.eprize.com/smallbusiness/

Amount: $20,000 Due: August 30th, 2025

10. OPERATION SECRETSOS™ SMALL BUSINESS GRANT: Offers funding to support the growth of small business owners, especially those not typically served by traditional investment. The funds can be used at the recipient’s discretion to enhance their operations and growth. Application fee is $15.

Apply here: https://secretsos.com/grants/

Amount: $2500 Due: September 30th, 2025

Explore the August 2025 Scholarship List Below

1. Knight-Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford University: Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford while engaging in experiences that prepare scholars to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.

Apply here: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/ Deadline: 8th October 2025

2. Fulbright Foreign Student Program: The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.

Apply here: https://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/about/foreign-student-program Deadline: 8th October 2025

3. AAUW International Fellowships in USA for Women: AAUW (the American Association of University Women) awards International Fellowships for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited institutions are supported.

Host Institution(s):
Accredited U.S. institutions

Level/Field(s) of study:

• Graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions.
• Master’s/first professional degree fellowships are intended for master’s or professional degree-level programs such as J.D., M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch., or medical degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., etc. Certificates, associate degrees, and undergraduate degrees are ineligible.
• Doctoral fellowships are intended for doctorate degrees classified as research degrees.

Apply here: https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/international-fellowships/ Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 Next course is 1 July 2026-30 June 2027

4. Thurgood Marshall College Fund: TMCF transforms lives at HBCUs, PBIs and HBCCs through scholarships, capacity-building initiatives and connections to top employers.

To view the scholarship overview and eligibility requirements for each open scholarship, click on the individual tiles on: https://tmcf.org/scholarships/open-scholarships/

5. Mastercard Foundation & AfOx Graduate Scholarships at the University of Oxford for 2026-27: The University of Oxford, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), has launched a transformative scholarship programme aimed at fostering African leadership and development. Through this collaboration, and with additional support from the Saïd Business School Foundation, the AfOx Graduate Scholarships will be available for up to five exceptional students joining the 2026–27 MBA programme.

Apply here: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-experience/scholarships-and-funding/afox-graduate-scholarships Deadline: 7th January 2026

6. Chevening Scholarship: The Chevening Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year has opened for applications this August and will close in early November 2025. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding individuals from eligible countries for one-year master’s degrees in the UK.

Apply here: https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/application-timeline/ Deadline: November 2025