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SAB Lerumo 2018 empowerment programme for woman owned businesses in manufacturing.
Application Deadline: April 5th 2018 SAB Lerumo is an empowerment programme for woman owned businesses in manufacturing. The programme will be a set of high impact master classes that will …
Call for youth leaders to the 201 8 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) – Kigali, Rwanda
Application Deadline: May 21st 2018 The organizers of the 2018 ICFP are seeking youth leaders aged 18 to 25 years old to be keynote speakers, media makers and moderators for …
Talent Meets Bertelsmann 2018 for Emerging Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Funded to Berlin, Germany)
Application Deadline: 13th of May 2018 Data.Driven.Innovation. Berlin | July 2 – July 4, 2018 Join the data edition of the International Networking Extravaganza! Talent Meets Bertelsmann 2018 Are you …
Nigeria’s development sector is beaming brightly as female social entrepreneurs and NGO leaders meet in a first-of-its-kind women-focused networking conference to engage, share ideas and deepen perspectives on creating and …
Mophradat Writing residency Program 2018 for writers from the Arab world (Fully Funded to Brussels, Belgium)
Application Deadline: April 15th 2018 Mophradat has a rolling open call for bespoke residencies in Brussels for writers from the Arab world in 2018 and 2019. Lasting for a period …
ITU/UN Women Equals in Tech Awards 2018 for Gender Equality & Mainstreaming in Technology
Application Deadline: July 20th 2018 The annual EQUALS in Tech Awards recognize that information and communication technologies are a powerful tool for transforming the lives of women around the world, and that …
Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for young social innovators from Africa (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: April 9th 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 …
Nuremberg Summer Academy 2018 for Young Professionals in international criminal law. (Fully Funded to Nuremberg, Germany)
Application Deadline: 8 April 2018. The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is pleased to invite applications to the 2018 edition of the Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals taking place in …
SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards 2018 for Young South Africans.
Application Deadline: 23rd April 2018 at midday (12h00). The SAB Foundation supports and invests in entrepreneurs and social innovation with a priority in benefitting women and youth, people in rural …
2018 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) -$USD5,000 Prize
Application Deadline: May 18, 2018 This annual award, which began in 2007, is organized and presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan. Its purpose is …
Ashoka Social Investment Accelerator Programme 2018 for young social entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to South Africa)
Application Deadline: April 16, 2018 at 00:00 (GMT) Are you a social enterprise and are you looking to raise investments for the first time? Are you based in North, East …
Royal Academy of Engineering 2018/2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa (£35,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 4pm GMT on 23 July 2018. The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to …
Call for Nominations: 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize in the Field of Human Right
Application Deadline: April 6th 2018 The 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize will be given out at the United Nations in New York on Human Right Day, 10 December. This …
World Wild Life (WWF) Conservation Workshop Grants 2018 for Conservation Issue-Based Organizations ($USD7,500)
Application Deadline: August 1, 2018 Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues. These grants support training workshops with …
Feature Documentary Film Producing Workshop 2018 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Cape Town, South Africa)
Application Deadline: April 2nd 2018 In June 2018, the American Film Showcase (AFS) will host 5-7 teams of emerging documentary producers and their filmmaker partners (10-14 participants total) from African …
USAID Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs Prize 2018 for women-led enterprises ($50,000 prize)
Application Deadline: April 25, 2018 at18:00 Eastern Daylight Time At the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that Feed the Future would launch …
Application Deadline: March 30th 2018 You can now register for the second edition of the Youth Empowered 2018 workshop! The Youth Empowered Program is a 3-days workshop in four locations …
Application Deadline: 31st March, 2018. Developers in Vogue is offering an exciting opportunity to young ladies to learn full-stack web development. The boot camp holds from 2nd to 31st July, …
FIRE Africa Awards 2018 for Project promoting ICT development in Africa ($58,000 USD in funding)
Application Deadline: 6th April 2018 The FIRE Africa Grants will be open between 15th March and 1st April. A total of $58,000 USD in funding will be available across two (2) categories. Selected …
Merck Accelerator Nairobi Satellite Program 2018 for early stage start-ups from East Africa ( $3,000 cash prize & Fully Funded to Merck Innovation Center in Germany)
Application Deadline: May 5, 2018. Are you an early stage start-up based in East Africa? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation and would like to run a …
Obama Foundation Africa Leaders Program 2018 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: 6:00 PM EST on March 25, 2018. The Obama Foundation Africa Leaders Program will inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders from across Africa, through a core set of …
2018 Emerald African Management Research Fund Award for African management research proposals ($USD 4,000 grant)
Application Deadline: 30th April 2018. Emerald and AFAM (Africa Academy of Management), in association with INASP and the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), are delighted to offer …
Application Deadline: April 6th 2018 ONE Champions are vibrant, committed group of volunteers who work to support ONE Africa’s advocacy work. The Champions lobby decision makers, support with recruiting and …
Application Deadline: May 31st 2018 Qualify and register as a Chartered Accountant with a highly innovative, multinational corporate in the dynamic telecoms sector. The SAICA-accredited CA programme will give you …
AU-RIATT-ESA reporting on Child Marriage in Africa Awards 2018 (2,000 US Dollars Prize)
Application Deadline: March 23rd 2018 Nominations are open for AU-RIATT-ESA reporting on Child Marriage in Africa Awards 2018 that are presented to individual journalists that have significantly contributed to the …
British Council 2018 Creative Enterprise Programme for young Entrepreneurs from East Africa
Application Deadline: 1 April 2018. Join other creative entrepreneurs for an interactive workshop session in Kampala, Uganda. In May 2018, the British Council in partnership with Nesta (the UK’s innovation …
Application Deadline: 31st of March 2018 23:59 CET. Are you interested in media, youth empowerment and storytelling? Are you based in or interested in the Middle East and North Africa? …
Zambezi Prize 2018 for financial inclusion ventures in sub-Saharan Africa ($USD 200,000 prize)
Application Deadline: June 1, 2018 at 11:59PM EST The MasterCard Foundation & Legatum Center Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion The Zambezi Prize is a $200,000 competition that aims to unearth and celebrate …
Call for Applications: Thomson Reuters Correspondent 2018 for West and Central Africa
Application Deadline: Ongoing Locations : Dakar-Senegal Reuters is looking for an experienced, self-starting correspondent for West & Central Africa. The successful candidate will write groundbreaking, insightful news on a wide …
GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund 2018 for Startups across Africa (GBP250,000 grant)
Application Deadline: 15 April 2018 at 11.59pm GMT. The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund provides selected start-ups in Africa and Asia Pacific with equity-free funding, technical assistance, and the opportunity …
Global Cleantech Innovation Programme 2018 for SMEs in South Africa (Fully Funded trip to California, USA)
Application Deadline: 2nd May 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMMEs in South Africa (GCIP-SA) is part of a global initiative that aims to address the most pressing energy, environmental …
Investec Navigate Exposure Programme 2018 for final year students in South Africa
Application Deadline: 31st March 2018 Experience the world of work in just four days with Navigate and get a taste of Investec’s Out of the Ordinary culture. Investec Navigate is …
