Application Deadline:April 30, 2020 If you are a young African Entrepreneur trying to grow a small business or you’ve created something that makes your community better and provides you and …
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2020 FMWAs/UN Women March Women’s Shadowing Scheme for young Nigerian aspiring women leaders
Application Deadline:20th February 2020 To commemorate International Women’s Month in March 2020 and the global #GenerationEquality campaign, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, supported by UN Women, has launched the …
2020 Generation Change Youth Leaders’ Exchange with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:March 13, 2020 at 17:00- EST Program Dates: September 29 – October 7, 2020 The U.S. Institute of Peace and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have partnered to build …
Airbus Bizlab Africa4Future Aerospace Accelerator Program 2020 for African Startups (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: March 14th 2020 Africa4Future is a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ global aerospace accelerator, BizLab and Make-IT in Africa, a programme by GIZ, the German agency for International …
Application Deadline: February 16th 2020 The 2020 Emerging Leaders Programme – led by Senior Programme Adviser Dr Amitava Banerjee – will mark the seventh year of the programme and will focus …
Vogue Talents Scouting For Africa 2020 for African Designers (Showcase your creations at Milan Fashion Week 2020)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 Vogue Talents is supporting emerging designers along with the African Fashion Foundation by launching a new scouting project dedicated to African creatives. Scouting for Africa …
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation/ Uppsala University 2020 International Training on Dialogue and Mediation (Fully Funded to Uppsala,Sweden)
Application Deadline: March 10th 2020 The International Training on Dialogue and Mediation, to be held in Uppsala on 2-12 June 2020, will provide a unique opportunity for practitioners, policymakers and …
World Energy Council Future Energy Leaders’ programme 2020 for young Professionals
Application Deadline:28th February 2020, 17h00 GMT. The 2020 call for the FELs nominations is now open! The World Energy Council is looking for this generation’s brightest minds among young professionals to join the …
2020 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) -$USD5,000 Prize
Application Deadline:Monday, March 23, 2020. This annual award, which began in 2007, is organized and presented by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and …
Application Deadline:16 March 2020 With funding from the Siwei Cheng Foundation of the Education Foundation of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the award will recognize economic scientists who …
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) Grants 2020 Call for Proposals
Application Deadline: April 30th 2020 The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is a grant-making and advocacy foundation that is part of the global Open Society Foundations Network. OSIWA …
The Falling Walls Lab 2020 International Forum for Innovators & Creative Thinkers (Funded to Falling Walls Conference in Berlin, Germany)
Application Deadline: June 15th 2020 Students, entrepreneurs, early-career researchers, and academics of all disciplines are invited to pitch their innovative idea in 3 minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a …
Miller Center’s Global Social Benefit Institute Accelerator Programme 2020 for social entrepreneurs (Funded)
Application Deadline: March 2nd 2020 Miller Center delivers world-class accelerator programs that connect global social enterprise leaders with Silicon Valley business executives to develop more sustainable, scalable market-based solutions to …
2020 IPPA Summer school on Public Policy for early career Researchers & PhD Candidates – Nairobi,Kenya.
Application Deadline: March 16th 2020 Following the successful organization of the first IPPA Summer school on public policy in the African continent (Yaounde 2019), IPPA is pleased to introduce the …
Africa Food Prize 2020 for Innovation in African Agriculture (USD $100,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: June 1st 2020 The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming …
5th African World Heritage Regional Youth Forum 2020 for young Africans (Fully Funded to South Africa)
Application Deadline:February 23, 2020 Applications are open for the 5th African World Heritage Youth Forum, a capacity building exercise focusing on Youth, Entrepreneurship and Heritage Sustainability in Africa. The Forum places an emphasis …
Sponsorship to attend the 2020 Global Forum on Women in Scientific Research (GoFoWiSeR) in Nairobi,Kenya.
Application Deadline: February 15th 2020 Are you aged 35 years or younger? Did you participate in any of the previous Global Forum on Women in Scientific Research (GoFoWiSeR) convenings? Then …
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Middle East Mediterranean (MEM) Summer Summit 2020 in Lugano, Switzerland (Scholarship Funding available)
Application Deadline:Sunday 15 March 2020. The Middle East Mediterranean (MEM) Summer Summit was launched by Università della Svizzera Italiana in 2018. Every year it gives us great pleasure to host …
OpenDemocracy 2020 investigative journalism fellowship focused on sexual and reproductive health ( $2,100 per month Stipend)
Application Deadline:Sunday 16 February 2020 at 11:59pm GMT, OpenDemocracy’s Tracking the Backlash project is excited to announce a six-month, full-time investigative journalism fellowship focused on sexual and reproductive health issues, starting in March 2020. …
DAAD climapAfrica: Climate Research for Alumni and Postdocs in Africa (Fully Funded to Germany)
Application Deadline: 16th of February 2020. The goal is to foster application- oriented research results by enhancing knowledge exchange between the postdoctoral fellows and experienced alumni of German funding initiatives. …
THE LAGOS CREATIVE PROJECT 2020 Artist-in-Residence Programme for young African Artists (Accommodation and Monthly Stipend)
Application Deadline:March 20, 2020 Initiated by The Ben Enwonwu Foundation in partnership with Alliance Française Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre, The Lagos Creative Project focuses on experimentation and new possibilities in painting …
Lionel Cliffe Memorial Research Scholarship 2020 for African Scholars (£3000 Grant)
Application Deadline: March 15th 2020 The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) announces a small research grants competition for African scholars and/or activists based in Africa. The competition is based …
2020 Internews’ Earth Journalism Network Reporting on Conservation and Wildlife Issues in East Africa (US$1,000 Grant)
Application Deadline: February 15, 2020 at 5:00pm EAT Environmental loss and degradation is a global problem, but its outcomes vary as do the ways in which people are responding. What …
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards 2020 for Scientific Research and Cultural Creation (400,000 euros prize)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation, as listed in …
King Baudouin African Development Prize 2020 (€ 200.000 Prize for Development Work in Africa)
Application Deadline:31 march 2020 The King Baudouin African Development Prize rewards outstanding contributions to development in Africa, initiated and led by Africans. The Prize also seeks to draw public attention …
The Africa Digital Media Foundation (ADMF) 2020 CreaTech Animation Incubator for young Animators
Application Deadline:Thursday, 12 March 2020 The Annecy International Animation Film Market (Mifa) is the premier global marketplace for animation. Every year producers, broadcasters, sales agents, and distributors from 75 countries …
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Summer School 2020 for Young African Scientists (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline::Friday, February 28, 2020 The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development at the University of the …
2020 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research for Young Female Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Application Deadline: February 9th 2020 The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is now accepting nominations for researchers from the Global South for the 2020 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field …
Transparency International Anti-Corruption Award 2020 for anti-corruption heros.
Application Deadline: March 16th 2020 Launched in 2000 as the Integrity Award, and renamed in 2016, the Anti-Corruption Award honours remarkable individuals and organisations worldwide, including journalists, public prosecutors, government …
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Young Leaders Initiative 2020 for young change-makers
Application Deadline: February 22nd 2020 Every two years, 17 young change-makers are recognized for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable world. Convened by the Envoy on Youth, the Young Leaders …
The American Political Science Association (APSA) MENA Workshop 2020 for early-career scholars
Application Deadline:Saturday February 29, 2020 at 11:00 PM (EST). The American Political Science Association (APSA) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications from early-career scholars who would like to …
Travel Tech for Good Accelerator East Africa Programme 2020 for young Entrepreneurs ( 3-month equity-free support)
Application Deadline:9 February 2020, 10PM (EAT) The Travel Tech for Good Accelerator powered by TUI Care Foundation and enpact e.V, supported by UNWTO, is 3-month support for entrepreneurs, during which local and international mentors help …
Application Deadline: February 7th 2020 Ashoka Young Changemakers are a carefully selected network of young people who have found their power to create change for the good of all, and who are …
Common Futures Conversations: Join the Community for young people from Africa & Europe
Application Deadline: Ongoing Tired of feeling disconnected from politics? Feel that you have views to share on the major issues shaping our world? Chatham House is building a diverse community …
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Young Leaders Forum (YLF) 2020 for young Tanzanians (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:12th February 2020 The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Tanzania announces the opening of applications for the annual Young Leaders Forum in 2020. The Young Leaders Forum [YLF] is a multidisciplinary program on …
Call for Applications: United Nations Disarmament Youth Champions (Fully Funded Study Tour in Vienna, Geneva, Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
Application Deadline: 18 March 2020.The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is looking for young persons (ages 18 – 24) motivated to use their talents to help raise awareness and promote …
