2014

Application Deadline: March 31st 2015 Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) is now calling for Applications for its 2015 International Fellowships. This program is to offer core funding to financially …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2014 Scholarship Worth: This fully- funded scholarship provides J-1 visa support, round-trip travel from participant’s home city to their host institution in the U.S., accident and …

Application Deadline: April 20th, 2015 The Fulbright Foreign Student Program offers grants to pursue academic courses, for credit, at post-graduate level, or to engage in research or projects supervised by …

Submission Deadline: 31st December 2014 The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. The United Nations Democracy Fund supports …

The next deadlines for applications are October 15, 2015, October 13, 2016, and October 12, 2017 The ‘Freigeist’ initiative is directed toward enthusiastic and charismatic scientists and scholars with an …

Submission Deadline: February 15 2015 Ideas for innovative and efficient energy management for smarter cities Schneider Electric opens its doors once again for the fifth edition of Go Green in …

Application Deadline: November 30 2014 Backed by Google andThe Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa (IAB-SA), Digify is a 3-month digital bootcamp offering 18 to 25 year olds intensive training …

Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 28, 2015 Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in conservation. Each year, WWF supports committed conservationists from target countries to receive …

Winners will be announced on February, 25, For college students and young writers from all over the world: Bid4papers announces an international essay writing competition. Show your creativity and writing …

South Africa  became the first African country to launch Startup Nations South Africa (SUNSA), which is a collaborative effort by founding partners, The Innovation Hub, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) …

Application Deadline: November 24 2014 Fellowship Period I : From 1 March 2015 to 31 August 2015 Fellowship Period II : From 1 September 2015 to 28 February 2016 The …

SAP NIGERIA, a leading provider in enterprise software partners with AYECI AFRICA to shape the future of fresh school leavers through the SAP Career Mentorship Program. The SAP Career Mentorship …

Application Deadline: November 16 2014 Spring 2015 :2 February to 29 May 2015 The United Nations University Office of the Rector recruits highly qualified applicants to work as Junior Fellows …

Application Deadline: 16 November 2014 Chevening is proud to partner with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to co-fund up to ten partnership awards available to candidates …

Application Deadline: January 15, 2015 Applications are now been accepted for the 2015 Insight Fellowship Programme. Each year, the Insight Collaborative Fellowship Program selects a group of exceptional Fellows dedicated …

Application Deadline: December 7 2014 The Global Fellows Program trains the next generation of social impact leaders Gain world-class leadership training. Serve in the field with a social enterprise. Join …

Application Deadline: 8th February 2015, at 11:59pm Based on a special partnership between the Paris School of International Affairs of Sciences Po (PSIA) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), …

Submission Deadline: April 30 2015 The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through …

Application Deadline: April 1, 2015 The Faculty of Law – Amsterdam Law School – aims to attract talented students to its LLM programmes. Amsterdam Merit Scholarships are available for those …

Application Deadline: April 10th 2015 (Central European Time) The Erasmus Mundus programme Al Fihri is a partnership established between 11 North African’s Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in five targeted countries …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2015 Airbus is challenging students to develop innovative ideas for aviation’s future with the launch of the fourth edition of its global competition: Fly Your Ideas …

  Deadline: December 1st 2014 Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2015 WEPs CEO Leadership Awards, which recognize business leaders for their exceptional championship   of gender equality and support …

Deadline for applications is December 12, 2014. The Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Programme (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership programme that aims to lay a foundation for dialogue and knowledge sharing …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2014 A John S. Knight Fellowship is a life-changing experience. The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford foster journalistic innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. Each year, …

Application Deadline: 1st March 2015 The Space/WIRED Creative Fellowships Programme is looking for digital artists from around the world who have inspiration for a game-changing work of art — with …

Application Deadline: November 21st 2014 Applications are now being accepted into the Nigeria LNG Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for entry into Masters Programmes in the United Kingdom in September 2015. Criteria …

Application Deadline: 1 December 2014 Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and …

  Application Deadline: November 30th 2014 Application Period: November 11 ~ 30, 2014 Global Youth Eco-Leadership Summit is comprehensive capacity building program for environmental leadership which is based on various …

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 …