Opportunities For Africans | Connecting Africans to the Latest Life Changing Opportunities

AUC-UNDP African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme 2019 at UNDP Headquarters in New York or in a regional or country office (Fully Funded)

OFA - July 9, 2019

Tony Elumelu Foundation TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme 2019 for African Entrepreneurs

UN Global Compact 2019 call for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Pioneers

Westerwelle Young Founders Programme Autumn 2019 for Young Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to Berlin,Germany)

United Nations (UN) Youth Climate Summit 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York,USA.

OFA - June 30, 2019

Access Bank Womenpreneur Pitch-A-ton 2019 (Win ₦5million & a mini MBA from International Finance Corporation)

Google Developer Launchpad Accelerator Program 2019 for African Startups

TED Fellows program 2020 for extraordinary thinkers and doers (Fully Funded to Vancouver, BC, Canada)

NED Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program 2020/2021 (Fully Funded to Spend 5 Months in Washington DC, USA)

OFA - June 19, 2019

Call for Participation: Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 – Gaborone-Botswana

10th Batch African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2019 for Young African Professionals (Fully Funded)

Rhodes Global Scholarships 2020 for Postgraduate Study at University of Oxford (Fully Funded)

The World Bank Group (WBG) Young Professionals Program (YPP) 2020 (Technical & Managerial roles at the World Bank Group)

OFA - June 1, 2019

UNFCCC Global Youth Video Competition 2019 for Young Change Agents (Fully Funded to UN Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile (COP 25).

World Health Organisation (WHO) Internship Programme 2019

AfDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program 2020 for young Africans to study in Japan (Fully Funded)

Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2019 for young Entrepreneurs Worldwide (€50,000+ Prize & Fully Funded to Accelerator Programme at University of Cambridge, London)

OFA - May 7, 2019

TED 2020 IDEA search (Apply Now to speak at TED Conference 2020 – Vancouver, Canada (All Expense paid)

United Nations Young Professionals Programme 2019 (Launch Your Career at the United Nations)

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2020/2021 for Mid-Career Professionals, USA (Fully Funded)

University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholars Program (MCFSP) 2019/2020 for study in South Africa (Fully Funded)

OFA - April 29, 2019

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Internship Programme 2019 for young Africans

Google Africa Certifications Scholarships 2019 (Fully Funded to learn Mobile Web, Android and Google Cloud)

Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2019 (for low and middle income countries) to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2019 for Mid-Career Medical Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

OFA - November 12, 2018

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2019 (for low and middle income countries) to Study in the UK (Fully Funded)

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Development-Related Postgraduate Scholarships 2019/2020 in Germany for Developing Countries

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2018/2019 for Mid-Career Professionals, USA (Fully Funded)

Latest Opportunities

LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme and Awards (SIPA) 2019/2020 for young African changemakers.

OFA - July 17, 2019

2019/2020 KNUST-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for Undergraduate and Postgraduate study in Ghana.

OFA - July 16, 2019

Tunza Eco-generation 23rd Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors Program 2019/2020

OFA - July 16, 2019

The 2019 EyeEm Awards : Global competition for photography’s emerging talents.

July 16, 2019

The Nzinga Scale-Up Bootcamp 2019 for young African Entrepreneurs

July 16, 2019

Eisenhower Fellowships Youth Leadership Network 2020 for young emerging Leaders

July 16, 2019

Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program 2019.

July 16, 2019

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) 2019 for young women Leaders.

July 16, 2019

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Call for Proposals: Collaborative Masters Programme in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMMAE) Programme 2019

July 15, 2019

British Council Nigeria Creative Enterprise Programme 2019 (Enterprise Support) for young Nigerian Creatives

July 15, 2019

Access Bank ART X Prize 2019 for emerging Artists (N1,500,000 grant)

July 15, 2019

Royal Academy of Engineering 2019 Research Fellowships & Engineering for Development Research Fellowships

July 15, 2019

Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge 2020 (€ 75,000 prize)

July 15, 2019

Call for new members for the 2020 Global Young Academy – India.

July 15, 2019

The World Hunger Fighters Foundation 2019 Borlaug-Adesina Fellowship for young Africans

July 15, 2019

Vodacom Discover Graduate Programme 2019 for young South Africans

July 15, 2019

Call for a Curator for the Next Einstein Forum Arts and Science Festival (ASF) for the Global Gathering 2020

July 15, 2019

2020-21 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) for postdoctoral research

July 15, 2019

DiCaprio Foundation/Microsoft 2019 AI for Earth Innovation Grant

July 13, 2019

Stanbic IBTC Bank Blue Internship program 2019 for young Nigerians.

July 13, 2019

British Council 2019 Residency for Ghanaian Illustrators

July 13, 2019

Scholarships

2019/2020 KNUST-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for Undergraduate and Postgraduate study in...

OFA - July 16, 2019

Application Deadline: September 10, 2019 The College of Engineering, KNUST is accepting applications for the award of...

2020-21 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) for postdoctoral research

July 15, 2019

Canon Collins Trust 2019 Tom Queba Engineering Scholarships for Social Change...

July 11, 2019

German Development Bank-KFW/East African Community (EAC) Scholarship Programme 2019 for Masters...

July 10, 2019

University of Lausanne (UNIL) Master’s Grants Scholarships 2019/2020 for Study in...

July 7, 2019

Afro Asiatisches Institut Salzburg 2019/2020 One World Scholarship Programme

July 5, 2019

Japan-WCO Human Resource Development Scholarship Programme 2019/2020 for study in Japan...

July 4, 2019

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Bursary Programme 2019 for young South...

July 4, 2019

South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Postgraduate Bursary Programme 2019 for...

July 2, 2019

Call for Applications

LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme and Awards (SIPA) 2019/2020 for young African changemakers.

OFA - July 17, 2019

Tunza Eco-generation 23rd Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors Program 2019/2020

OFA - July 16, 2019

The 2019 EyeEm Awards : Global competition for photography’s emerging talents.

July 16, 2019

The Nzinga Scale-Up Bootcamp 2019 for young African Entrepreneurs

July 16, 2019

Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program 2019.

July 16, 2019

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) 2019 for young women Leaders.

July 16, 2019

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Call for Proposals: Collaborative Masters Programme in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMMAE) Programme 2019

July 15, 2019

British Council Nigeria Creative Enterprise Programme 2019 (Enterprise Support) for young Nigerian Creatives

July 15, 2019

Access Bank ART X Prize 2019 for emerging Artists (N1,500,000 grant)

July 15, 2019

Call for new members for the 2020 Global Young Academy – India.

July 15, 2019

Call for a Curator for the Next Einstein Forum Arts and Science Festival (ASF) for the Global Gathering 2020

July 15, 2019

DiCaprio Foundation/Microsoft 2019 AI for Earth Innovation Grant

July 13, 2019

British Council 2019 Residency for Ghanaian Illustrators

July 13, 2019

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Tanzania Dare to Change Program 2019 for young Changemakers.

July 12, 2019

Fellowships

Eisenhower Fellowships Youth Leadership Network 2020 for young emerging Leaders

OFA - July 16, 2019

Royal Academy of Engineering 2019 Research Fellowships & Engineering for Development Research Fellowships

OFA - July 15, 2019

The World Hunger Fighters Foundation 2019 Borlaug-Adesina Fellowship for young Africans

July 15, 2019

Acumen Fellows fund Program 2020 for young Social ChangeMakers (Fully Funded )

July 10, 2019

AUC-UNDP African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme 2019 at UNDP Headquarters in New York or in a regional or country office (Fully Funded)

July 9, 2019

Pina Bausch Fellowship 2020 for Dance and Choreography (Funded)

July 9, 2019

Getty Residential Scholar & Fellow Program 2020 in United States (Funded)

July 9, 2019

UNFPA/UN Volunteer Population Data Fellowships 2019 for early-career professionals

July 7, 2019

UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme 2019/2020 for Developing Countries.

July 5, 2019

Knight Visiting Nieman Journalism Fellowships 2020 at Harvard University (Funded)

July 2, 2019

Contests

Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge 2020 (€ 75,000 prize)

OFA - July 15, 2019

2019 Aid Innovation Challenge (€1000 Grant to develop your invention)

OFA - July 13, 2019

The Economist’s Open Future Youth Essay Competition 2019 (The Economist’s Open Future events in Hong Kong, Manchester and Chicago)

July 12, 2019

Seedstars Accra Competition 2019 (Fully Funded to Global Summit in Switzerland)

July 4, 2019

African Road Safety Observatory’s #Roads4Life Storytelling Contest 2019

July 3, 2019

MbeleNaBiz Business Plan Competition 2019 for young Kenyans (Grant of Ksh 900,000 or Ksh 3,600,000)

June 27, 2019

World Nomads Travel Film Scholarship 2019 for aspiring travel photographers (Fully Funded to Malaysia)

June 26, 2019

Lockheed Martin AlphaPilot AI Drone Innovation Challenge 2019

June 26, 2019

World Water Challenge 2019 international contest for water solutions.

June 19, 2019

Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) 25th Anniversary Essay Competition 2019

June 19, 2019

Invest2impact Business Plan Competition 2019 for women-based Businesses

June 17, 2019

UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival 2019 Contest for Film and Video on Childhood

June 15, 2019

2019 Business Partners Limited/SME Toolkit SA Business plan competition for aspiring young entrepreneurs ( R30,000 cash prize & Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)

June 15, 2019

tvebiomovies Global Youth Video Competition 2019 on Climate Change ( Win all expense paid trip to UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Chile)

June 14, 2019

Blog

Opportunity Round up – Top Opportunities for Africans for the Month of November 2018.

OFA - November 29, 2018

Mastercard Foundation Announces New $USD 2Million Fund to Seed Young African Leaders’ Social Ventures

OFA - November 5, 2018

Opportunity Round up – Top Opportunities for Africans for the Month of October 2018.

OFA - October 30, 2018

Meet the 2018 Anzisha Prize Finalists: US$100,000 cash prize for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs

OFA - October 4, 2018

The Jack Ma Foundation launches Africa Netpreneur Prize for young African entrepreneurs

lanredahunsi - August 9, 2018

UNDP Africa & Accenture launches Youth for Africa and SDGs (YAS) portal for Africa’s young entrepreneurs

OFA - July 11, 2018

African Development Bank Launches Coding for Employment Program: Unleashing Africa’s Next Generation of Digital Innovators

OFA - June 6, 2018

Meet the inaugural class of the 2018 Obama Foundation Fellowship for civic innovators.

OFA - April 16, 2018

Meet the Selected 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs for 2018

OFA - March 23, 2018

AfDB Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs for Africa’s youth.

OFA - November 28, 2017

Morland Writing Scholarship 2017 Shortlist

OFA - November 23, 2017

University of Abomey-Calavi Becomes First Francophone West African University to Join Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

OFA - November 10, 2017

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