Application Deadline: July 15th, 2018 What: Artificial Intelligence Coming of Age – Research and Development in Germany When: September 23rd to 29th 2018 The Postdoctoral Researchers’ Networking Tour 2018 offers …
Call for Applications
MEST/Merck Accelerator Lagos Satellite Program 2018 for early stage start-up based in West Africa ($USD 3,000 cash prize & fully paid trip to Merck Innovation Center HQ in Darmstadt, Germany)
Application Deadline: August 20th, 2018. Are you an early stage start-up based in West Africa? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation and would like to run a …
Internet Society Youth@IGF Programme for the 2018 Internet Governance Forum in Paris, France (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: July 22nd 2018 Many young people age 18-25 are the first generation of adults to grow up not knowing the world without the Internet. For those who do …
African Fact-Checking Awards 2018 for Journalistic Excellence in Africa (USD6,000 in Prizes)
Application Deadline: 15 August 2018 at midnight. The African Fact-Checking Awards – the only awards that each year honour journalism by Africa-based media in the emerging field of fact-checking are …
African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE): Continental & Regional Awards 2018 Edition
Application Deadline: November 10, 2018 The African Union Commission is committed to ensure that science, technology and innovation contribute to our sustainable development efforts. The Constitutive Act, establishing the African …
One Young World’s Politician of the Year Award (Funded to the One Young World Summit 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands)
Application Deadline: 6pm BST, 15th July 2018 One Young World’s Politician of the Year Award has been created to recognise the 5 most promising young politicians between the age of …
Call for Nominations: 16th edition of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture (US$60 000)
Application Deadline: 31 August 2018. UNESCO calls for candidatures for the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. Awarded since 2001, the Prize was established in 1998 in collaboration with the Government …
African Women’s Development Fund: Call for Proposals for 2018 World Aids Day (US$2,000 grant)
Application Deadline: 20 July 2018 For World AIDS Day 2018, AWDF is awarding grants to African women’s organisations and groups to support activities addressing the impact of HIV and AIDS …
The Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019 (US $1 million award) for Outstanding Teachers Worldwide.
Application Deadline: 9th September 2018. The Global Teacher Prize is a US $1million dollar award, presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. …
Application Deadline: July 09, 2018. You are an African start-up. You develop innovative projects around energy and you want to accelerate the development of your project. EDF is exporting its …
Ian Perry Scholarship Prize 2018 for Young Photo Journalists ($USD 3,500 Prize)
Application Deadline: July 28th 2018 Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years …
Application Deadline: August 15th 2018 The Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize champions a dynamic vision for financial inclusion. By capitalizing on the fast-moving digital world, innovation can facilitate a forward-looking …
2018 UNCDF Grants for Development of a Mobile Application for Financial Education in West Africa
Application Deadline: July 10th 2018 at 17.00 GMT The youth employment crisis is a global development priority. In much of West Africa including countries like The Gambia, Guinea, Niger and …
FAO/FIMI 2018 Training of Trainers on Human Rights, Food and Nutrition Security for Indigenous Women Leaders from Africa
Application Deadline: July 9th 2018 FAO is one of the leading organizations for its expertise in natural resources management, including food systems. Given the inextricable relationship that exists between nature …
Mary Robinson Climate Justice Award 2018 for young leaders (Funded to the One Young World Summit 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands)
Application Deadline: 25th July 2018 For the third year running One Young World is teaming up with Mary Robinson to support young leaders behind innovative and impactful climate justice initiatives that …
The Saville Foundation Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2018 ($USD 30,000 USD Prize)
Application Deadline: August 14 2018 The Saville Foundation Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship is an annual competition run with the generous support of The Saville Foundation. The competition seeks out …
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) 2018 Small Research Grants in Climate Change Science (USD 10 000 per Grantee)
Application Deadline: 30 July 2018 23:59 CAT The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS NEI) invites early career African academics of postdoctoral standing to apply for the …
Journalismfund.eu Money Trail working grants 2018 for Journalists (50.000 euro grant)
Application Deadline: 15th November 2018 In Money Trail, Journalismfund.eu offers working grants for mixed teams of African, Asian and European journalists to investigate cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and …
CERN-UNESCO School on Digital libraries 2018 for librarians & IT information specialists – Nairobi, Kenya (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: August 1st 2018 The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will co-organize the “UNESCO-CERN School on Digital Libraries …
Application Deadline: 13 July 2018 (France GMT/UTC + 2h). Scientists and scientific institutions around the world are invited to present and nominate the most qualified candidates for the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO …
African Union (AU)-Korea Short Term training Programme 2018 for African policy makers.
Application Deadline: 20th July 2018. Within the framework of AU-Korea Cooperation, the Government of the Republic of Korea has made training offers to the AFRICAN UNION through the African Union …
Fate Foundation NutriPitch-The Nourishing Nigeria Challenge 2018 for young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: 12:00 midnight WAT on Saturday, July 7, 2018. NutriPitch-The Nourishing Nigeria Challenge is an exceptional programme developed in partnership with Scaling up Nutrition Business Network , GAIN and …
APSA Challenge Science and Technology – Ethiopia 2018 for African young scientists & entrepreneurs (5,000 euros prize)
Application Deadline: July 31th 2018 APSA Challenge Science and Technology – Ethiopia 2018: Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development A competition organized by the Association for the Promotion of Sciences …
UN-DESA’s/Brown Institute for Media Innovation Call for Proposals on Data Storytelling 2018 (Funded to UN World Data Forum 2018 in Dubai)
Application Deadline: 20 July 2018 The Columbia Journalism School’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation in collaboration with UN-DESA’s Statistics Division is pleased to announce a call for project proposals on …
Call for Proposals: World Bank 2018 Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development
Application Deadline: 17:00 U.S. ET, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The World Bank’s Development Data Group (DECDG), in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), is interested …
Thomson Reuters Foundation Reporting Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development Programme 2018 for Journalists across Africa (Funded to Kigali,Rawanda)
Application Deadline:31st August 2018 Reporting Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development Dates: 03 September 07 September | Location: Kigali, Rwanda Programme: Rural Poverty and Agriculture n order to ensure the daily …
2018 U.N. Correspondents Association Awards for Best Media Coverage of the United Nations & U.N. AGENCIES ($60,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: September 15th, 2018 2018 U.N. CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR BEST MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND U.N. AGENCIES WINNERS WILL BE HONORED AT A GALA EVENT WITH …
2018 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of (ICTs) in Education Prize (USD$ 50,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 31 October 2018. UNESCO is launching the call for nominations for the 2018 edition of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information …
African Women’s Development Fund 2018 Call for Proposals Round 3 : Leading from the South.
Application Deadline: July 24th 2018 African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is happy to invite proposals for grants from all eligible women-led and women’s rights groups and organisations in Africa and …
Shell LiveWIRE is a social investment programme that aims to help young Nigerians explore the option of starting their own business as a real and viable career option. It provides …
2018 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A for high-growth African Startups (All expenses paid trip to Cape Town, South Africa)
Application Deadline: August 20th 2018 VC4A is looking for 8 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on Nov 11-12 in Cape Town. Are you operating in …
International Development Research Center (IDRC) Research Awards 2019 – Canada
Application Deadline: 16:00 (EDT) on September 5, 2018. IDRC is now accepting applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2019 call. The selected candidates will be granted a one-year paid program …
