Application Deadline: September 13th 2018 The Stevens Initiative has opened the 2018 competition to fund virtual exchange programs in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa in …
Call for Applications
Call for Youth Speaker to the launch of the UN Youth Strategy- UN GA (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 24th August GMT 23:59. As you would know, since the later years of the term of Ban Ki Moon, the UN is going through a comprehensive reform process …
Google Research Awards 2019 for academic research in computer science & engineering (150,000 USD)
Application Deadline: September 30, 2018 at 11:59 PM PT The Google Faculty Research Awards Program, sometimes referred to as the Research Awards Program, supports academic research in computer science, engineering, …
British Ecological Society Ecologists in Africa grants 2018 second round ( £8,000 for research)
Application Deadline: September 10th 2018 This grant provides support of up to £8,000 for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. This grant provides support for ecologists in …
Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 Reporting on Illicit Finance in Africa workshop for African Journalists (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: September 9th 2018 Dates: 15 October 19 October | Location: Johannesburg, South Africa | Programme: Wealth of Nations – Illicit finance (NORAD) Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with …
Tubingen-South Africa Program 2019 – Cultural & Language Exchange Program for South Africans to Study in Germany (Fully Funded).
Application Deadline: September 7th 2018 The Tübingen – South Africa Program is a cultural and language exchange program for South African students aiming to expose them to German culture and …
IB PLC Hero’s Foundation Kickstart Entrepreneurship Programme 2018 for young Nigerians
Application Deadline: September 30th 2018 IB PLC Hero’s Foundation Kickstart is International Breweries PLC’s corporate social investment (CSI) initiative run by its subsidiary IB PLC Hero’s Foundation. It is aimed …
Caine Prize 2019 for African Writers of Short Story (£10,000 Cash Prize & Funded Workshop in London)
Application Deadline: 31st January 2019. The Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was …
British Council SouthernAfricaArts ColabNowNow 2018 for young digital creatives – (Fully Funded to Maputo, Mozambique)
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 British Council #SouthernAfricaArts invites young digital creatives to take part in the second edition of ColabNowNow, hosted with Maputo Fast Forward in Mozambique. ColabNowNow will …
OCP Policy Center Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco (Funded)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 17th OCP Policy Center is organizing the seventh edition of The Atlantic Dialogues, a high-level conference that has become a tradition since its launch in 2012 …
Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Growth Accelerator Programme 2018 for early-growth-stage South African women entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting its flagship Growth Accelerator Programme for 2018, sponsored by Nedbank. AWIEF is seeking 25 ambitious, innovative …
Northwestern University ISITA Early Career Scholars of Islam in Africa Book Development Workshop 2018
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) at Northwestern University invites applications for its first Early Career Scholars of Islam in …
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 The Red Bull Basement Residency aims to support and endorse visionary projects that bring change to the urban environment by providing a two-month long residency …
Africa Innovates for the SDGs 2018 Award for African Social Innovators ($USD 5,000 grant)
Application Deadline: 11:59PM GMT on September 7, 2018 Africa Innovates for the SDGs is a new award for African social innovators with exceptional ideas and initiatives linked to any of …
Art Moves Africa Grants 2018 (Mobility Fund of Artists & Cultural Operators within Africa) – Fully Funded
Application Deadline: October 8, 2018 (before 6:00 PM WAT Art Moves Africa supports all artists, arts professionals and cultural operators living and working in Africa for travels from an African …
The annual celebration of Global MIL Week will take place from 24 to 31 October this year, under the theme “Media and Information Literate Cities: Voices, Powers, and Change Makers”. …
Call for Applications: African library & Information Association & Institutions (AfLIA) LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2019 Cohort 2
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 AfLIA invites applications from librarians working in public and national libraries to participate in the 9-month AfLIA Leadership Academy due to begin with a face …
TYAN-YSN International Thematic Workshop on Cancer Research (Funded to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Application Deadline: September 14th 2018 The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Affiliate Network (TYAN) and the Young Scientists Network–Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) in collaboration with the Higher Education …
Apply to Attend the World Bank Youth Summit 2018: Unleashing the Power of Human Capital December 3-4, 2018 – Washington, DC, USA.
Established in 2013, the Youth Summit is an annual event held by the World Bank Group (WBG) to engage with youth globally on the most pressing topics facing their generation. …
Diafrikinvest Diaspora Program 2018 for young African Entrepreneurs in the Diaspora.
Application Deadline: 31st of August 2018. You are of Moroccan, Senegalese or Tunisian origin and live in Europe? You have a business project in your country of origin that can …
German government Creating Perspectives: Business for Development Program 2018 for East African SMEs
To better cope with ongoing industrial transformation processes and a further increase of global business international strategic partnerships have to be strengthened. This is the intention of “Creating Perspectives”, an …
New Media Writing Prize 2018 ( £2,000 plus 3 months paid internship at Unicorn Training, Bournemouth, UK)
Application Deadline: Friday December 14th 2018 12 noon GMT The New Media Writing Prize (NMWP) showcases exciting and inventive stories that integrate a variety of formats, platforms, and digital media. …
TWAS-SAREP_SNAS Regional Young Scientists’ Conference 2018 for young African scientists – Khartoum, Sudan (Funded)
Application Deadline: August 30th 2018 The TWAS-SAREP_SNAS Regional Young Scientists’ Conference will be jointly organized by the Sudanese National Academy of Sciences (SNAS), the Sudan Academy of Young Scientists (SAYS) …
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Call for proposals : ICT-enabled mechanisation in Africa (250,000 Euros grant)
Application Deadline: Thursday, 11 October 2018 @ 6:00 PM Netherlands time. This is a call to explore and implement initiatives supportive of the effective use of digital technologies for agricultural …
Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 for exceptional young people from the Commonwealth ( £5000 GBP & Funded to London)
Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 31st October 2018. The Commonwealth is offering exceptional young people who are making a difference in their communities a chance to win a Commonwealth Youth …
TWAS Sustainability Visiting Expert Programme 2018 for scientists in developing countries.
Application Deadline: 1st October 2018 The TWAS Sustainability Visiting Expert Programme provides institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially the Least Developed Countries and those with limited outside contacts, …
Call for Submissions: project or apply for Selection Committee at the 2018 Solutions Summit for Global Innovators.
Application Deadline: August 27th 2018 Solutions Summit is an annual catalytic gathering at UN Headquarters in New York during UN General Assembly high-level week at the end of September. This …
Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leadership Program 2019 for Global Teen Leaders (Fully Funded to Just Peace Summit 2019 in New York, USA)
Application Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm EST. Three Dot Dash is looking for 25 — 35 Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) who are doing extraordinary work that helps …
Application Deadline: August 10th 2018 Africa is regarded as a key centre of agricultural production. The continent has the agricultural potential not only to feed itself but also to grow …
Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for young social innovators in West Africa (Fully Funded to Ghana)
Application Deadline: August 27th 2018 The ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at impact retreats in beautiful …
Women in Science Workshop 2018 for African women scientists -Kigali, Rwanda (Funded)
Application Deadline: 20 August 2018 The goal of this workshop is to empower women to become successful in their chosen profession in Science. It is acknowledged that the low number …
Africa Centre’s Artist in Residency Programme 2018 for African Artists (Funded)
Application Deadline: October 15th 2018 Applications for the Africa Centre Artists In Residency Programme (AIR) are now open. The Artists In Residency (AIR) Programme accepts submissions from emerging, mid-career and …
CTA VALUE4HER call for digital registration of women-owned agribusinesses in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Application Deadline:15th September 2018. This is a call for digital registration of women-owned agribusinesses in Eastern and Southern Africa. This registration will facilitate the development of a digital database for …
The Africa Green Revolution Forum 2018 Dealroom for agribusiness entrepreneurs ($100k-$5m in funding)
The Africa Green Revolution Forum, the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, pulling together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape, will this year host a Dealroom connecting investors …
