Awards

Application Deadline:  June 15, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Kurt Schork Memorial Fund Awards in International Journalism. The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) invites freelance journalists, local reporters and …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Kurt Schork Memorial Fund Awards in International Journalism. The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) invites freelance journalists, local reporters and …

Application Deadline: July 1, 2019, The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is pleased to announce travel awards for surgeons aged 30 to 50. These awards, in …

Application Deadline: 15th January 2018 The Centre of African Studies, with the generous assistance of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, is pleased to announce a Visiting Research Fellowship to be held …

Application Deadline: 28th November 2017 Every day, across the world, inspiring non-profit leaders, volunteers and their supporters are working tirelessly to make your communities better places to live. Sage Foundation’s …

Application Deadline: February 27, 2018. In 1995 the SADC Council of Ministers approved the establishment of the SADC Media Awards to recognise best media work in the region. Since 1996 …

Application Deadline: May 1, 2016.  OFID is pleased to announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to …

Application Deadline: Midnight GMT on 18 November 2015. The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards were launched in 2013 to inspire and support the innovation and creativity of young people …

Application Deadline: 9th November 2015 The Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. The Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key …

Application Deadline: , October 21, 2015 (11:59 PM UTC-7) The Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of  women technologists helping one another. The cash …

Application Deadline (Extended) : Midnight Monday, September 7, 2015. As the world prepares to adopt the new set of development goals, the ONE Campaign invites civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations …

Application Deadline: 23.59 GMT Friday, August 28 2015. Young journalists working in the developing world are invited to enter a Thomson Foundation competition, which will form part of the 2015 …

Application Deadline: July 30th 2015 2015 UNESCO/Merck Africa Research Summit  in Geneva, Switzerland 19th-20th October 2015 The Merck Africa Research Summit- MARS is being organised by Merck, in collaboration with …

Application Deadline: 30th of September 2015 Topic: Our World, our Dignity, our Future – Sustainable Development and Engagement The International Citizen Media Award 2015 intends to honor tremendous international work …

Application Deadline: 31st August 2015 Are you a reporter for an Africa-based media organisation? Has a report you published or broadcast exposed a claim from a public figure or institution to …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2015 The UN-Habitat Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award has been established as a result of a partnership between UN-Habitat, the International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization (IESCO) …

Application Deadline: June 15th 2015 The World Wide Web Foundation, in partnership with the Association of Progressive Communications (APC), is inviting creative minds from any African country to participate in …

Essay Submission Deadline: November 30th 2015 How do you think history will record the 21st century? Throughout human history, different periods have been captured by a defining theme: the Dark …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015 Whom:  This competition is designed to attract students from all academic disciplines to tackle key challenges facing the profession Prize: The winning team will win $10,000 (US) …

The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2015. The World Habitat Awards recognise innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions to key housing challenges facing communities around the world. The World Habitat …

Registration Deadline: November 15 2014 15 November 2014 For the inaugural 2014/2015 Global Schindler Award competition, students are asked to present original design concepts that engage the specific spatial conditions …

Deadline:11th November 2013 The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) aims to advance biodiversity conservation globally by building the leadership capabilities of early-career conservation professionals working in places with limited capacity to …

Application Deadline:  July 15 2013 The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest which brings together young developers and digital entrepreneurs -under 30 years of age- who use internet …

The Wellcome Trust Development Awards support the development of broadcast, gaming or film proposals that engage the audience with issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible way. …

Deadline: 10 April 2013 The Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of technical women helping one another. The cash awards, funded by …

Applications Deadline: May 31st 2013 The German Development Media Awards recognize excellence in human rights and development journalism. The awards champion independent media across the world and put the spotlight …

Application Deadline: May 14 2013 The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)  seeks to find and bring to …

Submission Deadline: June 21 2013 Adobe  announced the 2013 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA), a global design competition that recognizes the best work of student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, …

Application Deadline: May 1st 2013 The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity’s most pressing problems by recognizing individuals, organizations, and companies that use innovative technology …

Competition closing date: 17th April 2013 The ‘CNN African Journalist of the Year Competition’ was established in August 1995 to encourage, promote and recognise excellence in African journalism. The CNN …

Submisssion Deadline: April 5 2013 Who is eligible for the prize? The Data Journalism Awards are given for outstanding work in the field of data journalism in any media worldwide. …

The African Leadership Academy is pleased to announce the inaugural “African Teacher of the Year Award” to celebrate teaching excellence on the African continent. The final 3 shortlisted finalists will …

Application Deadline: April 1st 2013 The Energy of Words Prize is an annual international media award established by the Global Energy non-profit partnership in 2004. Each year it recognizes journalists …

Application Deadline: April 14th 2013 The Goethe-Institut is announcing its international 2013 Inter-Culture Award for next-generation researchers in economics. The award ceremony will be held as part of Deutsche Welle’s …

Application Deadline: 15th May 2013 The Georg Forster Research Award is granted in recognition of a researcher’s entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, new …

The International Women’s Media Foundation Seeks Nominations for Each year, the Courage in Journalism Awards honor three women journalists who have demonstrated extraordinary strength of character in pursuing their profession …

FIRST SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 22, 2013. SECOND SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 19, 2013. The Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards is a global, online competition that encourages youth to creatively express their …

Application Deadline: March 11 2013 The 7th OGUNTE Women’s Social Leadership Awards are now open! The OGUNTE Women’s Social Leadership Awards recognise women in the UK and abroad, influential leaders, …

The Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards recognise journalists and editors who provide high quality coverage of the business environment in Africa. The Awards recognise the fact that better business journalism …