Application Deadline: February 29th 2020 The Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) is a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on SDG14 by the identifying, financing, advising and …
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Capacity Development Programme 2020 for young Professionals
Application Deadline: March 8th 2020 IRENA has initiated a Capacity Building Programme for young professionals from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS). The programme will provide an opportunity …
Les Margaret 2020 Awards for Women in Tech entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from Africa (1M€ business accelerator program)
Application Deadline: February 2nd 2020 Launched in 2014 by the JFD and supported by Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist from NASA who allowed Man to walk on the Moon, the …
Application Deadline:28 February 2020. General Assembly resolution 69/269 (2 April 2015) provides the Statute of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, including a description of the Prize and details on the aim of …
Application Deadline: February 3rd 2020 FORBES AFRICA is on the hunt for Africans under the age of 30, who are building brands, creating jobs and transforming the continent, to join …
Application Deadline: February 5th 2020 The Youth Action Lab is a one year co-creation lab for grassroots youth activists based in the global south which works to support their movements …
World Bank IFC TechEmerge Health East Africa Programme 2020 for young Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: February 25th 2020 TechEmerge brings technologies to new markets to drive sustainable innovation in regions that need it the most. After successfully implementing the program in the healthcare sectors …
Application Deadline: March 1st 2020 The Goethe-Institut Nigeria supports Nigerian artists and cultural experts in implementing their projects. For the past years, the Goethe-Institut Nigeria has supported a wide range …
Women in Africa (WIA) 54 Project 2020 for African Women Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: February 9th 2020 The WIA Philanthropy Foundation has initiated the WIA 54 project, for African women entrepreneurs with a strong potential to shape the Africa of tomorrow. Each …
Application Deadline: February 29th 2020 The IELTS Prize is awarded to high-calibre individuals with the motivation to develop their career, and who demonstrate the potential to contribute to society what …
The CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship 2020 for Creative Leaders in Visual Storytelling ($30,000 in financial support)
Application Deadline:February 4, 2020, midnight PST The CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship serves as an incubator — a place for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, …
Application Deadline:31 January 2020. Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and teaching them the beauty of the arts? Do you wish to empower teachers to encourage an …
Application Deadline: January 19th 2020 In February 2020, the British Council in partnership with Nesta (the UK’s innovation Foundation) will deliver two Creative Enterprise Programme workshops in Nairobi, Kenya focused …
YALI RLC West Africa emerging Leaders Program 2020 – Ghana Onsite Cohort 16 (Fully Funded to Accra, Ghana)
Application Deadline: January 19th 2020 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …
Transparency International School on Integrity (TISI) 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania (Scholarships available)
Application Deadline: 30 April 2020. The Transparency School is open to senior students, graduates and young professionals under the age of 35. TI welcome individuals from public, private, non-governmental and academic sectors, from all academic …
Application Deadline: April 2nd 2020 The We Art Water Film Festival is an international short-film competition organised by the We Are Water Foundation, which aims to recognize and reward the talent …
Application Deadline:Monday 27 January 2020 at 3pm. The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise outstanding research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the sciences …
TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize 2020 for Scientists from Developing Countries (USD$100,000 Prize)
Application Deadline:10 March 2020 The TWAS-Lenovo Science Award is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from the developing world. In 2020 the award will be given for …
World Habitat Awards 2020 for Innovative Solutions on Housing Challenges (£10,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: March 23rd 2020 The World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. Entries to the Awards …
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) 2020 for young African Entrepreneurs (Training, Mentorship & $USD 5000 seed capital! )
Application Deadline: March 1st 2020 The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with new startup ideas or existing businesses of less than 3 years existence, …
Application Deadline: January 22nd 2020 The UNWTO World Tourism Students League, run within the UNWTO Academy, seeks to create an innovative environment to empower and motivate travel & tourism students to get involved …
International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD) Mentoring for Research Programme 2020
Application Deadline:Thursday January 31, 2020 (11:59 GMT). The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) is a youth-led pan-African initiative that is committed to raising global and multi-stakeholder support for …
Call for Proposals: United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Innovation Challenge Fund 2020
Application Deadline: January 6th 2020 Meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda requires the efforts of all of society. Everywhere, every day, ordinary people are acting on the issues that …
Application Deadline:30 January 2020 The newly formed MultiChoice talent factory scriptwriting incubator is looking for the next great storytellers with great stories to tell! Applications are now open for the MultiChoice …
The World Of Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Award 2020 for Scientists from Developing Countries (USD15,000 prize)
Application Deadline: 16 March 2020 The TWAS Awards (previouly called ‘TWAS Prizes’) are awarded to individual scientists from developing countries in recognition of an outstanding contribution to scientific knowledge in …
Application Deadline: January 22, 2020 Art Moves Africa (AMA) is an international not-for-profit organization that aims to facilitate cultural and artistic exchanges within Africa.AMA offers grants to artists and cultural …
ygap South Africa 2020 Accelerator Program for young South African Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: February 28th 2020 The ygap accelerator programs aim to back impact entrepreneurs – or as we like to call them ‘local leaders’ –who have solutions to local problems …
Equator Prize 2020 Call for Nominations: Global Search for Nature-Based Local Solutions for Sustainable Development (USD 10,000 & Funded to IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France)
Application Deadline: 9 January 2020. The Equator Initiative is a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, civil society, grassroots organizations, and businesses to foster resilient communities by recognizing and advancing …
Application Deadline: 5 February 2020 FestivalConnect 2020 is open to festivals in the UK and SSA*. It facilitates connections, exchanges and showcases contemporary arts between UK and SSA festivals across …
Application Deadline:December 31, 2019 The Youth Leadership Program with Sudan is a three-week exchange, from April 4 – 25, 2020 in the United States for high school students and adult mentors. The primary program themes are …
Application Deadline: 20 January 2020 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you our fourth annual conference, which aims to bring together media practitioners, researchers, policy makers and …
Application Deadline: January 19th, 2020 The Alibaba Netpreneur Training program will provide Ethiopian entrepreneurs and business leaders an opportunity to learn and explore how to harness digital technology to positively transform …
Google for Startup 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Accelerator Program (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: Sunday, January 5th, 2020 There is no shortage of problems facing humanity, but there is a shortage of successful startups solving them. We aim to fix that. The …
Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF) 2020 for African Researchers (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 20 January 2020. The call for 2020 Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund fellowships is now open. The purpose of the ABCF program is to develop the capacity for agricultural biosciences …
2020 SDG Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development – Bonn, Germany.
Application Deadline: 10th January 2020 23.59 CET The SDG Global Festival of Action is designed by and for the international SDG action community to meet and connect, to share, experience …
Anita Borg Systers Pass It On Awards Program 2020 for women Technologists ($1,000 USD prize)
Application Deadline: March 26, 2020. The AnitaB.org Systers Pass It On Awards Program honors Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of women technologists helping one another. The cash award …
Ashoka Making More Health Co-creation Accelerator 2020 for Social Entrepreneurs (50,000 Euros in Funding)
Application Deadline: 7th February, 2020 The Ashoka Making More Health Co-creation Accelerator, currently in its third year, is a structured, 11-month business growth program for social entrepreneurs who are increasing …
