Application Deadline: 7 June 2019. The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, …
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Call for ApplicationsSomalia
British Embassy 2019 Somali journalism prize award for media students & early career journalists based in Somalia
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Graduate Tax Apprenticeship Programme 2019 for young Nigerians
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 22nd 2019 At PwC, the purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus which informs the services we provide and …
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Government of Japan Internship Program 2019 (Fully Funded to Japan)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 14th 2019 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Government of Japan Internship Program: As Japanese companies take on young foreign talent from abroad for internships, …
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Internships
SEI Africa internship program 2019 for postgraduate (MSc and PhD) students & recent graduates
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 31st May 2019 The SEI Africa internship program provides a unique learning opportunity for postgraduate (MSc and PhD) students and recently graduated students from diverse academic backgrounds. SEI …
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Call for ApplicationsSouth Africa
UN Global Compact young SDG Innovators Programme 2019 for young professionals
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 2019 The Young SDG Innovators Programme is an opportunity for participating companies of the UN Global Compact to identify young talent within their organizations to collaborate and …
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Contests
EuropeAid Faces2Hearts Video Blogging Competition 2019 (Funded Trip around the World)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 27th 2019 Faces2Hearts is a life-changing experience, which will take 20 enthusiastic Vloggers (video bloggers) to unusual destinations across the world to report on how the European …
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The U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Business Incubation Program 2019 for young Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to USA)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 31st 2019 The U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology, or GIST, Initiative is excited to announce a new program for entrepreneurs in emerging …
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World Bank Group Analyst Program 2019 for young Professionals (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Ongoing IFC—a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. …
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University of Malta Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2019/2020 for study in Malta
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Monday 27 May 2019 The University of Malta is offering four Commonwealth and Valletta Action Plan Master’s Scholarships provided by the Government of Malta for students from Ghana and Namibia …
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Fellowships
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program 2019/2020 for postdoctoral study in Canada ($70,000 per year in funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: September 18, 2019 (20:00 EDT) The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the …
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African Union Commission (AUC) Skills Initiative for Africa funding Window I
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 05 Aug 2019 SIFA is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) supported by the German Government to strengthen occupational prospects of young people in Africa. To …
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UNESCO Alfred Fried Photography Award 2019 for Professional & Amateur Photographers (€ 10,000 prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 2nd 2019 The Alfred Fried Photography Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the …
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Call for ApplicationsKenyaTanzaniaUganda
United States Department of State Professional Fellows Program-Advancing Young Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs & Innovators (Fully Funded to USA)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 24th 2019 East African entrepreneurs, MSU, and external partners connect via the U.S. Department of State funded Professional Fellows Program – Advancing Young Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and …
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Call for ApplicationsTunisia
Council of Europe’s Call for Participants: Training workshop “ALTERNATIVES” at the Mediterranean University on Youth & Global Citizenship (Fully Funded to Hammamet, Tunisia)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 19 May 2019. The Council of Europe’s Youth Department, in cooperation with the North South Centre and the national campaign committees of the No Hate Speech Movement in …
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2019 FbStart Accelerator Programme at NG_HUB for innovative start-ups and students (Equity-free funding & Mentoring)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2019 The FbStart Accelerator is a 6-month research and mentorship driven program for innovative and visionary teams daring to create solutions with advanced technologies. The accelerator …
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Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) 2019/2020 Gender Grant Program (£1,000 grant)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Midnight (GMT) on Sunday 9 June 2019 The ACU Gender Programme offers annual grants to help member universities meet the costs of organising projects promoting gender equity and …
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2019 UNU-WIDER summer school on labour markets and economic development (Fully Funded to Cape Town, South Africa)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31st 2019 UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) at University of Cape Town (UCT), is launching a new, two-week intensive Summer School on …
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Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) as the leader in global public health issues is committed to building a diverse pool of future leaders in public health. …
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Internshipsle Ghana
West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) 2019/2020 Next Generation Internship Programme Call for Self-Sponsored Internship in Accra,Ghana.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:Friday 24 May, 2019: The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is a regional non-governmental organisation dedicated to enhancing the capacities of civil society organisations in West Africa toward …
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Call for Proposals: AU–EU Youth Hub Support for Civil Society Organisations (Funded to Paris Peace Forum 2019 in Paris, France)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:Friday 21st of June 2019 Less than a year ago, youth from Africa & Europe developed new ideas on six topics, essential to the AU-EU Partnership. The outcome (AU-EU …
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MultiChoice Talent Factory Film Skills Development Programme 2019 for African creatives (Funded to MultiChoice Talent Factory academies hosted in Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 14 June 2019; If you frame your world through camera angles, narrate reality like a movie script, and edit the montage of your life like a film director, …
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Contests
The ICAO Innovation ‘Concepts Competition 2019 ( US$2,000 & Fully Funded to Montreal,Canada)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2019 The ICAO Innovation ‘Concepts Competition’ is seeking for proposal from 13-17 year-olds for new aircraft types, or new types of operations, including descriptions of how …
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Expo2020 Dubai Global Best Practice Programme Competition : SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPACT
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 30th 2019 Expo 2020 Dubai’s platform to showcase projects that have provided tangible solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. It will highlight simple but effective initiatives, which …
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Call for ApplicationsWomen
African Women’s Development Fund 2019 Call for Proposals Round 4 : Leading from the South.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:17 June 2019. AWDF is happy to invite proposals for grants from all eligible women-led and women’s rights groups and organisations in Africa and the Middle East under Leading …
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Google Indie Games Accelerator Program 2019 for indie game startups (All-expenses-paid gaming bootcamp at Google Asia HQ in Singapore)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:May 19th 2019 Indie Games Accelerator is a program for top indie game startups from select emerging markets who are looking to supercharge their growth on Android. This is …
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Scholarships
AfDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program 2020 for young Africans to study in Japan (Fully Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 31, 2019 The Japan Africa Scholarship (JADS) Program – capacity building in energy sector through skills development for sustainable development– is a joint initiative by the AfDB …
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Contests
National Geography Society (NGS) Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge 2019 ($500,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 8, 2019 The Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge, a key component of National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures’ partnership to reduce plastic waste, asks problem solvers from around the …
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Scholarships
Ian Perry Scholarship Prize 2019 for young Photo Journalists ($USD 3,500 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 5th 2019 Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years …
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Contests
ICAO 2019 Prototypes Competition (US$5,000 Prize & Fully Funded to Montreal,Canada)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 30 June, 2019. The ICAO 2019 Prototypes Competition is for anyone 18-and-over. It’s seeking maturely thought-out-3-D renderings (still images and/or video) of either new aircraft types or new …
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Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 EGBIN POWER PLC, Lagos is one of the biggest additions to the electricity industry in Nigeria. Often seen as the biggest single generating power station …
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Pitch AgriHack 2019 for Young e-agriculture Start-ups (15,000 Euros in Cash)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 24th 2019 The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the OCP Group, GreenTec …
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Airtel Tigo (Explor) Internship Program 2019 for young Ghanaian Students
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 13th 2019 EXPLOR is an internship program that seeks to nurture the careers of young talent interested in working in the Telecommunication Industry. AirtelTigo invite driven, switched-on …
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UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize 2019 for Research in the Life Sciences (USD $300,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 15 May 2019 The causes are there, the researchers are there. But where are the means that make it possible to carry out research and breathe life into …
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UNESCO African World Heritage Day Instagram photo contest 2019 (Fully Funded to World Heritage sites in South Africa )
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 20th 2019 Post your video about an African World Heritage site using the hashtag #MyAfricanHeritage and stand the chance to win one of the prizes. Prizes: The …
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Traineeship 2019 – Geneva, Switzerland (Paid Traineeship)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 20th 2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and …
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Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2019 for young Entrepreneurs Worldwide (€50,000+ Prize & Fully Funded to Accelerator Programme at University of Cambridge, London)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2019 The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards can help you take your sustainability initiative, product or service to the next level. Take a look at what you …
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TED 2020 IDEA search (Apply Now to speak at TED Conference 2020 – Vancouver, Canada (All Expense paid)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 29th 2019 TED is hosting an ideas search event unlike any other. TED mission: to ensure we’re hearing big, bold ideas from every corner of the globe, …
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Call for ApplicationsSouth Africa
South African Breweries (SAB) Lerumo by KickStart 2019 Women in beverages Programme
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31st 2019 As the South African Breweries, one of the things we do really well is to manufacture quality products. With over 124 years of experience, we …
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FellowshipsSouth Africa
Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2020 in South Africa (Funded)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 31 July 2019 The University Council has established several Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships across all faculties which may be awarded for one year with the possibility of …