Call for Applications

Submission Deadline: 17 November 2017 Tell us your big idea to make sure girls count – and you could be sharing it with African leaders! 130 million girls around the …

Application Deadline:January 9, 2018 The Hansen Summer Institute on Leadership and International Cooperation is an exciting international program funded by a generous grant from the Fred J. Hansen Foundation. Eight …

Application Deadline: November 15th 2017 The Mastercard Foundation is an independent, private foundation headquartered in Canada. Our work, which focuses on Africa, aims to spur prosperity by promoting education and …

Application Deadline: October 20th 2017 Apply to attend the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum The European Commission is covering the travel and accommodation cost of 50 EU and 50 African based …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2017 D-Prize funds new entrepreneurs who increase access to proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are …

Application Deadline: 24 January 2018 at 22:00 UTC (GMT). The Clean Energy Ministerial invites your company or organization to compete for a prestigious global award by sharing your experiences in …

Application Deadline: October 31, 2017. Paradigm Initiative is now accepting entries for its N1 Million Naira Taiwo Bankole Prize. The Taiwo Bankole Prize honours a viable tech product/idea designed by …

Application Deadline: 17th November, 2017. Developers In Vogue is offering an exciting opportunity to young ladies to learn full-stack web development. Our boot camp holds from 1st to 28th February, …

Application Deadline: October 27th 2017 Young Leaders Forum (YLF) is an annual program for learning and networking, dialogue and capacity building sessions for youth between the age of 18-35 years, …

The Future Awards Africa, also popularly known as The Future Awards, are a set of awards given by The Future Project (TFP), a social enterprise set up with a strong, …

Application Deadline: Friday, 1 November 2017. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the fifth African School on Internet Governance(AfriSIG). The 2017 School …

Application Deadline: 22 October 2017. Applications are now open to join a course in London that builds the capacity of young people to counter hate speech and violent radicalisation. Run …

Application Deadline: October 15th 2017 Jan 22-Apr 19 ’18 (12 weeks) Techstars Music is a startup accelerator run by Techstars and leading companies from the global music business: Sony Music …

Application Deadline: 30th November, 2017. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) with support from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) offers research grants to Nigerian citizens wishing to undertake research work in fields related to …

Application Deadline: OCTOBER 31, 2017 Women in News program (WIN) at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is pleased to announce that its call for nominations for …

Application Deadline:10 January 2018 at 23.59 GMT. The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is delighted to announce the call for its 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) applications. The IPA main …

Application Deadline: October 27 2017 Make-IT Accelerator program is looking for 30 digital startups eager to scale their innovation and boost their growth! The free 9-month acceleration programme, supports you …

Application Deadline: 10 December 2017 The YSE programme seeks to inspire, equip and enable youth of different nationalities to embark on social enterprises (SEs) in Singapore and beyond. If you …

Application Deadline: October 16th 2017 The Commonwealth is urgently seeking two trainers to deliver a course that builds the capacity of young people to counter hate speech and violent radicalisation. …

Application Deadline: 11:59pm (EST) on January 5, 2018. The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites research grant applications from African researchers, policy analysts, and …

Application Deadline: 3rd November 2017 Last September, the United Nations announced the inaugural class of the Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals – 17 young change-makers whose leadership is …

Application Deadline: November 9th 2017 Are you a a current post-secondary student or recent graduate (not later than three years ago) and based in any country in Africa? Are you …

The annual YOUTHPRENEUR BUSINESS SUMMIT (YBS) is organised by the Youthpreneur Business Development Network, a non-profit organisation empowering youth-owned businesses for accelerated growth and enhancing their contributions to economic development. The summit …

WeThinkCode_ is a revolutionary coding academy in Johannesburg. It is a tuition-free course that is 100% sponsored by companies looking for world-class computer programming skills. It is open to all. …

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 24 October 2017 by 4pm. The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is calling for applications for the 12th edition of Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. …

Application Deadline: 11 January 2018. Since 1977, IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on …

Application Deadline: midnight on October 31, 2017. The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is a new $4 million, 3-year media initiative to accelerate digital media innovation among independent media …

Application Deadline: 12:00PM EST (GMT -5) on November 7, 2017. The Department of State administers the Congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program annually. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act …

Application deadline: November 13, 2017 at 00:00 Program dates :December 6, 2017 – March 9, 2018 Standard Chartered Bank and @iBizAfrica, Strathmore Business School have partnered to create the Standard …

Application Deadline: October 30th 2017 British Council’s West Africa Arts Programme #UKWestAfricaArts invites applications from Creative Hubs in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and United Kingdom to participate in a …

The StoryLab Academy brings together the best of Google, the World Bank, and Code for Africa’s data journalism resources and technology to support high-quality journalism in Africa. For journalists, recent …

Application Deadline: 12th November 2017. The Africa Grants Programme (AGP) supports the training of health workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Funded by Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and managed …

Application Deadline: November 10, 2017 The Annenberg School for Communication’s Internet Policy Observatory has teamed up with the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Research …

Application Deadline: Friday 27 October 2017. Emerging International Leaders Programme on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) will equip future leaders and opinion formers with the skills and insight necessary …

Application Deadline: January 8th, 2018. The Google AI Residency Program (formerly known as the Google Brain Residency Program) is a 12-month role designed to advance your career in machine learning …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2017 Every two years the foundation hosts the Young African Scholars program. Ten scholars whose proposed projects are judged to be of high quality and closely …

The Nigerian Bottling Company is organising a 3-day workshop for 1,500 youths in 3 states and reaching a further 8,500 via its Digital Hub providing online training. The goal of …

Application Deadline: October 21, 2017. Andela Learning Community (ALC) 2.0 powered by Google is a program that connects people who are interested in learning software development with beginner or intermediate …

Application Deadline: 5 October 2017 From 16 to 24 November 2017 the Goethe-Institut invites seven game developers from South Africa and eight from Sub Saharan Africa to join an eight …