Application Deadline: September 24th 2018 Dates: 05 November 09 November | Location: Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation is offering a training scheme on Reporting the Illegal Internet Trade in Wildlife for journalists …
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Application Deadline: October 7, 2018, 23:59:59 SAST Africa’s Top 30 Tech Start-ups is an initiative by Accenture to identify the top tech start-ups on the continent. Accenture are looking for …
Application Deadline:October 1st 2018. Location: Chuka University, Maseno University & Pwani University Akili Dada invites applications for its Emerging Leaders Program Are you an aspiring female student leader? Akili Dada …
Ockenden International Prize 2019 (GBP100,000 prize) for Organisations helping Refugees & Displaced People.
Application Deadline: November 30, 2018 Entries invited for the 2019 Ockenden International Prizes for successful self-reliance refugee projects Ockenden International has launched its seventh annual quest to find and reward the …
Goethe-Institut #AFROYOUNGADULT: A talent-search for Young Adult Fiction from Africa.
Application Deadline: November 30th 2018 The Goethe-Institut invites aspiring African writers of all ages interested in writing for Young Adults (YA) to submit short stories of 3000-5000 words in length …
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa’s Pan African Entrepreneurial Training Program 2019 (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: February 8th, 2019 MEST offers a fully sponsored 12-month graduate-level entrepreneurial training in business, communications and software development, including extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch …
Application Deadline: November 30th 2018 Sponsored by Continental Reinsurance, the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards recognise the outstanding work of journalists on re/insurance from across the continent. Successful candidates have to …
The Alliance Française de Nairobi Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition 2018 for young Kenyans (KShs.175,000 cash prize)
Application Deadline: September 30th 2018 The Alliance Française de Nairobi is the Promoter of the Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition. The 3rd edition of the competition is programmed in October and …
Ashden International Awards 2019 for Green Entrepreneurs from Developing Nations (£20,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 6 November 2018 at 11.59pm GMT. The application process for the 2019 Ashden Awards is now open. On 13 June 2019, 10 winners from around the world will …
Call for Nominations: Winter 2019 Study of the U.S. Institute on U.S. National Security Policymaking at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE, USA (Funded)
Application Deadline: October 1st 2018 Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Scholars are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university …
2019 AfriPlantSci Summer School for early-career researchers across sub-Saharan Africa (Fully Funded to Kenya)
Application Deadline: September 30th 2018 AfriPlantSci invite applications from early-career researchers from across sub-Saharan Africa whose research falls within the broad topic of Plant Health. This includes MSc students, PhD …
She Leads Africa (SLA) Dark and Lovely Beauty Accelerator Program 2018 for early stage entrepreneurs ($USD 9,000 cash prize)
Application Deadline: September 21 at 17:00 South African time The Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator is a 10 week entrepreneurship development program to support early stage entrepreneurs who …
Application Deadline: September 18th 2018 The GAPMIL Awards will recognize information/library, media and technology specialists, educators, artists, activists, researchers, policy makers, NGOs, associations and other groups integrating MIL (media and …
Facebook/Afrinolly Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp 2018 for young Nigerian storytellers
Application Deadline:21 September, 2018 Facebook and Afrinolly introduce the Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp, a week-long intensive workshop for up and coming storytellers who are developing short-form content for digital platforms. Led …
H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award 2019: Re-invent the future of fashion and share a grant of 1 million Euros!
Application Deadline: 17th October 2018. Send in your innovative ideas to win H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award ! Winners will share a grant of €1 million and embark on a …
Application Deadline: 3rd October 2018. The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council is searching for 15 new young ocean leaders from around the world to bring the Council to a …
World Bank/Build Academy Resilient Home Challenge 2018 for Architects & Engineers ($ 10,000 prize)
Application Deadline:November 30th, 2018 Natural disasters are on the rise. Since 1990, natural disasters have affected 217 million people every single year. Hundreds of floods, storms, heat waves and droughts have left about …
Women in News (WIN) Leadership Development Programme 2018/2019 for Women Journalists from MENA Region.
Application Deadline: September 27th 2018 Women in News (WIN) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) are pleased to announce that the call for applications for the fourth year …
D-Prize Challenge 2019 Prize for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
Application Deadline: November 25, 2018 at midnight PT. D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale distribution of an already proven poverty intervention in the developing world. We do …
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum (TEF) 2018 Travel Fellowships for African journalists. (Funded to Lagos,Nigeria)
Application Deadline: September 12th 2018 The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropy, has announced a call for entries for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African journalists. …
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Call for proposals : Boosting decent employment for Africa’s youth
Application Deadline: October 8th 2018 The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Dutch Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have launched a call for …
The 69th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting for Early-Career South African Students & Researchers (Funded to Lindau, Germany)
Application Deadline: 28 September 2018 The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), will be seeking candidates to participate in …
UNESCO 2018 Regional training on cultural heritage representations (Fully Funded to Tunis,Tunisia)
Application Deadline: September 10th 2018 Under the framework of The Networks of Mediterranean Youth Project – NET-MED Youth (2014-2018) and as part UNESCO’s and the EU’s commitment to engaging youth …
British Council Alumni Awards 2018/2019 for Young Professionals who studied in the UK.
Application Deadline: 28 October 2018 The British Council Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumni and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education. Award winners and …
The Anna Lindh Foundation Young Mediterranean Voices Programme 2018 Seminar for New Leadership (Fully Funded to Malta)
Application Deadline: September 20th 2018 The Anna Lindh Foundation, in partnership with the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) and the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, is organising on 14-19 …
CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Program 2018 for Fintech startups (Fully Funded to Luxembourg)
Application Deadline: Tuesday 25th September 2018 CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa is a 1 week training and networking Bootcamp, hosted in Luxembourg between 5th and 9th November 2018, for 12 Fintech firms …
Goethe-Institut International Coproduction Fund 2019 for Artists ( €25,000 in funding)
Application Deadline: April 15, 2019 International coproductions epitomize a form of artistic collaboration involving partnership and dialogue. With a view to encouraging new collaborative working processes and innovative productions involving …
Apply to speak at the British Council Going Global 2019 Conference in Berlin, Germany
Application Deadline: Wednesday 10th October 2018 Going Global provides an open forum for world education leaders–those in the non-compulsory education sector with decision making responsibilities–to debate issues surrounding global higher …
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Cohort 2 program 2018 for Kenyans
Application Deadline: The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is Africa’s leading women in tech incubator, aligning with calls for more diversity in technology and for more opportunities for …
WHO Global Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) Young Leaders Network for Health Professionals (Funded to Astana,Kazakhstan)
Application Deadline: September 15th 2018 Global Conference on Primary Health Care, Kazakhstan – 25-26 October 2018 The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, co-hosted by the World Health Organization, UNICEF …
Reportwomen! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme 2018 for female journalists
Application Deadline: Wednesday 5 September 2018 The Reportwomen! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) is aimed at empowering female reporters with the skills, finesse, support and tools to take bold steps …
