Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The Innovation Village in collaboration with MasterCard Foundation is launching an Accelerator program that will support promising technology startups to increase workforce access, readiness and …
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The Kampala Biennale Apprenticeship Programme (KAB20) for young Artists Worldwide
Application Deadline:28 February 2020 5PM EAT. Kampala Biennale (KAB20) launches a call for young artists worldwide to participate in the studios that will be offered by the eight artists invited …
Application Deadline: February 20th 2020 ONE is launching its Champions Program in Kenya and Ethiopia in 2020. This is a voluntary program where ONE will recruit, train, and support 30 emerging …
Ashoka/HSBC Future Skills Innovation Challenge 2020 for young social Entrepreneurs (USD 25,000 Cash Prize)
Application Deadline:28th February, 2020 Are you helping develop the skills needed for everyone to play an active role in the economy of tomorrow? Ashoka and HSBC recognize the power of …
One Young World Just IMAGINE IF… 2020 Competition for emerging Social Enterprise (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: February 2nd 2020 just IMAGINE if… is an annual international social enterprise and innovation competition, hosted by Durham University and Ella’s Kitchen founder, Paul Lindley. The competition is open …
JR Biotek Foundation (JRBF) Hands-On Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory Training 2020 at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic.
Application Deadline: February 29th 2020 Theme: Training African agricultural researchers to tackle food and nutrition insecurity through research and innovation. JR Biotek Foundation is pleased to partner with the Laboratory of Genetics, …
Kuwait Foundation Al-Sumait Africa Prize 2020 for Education (USD$1 Million Prize)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 The Al-Sumait Africa Prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within one …
Application Deadline: January 30th 2020 FemTech (Female Technology) is a term used to describe innovations designed to improve women’s health. It is a fast-growing market that is currently underfinanced, despite …
YALI East Africa(YALI RLC EA)/Dow 2020 Sustainability and Circular Economy Concepts for Leaders in Africa.
Application Deadline: January 20th 2020 The Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Center East Africa (YALI RLC EA) and Dow, a materials science company, have partnered to invest in young …
Application Deadline:January 30, 2020 This programs aims to identify individuals who can lead community driven projects on internet health. In this 6 weeks program, we educate the participants on key …
The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) Call for Submission for African Youth-Led and Youth-Serving Organization.
Application Deadline: April 31st 2020 The African Leadership Institute (AFLI), through the Project Pakati initiative, is developing a project titled African Youth-Led and Youth-Serving Organizations Portal. Youth-led organizations are run …
Application Deadline: January 24th 2020 The True Story Award, the first global prize for print and online reporting, is accepting entries for its second edition. Articles, in 12 languages and …
European Commissions’ STARTS Prize 2020 for Innovation in Technology, Industry and Society stimulated by the Arts
Application Deadline:March 2nd, 2020 STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering collaborations …
The Metcalf Institute Annual Science Immersion Workshop 2020 for Journalists – USA (Funded)
Application Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2020. The Metcalf Institute Workshop provides journalists with hands-on experience and expertise from leading scientists, policymakers, and communicators who are working to project the impacts …
Swedish Institute (SI) She Entrepreneurs Leadership Programme 2020 for young Emerging Social Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to Sweden)
Application Deadline: February 4th 2020 She Entrepreneurs is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who are building successful and sustainable …
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 …
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 …
