Application Deadline: 31 MARCH 2024. The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) provides nine awards to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least …
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Eisenhower Fellowships’ Women’s Leadership Program 2024 for female trailblazers (Fully Funded to the United States)
Application Deadline: February 15, 2024. In fall 2024, Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) will assemble an accomplished group of 20-25 dynamic women leaders from all professional fields working to strengthen civic participation and …
Zayed Sustainability Prize 2023/2024 for Global Sustainability Pioneers (USDUS $5.9 million in Prizes)
Application Deadline: June 24, 2024 The Zayed Sustainability Prize fund comes from the Abu Dhabi Government as a way to honour and continue the sustainability and humanitarian legacy of the …
Allan Gray Makers StartUp Academy Incubation Programme 2024 for aspiring artisan entrepreneurs. (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 23rd February 2024 The Allan Gray Makers StartUp Academy is a fully funded 8-month incubation programme for aspiring artisan entrepreneurs in the Plumbing and Electrical trades. Program participants …
USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program-Reimagined Grant 2024 for woman-owned Enterprises.
Application Deadline: January 21, 2024. The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), in partnership with the United States Department of State Africa Bureau, invite applications for the 2024 African Women …
Call for Applications: NELGA Research Communication Workshop 2024 (Fully Funded to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Application Deadline: January 17th, 2024, 4 pm EAT. The NELGA Research Communication Workshop aims to improve the visibility and accessibility of NELGA’s research findings, ultimately promoting better cooperation between research …
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)-TWAS 2024 Course on Science Diplomacy
Application Deadline: 05 February 2024 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to …
Call for Proposals: Advancing civic technology and digital engagement – strategic support to the AU-ECOSOCC.
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2023 The Charter Project Africa, in collaboration with the AU-ECOSOCC, is launching a call for proposals to advance civic technology and digital engagement across Africa, aiming …
Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards 2024 for young Researchers (Funded Research Training scholarship in India)
Application Deadline: 30th June, 2024 Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS aims to contribute to building research capacity in the African Research Community. This year, special focus will be …
Women in News Leadership Accelerator Programme 2024 for women Journalists & Editors from sub-Saharan Africa.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2024 WIN Leadership Accelerator is an intensive, nine-month long career and leadership programme for journalists and editors working in Africa, the Arab Region and Southeast Asia. …
Application Deadline: December 31st, 2023 At a dedicated World Bank Pavilion side event at COP28, the Global Youth Climate Network of the World Bank’s Youth-to-Youth Community announced, in collaboration with Connect4Climate, the …
Application Deadline: 26 January 2024. Apply for Création Africa, a groundbreaking initiative by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, coordinated by the Embassy of France and the French …
Application Deadline: 16 January 2024 The GET.invest Finance Catalyst links projects and companies to financiers. It targets small- and medium-scale sustainable energy opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the …
Application Deadline: 25 March 2024 at 23:59 UTC+1. The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) has officially opened the call for applications for the 2024 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace …
Application Deadline: 31 December 2023 African Export-Import Bank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) and Portugal’s National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) have launched a call for applications from Fashion Designers from Africa, the …
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2024 Applications are now open for the Chat for Women’s Livelihoods Accelerator Program. An 18-month programme providing training, mentorship and support to 6 social enterprises working …
Mophradat Writing residency Program 2024 for writers from the Arab world (Fully Funded to Brussels, Belgium)
Application Deadline: February 1, 2024 Mophradat is supporting emerging creative writers from the Arab world working in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Published writers currently working on a new text …
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) fifth IRENA Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 31 January 2024 (at midnight, Abu Dhabi local time) The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) fifth IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makers will convene in April 2024 …
The Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award 2024 for entrepreneurial initiatives (USD 700 000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 23 January 2024 The 2024 Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award will support social entrepreneurs working on a hybrid delivery model to improve low-income people’s access to quality primary healthcare …
Application Deadline: Varying by Country The project « African UN Youth Delegates » aims to increase representation of the youth of the Global South at the United Nations. Therefore, The project is …
CIVICUS Digital Action Lab 2024 for civil society organisations from the Global South ($30,000 USD grant)
Application Deadline: January 30, 2024 Applications are open for the CIVICUS Digital Action Lab (DAL) 2024. The CIVICUS Digital Action Lab (DAL) initiative empowers civil society actors in countries facing …
Application Deadline: 30 January 2024. The WFF Youth Action and Policy Track aims to connect and empower young people with different backgrounds across the globe to discuss their local priorities and challenges …
The GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Challenges (£250,000 grant for startups and social enterprises)
Application Deadline: 12 February 2024 at 23:59 UTC. As global humanitarian needs continue to rise, there is an increasing demand to respond with innovative, impactful and scalable solutions powered by …
The THRIVE Academy: agri-food tech pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups
Application Deadline: January 12th, 2024 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time The THRIVE Academy is a 12-week agri-food tech pre-accelerator program for idea stage entrepreneurs, early-stage startups and researchers looking to …
The MuseumsLab 2024 Funding Programme for African Museum Professionals (Fully Funded to Accra, Ghana and Berlin, Germany)
Application Deadline: 29 January 2024 TheMuseumsLab is a programme for joint learning, perspective exchange, networking and career building among African and European professionals. Bringing them together to build bridges between …
Chatham House Common Futures Conversations 2024 – Join the Community for young people in Africa & Europe.
Application Deadline: 1 January 2024. Young people are often not trusted as leaders or seen as experts in their own right. In response, Chatham House is building a diverse community …
Application Deadline: 12 January 2024 The ITU Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Board is a dynamic and forward-thinking initiative that empowers young individuals to shape the future of global connectivity. This advisory …
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Women in STEM Traineeship 2024 for recent women graduates.
Application Deadline: January 11, 2024 Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) plans to select up to 12 qualified recent women graduates for the Women in STEM Traineeship. Sustainable Energy for All …
Digify Africa Pro Online 2024 Cohort 4.0 for young Nigerians and Kenyans (Self-paced Digital Marketing Training Program)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2024. Digify PRO Online Cohort 4.0 will be an intensive self-paced Digital Marketing training program facilitated by Digify Africa supported by Meta. In each Cohort, the …
US Dept of State Pan Africa Youth Leadership Program 2024 for high school students and adult mentors.
Application Deadline: January 5, 2024 The Pan Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP) is a three-week exchange from dates if known in the United States for high school students and adult …
Application Deadline: December 22, 2023 LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by The Shell Petroleum Devlopment Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). The objectives for the LiveWIRE Programme in Nigeria …
The EU–West Africa Arts Fusion Residency & Expo 2024 for Young African Creatives. (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: January 3rd, 2024 The EU – West Africa Arts Fusion Residency & Expo 2024 is designed to illuminate the world with the power of artistic fusion in the …
Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2024 for early-stage startups.
Application Deadline: February 18th 2024 Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, an equity-free mentorship program will identify promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative …
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2024 3-month zero equity accelerator program empowering seed-stage tech startups to scale their ventures to the next stages. The Misk Accelerator was founded in 2019 with …
The Sigma Awards 2024 for Data Journalists worldwide (Funded Trip to Perugia, Italy & US$5,000 cash prize )
Application Deadline: 17 January 2024 The Sigma Awards for data journalism are back again. Each year, the Sigma Awards celebrates the best data journalism from around the world. The Sigma …
UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education (US$ 25,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 5 February 2024 The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education recognizes innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to expand educational and lifelong …
Blossom Academy AI/Data Science Fellowship Program 2024 for Ghanaian Women (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: January 3rd, 2024, 2 pm GMT Blossom Academy proudly introduces a fully-sponsored Fellowship program tailored for women with or without prior coding experience in Data Science and AI. …
Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024 for young Students Worldwide (€20,000 prize and Fully Funded to Darmstadt, Germany.)
Application Deadline: 31. January 2024. The brightest students from all over the world meet at the company headquarters to learn from professionals, network, develop business plans and win the 20,000 …
BUILD PHED Leadership Programme 2024 for young Southern Africans.(Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: December 15, 2023 BUILD is a five-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The BUILD project is led by the African Institute for …
Application Deadline: 15 February 2024 Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the …
