Call for Applications

Application Deadline:  31 January 2018. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) announces the call for entries for the 2018 COMESA Media Awards. The Award scheme is conducted …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2017 Goethe-Institut Lebanon, Beirut Art Residency (BAR) and Metropolis Art Cinema Association are pleased to announce the call for submissions for the “BACKSTORY”- residency in 2018. …

Application Deadline: January 30th 2018 The 2018 WISE Awards will identify, celebrate, and promote six innovative projects for their positive contribution to education and society. The Awards highlight initiatives found …

Application Deadline: January 8, 2018 The annual National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation were established by the Society and The Howard G. Buffett Foundation to recognize and celebrate unsung …

Application Deadline: January 29, 2018 The U.S. African Development Foundation invites proposals for grant financing and local support, from African enterprises, cooperatives, and producer groups with innovative solutions that extend …

Application Deadline: 10 December 2017 Last month Hivos organized the third edition of its Coworking Summit, an annual gathering for founders and managers of creative hubs, coworking, hacker, maker, and …

Application Deadline: December 15th, 2017 at 11:59 PST American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) is a student initiative at Stanford University that brings together the most promising …

Application Deadline: 18 December 2017, 10 AM CET Applications for the 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme are now being accepted The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme is a fully funded year-long …

Application Deadline: November 27th 2017 The fellowship represents LéO Africa Institute signature leadership development project which espouses the dignity, self-worth, and identity of the African as the cornerstone of leadership values. …

Application Deadline: December 10th 2017 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …

Application Deadline: Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in collaboration with ONE and the Elliott family seek entries for the 2018 Michael …

The 2017Furaha Camp, will be the fourth camp to be organised by WYA Africa. Furaha is the Swahili word for happiness. The camp will be hosted at the Kenyan countryside, in collaboration …

Application Deadline: 30th November 2017 at midnight (12:00 am) GMT. The Mastercard Foundation, together with a group of strategic partners, has initiated a collaborative effort to take stock of progress …

Application Deadline: 31 March 2018 Postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, can go on a ‘Cooperation Visit’ lasting three months to an institute in Germany. The TWAS-DFG Cooperation …

Application Deadline: 1st December 2017 In collaboration with UNESCO and a number of centres of excellence in the South, TWAS has instituted a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers …

Application Deadline: 26 November 2017. From 30 January – 01 February 2018, the British Council in partnership with Nesta (the UK’s innovation foundation) will deliver the Creative Enterprise Programme to …

Application Deadline:January 19, 2018. The IWMF’s Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honor Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Anja Niedringhaus (1965-2014). …

Application Deadline:  14 December 2017. Nominations are now open for the 2018 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. This special edition of the awards will coincide with the …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2017 The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is launching the second round of a regional training program, designed for young adults from the Middle East and North Africa region. The …

Application Deadline: 17.00 GMT on 3 January 2018 The Commonwealth Foundation’s mission is to support civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that …

Application Deadline: December 11th 2017 Launchpad Africa is an acceleration program that matches the best African startups with the best of Google – its people, network, and advanced technologies – …

Application Deadline: November 17th 2017 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have announced the opening of applications for the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program. Two Indigenous Ambassadors will …

Application Deadline:December 1st 2017 The MENA-Michigan Initiative for Global Action Through Entrepreneurship (M2GATE) invites you to join a new virtual exchange program with students from the United States, and fellow …

Submission Deadline: Thursday, 30 November 2017, 1700 hours South African time The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is calling for applications from individual or corporate consultants to update workshop …

Application Deadline:  2 January 2018 (Deadline for last submission: 23:00 Geneva time) WSIS Prizes is a unique international contest developed in response to requests from the WSIS stakeholders to create …

Application Deadline: 11 December 2017. Navigating the UN human rights mechanisms takes some skill. That’s why ISHR has been running its flagship Human Rights Defenders Advocacy Programme since 2014 – …

Application Deadline: December 5th 2017 Are you a leader with a vision? Do you want to make a change? Young Leaders Visitors Programme (YLVP) is a leadership programme for people …

  ITC SheTrades and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) will hold a special 2-day workshop in Lagos on 21-22 November to promote trade for women-owned businesses in Nigeria. The …

Application Deadline: March 5th 2018 Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) is an innovative multi-partner blended training program for young, promising and emerging health policy & systems researchers, decision makers …

Application Deadline: 5pm EST, Wednesday 31 January 2018. The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business bribery with the goal of increasing commercial transparency. Requirements: Nominees may …

Application Deadline: 21st November, 2017 The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) will host a Training Workshop on Mobile Apps Development for Sustainable Development in late November or early December …

UNDP and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) through the Lagos State Employability Support Project plan to increase the pool of skilled manpower to alleviate the acute shortages of employable …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2017 The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council is expanding for 2018 by adding 10 new young ocean leaders from around the world! Applications are due by 1 December 2017. The World Oceans …

Application Deadline: 24th November, 2017 The Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) is a charitable company dedicated to the training of farmers in modern and sustainable agricultural practices and rational use of natural …

Application Deadline: January 31st 2017 Realness Residency is a pan-African programme dedicated to developing and supporting the next generation of African screenwriting talent. Realness ensures that projects are given the …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2017 This particular institute is open ONLY to Moroccan female applicants. Program dates are June and August 2018 – specific dates will come soon. The U.S. Embassy …

Application Deadline: Wednesday 15th November 2017 at 17.00 East African Time (EAT) (UTC+3). Hivos is seeking concept notes from artistic collectives, creative hubs and groups of content creators working on …

Application Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 30th 2017 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Now in its fourth year, the Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media is returning to Poynter’s campus in St. …

Application Deadline: January 2nd, 2018. Every summer, Music Omi provides fellowships to approximately a dozen professional musicians—composers and performers from around the globe—to come together for two and a half …