Application Deadline: January 14th 2020 In partnership with IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, Acumen packaged an accelerator program designed to support social entrepreneurs to develop a scalable business model. This 19-week program …
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The Center for Global Enterprise/AWEC Program 2020/2021 for African women entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: December 17th 2019 This program is designed for African women entrepreneurs seeking to expand their knowledge, increase their skills, broaden their network, and make a lifelong connections during …
2019 ONE Africa Award ($USD 100,000) for Sustainable Development Goals Driven Projects.
Application Deadline: Friday, 31 January 2020 The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. SDG targets …
Application Deadline: December 15th 2019 The WIN Accelerator is an intensive, 9-month long career and leadership programme for journalists and editors. The programme accepts 100-150 applicants, annually. WAN-IFRA is pleased …
Application Deadline: May 31, 2020. Do you know a leader under 40 who is making an impact on the world and innovating towards the greater good? Nominate them to join …
Google AdCamp EMEA 2019/2020 Program for current/recently graduated university students (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: Varying by Location AdCamp, open to all current or recently graduated university students from across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), gives participants the chance to get …
Pitch for $25,000 at the Next Einstein Forum Innovation Salon in Nairobi, Kenya
Application Deadline: 20 December 2019 New at the third edition of the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering will be the NEF Investor Meetup held concurrently with the regular program. The …
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Italian JPO Programme 2020 for candidates from Least Developed Countries!
Application Deadline: 10 December 2019 at 3 p.m. The Italian Junior Professional Officer Programme (JPO) is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Government of Italyand implemented by the …
Call for Applications : African Union Commission – Saleema Youth Victorious Ambassadors (SYVA)
Application Deadline: December 20th 2019 The African Union Commission, through the Department of Social Affairs, is developing a Continental Initiative aiming at eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in Africa by 2030 …
The Institute of International Education (IIE) Victor J. Goldberg Prize 2020 for Peace in the Middle East ($10,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: February 1, 2020. IIE awards the IIE Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East annually to recognize outstanding work being conducted jointly by two individuals, …
Application Deadline: November 30th 2019 Are you aged 18 – 35? Do you want to join this network of change makers, to advance climate resilience in Africa and the United …
Akina Mama wa Afrika Call for Applications: Sub-Regional Feminist and Transformational Leadership Development Programme for African Women – Accra,Ghana.
Application Deadline: 4th December 2019 Do you believe in an alternative framework of leadership which is not based on power and its retention – the kind of leadership that will …
U.S Government TechWomen Emerging Leaders Program 2020 for Women in STEM to study in the United States of America (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: January 15, 2020. TechWomen aims to empower, connect and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by providing them access and …
French Government Challenge 2020 for young African Entrepreneurs (Fully-funded to the 2020 Africa-France Summit in Bordeaux, France)
Application Deadline: January 31, 2020 Announced at the press conference presenting the 2020 Africa-France Summit held in Bordeaux on Tuesday 17 September 2019, the Challenge of 1.000 is a joint …
Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The Food System Vision Prize is an invitation for organizations across the globe to develop a Vision of the regenerative and nourishing food system that …
McCain Institute’s Next Generation Leaders (NGL) Program 2020/2021 for emerging Leaders Worldwide (Fully Funded to United States)
Application Deadline: February 7, 2020. The McCain Institute’s flagship program is the Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program, designed to identify, train, network and empower a diverse group of emerging, character-driven …
U. S. Department of State exchange Community College Initiative (CCI) Program 2020/2021 for technical and vocational students from South Africa (Fully Funded to USA)
Application Deadline: December 6th 2019 The Community College Initiative (CCI) is a U. S. Department of State exchange program for technical and vocational students from South Africa. The CCI program …
Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize International Competition 2020 for early-career Architects ( $100,000 Travelling Fellowship)
Application Deadline: Sunday, January 26, 2020. The Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) is pleased to announce the 2020 cycle of the Wheelwright Prize, an open international competition that …
Application Deadline: December 6th 2019 The Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) offers flexible and rapid response grants to select initiatives in Africa to implement activities that advance digital rights, including …
OneBeat International Residency Program 2020 for emerging musical leaders (Fully Funded to USA)
Application Deadline: December 20th, 2019. OneBeat brings together emerging musical leaders from around the world to collaboratively create original work and to develop a global network of civically engaged music …
International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Kim Wall Memorial Fund 2020 ($USD 5,000 Grant)
Application Deadline: December 16, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST This year, the Kim Wall Memorial Fund will provide a $5,000 grant to a journalist whose work embodies the spirit of …
Application Deadline: December 1st 2019 Are you a young person between the ages of 18-35 living in Ghana, Tanzania or Sierra Leone? Would you like to develop your advocacy and …
MCW Global Young Leaders Access Program 2020 (Fully Funded to the United States)
Application Deadline: January 5th 2020 MCW Global’s year-long flagship program is for participants between the ages of 18 to 26, who are prepared to become leaders of positive change in …
Application Deadline: November 30th, 2019 The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Malawi welcomes applications for the 2020 Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP). PAYLP is designed to provide secondary school …
GET.invest Finance Catalyst Program for renewable energy (RE) projects in Sub-Saharan Africa)
Application Deadline: November 26th 2019 The GET.invest Finance Catalyst links renewable energy projects to finance opportunities and vice versa, targeting small- and medium-scale renewable energy (RE) projects, currently in sub-Saharan Africa. …
ISHR Human Rights Defenders Advocacy Program 2020 for Human Rights Defenders – Geneva, Switzerland (Scholarships available to Attend)
Application Deadline: December 1st 2019 ISHR is calling for applications for its flagship Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme in 2020 – the extensive training programme for human rights defenders. So if …
The Centre for Strategic Litigation East Africa Emerging Advocates Training Programme 2019 (Fully Funded to Arusha,Tanzania)
Application Deadline: December 5th 2019 The East Africa Emerging Advocates Training Programme is a 6 month (26 weeks) programme hosted by The Centre for Strategic Litigation in Zanzibar. The programme …
Thomson Reuters/Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Generation Africa 2020 for young African Changemakers (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: Ongoing It’s often the people behind the stories that hold the power to help change the world for the better. TR Foundation is looking for 12 young Africans …
2020 National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation
Application Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2020. Nominations for the 2020 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Africa and Latin America are now open. The National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership …
Application Deadline: 31 December 2019 Reuters announced the third edition of the Reuters Photojournalism Grants program, renamed the Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grants, at the Visa pour l’Image international festival of photojournalism, …
Application Deadline: November 22, 2019 The Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize constitutes one of the six sections of the Eni Award, composed by the Energy Transition, Energy …
