Application Deadline: 4th December 2019 Are you a civil society leader in South Asia or the MENA region? Are you working for a more gender equal world? SI Leader Lab …
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Africa-UK: Female Tech Founders 2020 Programme for women entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to United Kingdom)
Application Deadline: 21 November 2019 at 5pm (GMT) Are you a rising female entrepreneur based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa using tech to solve a local development challenge? The …
Young Enterprise Initiative South Africa (YEI South Africa) Programme 2020 for South African start-ups (Fully Funded to France)
Application Deadline: November 22nd 2019 The French Embassy and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) are implementing the Young Enterprise Initiative South Africa (YEI SA), focused on providing South African start-up …
U.S. Department of State Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2020/2021 (Global UGRAD) for Study in the United States (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: December 31st, 2019. The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) brings future leaders to the U.S. to experience the U.S. educational system, share their culture, and explore U.S. …
Energy Access Booster 2020 Call for entrepreneurs in the field of energy access in Africa ( $ 50,000 prize)
Application Deadline: December 13th, 2019. Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Reaching this goal means providing electricity to 1.0 billion …
TRACE Prize 2020 for Investigative Reporting – Uncovering Commercial Bribery (win cash prize of $10,000 USD)
Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance. We …
Application Deadline: February 1st 2020 The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists were established in 1981 to recognize outstanding reporting and bolster the careers of journalists under the age of 35. …
ConnectHer Girls Impact the World Film Festival 2020 Competition ( $USD 25,000 in Prizes)
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020 The Girls Impact the World Film Festival is an annual event that focuses on issues facing women and girls around the world. High school and undergraduate …
Call for Proposals: ARCHIPELAGO: EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa 2020 ( EUR 500,000 in grant)
Application Deadline: 06th of February 2020 at 11:00 pm (Brussels date and time) Funding from the European Union (EUTF for Africa) will be used to support partnership projects that provide vocational …
Application Deadline: 15 February 2020 UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the …
Music Omi International Music Residency Program 2020 for Musicians, Composers & Performers.
Application Deadline: January 2, 2020 Art Omi: Music invites twelve to fifteen musicians and composers from around the globe to come together for two and a half weeks each summer …
Application Deadline: November 25, 2019 Global Fund for Women is a global feminist fund that envisions a world where every woman and girl is strong safe, powerful, and heard. No exceptions. We are a global champion …
2020 Lucas Dolega Award for Freelance Photographers (10,000 Euros, an exhibition in Paris, and a publication in the Reporters without borders album)
Application Deadline: November 24th 2019. The Lucas Dolega Award is open to all freelance professional photographers, without age or country restrictions. The participation is free. Participants will have to present …
World Bank Group SDGs&Her Competition 2020 for Women Entrepreneurs (Funded to the 2020 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. USA)
Application Deadline: January 10th 2020 In 2015, all 193 United Nations member countries signed on to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to « create the future we want in 2030. » SDGs&Her is …
Application Deadline: 26th November 2019. The 2nd edition of this program has an endowment of 500.000€. Projects may apply for values between € 25,000 and € 100,000. The Fund will …
Application Deadline: November 30th 2019 Vodacom Digital Accelerator Program will support early- stage and growth-stage technology startups with disruptive products & services that have potential to be brought into the …
Application Deadline: 6PM Dubai time on 1 January 2020. Alserkal Residency is a platform for artistic and discursive exchange, seeking to support cultural practitioners as they realise projects pertinent to their respective practices. The programme …
2020 ICFJ/ONE Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling for up-and-coming journalist in Africa (US$5,000 cash prize & two-week internship at the headquarters of The Economist in London)
Application Deadline:Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling, a collaboration between the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the ONE Campaign, and the …
McKinsey & Company Next Generation Women Leaders Program 2020 for young Professionals (Scholarship of 2,000 Euros )
Application Deadline: November 11, 2019. The Next Generation Women Leaders award is a scholarship designed to recognize talent and support students who would like to maximize their own potential. The …
Ashden International Awards 2020 for Green Entrepreneurs from Developing Nations (£20,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 11 December 2019 at 11.59pm GMT. The application process for the 2020 Ashden Awards is now open In June 2020, six winners from around the world will receive …
2020 Hult Prize Challenge for high-impact Entrepreneurs (Grand Prize of USD1Million)
Application Deadline: December 23rd 2019 The Hult Prize Foundation transforms how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a US$1,000,000 global …
Mastercard Foundation Regional Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT (the Center) RFP call for EdTech Innovators
Application Deadline: November 21st 2019 Does your educational technology (EdTech) product have the potential to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Africa and ensure young people have the …
Google AI Residency Program 2020 for young graduates in STEM (12 Months residency in Google)
Application Deadline: December 19, 2019, The Google AI Residency Program is a 12-month research training role designed to jumpstart or advance your career in machine learning research. The Google AI …
Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon 2020 for Innovative Startups across Africa (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya)
Application Deadline: November 20th 2019 ‘Daikin -Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon’ is an initiative by the leading multinational AirConditioning brand DAIKIN and African early stage VC – Samurai Incubate. The Ideathon …
African Union Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism (iDove) 1st Intercontinental Youth Forum in Southeast Asia (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:November 4,2019. The iDove initiative was jointly launched by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in February 2017 to highlight the …
Feminist Economics Summer School 2019 at the University of the Witwatersrand,South Africa
Application Deadline: 17 November 2019, midnight. The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), and the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of …
Singapore International Foundation (SIF)’s Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Programme 2020 (SGD$ 20,000 in grants!)
Application Deadline:December 15th 2019 The YSE Programme seeks to inspire, equip and enable youth of different nationalities to embark on social enterprises (SEs) in Singapore and beyond. If you have …
Application Deadline: 11 February 2020 at 22:00 UTC (GMT) The Energy Management Leadership Awards recognize leading organizations for their energy management achievements and raise the profile of the ISO 50001 …
MTN Group 2019 MoMo API Developer Hackathon (USD 7000 in prizes & Funded Trip to Sweden)
Application Deadline: 09 December, 2019 12:59 AM WAT MTN is also a leading Fintech operator and MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) is available in 14 markets across Africa. The range of …
CFI MediaLab Investigation : call for projects to investigate health in the Arab world
Application Deadline: 27 October 2019 Are you an investigative journalist with an interest in the field of health? If so, this project is for you! As part of the MediaLab …
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) 2019 Art Action Academy for artists, activists and journalists (Fully Funded to Dakar, Senegal, )
Application Deadline: October 30, 2019 at 5pm. OSIWA (Open Society Initiative for West Africa), C4AA (The Center for Artistic Activism) and La Muse (Guinee) invite artists, activists and journalists to …
UNDP Accelerator Lab ICT Scholarship Training Program 2019 for Somali Persons with Disabilities (Fully Funded to Egypt)
Application Deadline: November 1st 2019 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) bring prosperity and revolutionize life in many aspects. Realizing the significance of technology role in facilitating the daily life of …
