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Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2021 for emerging African Leaders (Fully Funded to work at UNECA & ITC with Annual Stipend of $100,000)

OFA - August 3, 2020

University of Cape Town MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2020/2021 for study in South Africa (Fully Funded)

11th Batch African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2020 for young African Professionals (Fully Funded)

World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2021 for Ph.D. students & recent graduates (Fully Funded to Washington, D.C. or a WBG country office)

OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Young Professional Development Program 2021 for emerging young Leaders

OFA - July 3, 2020

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Development-Related Postgraduate Scholarships 2021/2022 for study in Germany (Fully Funded)

Rhodes Global Scholarships 2021 for Postgraduate Study at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

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

University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) 2020/2021 for study in South Africa (Fully Funded)

OFA - May 4, 2020

Standard Chartered Bank 2020/2021 Internship International Graduate Programme for young Africans

WHO/UN Volunteers Africa Women Health Champions 2020 Program for middle career women professionals (Fully Funded)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) Postgraduate Scholarships 2021 for young Africans to study in South Africa (Fully Funded)

Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2020 for students & young entrepreneurs (€ 1,500 & Fully Funded to the 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum in...

OFA - March 13, 2020

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2020/2021 for study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

Commonwealth Medical Fellowships 2020 for Mid-Career Medical Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2020/2021 for young Africans (Fully Funded)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) HQ Internship Programme 2020 (Monthly Stipend)

OFA - January 22, 2020

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2020 for Students from Developing Countries for study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

Sciences Po Mastercard Foundation (Bachelor & Master) Scholars Program 2020/2021 for study in France (Fully Funded to France)

Australia Africa Awards Masters Scholarships 2020 for Study in Australia (Fully Funded)

Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2020 (for low and middle income countries) to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

OFA - September 19, 2019

Obama Foundation Scholars Program 2020/2021 for emerging leaders to study at the University of Columbia (Fully Funded)

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2020 for full-time Master’s study at a UK university (Fully Funded)

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2020 (for least developed countries and fragile states) to Study in the UK (Fully Funded)

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program 2020/2021 for study at the University of Toronto, Canada (Fully Funded)

OFA - August 9, 2019

Holland Scholarships 2020/2021 for Bachelor’s or Masters Study in the Netherlands (5,000 Euros)

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Development-Related Postgraduate Scholarships 2020/2021 for study in Germany.

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

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University of California, Berkeley MasterCard Scholars Program 2021/2022 for young Africans

OFA - August 7, 2020

Cisco Associate Consulting Engineer Graduate Programme 2021 for young South Africans

OFA - August 7, 2020

IBRO Return Home Fellowships 2021 for young Researchers from less developed Countries (20,000 euros grant)

OFA - August 7, 2020

Soulidarity COVID-19 fund for African Musicians

August 6, 2020

French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) Call for Writers – Innovative Storytelling

August 6, 2020

Rand Water Experiential Training Programme 2020 for young South Africans

August 6, 2020

Call for Applications: Expanding the Beijing+25 Youth Task Force

August 6, 2020

Friedrich Ebert Foundation 2020/2021 Scholarship for Study in Germany (Funded)

August 6, 2020

KAS Parliamentary Research Programme 2020 for young South Africans

August 6, 2020

Lacuna Fund 2020 for Data Scientists, Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs

August 5, 2020

She Code Africa Mentoring Program 2020 for African Women in Tech (Cohort 3)

August 5, 2020

UNFPA/UN Volunteer Population Data Fellowships 2020 for early-career professionals

August 5, 2020

JP Morgan Chase EMEA Equity Research 2020 for young South Africans

August 5, 2020

Swansea University Hillary Rodham Clinton Scholarship Programme 2021 for International Masters Students

August 5, 2020

EKO Innovation Center Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020 (7 million Naira prize)

August 5, 2020

Citibank EMEA Graduate Learnership 2021 for young African Graduates

August 5, 2020

We54 ‘What’s Your New Normal?’ Poster Challenge 2020

August 5, 2020

Click-on Kaduna Data Science Fellowship Programme 2020

August 5, 2020

Techstars Music Accelerator Program 2021 for Music Startups

August 4, 2020

European Union’s Friends of Europe Fellowship 2020 for emerging African Leaders

August 4, 2020

Credit Suisse International Wealth Management Associate Program 2021 for young Africans

August 4, 2020

Scholarships

University of California, Berkeley MasterCard Scholars Program 2021/2022 for young Africans

OFA - August 7, 2020 0

Application Deadline:14th January 2021 At UC Berkeley, the Program has provided support to over 120 students from 2012 to...

Friedrich Ebert Foundation 2020/2021 Scholarship for Study in Germany (Funded)

August 6, 2020

Swansea University Hillary Rodham Clinton Scholarship Programme 2021 for International Masters...

August 5, 2020

Swedish Institute Scholarships Spring 2021 for Study in Swedish Universities

July 31, 2020

University of Cape Town MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2020/2021 for study...

July 31, 2020

Power Sector Investment and Market Transitions in Africa PhD Scholarship 2021

July 31, 2020

The NNPC/Seplat National Undergraduate Scholarship Programme 2020/2021 for young Nigerians

July 30, 2020

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance for Development in Africa Initiative (GDAI) 2021...

July 29, 2020

Nuffic Scholarships 2021 for Short Training Courses at the Hague Academy...

July 28, 2020

Call for Applications

Soulidarity COVID-19 fund for African Musicians

OFA - August 6, 2020

French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) Call for Writers – Innovative Storytelling

OFA - August 6, 2020

Call for Applications: Expanding the Beijing+25 Youth Task Force

August 6, 2020

KAS Parliamentary Research Programme 2020 for young South Africans

August 6, 2020

Lacuna Fund 2020 for Data Scientists, Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs

August 5, 2020

She Code Africa Mentoring Program 2020 for African Women in Tech (Cohort 3)

August 5, 2020

EKO Innovation Center Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020 (7 million Naira prize)

August 5, 2020

Techstars Music Accelerator Program 2021 for Music Startups

August 4, 2020

The Canada Gairdner International Award 2021 for outstanding Researchers ( $100,000 CDN Prize)

August 3, 2020

Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Conference and Awards 2020 for Educational Innovators Worldwide ($50,000 in funding)

August 3, 2020

US Department of State 2020 Regional Journalism Workshops in Africa Program

August 3, 2020

The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize 2021 at the University of Pennsylvania

July 31, 2020

IFAD Call for Proposals: Rural youth employment opportunities: Support to Integrated Agribusiness Hubs

July 31, 2020

The Cascador Program 2020 for mid-stage Entrepreneurs

July 30, 2020

Fellowships

IBRO Return Home Fellowships 2021 for young Researchers from less developed Countries (20,000 euros grant)

OFA - August 7, 2020

UNFPA/UN Volunteer Population Data Fellowships 2020 for early-career professionals

OFA - August 5, 2020

Click-on Kaduna Data Science Fellowship Programme 2020

August 5, 2020

European Union’s Friends of Europe Fellowship 2020 for emerging African Leaders

August 4, 2020

AAUW’s International Fellowship Program 2020/2021 for Masters, Doctoral & Post-Doctoral Study in the United States (Funded)

August 3, 2020

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2021 for emerging African Leaders (Fully Funded to work at UNECA & ITC with Annual Stipend of $100,000)

August 3, 2020

TED Fellows Program 2021 for extraordinary thinkers and doers

July 31, 2020

AfECN Africa Early Childhood Research Fellowship Program 2020 for Early-to-Mid Career African ECD Scholars

July 31, 2020

Princeton University Hodder Fellowship 2020/2021 for Artists & Writers ($84,000/year Award)

July 30, 2020

TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme 2020 for young Scientists from Least Developed Countries

July 27, 2020

Contests

We54 ‘What’s Your New Normal?’ Poster Challenge 2020

OFA - August 5, 2020

Lex:lead Essay Competition 2020 for Students in Developing Countries

OFA - July 29, 2020

The NGYouthSDGs/Oxfam Nigeria International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020 #IYDInnovationChallenge

July 28, 2020

UNECE “Humans Locked Down, Nature Unlocked” Global Photo Contest 2020

July 27, 2020

Zain/Mentor Arabia’s “Youth Awareness Film Competition 2020 for Arab youth

July 23, 2020

UNWTO Sustainable Development Goals Global Startup Competition 2020 for Early Stage startups

July 17, 2020

Seedstars Migration Challenge 2020 for socially driven Startups

July 8, 2020

Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 for early-stage startups ($500,000 USD in equity investment)

July 6, 2020

Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021 (TAAF2021)

July 6, 2020

The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest 2020 for developers worldwide (USD$1 million total in cash prizes)

July 2, 2020

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Youth Video Contest 2020

June 25, 2020

The Future We Want, The UN We Need – Essay Competition 2020 for young People

June 24, 2020

UNWTO Inspiring Africa – Branding Challenge 2020

June 10, 2020

UONGOZI Institute Leadership Essay Competition 2020 for young Africans ($USD 2,000 Prize)

June 9, 2020

Blog

Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) selects Top 50 Finalists of 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

OFA - July 27, 2020

Weekly Opportunities for Africans Newsletter: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships, World Bank Group Young Professional Program, Bitch Media Writing Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarships and many more...

OFA - June 4, 2020

Top 8 Scholarships to attend the 2020 One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany (Fully Funded)

OFA - April 7, 2020

World Bank Group (WBG) Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Job Fair 2020

OFA - January 29, 2020

Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces Final 2,100 African Entrepreneurs for the Inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme

OFA - December 31, 2019

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

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