Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 15 June 2015 Forest 2015 is looking for passionate and inspiring youth speakers to make a TEDx-style presentation at the youth special event during the XIV World Forestry …

Application Deadline: June 12 2015 The 2015 Children’s Prize seeks the best and most effective project that proposes to save the greatest number of children’s lives with $250,000. The Children’s …

Application Deadline: June 30 2015 Travel grants available to meet the world’s brightest mathematicians and computer scientists in Heidelberg! Foundation awards 15 travel grants to journalists for the 3rd Heidelberg …

Deadline: June 1, 2015 – priority scholarship application June 15, 2015 – scholarship application and application for all those who need a  visa to enter Russia July 10 – self-financed …

Application Deadline: May 8th 2015 Eligibility: Cultural Entrepreneurs from English-speaking African countries Training place: Cape Town, South Africa Training date: 15 – 24 June 2015* As part of the broader …

Submission Deadline: June 12 2015 Conceived by M Restaurant Group and Shanghai International Literary Festival founder Michelle Garnaut and writer Pankaj Mishra, the M Literary Residency Program offers two residencies …

Application Deadline: May 22nd 2015 (Extended) When: June 2015 Where: To be confirmed by the end of May 2015 The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning and …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa is looking for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 35 from Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, …

Nomination Deadline: June 30th 2015 Do you have an amazing friend, sister, wife, cousin, or crush who has a great business and you think is well on her way to …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2015 at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time This US$150,000 Prize is looking for the most innovative, impactful, and sustainable way in which a financial service provider puts …

Application Deadline: July 1, 2015 What: Preparing Global Leaders Academy Where: Amman, Jordan When: 24-30 August 2015 Whom: students and young professionals around the world. Preparing Global Leaders Academy (PGLA, …

Application Deadline: June 30 2015 Are you an African citizen with a business idea that will create jobs and improve lives in Africa? Will it improve education or the environment, …

Application Deadline: May 11, 2015 The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) call for concept notes on “Learning from Peace in sub-Saharan Africa” falls under the grantmaking program of USIP’s …

Application Deadline: 9PM PST on June 20, 2015. When: August 20 – 23, 2015 For Whom: Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Innovators Tuition: Tuition is $1350 and scholarships are available for those …

Jobberman, Nigeria’s No. 1 recruitment website is pleased to announce the launch of a free CV evaluation platform for all Nigerians. Starting May 1st 2015 (Workers’ Day), all interested  Nigerians …

Application Deadline: June 1st 2015 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and VICE have teamed up with the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to create a special fund …

Application Deadline: 11 May 2015 The MENA CGI is a regional initiative to enhance dialogue quality in the MENA region, with the overall goal to foster collaborative dialogue on local, …

Application Deadline: May 11 2015 The ‘CNN African Journalist of the Year Competition’ was established in August 1995 to encourage, promote and recognise excellence in African journalism. The CNN MultiChoice …

Application Deadline: June 25 2015 The African Union and TWAS offer support for African countries to establish awards for young African scientists. TWAS, the African Union (AU) and national ministries …

APPLICATION DEADLINE: DEADLINES: 12 May 2015: Apply for Civil Society Selection Committee 17 May 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles Are you or do you know a young person from a …

Application Deadline: May 15, 2015. The Earth Journalism Grants Fund is available to support the creation, growth, and capacity of journalism organizations focused on reporting the human dimensions of climate …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2015 Applications are now open for the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Social Entrepreneurs around the world. The Schwab Foundation for Social …

Submission Deadline: Monday 29 June 2015 The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, …

Life changing opportunities for ICT Youth Entrepreneurs Do you own a business? Are you a competitive player in the Telecommunications industry? Do you wish to participate in the South African …

Application Deadline: 02 JUNE 2015, 12 PM CET Are you an up-and-coming scientist with original ideas and a strong focus on sustainable development? Does your research have the potential to …

Application Deadline: 15 May 2015 Apply to participate in a Pro Journo flagship program on obsession journalism and conference reporting with a focus on heterodox economics and the environment at the …

Application Deadline Extended: 17th June 2015. The Summer School at a glance Date: September 7-18, 2015 Venue: Turin, Italy Fee:   – Profile B (non-OECD countries): free Accommodation: free The Turin School of Local …

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 29th May 2015 Venue: West Africa Civil Society Institute Secretariat, East Legon, Accra. Date: 15th to 17th July 2015 Are you a young person living in Ghana aged …

Application Deadline: Monday 4th May 2015 In partnership with Plan UK, African Monitor and YES Ghana, Restless Development is launching the Accountability Advocates project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of …

Application Deadline:May 15, 2015 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 to …

  Application Deadline: May 22nd 2015 Intel Education and Intel Capital have launched the Intel Education Accelerator, a specialized accelerator program that provides education technology startups with the guidance and …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2015 Goethe-Institut is pleased to announce the call for proposals for Beirut Film Station for the year 2016.  The call is open to young filmmakers from …

Application Deadline: Midnight 20 April 2015, Script Junction is a new screenwriting programme to connect UK and Nigerian writers.  The programme has been designed by British Council in collaboration with …

Deadline Submission: April 30, 2015. Sponsor: The workshop is sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc. When: June 16 – June 25 2015 Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop …

Application Deadline:  13 May 2015 When: July 16 – 20 2015 The 2015 Brightest Young Minds (BYM) summit will take place from July 16 until July 20 in Johannesburg, South Africa. …

Deadline for submissions: 30 June 2015 The purpose of the UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences is to reward the projects and activities of an individual, …

Nominations Deadline: 29 May 2015 The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary individual USD20,000 for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on them! …

Application deadline: June 1st, 2015 The MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a nexus connecting entrepreneurs from around the world to the entrepreneurial ecosystem surrounding the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts …

Application Deadline: 24th April 2015 When: June 11 – 12 2015 Where: A West Africa country to be announced The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is pleased to announce …