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Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme 2021/2022 for students in Commonwealth Nations (Fully Funded)

OFA - November 23, 2020

Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2021 for emerging public health leaders (Fully Funded)

Westerwelle Young Founders Programme Spring 2021 for young Entrepreneurs from emerging and developing countries (Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

Holland Scholarships 2021/2022 for Bachelor’s or Masters Study in the Netherlands (5,000 Euros)

IUBH University of Applied Sciences Online – Scholarship Initiative: Save up to 85%!

OFA - September 16, 2020

Korean Government Scholarship Program 2021 for Undergraduate study in South Korea (Fully Funded)

United Nations Young Professionals Programme 2020/2021 (Launch Your Career at the United Nations)

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program 2021/2022 for study at the University of Toronto, Canada

Ireland Fellows Programme-Africa Scholarship 2021/2022 for young Africans (Fully Funded study in Ireland)

OFA - August 20, 2020

Facebook Fellowship Program 2021 for doctoral students ($42,000 Annual Stipend & Paid visit to Facebook Headquarters)

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2021/2022- Foreign Students & Artists to study in Switzerland (Fully Funded)

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

OFA - July 15, 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)

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

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

OFA - March 19, 2020

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

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)

OFA - October 7, 2019

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

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)

OFA - August 29, 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)

Latest Opportunities

Digital Human Rights Lab Innovation Program 2021 for human rights defenders

OFA - November 25, 2020

MTN mPulse Hackathon 2020 for Nigerian primary & secondary school students (2 Million Naira in Funding & 6 Months MTN GAP Bootcamp)

OFA - November 25, 2020

IBM Great Minds Initiative Internship Program 2021 for Students Worldwide (Fully Funded Internship at IBM Zurich, Nairobi, or Johannesburg)

OFA - November 25, 2020

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) Programme 2021 for young South African Changemakers (Fully Funded)

November 25, 2020

Rotary/UNESCO-IHE Scholarships 2021/2023 for Water and Sanitation Professionals

November 25, 2020

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 2021 ‘Open Minds – Young Voices’ Youth Activists Programme for young Nigerians

November 25, 2020

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 2021 Internship Programme for young outstanding students.

November 25, 2020

Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (LLM) Scholarships 2021/2022 for East African Lawyers (Funded)

November 25, 2020

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Italian JPO Programme 2021 for candidates from Least Developed Countries!

November 25, 2020

Thomson Reuters Foundation Reporting on Climate Change and Energy Transition Workshop 2021 for Journalists.

November 25, 2020

African World Heritage Fund Youth Internship Programme 2021 for young Africans

November 24, 2020

UNDP/GovLab Multi-City Challenge Africa 2020

November 24, 2020

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Partnerships & Exchange (UPEX) Rwanda Program 2021 for mid-career Rwandan professionals.

November 24, 2020

Lonadek Internship Programme 2021 for young Nigerians

November 24, 2020

UNICEF Innovation Fund Call for Applications: Technology Solutions for Child Online Safety ($100K equity-free investments)

November 23, 2020

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme 2021/2022 for students in Commonwealth Nations (Fully Funded)

November 23, 2020

The Flutterwave Barter Student Ambassador Program 2020/2021 for students across Africa (Earn up to $1500)

November 23, 2020

Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2021 for emerging public health leaders (Fully Funded)

November 23, 2020

SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Post-Doctoral Writing Fellowship 2021 (US$3,000)

November 23, 2020

Field Ready Complete Employability Programme 2020 for young Mozambicans

November 23, 2020

SSRC African Peacebuilding Network (APN) Individual Research Fellowships Program 2020/2021 (up to $15,000)

November 23, 2020

Scholarships

Rotary/UNESCO-IHE Scholarships 2021/2023 for Water and Sanitation Professionals

OFA - November 25, 2020 0

Application Deadline: 30 April 2021 Through this partnership, a limited number of scholarships are awarded annually for graduate students at...

Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (LLM) Scholarships 2021/2022 for...

November 25, 2020

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme 2021/2022 for students in Commonwealth Nations...

November 23, 2020

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) Undergraduate Scholarships 2021 for young...

November 23, 2020

U.S-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2021 for North Africans (Fully...

November 18, 2020

Yamaha Music Gulf FZE (YMGF) Piano Scholarship Program 2020/2021 for music...

November 18, 2020

GSK Scholarships 2021/2022 for Future Health Leaders to study in the...

November 18, 2020

Hungarian Government Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 2021/2022 for study in Hungary...

November 17, 2020

Thomas Jefferson Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGRAD) 2021/2022 for young Tunisians...

November 17, 2020

Call for Applications

Digital Human Rights Lab Innovation Program 2021 for human rights defenders

OFA - November 25, 2020

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 2021 ‘Open Minds – Young Voices’ Youth Activists Programme for young Nigerians

OFA - November 25, 2020

Thomson Reuters Foundation Reporting on Climate Change and Energy Transition Workshop 2021 for Journalists.

November 25, 2020

UNICEF Innovation Fund Call for Applications: Technology Solutions for Child Online Safety ($100K equity-free investments)

November 23, 2020

Field Ready Complete Employability Programme 2020 for young Mozambicans

November 23, 2020

Westerwelle Young Founders Programme Spring 2021 for young Entrepreneurs from emerging and developing countries (Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

November 20, 2020

Climate Tracker Paid Media Mentorship Program 2021 for Climate Journalists and Media Professionals

November 20, 2020

Nigeria Tech Summit 2020 Startup Lab for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

November 18, 2020

Call for Applications: 2020/2021 Global Shapers Community Lagos Hub

November 18, 2020

Call for Application: British Council New Narratives Youth Advisory Board

November 18, 2020

African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE) Continental Award 2020 (USD 100,000 Award)

November 18, 2020

GrEEn Incubation and Acceleration Programme 2021 for young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs

November 18, 2020

Kenya Film Commission Empowerment Programme 2020

November 16, 2020

2020/2021 Dell Technologies’ Envision the Future Competition for Senior Undergraduate Students from the MENA Region (USD 12,000 Prize)

November 16, 2020

Fellowships

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) Programme 2021 for young South African Changemakers (Fully Funded)

OFA - November 25, 2020

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Italian JPO Programme 2021 for candidates from Least Developed Countries!

OFA - November 25, 2020

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Partnerships & Exchange (UPEX) Rwanda Program 2021 for mid-career Rwandan professionals.

November 24, 2020

Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2021 for emerging public health leaders (Fully Funded)

November 23, 2020

SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Post-Doctoral Writing Fellowship 2021 (US$3,000)

November 23, 2020

SSRC African Peacebuilding Network (APN) Individual Research Fellowships Program 2020/2021 (up to $15,000)

November 23, 2020

Leadership & Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program 2021/2022 for study at Georgetown University, USA (Funded)

November 20, 2020

Global Forest Watch/Code for Africa deforestation Journalism Fellowships 2020 for African Journalists.

November 18, 2020

Venture for Africa Fellowship Program 2021 for young Africans

November 17, 2020

Acumen East Africa Fellows Program 2021 for emerging Leaders in East Africa (Fully Funded)

November 17, 2020

Contests

MTN mPulse Hackathon 2020 for Nigerian primary & secondary school students (2 Million Naira in Funding & 6 Months MTN GAP Bootcamp)

OFA - November 25, 2020

UNDP/GovLab Multi-City Challenge Africa 2020

OFA - November 24, 2020

Recovery and Resilience Innovation Challenge 2020/2021 for young Tanzania Entrepreneurs ($10,000 Prize per Startup)

November 23, 2020

2021 One Young World/Novartis Lead2030 Challenge on SDG15 (US$50,000 grant & Funded to OYW 2021 Summit in Germany)

November 19, 2020

UBA Sierra Leone National Essay Competition 2020 for Secondary School Students

November 17, 2020

The 4th African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and AgriPitch Competition

November 16, 2020

African App Launchpad Cup 2021 for African Game and Application Developers

November 11, 2020

Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research Ideas Competition 2021 for researchers from developing countries

November 10, 2020

The UNICEF #ReimagineYourFuture Challenge 2020 for young people worldwide

November 9, 2020

François Schneider Foundation Contemporary Talents Competition 2020 for artists worldwide

November 9, 2020

UN IOM Nigeria Migration Reporter Competition 2020 for young Nigerian Journalists

November 9, 2020

AI for Development (AI4Dev) Challenge 2020 for innovation in Artificial Intelligence (USD$ 12,000 in prizes)

November 9, 2020

ABSbio Idea Challenge 2020 for young researchers and students with Bio-based Business Ideas

November 9, 2020

UBA National Essay Competition 2020 for senior secondary school students in Ghana (USD$ 10,000 in Scholarships)

November 6, 2020

Blog

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

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

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