Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 12.00 (noon) GMT on 21 March 2019. British Council Future News Worldwide is looking for 100 of the world’s most talented, motivated and passionate student journalists to attend …

Application Deadline: Sunday 31 March 2019 Early Career Conference Grants are open to early career academics employed by ACU member universities, enabling them to participate in a conference held in any country …

Application Deadline: 21st March 2019 Women and young people are the future and backbone of agricultural development. Promoting agriculture as a business has gained currency in recent times to create …

Application Deadline: unspecified Stories have the potential to be powerful changemakers. Do you, or does anyone you know have a remarkable story that has the power to inspire people around …

Application Deadline: March 15th 2019 The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is an artist-activated, audience-engaged contemporary art museum. We generate art, ideas, and conversation around the creative process. We are …

Application Deadline: April 8, 2019 The Global Investigative Journalism Conference, scheduled for this September 26-29 in Hamburg, Germany, will again feature an academic research track. Journalism professors and researchers worldwide …

Application Deadline: May 3rd 2019 The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature are sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. The prizes are aimed at bringing Nigerian scientists …

Application Deadline: March 31st 2019 The School Enterprise Challenge is an international business programme for schools run by the educational charity Teach A Man To Fish. It guides and supports teachers and students to …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2019 It is evident that numerous innovations exist where ICTs are being used to ensure access, quality, learning processes and outcomes, as well as education management …

Application Deadline: 10th of March 2019 at 11:59pm. In 2017, Wema Bank flipped the script on the traditional banking experience with ALAT, Nigeria’s first and only fully digital bank. Built …

Application Deadline: June 13th 2019 Until 13 June 2019, UNESCO will be accepting proposals for innovative projects that aim to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors in developing countries, in …

Application Deadline: 30 April 2019 The Zukunftskolleg’s AAA Fellowships support early career researcher from Africa, Asia and Latin America. The AAA Fellowships have a duration of up to three (or …

Application Deadline: 28 April 2019 DO School challenge you to co-create a fashion collection that utilises wearable technologies to connect communities in new and exciting ways. During this one month …

Application Deadline: The Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center, West Africa, Accra is pleased to provide the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs in West Africa with …

Application Deadline: February 28th 2019 To foster the development of children’s literature in Nigeria, Goethe-Institut Nigeria is organising a workshop for 6 children´s storybook authors and 6 illustrators from 17 …

Application Deadline: 14 April 2019 23:59 CET The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize was launched in 1992 to recognise excellence in reporting on development issues, inequality, human rights, and poverty eradication. …

Application Deadline: Thursday, February 28, 2019 Midnight ET. YouthLead is announcing its new YouthLead Ambassador activities for young changemakers. We seek a self-directed and motivated youth with a proven track …

Application Deadline: March 21st 2019 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has commissioned NIRAS Sweden AB to organise this ITP in cooperation with International Media Support (IMS), Fojo Media …

Application Deadline: 00:00 GMT 25 March 2019. 1 Now in its seventh year, Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders offers global recognition for grassroots peace activists in war zones around the world. These are …

Application Deadline: March 1st 2019. Form a team, create a media brand, publish, learn and shake the world! The Thomson Foundation Journalism Now Team Challenge gives a group of participants …

Application Deadline: March 15th 2019 The Off-Grid Energy Challenge was launched in 2013 to bring affordable and renewable energy to rural communities across Africa. Since 2013, over $7 million has been …

Application Deadline: Monday, 18th February 2019 JR Biotek Foundation (JRBF) is partnering with the Laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic to hold …

Application Deadline: March 21st 2019 Techtiary is Paradigm Initiative’s response to the huge need for entrepreneurship among tech-savvy Nigerian youth based on the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria and …

Application Deadline: February 28 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time The Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program seeks emerging leaders who have a demonstrated potential for impact, a clear commitment to integrity, …

Application Deadline: 02 April 2019,23:59 Central European Time (CET). The SEED Low Carbon Awards are sponsored by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, …

Application Deadline: March 1 2019 Do you want to make a difference in the lives of starting entrepreneurs and their journey? Are you an established business professional, entrepreneur, or investor with some …

Application Deadline: April 17th 2019 The Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of outstanding innovators and creative thinkers. Its aim is to promote exceptional ideas …

Application Deadline: 11th March 2019 Thomson Reuters Foundation’s one-week Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery in Kolkata is a unique chance for journalists in India to gain practical …

Application Deadline: 5 March 2019 (5:00pm/17:00 UK time). As part of AmplifyChange participation at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, Canada, AmplifyChange will be offering women-led, Southern-based organisations the chance …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2019 The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is a grant making and advocacy foundation that is part of the global Open Society Foundations Network. …

Application Deadline: 15th August 2019 The Y-HER Accelerator Program is a powerful opportunity for passionate female impact entrepreneurs in Africa who are at the early stages of building businesses and …

Application Deadline: 30 April 2019 (midnight CAT) The Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) invites African musicians based on the continent to apply for an opportunity …

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019 (5pm GMT) Applications are now open for designers, journalists, data researchers and web developers to attend this year’s DATA4CHANGE flagship event in Nairobi, Kenya. Do …

Application Deadline:April 30th 2019 The search for the United Nation’s Global Climate Action Award is on! Applications are being accepted from 11 February through 30 April 2019. Spearheaded by UN Climate Change’s …

Application Deadline: March 20, 2019 The 2nd Lagos Biennial of Contemporary Art will take place from October 26 – November 30, 2019 at various venues across Lagos, Nigeria. Curators: Tosin …

Application Deadline: Friday, 15 February 2019 The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – Young Affiliate Network (TYAN), the South African Young Academy …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 The Africa Food USD 100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of the continent’s agriculture agenda and changing the reality of farming in Africa …

Application Deadline: 26 February 2019 at 23:59 GMT. The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fifth …