Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 15 July 2024 The Secretary-General’s Global Call for nominations seeks to expand and diversify the pool of Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs), Deputy Special Representatives of the …

Application Deadline: 22 July 2024, at midnight (GMT +2) Applications are now open for the 2024 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize. UNESCO invites individuals, including civil society actors, governmental and non-governmental entities, …

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) was established by the SMEDAN Act of 2003 to promote the development of the MSME sector of the Nigerian economy. …

Application Deadline: September 16, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship Programme. The Scholarship Programme offers high school entrepreneurial scholarships to learners who have …

Application Deadline: 14 July 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Global Cultural Relations Programme. The Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP), the Cultural Relations Platform’s flagship training programme, is …

Application Deadline: 15 October, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2025 Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize is looking for engineers and entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2024 MTN ACE is a nationwide youth-centered economic empowerment program that impacts the relevant skills and creates opportunities for the youth. They program is designed for fresh …

Application Deadline: July 12, 2024 Applications are now open for the Graça Machel Trust’s Women Creating Wealth -Intergenerational (WCW-I) edition in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The program aims to …

Application Deadline: 17 June 2024 at 10 am BST Applications are now open for the 2024 One World Media Global Short Docs Forum. One World Media is looking for 12 …

Application Deadline: 13 August 2024 3PM UTC  The Human Resources in Higher Education (HR in HE) Community Grants support university Human Resource practitioners in the ever-changing world of work by …

Application Deadline: Unspecified Applications are now open for the 2024 TotalEnergies Young Graduate Program. TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc is inviting qualified young graduates to apply for the 2024 Young Graduate …

Application Deadline: June 21st 2024 The Africa Digital Epidemiology and Innovation Network (ADEIN), an expression of the Design for Health Practice at CcHUB, has announced the launch of its innovation Challenge themed: Emerging …

Application Deadline: June 23rd, 2024 Applications are now open for the YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program – Cohort 50. YALI RLC West Africa, Accra’s Hybrid Sector-specific Training Program …

Application Deadline: 19 July 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. UNESCO is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. They’re encouraging …

Application Deadline: September 1st, 2024 The U.S. Department of State and IREX are seeking academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 World Food Forum Global Youth Hackathon on Food Waste. The Global Youth Hackathon on Food Waste is designed to engage …

Application Deadline: June 18, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 TotalEnergies Startupper of the Year Challenge. The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back in 32 African countries for a …

Application Deadline: January 10, 2025 at 13.00 GMT Applications are now open for the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards. The Sony World Photography Awards is the leading competition for photographers and …

Application Deadline:  7 July 2024 [23:59, CEST]  Applications are now open for the 2024 International Press Institute (IPI)  Local News Accelerator Program. IPI’s Local News Accelerator is a four-month programme where …

Application Deadline: July 10, 2024 Calling all African women aspiring editors! Cassava Republic is delighted to be hosting a residential editorial workshop this September for African women living on the …

Application Deadline: June 10, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Kenya Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. The U.S. Embassy Nairobi in partnership with Ushindi Empowerment Group, invites women entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: 31 August 2024.  Applications are now open for the 2024 African Studies Centre Leiden Africa Thesis Award. The award aims to encourage student’s research and writing on African …

Application Deadline: 31 August 2024. Applications are now open for the 2025 Vodacom Bursary Programme. This is an academic Merit Bursary open to fulltime first-year, second-year or third-year students intending …

Application Deadline: 21st of June 2024.  Applications are now open for the 2024 UNDP Timbuktoo Fintech Startup Accelerator Programme. The timbuktoo Fintech Startup Accelerator Programme is a Pan-African initiative of …

Application Deadline: June 16, 2024 Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified persons to participate in a free three-month skill upgrade training in the Female Talents in Construction Project …

Application Deadline: June 20, 2024 The ALX Africa Virtual Assistant (VA) Programme is a thought-provoking and practical learning experience, carefully curated to equip you with key skills used by successful …

Application Deadline: June 17, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2025 Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders. In 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of the Marianne Initiative for …

Application Deadline: 15 June 2024. Applications are now open for the World Heritage Leadership (WHL) Programme Heritage Place Lab. The World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme is launching a second edition …

Application Deadline:  10 June 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Orange Corners Designs Programme. A new initiative of the CDI supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the …

Application Deadline:  5 August 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Africa Agri-Food Development Programme. The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) provides grant funding for Irish and African agri-food …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024, at 23:59h (Madrid time) Applications are now open for the 2024 Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA) Science by Women Programme. The Science by Women program, …

Application Deadline: June 17, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica24) Travel Support Program. The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East …

Application Deadline: June 3rd, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Goethe Institut Dreaming New Worlds Program. For the second edition of the program, Goethe Institut invites artists to …

Application Deadline: June 17, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) Program. The CYFI program is an early to mid-career development program for Nigerian-based …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 RUFORUM Young Scientists Award. RUFORUM, through its Research & Innovation programme seeks to support its member Universities to …

Application Deadline: June 2, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 UNFPA Somalia EmpowerHer Innovation Challenge. The UNFPA understands that young entrepreneurs with a good social enterprise idea often …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Independent Curators International (ICI)  Mentorship Program. ICI, in partnership with Njabala Foundation and AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, is …

Application Deadline: 13 July 2024, 11:59PM Singapore Time (GMT+8). The Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program is L’Oréal SAPMENA’s inaugural open innovation venture, featuring a startup competition and pilot stage. …

Application Deadline: June 14, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 SANEF Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism. The South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) is now accepting nominations …