Application Deadline: September 1st 2019 Reimagine Education is a global competition rewarding innovative approaches aimed at enhancing student learning outcomes and employability, offering $50,000 in funding to the overall winner/s and 16 ‘Oscars’ of …
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Application Deadline: April 5th 2019 NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to attract the right investors to …
Application Deadline: March 31st 2019 ONE in Nigeria is recruiting for its 4th cohort of the ONE Champions Program. This is a voluntary program where ONE will recruit, train, and …
Talent Meets Bertelsmann 2019 for emerging Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Funded to Berlin, Germany)
Application Deadline: May 5, 2019. Are you ready to shape the digital future? Are you creative and passionate about the media landscape and data-driven business models? TMB are looking for …
AIMS-NEI/Mastercard Foundation Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund 2019 ( $10,000 seed grant)
Application Deadline: March 18th 2019 (11PM) AIMS-NEI, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, is launching the MCF Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund (MCF – SIEF). l . The MCF – SIEF …
World Peace Initiative Mindfulness grant 2019 for young Leaders & Entrepreneurs ($USD 3,000)
Application Deadline: March 31st 2019 Are you young leaders or young entrepreneurs willing to use mindfulness to foster sustainable world peace? Do you feel that your startup or organization need …
British Councils’ Future Leaders Connect Program 2019 for emerging policy leaders Worldwide (Fully Funded to the University of Cambridge )
Application Deadline: Monday 6 May 2019, 23.59 UK time. Future Leaders Connect – The global network for emerging policy leaders Your chance to connect to a long-term network of emerging leaders from …
The Secular Society/IWMF’s Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories ($5,000 USD grant)
Application Deadline: April 21st 2019 The IWMF’s Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories, sponsored by The Secular Society, is a funding initiative supporting journalism produced by and about women. In an …
SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards 2019 for Young South Africans.
Application Deadline: March 28th 2019 The SAB Foundation supports and invests in entrepreneurs and social innovation with a priority in benefitting women and youth, people in rural areas and people …
The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) 2019 for Threatened Scholars worldwide
Application Deadline:April 1, 2019. The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is the only global program that arranges and funds fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering …
The African Union Commission 2019 Regional Consultations on the Roles & Contributions of Youth to Peace & Security in Africa (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 23rd March 2019. The African Union Commission, through its Youth for Peace (Y4P) Africa Program of the Peace and Security Department will convene Five Regional Consultations on the …
IAYMH Youth Bursary 2019 to attend the 5th International Conference on Youth Mental Health in Brisbane, Australia (Funded)
Application Deadline: Sunday the 24th of March 2019 The International Association for Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) is committed to the active involvement and participation of young people as part of …
Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2019 Circular Economy Programme for young Professionals & Students
Application Deadline: 31st March 2019 In May 2019, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching a learning space which gives you the opportunity to dive into topics and themes around the …
Application Deadline: 28 May 2019 (midnight, Paris time). On International Women’s Day, UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the. The Prize annually awards US$ 50,000 to two outstanding …
Mastercard Foundation-Restless Development Youth Think Tank for young Africans ($USD 800 Honorarium)
Application Deadline: 17th March 2019. Mastercard is looking for innovative young men and women, aged (18-24); from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia or Ghana; who are passionate about research …
SANBio FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme 2019 for women Entrepreneurs. (ZAR R300 000 Prize )
Application Deadline: 20 April 2019 Women’s underrepresentation in formal entrepreneurial activities has negative consequences for women and for Africa’s overall development. The lack of female scientists and techies means major …
USIP Youth Leaders’ 2019 Generation Change Exchange with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: March 31st 2019 The U.S. Institute of Peace and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have joined to strengthen the abilities of youth leaders to build peace in the …
Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 30 2019 Now in its 27th year, The Drucker Prize (formerly known as the Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation) continues to recognize the organization …
Canadian Journal of African Studies Call for Anglophone and Francophone Editors
Application Deadline:1 April 2019 Canadian Journal of African Studies (CJAS) is the official publication of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS). Launched in 1967, it is a bilingual multidisciplinary …
Impact Makers and Creators Business Accelerator Programme 2019 for social creative entrepreneurs(Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: April 1st 2019 Impact Makers and Creators is a fully-funded, three-month business accelerator for ideation-and-growth-stage social and creative entrepreneurs. The programme will support entrepreneurs to build their businesses, make their …
Orange Social Venture Prize 2019 for Innovative Startups in Africa & Middle East ( 50,000 Euros Prize)
Application Deadline: May 30th 2019 The Orange Social Venture Prize contest aims to reward the best innovative and socially responsible business projects in Africa and the Middle East. This 9th …
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Wits Journalism Africa-China audio/visual reporting/Investigative grant (US$3,000 grant)
Application Deadline: 14 April 2019 The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism and partner China House are inviting journalists to submit proposals for two opportunities: Africa-China audio/visual reporting …
Vera R. Campbell Foundation SAR Advanced Seminar 2019: Women and Development in the Global South
Application Deadline: April 30, 2019 Under a program supported by the Vera R. Campbell Foundation, SAR invites proposals for an Advanced Seminar that focuses on the circumstances of women in …
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Corporate Presentation 2019 for Nigerian undergraduate students.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 20th March 2019 Are you passionate about finance? Or curious about what investment banks do? Find out more about these topics and the wide range of programmes …
Wangari Maathai Impact Award 2019 for African Innovators (fully-sponsored trip to attend NeurIPS 2019 in Vancouver, Canada)
Application Deadline: 12 April 2019, 11:59pm, Central African Time (CAT). The Maathai Impact Award encourages and recognises work by African innovators that shows impactful application of machine learning and artificial …
Application Deadline: Monday, April 29 at 5:00 pm PST. Facebook is calling for proposals for pilot and early-stage research that extends computer vision technologies in developing countries1. Facebook specifically seek …
Injini EdTech incubator programme 2019 for EdTech entrepreneurs in Africa (Fully Funded to Cape Town, South Africa)
Application Deadline: March 17th 2019 The Injini Cohort 3 programme will launch in May 2019. For this, 8 start-ups from across Africa will join the programme for 4 months during …
The African Union Commission 2nd Pan Africa Youth Forum 2019 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Application Deadline: 2nd March 2019 12:01 am East African Time The African Union Commission is hosting the 2nd Pan Africa Youth Forum under the theme “African Youth Unite for Action …
British Council Future News Worldwide Conference 2019 for young media makers (Fully Funded to Reuters UK headquarters in Canary Wharf, London)
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 …
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Academic Grants 2019 ( GBP 2000 grant)
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: Sunday, 31st March, 2019. The University of Ghana, Legon, is pleased to invite applications for the position of Occupant of the Kwame Nkrumah Chair in African Studies, to …
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 …
Thomas Reuters Foundation Generation Africa Programme 2019 for Storytellers (Fully Funded)
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 …
Call for Research Papers/Abstracts: The Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019, Hamburg, Germany
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 …
2019 Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Prize for Science, Literature & Literarcy Criticism ($USD 100,000 prize)
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 …
