Application Deadline: June 30th 2017 The need to strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET) through scaled up investments, the establishment of a pool of high-quality TVET centres across …
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African Union Commission Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) Continental TVET Expert – Advisory Group
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ScholarshipsSouth Africa
Stellenbosch University Graduate School Scholarships 2018 for Study in South Africa (Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 31st of July 2017. The call for applications to the 2018 Graduate School programme will be open from the 16th of June to the 31st of July 2017. Prospective students …
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ITU/UN Women Equals in Tech Awards 2017 for Gender Equality & Mainstreaming in Technology
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 15 September 2017. ITU and UN Women are pleased to issue the call for nominations for the annual Equals in Tech Awards 2017 – the annual award for …
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African Union Commission (AUC) 2017 Call for Young African Media Professionals
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 27th of June, 2017 As part of the inclusion and mainstreaming of youth, the AUC will engage 10 young media professionals across the regions of Africa to consult …
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Scholarships
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program 2018 for Study in Canada ($50,000 per year)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: November 1, 2017, 20:00 EDT The Government of Canada launched the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program in 2008 to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain world-class doctoral …
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Scholarships
PASET Regional Scholarship & Innovation Fund 2017 for PhD Scholars from Sub-Saharan Africa (Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 24, 2017 | 5:00pm GMT The RSIF was established by African governments to help create a highly skilled labor force to propel Sub-Saharan Africa’s socioeconomic transformation. It …
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Arts Management and Literary Activism Workshop at the 5th Annual Writivism Festival – Kampala, Uganda
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:30 June 2017 17-20 August 2017 Kampala, Uganda Have you set up or are you thinking of setting up a new platform that publishes or brings new audiences to African …
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YIAGA/NED Organizing for Policy Advocacy & Civic Engagement’ Youth Organizing School 2017 for Young Africans.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 14th 2017 YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR ADVOCACY, GROWTH AND ADVANCEMENT (YIAGA) And NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED) ORGANIZING FOR POLICY ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (OPACE Season 5) ‘YOUTH ORGANIZING …
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Leading South Africa Award Scholarships to Attend the 2017 One Young World Summit (Fully Funded to Bogotá, Colombia)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 28 June, 2017 5pm SAST One Young World’s newly established Local Organising Committee for South Africa is proud to announce two ‘Delegate’ scholarship places for impactful young leaders …
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Call for ApplicationsMorocco
Olive Writers Camp 2017 Creative Writing Program for young Moroccan writers – Casablanca, Morocco (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 5th July 2017 midnight, Moroccan Time. The Olive Writers (TOW) is a FULLY FUNDED six-day-long creative writing program for young Moroccan writers between the ages of 16-21, of …
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D-Prize Challenge 2017 Prize for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: September 10, 2017 midnight PT D-Prize funds new entrepreneurs who increase access to proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best …
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ScholarshipsTrainings and Conferences
Technical University of Munich (TUM) Summer School 2017 Scholarships for African Students (Fully Funded to Germany)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2017 Are you interested in creating innovative solutions for decentral energy, water and food supply in African communities while working in an international and interdisciplinary environment? …
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Fellowships
World Economic Forum Global Leadership Fellowship 2017 for Young Professionals.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 15th 2017 As a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum, your job will combine on-the-job training in roles that vary from knowledge creation to project …
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StoryLab Academy (Training, Mentorship) Program 2017 for Journalists across Africa
by OFAby OFANewsrooms are complex, fragile machines that struggle daily with the balance between churning out large quantities of content while striving to create journalistic perfection. You can seldom just flick a …
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InternshipsSouth Africa
National Treasury Graduate Development Programme 2017/2018 for Young South Africans.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 31st 2017 The National Treasury is committed to youth and skills development in South Africa. NT provide graduates an opportunity to gain meaningful workplace experience to complement …
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Fellowships
CIPESA-ICT4Democracy (Media) Fellowship Programme 2017 for Media Professionals from East Africa (Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: January 1st 2018 The CIPESA-ICT4Democracy Fellowship (Media) aims to raise media understanding of, and its effective and consistent reporting of ICT-for-Democracy issues in East Africa. It is expected …
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University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) 2018 for study in South Africa (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 30th 2017 The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) targets academically qualified, yet economically disadvantaged young people in South Africa, SADC and the rest of Africa, who will …
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Kyoto University African Studies On-Site Seminar (KUASOSS) Program 2017 for early-career Researchers (500,000 yen Grant)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Ongoing The Center for African Area Studies (CAAS) has begun accepting applications for the Kyoto University African Studies On-Site Seminar (KUASOSS) program. This seminar is funded from the …
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Government of Poland Scholarships 2017/2018 for Young Africans to study in Poland.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2017 The Government of Poland, through the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi, offers partial scholarships to students from the following countries: Kenya, Burundi, …
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YHER Accelerator Program 2017 for African Female Founders – Johannesburg, South Africa
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 22nd September 2017 Saturday, 11 November – Friday, 17 November 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa The Y-HER Accelerator Program is a powerful opportunity for passionate female impact entrepreneurs in …
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Startup Chile S Factory 2017 Pre-acceleration Program for Female Founders (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 27th, 2017 Pre-acceleration program for startups led by female founders Two batches a year with 20-30 companies in each batch. Startup Chile is looking for projects that …
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Scholarships
World Youth Alliance (WYA) Africa Vanessa Cherese Scholarship 2018 (Fully Funded to New York, USA)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2017 World Youth Alliance (WYA) Africa opens the 2017 search for a passionate, committed, and dedicated WYA member from Africa who will represent WYA Africa in …
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LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme and Awards (SIPA) 2017/2018 for Young Nigerian Social Entrepreneurs.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Sunday, July 16, 2017 12:00 midnight GMT +1. LEAP Africa and Union Bank has partnered to develop the SIP 2017 to strengthen and advance youth-led change initiatives and …
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Fellowships
Daniel Pearl Fellowship 2018 for Mid-Level Journalist ( Fully Funded to USA)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 31st 2017 The Daniel Pearl Foundation was formed in memory of the Wall Street Journal’s South Asia Bureau Chief, journalist/musician Daniel Pearl, who was murdered in 2002 in Karachi, …
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Scholarships
DAAD Postgraduate (Master’s/PhD) Scholarships 2018/2019 for Study in Germany (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Varying by Institution Postgraduate courses for young professionals from developing countries Internationally recognised Master’s and PhD degree Duration: 12-24 months for Master (depending on the particular institution) and …
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Application Deadline: July 7th 2017. ImpactLabs is an initiative launched by students and graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. The first ImpactLabs Summer Workshop was …
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FellowshipsKenyaNigeriaTanzania
ICFJ Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship 2017/2018 (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 11:59 p.m., U.S. Eastern time, Sunday, August 6, 2017 Interested in becoming an influencer and leader for children’s development in your country? If producing high quality reporting and …
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Call for Proposals: 10th UNESCO Youth Forum for Young Change-Makers – Paris, France
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 25 June 2017 UNESCO is hereby launching a call for proposals for young change-makers to attend the 10th UNESCO Youth Forum, entitled “Rethinking Youth Engagement with UNESCO” (25-26 …
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AlgeriaCall for ApplicationsEgyptMoroccoTunisia
Ford Motor Company’s Conservation & Environmental Grants Programme 2017 for MENA Region
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 13, 2017, 09:00PM KSA local time. Ford Motor Company’s Conservation & Environmental Grants programme has become an annual event in the Middle East. Since its inception in …
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Scholarships
Fondazione Benetton Landscape scholarships 2017/2018 for study in Italy – Euro 10,000 per Scholarship. per
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 31st August 2017. Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, in the framework of the research activities on landscape and the care of places, developed with its own Scientific Committee, establishes …
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Scholarships
MINDS Pan-African 2017/2018 Scholarship Program for Leadership Development (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Ongoing MINDS offers scholarships to Africans who wish to pursue post-graduate studies within Africa, outside of their own countries. Through tailored leadership development activities, the MINDS Scholarship Program aims …
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ScholarshipsSouth Africa
SKA SA Doctoral and Masters Bursaries 2018 for Young Southern Africans
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 15 August 2017. The SKA SA is pleased to announce the opening of the Doctoral and Masters Bursaries Call for Applications for 2018. The South African SKA Project …
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Call for ApplicationsMorocco
WIA CLUB Women in Africa Entrepreneurs Hub 2017 for African Women Entrepreneurs – Marrakesh, Morocco.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 5th 2017 WIA CLUB PHILANTROPY is a non-profit structure aiming at supporting and funding businesses led or managed by African women, through two main projects : the …
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Africa Art Lines Call for Projects: Mobility Grants 2017 for African Artists
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 16th 2017 You are an artist, a performing arts professional (music, dance, theater …), an organization or a cultural association, a diffusion space, a festival … You …
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Internews’ Earth Journalism Network West African Fisheries Reporting Grants 2017
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 6, 2017 at 5pm EDT. Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering a series of reporting grants to support fisheries and environment journalism in West Africa as part …
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Call for ApplicationsNigeria
Shell (SPDC) JV LiveWIRE Programme 2017 for Young Nigerians
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Wednesday 21, June 2017 The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2017 SPDC …
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Call for applications: The Bag Factory Young Female Residency Award 2017 (Fully Funded to France)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 20th 2017 The Bag Factory is looking for young emerging artists to apply to the Visiting Artist Residency Programme. The programme, sponsored by studio artist Benon Lutaaya …
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Internships
UNFCCC Action for Climate Empowerment Autumn & Winter 2017 Internship Programmes
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Varying by Position The objective of the internship programme is to provide a framework through which postgraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to the UNFCCC …
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Application Deadline: 31st July 2017 The INK Fellows Program brings together a young, global and cross-disciplinary community of path-breakers who we believe will be the shapers of tomorrow. Every year, …