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2021 African Plant Nutrition Graduate Student Scholar Award Program (USD $2,000)

May 13, 2021

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance...

May 7, 2021

FINCAD Women in Finance Scholarship Program 2021/2022 (US$20,000 for graduate-level studies)

May 7, 2021

Boustany Foundation Cambridge University MBA Scholarship 2022 for study in the...

May 6, 2021

The Absa BMI (Business Mathematics and Informatics) Bursary Program 2022 for...

May 6, 2021

Sappi Tertiary Bursary Programme 2021 for young South Africans.

May 5, 2021

Kings College London Africa International PGR Scholarships 2021/2022 for PhD Students...

May 5, 2021

University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) 2021/2022 for study...

May 4, 2021

Call for Applications

Hi-Innovator Program 2021 for young Ugandan Entrepreneurs.

OFA - May 14, 2021

UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize 2021 for Environmental Conservation

OFA - May 14, 2021

BeChangeMaker Africa 2021 Social Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme for young Africans.

May 14, 2021

[email protected] Climate Fiction Writing Competition 2021 for African Writers. ( £1000 in cash prize)

May 12, 2021

CLOSE-UP Co-Production Training Program 2021/2022 for MENA filmmakers.

May 12, 2021

African Development Bank (AfDB) Call for Proposals: Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship Enablers for Stronger Women SMEs in Africa.

May 11, 2021

Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Health and Environment Stories Podcast Training 2021

May 11, 2021

The Goethe-Institut South Africa Website Content and PR Internship.

May 11, 2021

The Goethe-Institut Creative Entrepreneurship Programme (CEP) for young Namibian Entrepreneurs.

May 11, 2021

UNDP/Impact Hub Lagos 2021 Virtual UNDP SDG Hackathon (N500,000 Prize)

May 11, 2021

WomHub Circular Economy Incubator Program 2021 for South African women entrepreneurs.

May 11, 2021

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)/Nedbank Growth Accelerator Program 2021 for South African female Entrepreneurs.

May 10, 2021

British Council Future News Worldwide Conference 2021 for young media makers.

May 10, 2021

AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant for Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa.

May 10, 2021

Fellowships

Reckitt-LSHTM PhD studentships on Hygiene & Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships 2021/2022 on Hygiene & Health in Sub-Saharan Africa.

OFA - May 14, 2021

The Nelson Mandela Foundation Dialogue & Advocacy Fellowship 2021

OFA - May 14, 2021

The Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship 2022/2023 for Ph.D. students ($15,000 USD & 12-week paid Internship)

May 14, 2021

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Fellowships 2021 for academic & professional staff of ACU member universities

May 11, 2021

TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2021 for young scientists from developing countries

May 11, 2021

National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Hurford Youth Fellows Program 2021/2022 for Youth Leaders (Fully Funded to Washington D.C. USA)

May 11, 2021

Peace First’s Fellows in Residence Fellowship Program 2021/2022 for emerging social change leaders (Fully Funded)

May 10, 2021

International Women’s Forum (IWF) Leadership Foundation’s Fellows Program 2021/2022 for women leaders worldwide.

May 6, 2021

The Legatum Center at MIT Foundry Fellowship 2021 for young African Entrepreneurs.

May 4, 2021

The Nasser International Leadership Fellowship 2021 for young emerging Leaders.

May 3, 2021

Contests

Yale Drama Series 2022 Playwriting Competition for emerging Playwrights ( $10,000 prize)

OFA - May 13, 2021

Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 for Young Writers from Commonwealth Nations.

OFA - May 13, 2021

[email protected] Climate Fiction Writing Competition 2021 for African Writers. ( £1000 in cash prize)

May 12, 2021

Ashoka/HSBC Green Skills Innovation Challenge 2021 for Social Entrepreneurs ($230,000 in cash Prize)

May 12, 2021

EY Africa Innovation Pitch Competition 2021 for African Entrepreneurs ($10,000 USD Prize)

May 11, 2021

Hack the Planet ideas competition 2021 for young people from Commonwealth nations.

May 6, 2021

Nala Feminist Collective creative contest 2021 for young African female creatives ($800 in cash prize)

May 6, 2021

The AYO Scaling Africa Series Challenge 2021 for South Africa Technopreneurs.

May 5, 2021

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Youth Challenge 2021 for young South Africans (R1.5 million in cash Prize)

May 5, 2021

XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition 2021 ($USD 100 Million)

April 30, 2021

French Agency for Development (AFD) Digital Challenge 2021 for African Entrepreneurs (20,000€ prize)

April 29, 2021

World Trade Organization (WTO) Essay Award 2021 for Young Economists (CHF 5,000 Prize & Funded to the annual meeting of the European Trade Study...

April 28, 2021

Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) Alternative Voices Short Essay Competition 2021 for young researchers and writers. (USD 1,500 Prize)

April 27, 2021

World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit Resilient Recovery Solutions Case Challenge 2021

April 26, 2021

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Canadian Government Permanent Residence Pathway for essential temporary workers and international graduates.

OFA - April 27, 2021

Elevate Your Career with a European Degree from IU International Germany’s largest University! Same Mission, New Name.

OFA - April 1, 2021

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MEST and the Mastercard Foundation announce 14 Startups admitted to 2021 MEST Express Accelerator Alpha Cohort.

OFA - March 31, 2021

Top Chevening Fellowships and Scholarships 2021 for study in the United United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

OFA - September 7, 2020

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

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