November 2014

Dates : February 3 – 6, 2015 Conference Venue : USI – Università della Svizzera italiana via Buffi, 13 Lugano Switzerland Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel …

McGill University and The MasterCard Foundation have partnered to offer The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill for academically talented, economically disadvantaged young people from Sub-Saharan Africa. McGill is proud …

Submission Deadline: December 24th 2014 The Happiness Apps Challenge is an international App building challenge that is aimed to inspire minds in tech and design to create products that will …

Application Deadline: November 10 2014 The search is on to find 23 One Young World Ambassadors to take a lead role within the community as Coordinating Ambassadors. One Young World …

Application Deadline: 1 April 2015 Worth: The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarships will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2014 Do you have big entrepreneurial ideas? Do you constantly think of ways to improve other big brands or businesses? Ever dream of building one yourself? …

Application Deadline: November 20 2014 What: A crucial element of the project is the appointment of Youth Ambassadors in each of the participating countries. The youth ambassadors will receive ownership …

Application Deadline: 30 April 2015 POSITION: Visiting Scholar LOCATION: Accra, Ghana UNU-INRA, with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is undertaking a three-year project entitled “Unleashing the Potential of …

Here is an interview we had with Kaija Jacqueline from Uganda, the winner of the 2014 African Union Youth Day Essay Competition. OFA:  Hi Jacqueline! Tell us about yourself.) Jacqueline: …

 The inaugural challenge calls for teams in East Africa to address agricultural issues in sub-Saharan Africa using mobile technologies and social networking. Strathmore University, Kenya and the University of Waterloo, …

Application Deadline: Friday 5th December 2014. What: The World Youth Alliance Furaha Afrika Camp Where: CORAT Africa, Nairobi, Kenya from When: Tuesday December 16 to Friday December 19, 2014. Who: The camp is open …

The African Union Youth Day  was held between October 31st 2014 to November 1st 2014 at the African Union Commission Headquarters Building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I was selected as …

Application Deadline: Friday, November 14 2014 The United Nations Foundation has announced a fellowship for a select group of U.S.-based and international journalists in early January 2015 in Vietnam. The …

Three outstanding youth workers were  honoured at the Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014 for their dedication to improving young lives and their positive contributions to society. The awards were presented …

2 Weeks in USA 2 Weeks in the United Kingdom 11 Months Online Collaboratio The World Merit Fellowship Program (WMFP) is aimed at bringing together passionate young people from every …

Submission Deadline: 23.00 on 9 December 2014 Open to 14 to 18 year olds Can you capture one aspect of the changing world in a single image? Are you aged …

Application Deadline: February 3, 2015 Global Health Corps provides a yearlong paid fellowship for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the frontlines of the fight for global health …

Nomination Deadline: December 20nd 2014. Are you a young entrepreneur, and under35? Or do you know someone who is? Kindly nominate yourself or a young entrepreneur, from any part of …

Application Deadline :Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 8:59am The Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, …

  Clean water is a human right. But millions across Africa don’t have it. With your help, we can fix this! The lack of clean drinking water takes lives, suppresses …

Deadline : April 13, 2015 Award Description One stipend award of $25,000 will be made. A student may receive only one Yossi Schiff award, but in extraordinary circumstances a student …

Graduate Scholarship: The Scholarship provides a full tuition waiver worth approximately € 12,000.00 per year for a maximum of 2 academic years Undergraduate Scholarship: The Scholarship provides a full tuition …

Application Deadline:  31 MARCH 2015 Partner : Chinese Academy of Sciences Country : China Level : PhD Minimum degree held MSc Duration: Up to 4 years Age limit 35 Sandwich …

Application Deadline: 1st of December 2014 at 23:00 GMT. The Reach Cambridge scholarship essay competition is designed for academically excellent high school students who would otherwise not be able to …

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 28 November  2014. When: Mid-February to end of May 2015. Worth:  Interns will receive accommodation in Geneva, round trip airfare and a stipend of €600 a month …

Application Deadline: November 14 2014 letters of recommendation Deadline: January 5, 2015 When: Sunday, July 19- Friday, August 7, 2015. Where: Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule …

DEADLINE:Monday December 15, 2014. The Open Society Foundations Scholarship Programs is pleased to announce the Civil Society Leadership Awards (CSLA) for the 2015- 2016 academic year.The Civil Society Leadership Awards …

Submission Deadline: 5th february 2015: The Cultural Innovation International Prize is a biennial competition organised by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (hereafter CCCB) with the aim of incentivising …

Application Deadline: 15 January 2015. When: 27 July and 14 August 2015. The Global Diversity Foundation announces GESA 2015: the fifth Global Environments Summer Academy, designed to broaden and deepen …

Application deadline : January 10, 2015. Tuition fees In 2014-16 the fees for the whole two-year course will be: €8,000 for EU nationals and €16,000 for non-EU nationals. The Erasmus …

Closing date: 07 November 2014 Internships (Seventeen positions) The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa and making …

Meet the 10 Orange African Social Venture Prize 2014 finalists selected to go into an intensive online acceleration program facilitated by VC4Africa. Congratulations to the entrepreneurs!! The Orange African Social …

Application Deadline: 27 March 2015. 3 undergraduate high achiever prizes of £2,000 towards tuition fees. The University of Nottingham foundation courses provide an entry route to selected degrees in arts, business, engineering, …

Application Deadline: November 19 2014 The World Youth Alliance Internship Program provides opportunities for young people who are inspired by the ideas and work of the World Youth Alliance (WYA) …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2014 Cost: Fellowships will cover return air-fare, accommodation and living costs for a period of up to ten weeks. The Department of African Studies and Anthropology …

  The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to announce a new international contest for schools, alongside its International Schools Essay Competition & Debate. What: Participating schools are invited to create a short (max. …

When: 7–8 May 2015 What: The 45th St. Gallen Symposium Where: University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. The St. Gallen Symposium is a global gathering of Leaders of Today and Tomorrow that …

Application Deadline: November 21st 2014 AVERT Small Grants Programme: Building partnerships to strengthen community responses to HIV and AIDS that target young people Value of grant: up to £10,000 For …

  The Challenge Cup  is a global competition in 16 cities around the world to identify and celebrate the most promising startups tackling the biggest challenges in four categories: education, energy, health, …