Application Deadline: 21st March 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 DefendDefenders Safe Sisters Fellowship Programme. Safe Sisters is a fellowship program that builds the capacity of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), …
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The UNICEF Venture Fund for Fem Tech Solutions (US$100K in equity-free investments)
Application Deadline: 8 May 2025 The UNICEF Venture Fund is calling for applications from start-ups developing cutting edge tech solutions improving access to quality health care and services, and ensuring …
Applications are now open for the 2025 Google Hustle Academy Business Bootcamp. The Hustle Academy is a free, 5-day virtual bootcamp for small businesses in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, …
The Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in Agriculture Program 2025 for Persons with Disabilities
Application Deadline: 21 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in Agriculture Program. The BRIDGE-in Agriculture program provides access to affordable finance and business development services …
2025 Data Governance in Africa Research Fund: Call for African-based Researchers.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Data Governance in Africa Research Fund. The Data Governance in Africa Research Fund is looking to recruit four …
EU-Global Youth Mobilization Youth Empowerment Fund 2025 for youth-led initiatives.
Application Deadline: 24 March 2025, 2359 CET. Applications are now open for the 2025 EU-Global Youth Mobilization Youth Empowerment Fund. Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF), a partnership between the European Union …
ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme 2025 for young changemakers (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 31 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme. The Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) is an exciting programme to …
AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme 2025 for early-growth-stage Nigerian women Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: 3 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme . AWIEF has partnered with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank Limited to implement its flagship …
Application Deadline: April 1st, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 GOAL’s NextGen Youth Programme. GOAL’s NextGen Youth Programme brings together young people from all over the world to …
Application Deadline: June 5, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2026 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. Based in Lake Como, Italy, the four-week residency offers participants the opportunity …
Application Deadline: April 14, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 PwC Tanzania 2025 Graduate Recruitment Program. Join PwCs’ human-led, tech-powered teams to tackle challenging projects that inspire innovative …
IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program 2025
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025 (23:59 CET Applications are now open for the 2025 IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program. IMU CDC established in 2017 the Graduate …
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme 2025/2026 (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 5th April 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) funds and implements …
Paper Plane Pan-African Program 2025 for tech-enabled African startups (Fully Funded Immersion Week in Morocco)
Application Deadline: March 16, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Paper Plane Pan-African Program. Paper Plane is a Pan-African program designed for startups in the pre-seed and seed …
NITDA/Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) call for Nigerian Startups (Fully Sponsored Opportunity to Exhibit at the 2025 GITEX Africa in Marrakech, Morocco)
Application Deadline: March 11, 2025 GITEX Africa is the continent’s largest tech and startup exhibition, bringing together global investors, technology leaders, policymakers, and innovative startups. This is a unique opportunity …
The Business Growth Initiative for Startups (BGIS) Program 2025 for Nigerian growth-stage businesses.
Application Deadline: March 17th, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Business Growth Initiative for Startups (BGIS) Program. The Business Growth Initiative for Startups is a programme designed to …
BBC World News Komla Dumor Award 2025 for African Journalists (Fully Funded to work at BBC UK plus monthly stipend)
Application Deadline: 20 March 2025 at 11.59pm GMT. Applications are now open for the 2025 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. The BBC is now accepting applications for the 2025 …
Application Deadline: 20th of March 2025, 6:00 PM CET. Applications are now open for the 2025 BIC Africa Online Acceleration Programme. The fifth edition of the BIC Africa Acceleration Programme for …
Orange Corners Ghana Accelerator Programme 2025 for Young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: March 31st, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Orange Corners Ghana Accelerator Programme. The Orange Corners acceleration programme in Ghana is a collaborative initiative of the …
The L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents for Women in Science Program 2025 for doctoral and post-doctoral students (25,000 Euros in financial support)
Application Deadline: April 7, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents for Women in Science program. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science national and regional “Young …
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Story Production Grants for West African Journalists.
Application Deadline: March 20, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Story Production Grant. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is inviting …
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize 2025 for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (US $30,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 30 April 2025 (midnight Paris time, UTC +2). Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize. The UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding …
The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) 32nd International Leadership Workshop for Rural Youth (Funded to Germany)
Application Deadline: 1 March 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) 32nd International Leadership Workshop. The BMEL’s international cooperation with partners …
Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 WISE Edtech Accelerator Programme. For over six years, WISE have supported edtech founders from around the world scale innovative solutions to key challenges within the world of education. Each …
Application Deadline: March 10, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Access Bank YouThrive Program. A transformative initiative by Access Bank designed to empower, uplift, and accelerate the next …
Application Deadline: March 11th, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Vital Voices (VV) Visionaries Program. The VV Visionaries program in partnership with the Estée Lauder Emerging Leaders Fund …
IOCAfrica Travel Grants for Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) to Attend the UN Ocean Conference and the One Ocean Science Congress 2025.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025, The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) will take place from June 9 to June 13, 2025, in Nice, France, co-hosted by the Governments of France …
LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Development Programme 2025 for young changemakers.
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Development Programme. Nigerian youths are pressed for action and eager to lead and create change. …
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation (AIG) Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) 2025 for emerging African public sector leaders
Application Deadline: 1 May 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 AIG Public Leaders Programme. The AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) offers emerging African public sector leaders a …
UNESCO/APCEIU 11th Youth Leadership Workshop on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) – Fully Funded to New Delhi, India.
Application Deadline: 23 February 2025 (KST, Seoul Time) Applications are now open for the UNESCO/APCEIU 11th Youth Leadership Workshop on Global Citizenship Education. The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for …
The French-African Foundation Young Leaders Program 2025 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Madagascar & France)
Application Deadline: March 30, 2025 (midnight, Paris time) Applications are now open for the 2025 French-African Foundation Young Leaders Program. Under the High Patronage of H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of …
Visa For Music (VFM) Africa 2025 Showcases for music Professionals – Rabat, Morocco (Funded)
Application Deadline: March 23, 2025, at 11:00 PM GMT+1. Applications are now open for the 2025 Visa For Music (VFM) Africa. Created in 2014, Visa for Music is the first …
EIT Climate-KIC Nairobi Circular Economy ClimAccelerator Program 2025 for Climate-tech Startups.
Application Deadline: 2nd March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 EIT Climate-KIC Nairobi Circular Economy ClimAccelerator Programme. The Circular Economy ClimAccelerator in Nairobi is a result-oriented programme targeted …
The Pernod Ricard WE Award 2025 for young changemakers (Fully Funded to the 2025 One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany)
Application Deadline: 7 April 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 One Young World Pernod Ricard WE Award.The WE Award, recognising five exemplary young leaders who are putting in …
RES4Africa Academy Technical and Vocational School 2025 for young Africans. (Scholarships Available)
Application Deadline: March 24, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 RES4Africa Academy Technical and Vocational School. RES4Africa Foundation, together with its partners Strathmore University, AVSI Foundation, and St. Kizito VTI, and …
The CIVICUS Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards 2025 (Fully-Funded to the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok, Thailand)
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 CIVICUS Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards. The Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards recognise and support individuals …
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Landscape Leadership Camp 2025 for young Africans (Funding Available – Nairobi, Kenya)
Application Deadline: 15 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Landscape Leadership Camp. The 2025 GLF Landscape Leadership Camp for the chance to connect and …
German Development Institute Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy 2025 for young emerging Leaders. (Funded)
Application Deadline: March 16 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 German Development Institute Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy. The MGG Academy is a training and dialogue format for …
The Global Investigative Journalism Network Global Shining Light Award 2025 (US$2,500 cash prize and funded trip to the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Network Global Shining Light Award. Every two years, the Global Investigative Journalism Network presents the Global …
SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards 2025 for young South Africans
Application Deadline: 12 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards. The Social Innovation Awards programme focuses on supporting businesses with …
