Call for Applications

Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 NEF Ambassadors are the NEF’s young science and technology champions, one from each African country. NEF Ambassadors, who are all under 42 years, drive the …

Application Deadline: May 30th 2019 The Bank of Sierra Leone in partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund and IBSA Fund are launching the Sierra Leone FinTech Challenge 2019-2020, …

Application Deadline:June 8th 2019 The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung organizes regional summer schools to empower young change-makers and to stir a debate on important current issues. The Summer School will provide participants with …

Application Deadline: Friday, May 31th, 2019, 11:59pm (JST) Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) is the pioneer development forum on Africa led by the government of Japan since 1993 …

Application Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2019 The AAS Affiliates Programme seeks early and mid-career scientists who demonstrate excellence in their development and application of science in Africa. These individuals become Affiliates …

Application Deadline: Sunday, 7th July 2019 (23:59 GMT +0) The Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougou is setting up a writer’s residency for young African writers (less than 40 years) in …

Application Deadline: 17 June, 2019. The purpose of the LBS Young Talents two-day programme is to help the school establish an ongoing relationship with the brightest university students in the …

Application Deadline: June 16th 2019 The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is calling for applications from lawyers based in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 Merck More Than a Mother Fashion Awards in partnership with The First Lady of Zambia H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, The First Lady of Zambia, together with Zambia …

Application Deadline: 31st May 2019: The Education for Justice (E4J) initiative seeks to promote a culture of lawfulness through education activities designed for primary, secondary and tertiary levels. E4J is …

Application Deadline: midnight GMT on 30 June 2019. Launched in 2014 and now in their sixth year, the African Fact-Checking Awards are the only awards that each year honour journalism …

Application Deadline: July 1, 2019 Building on the success of TECH 2017 and 2018, TECH 2019, held in partnership with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, aims at showcasing …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The American Express Leadership Academy Emerging Innovators Bootcamps are 2-3 day intensive trainings for social entrepreneurs and changemakers who can benefit from expert guidance, peer …

Application Deadline: Sunday 16th June 2019. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Young Leaders Programme identifies and supports aspiring young professionals in cancer control by providing unique opportunities for …

Application Deadline: September 15th, 2019 The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 24th annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & …

Application Deadline: 12pm (BST) on Friday 19th July 2019. The John Maddox Prize recognises the work of individuals who promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 Visas for Creation is part of the “Creation in Africa and the Caribbean” programme. Its goal is to support emerging artists in Africa and the …

Application Deadline: June 24, 2019 at 5:00 pm EST. With generous support from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the Rory Peck Trust, and the ACOS Alliance, the Dart Center …

Application Deadline: Ongoing SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was …

Application Deadline: 30 July 2019 UNAI is proud to announce the launch of the “Summer of Solutions” – a call for applications from young people around the world to create …

Application Deadline: 7 June 2019. The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, …

Application Deadline: August 2019 The Young SDG Innovators Programme is an opportunity for participating companies of the UN Global Compact to identify young talent within their organizations to collaborate and …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 The U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology, or GIST, Initiative is excited to announce a new program for entrepreneurs in emerging …

Application Deadline: 05 Aug 2019 SIFA is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) supported by the German Government to strengthen occupational prospects of young people in Africa. To …

Application Deadline: June 2nd 2019 The Alfred Fried Photography Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the …

Application Deadline: May 24th 2019 East African entrepreneurs, MSU, and external partners connect via the U.S. Department of State funded Professional Fellows Program – Advancing Young Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and …

Application Deadline: 19 May 2019. The Council of Europe’s Youth Department, in cooperation with the North South Centre and the national campaign committees of the No Hate Speech Movement in …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The FbStart Accelerator is a 6-month research and mentorship driven program for innovative and visionary teams daring to create solutions with advanced technologies. The accelerator …

Application Deadline: Midnight (GMT) on Sunday 9 June 2019 The ACU Gender Programme offers annual grants to help member universities meet the costs of organising projects promoting gender equity and …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) at University of Cape Town (UCT), is launching a new, two-week intensive Summer School on …

Application Deadline:Friday 21st of June 2019 Less than a year ago, youth from Africa & Europe developed new ideas on six topics, essential to the AU-EU Partnership. The outcome (AU-EU …

Application Deadline: May 30th 2019 Expo 2020 Dubai’s platform to showcase projects that have provided tangible solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. It will highlight simple but effective initiatives, which …

Application Deadline:17 June 2019. AWDF is happy to invite proposals for grants from all eligible women-led and women’s rights groups and organisations in Africa and the Middle East under Leading …

Application Deadline:May 19th 2019 Indie Games Accelerator is a program for top indie game startups from select emerging markets who are looking to supercharge their growth on Android. This is …

Application Deadline: May 24th 2019 The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the OCP Group, GreenTec …

Application Deadline: 15 May 2019 The causes are there, the researchers are there. But where are the means that make it possible to carry out research and breathe life into …

Application Deadline: May 20th 2019 Post your video about an African World Heritage site using the hashtag #MyAfricanHeritage and stand the chance to win one of the prizes. Prizes: The …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards can help you take your sustainability initiative, product or service to the next level. Take a look at what you …

Application Deadline: May 29th 2019 TED is hosting an ideas search event unlike any other. TED mission: to ensure we’re hearing big, bold ideas from every corner of the globe, …