May 2013

The deadline for submissions on agriculture is 14th June 2013 The African Story Challenge is a new $1 million programme of reporting grants to encourage innovative, multi-media storytelling that aims …

Application Deadline: June 26 2013 The BlackBerry® Scholars Program is a global four-year scholarship program for outstanding women entering their first year of undergraduate study at an accredited college or university. …

  The Open Society Fellowship was founded in 2008 to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public …

Submission Deadline: 12 July 2013 Global Essay Competition for Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 is a special competition, co-hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korea Information Society Development …

Application deadlines: 1 January (before 6:00 PM WAT*): for the travels planned from 1st March onward 1 May (before 6:00 PM WAT): for the travels planned from 1st of July …

Application Deadline: 30th May 2013. Exciting career opportunity exist for highly competent, energetic, self-motivated and dynamic fresh graduates to join the foremost financial service organisation in the country through the …

Submission Deadline: September 6 2013 Do you have an innovative, well researched business idea? Write up a business plan, attach all supporting documentations and send it through to us. The …

Application Deadline: June 25, 2013, 18.00 GMT. World Innovation Summit for Education is now looking for a further 30 outstanding young learners aged 18 to 25 to apply or be …

  Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it …

The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is an advocacy and grant making Foundation that forms part of the global Open Society Foundations Network. OSIWA is based in Dakar, …

Application Deadline: July 12 2013 The Learn4Work program supports improved labour-market oriented vocational education in Africa. With funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Learn4Work provides co-financing, training and …

The M Literary Residency Programme has been established to disseminate a broader knowledge of contemporary life and writing in India and China today and to foster deeper intellectual, cultural and …

  P&G Internship Programme The P&G internships are a unique opportunity for students to contribute and learn new skills as P&G gives them meaningful projects to lead from day one. …

Application Deadline: June 14 2013 The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency initiative of the United Nations, International Labour Organization, and World Bank, and Making Cents International have partnered to …

Description: A successful entrepreneur since he graduated from INSEAD, Freddy Salem (MBA ’66) has run several private businesses in West Africa, Russia and the US. Keen to foster economic development …

Deadline for applications is Monday 24th June 2013(12.00 GMT). tutor2u and the Royal Economic Society are delighted to announce details of the 2013 essay competition for sixth form students. Now …

Application Deadline: June 9 2013 Are You A Green Talent? Join the Competition and get the chance to visit the hot spots of sustainability research in Germany Our planet is facing …

  The National Liberty Museum is partnering with US Airways to present its annual Caretoons Contest, an international cartoon contest for adults and youth. The theme of this year’s contest …

Application Deadline: JUNE 14, 2013 The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) offers fellowships to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing …

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program was established by Congress in October, 2002 in response to the events of September 11, 2001. The program is funded through the …

Application Deadline:September 20 2013 What if you were the Orange African Social Entrepreneur of the year 2013? The Orange African Social Venture Prize will once again reward three entrepreneurs or …

Job Category: Engineering Primary Location: Nigeria-Nigeria, Lagos Full/Part Time: Full Time Job Type: Student/Intern Regular/Temporary: Temporary Apply Before: May 29, 2014 This is a 12 month fixed term internship suitable for students currently studying towards a …

Application Deadline: 16 July 2013 The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to identify and prepare outstanding African leaders by providing them with critical experience at the highest …

Application Deadline: June 30 2013 The  Deutsche Welle international traineeship is specially designed for young journalists from the regions to which Deutsche Welle broadcasts. Deutsche Welle trains its own young journalists …

Application Deadline: June 30 2013 It is a unique opportunity for young people who have both a passion for international development and the potential to become future global leaders. The …

Application Deadline: August 15 2013 Accenture South Africa is  accepting applications for its 2014 Scholarship Programme until 15 August, 2013. Accenture South Africa (Pty) Ltd administers an independent Education Trust, …

  University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s only tuition-free, non-profit, online, degree-granting academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally. Based on the principles of e-learning …

  Nomination Deadline: 10 June 2013    The Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS) and PC-maker Lenovo are inviting nominations for the prestigious 100,000-dollar ‘TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize’ to be …

Deadline: 5 June 2013 Service/Section: Green Economy and Natural Resources Section Estimated Start Date: Effective Immediate Duty Station: Addis Ababa Duration of need: Six months   The United Nations Economic …

The United Nations is looking for highly qualified candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as an international civil servant. The young professionals programme (YPP) is a recruitment …

Submission Deadline: August 31st 2013 The 3rd International Citizen Media Award intends to honor tremendous national (DE) and international work in the field of citizen media and its products in …

Application Deadline: 15 June 2013. The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is collaborating with Education First (EF) in the context of the first UNAOC-EF Summer School, which will take place …

Application Deadline: May 10 2013 The Youth Entrepreneurship Facility’s Y2Y2 Replication Fund is a competitive grant scheme open to youth-led organizations in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to replicate the most …

Submission Deadline: June 17 2013 The Global Innovation Through Science & Technology (GIST) Initiative invites entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia, Middle East & Turkey to participate in its annual “GIST Tech-I” …

Deadline for applications: 31 July 2013. The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) offers postgraduate fellowships to female scientists from sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries. …

Application Deadline: May 13 2013 If you are pursuing a career in the development or humanitarian sectors and are a citizen of Uganda, Kenya or South Sudan, then you may …

Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2013. Nominations are now invited for the 2013 Global Shining Light Award for Investigative Journalism. In October 2013, the Global Investigative Journalism Conference will …

Application Deadline: June 21st 2013 The Young Professionals Program (YPP) targets motivated and talented individuals under thirty-two (32) years of age, who are committed to African development, have demonstrated outstanding …

Submission Deadline: May 30 2013 The Mandela Rhodes Foundation has established a Scholarship programme that offers educational opportunities to young Africans with scholastic, intellectual and leadership potential to study at …