Call for Applications

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 …

Application Deadline: WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2019 Women Deliver is excited to launch the Advocacy Academy: three, brand new advocacy skill-building opportunities exclusively for Women Deliver 2019 Conference registrants! Led by …

Application Deadline: February 28th 2019 The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and Cargill announce a call for applications for the Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger, running from 4 …

Application Deadline: Year Round The Entrepreneurship World Cup is more than just a global pitch competition with a shot at life-changing prizes. With 100,000 entrants from around the world, EWC …

Application Deadline: 15 March 2019 at 5pm GMT. The Financial Times (FT) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have launched the sixth edition …

Application Deadline: 1 March 2019, 23:59 CET. Many African countries face an unmet need in the training of medical practitioners who want to become specialized in HIV. HIV medicine sub-specialization …

The Anzisha Prize seeks to award young entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented innovative solutions to social challenges or started successful businesses within their communities. Requirements: You must be between …

Application Deadline: April 1st 2019 Postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, can go on a ‘Cooperation Visit’ lasting three months to an institute in Germany. The TWAS-DFG Cooperation …

Application Deadline: February 18th 2019 Digitalent is a strategic intervention by ICT Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology to develop and sustain high end ICT talent …

Application Deadline: February 15th 2019 The Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) project at Columbia University is pleased to announce the YPS Leadership program, designed to advance the work of youth …

insight2impact’s DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) is an African innovation competition that encourages finance, tech and data enthusiasts to collaborate in using data and analytics to solve business challenges and …

Application Deadline: February 8th 2019 MINT Incubator comes to you in partnership with Cairo Angels, one of the leading startup investment groups in the Middle East and Africa. The incubator …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2019 The call for nominations for the fifth edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is now open. The Prize annually rewards …

Application Deadline: February 15th 2019 Women in Africa has set up an endowment fund to promote, support and accelerate innovative enterprises run or managed by African women. In the third …

Application Deadline: February 25th 2019 HEVA Fund is excited to launch and open a call for applications for two funds: The Cultural Heritage Fund and The Young Women in Creative …