Call for Applications

Application Deadline:  June 16, 2023, at 23:59 East Africa Time (GMT+3). African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is announcing the Call for The AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023 The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose new and practical education innovations with the potential for sustainability, scalability, and replication on …

Application Deadline:  22nd May 2023 The “Changemakers for the Planet” programme is looking for young changemakers who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution. Changemakers for the Planet …

Application Deadline:  May 22nd, 2023 APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND COHORT ARE NOW OPEN for the Investing in Africa i3 Program . If you are an African entrepreneur creating a solution to a …

Application Deadline:  May 19, 2023 The GBIF Secretariat is pleased to invite nominations for the 2023 Young Researchers Award. This annual programme aims to foster and recognize innovative research and discovery …

The Office of the Youth Envoy, in collaboration with Google Africa, is excited to invite you to participate in the Digital Skills Campaign for youth-led SMEs, which will be held …

Application Deadline:  9 JULY 2023 Close-Up creates Co-Production opportunities for filmmakers from different regions, and strengthens these significant ties. Documentary filmmakers from the MENA and Europe are dealing with similar quests in their films, questions of identity, …

Application Deadline: May 19, 2023 Accelerate Africa is a 7 week pre-accelerator program where we prepare African early stage entrepreneurs to apply for global accelerator programs where they can receive …

Application Deadline:  June 4th, 2023 As an integral part of the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Ministry …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country Youth to Work is the flagship employability programme under Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, the Bank’s global initiative to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion …

Application Deadline:   10th May 2023 Maliyo Games has created a 3-month training programme for aspiring game artists. The programme is designed to create a talent pipeline for the growing games …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023, The Wikimedia Foundation has launched the inaugural Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, to celebrate the contributions of journalists in Africa who prioritize diversity, equity and …

Application Deadline:   June 9, 2023 The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme is a collaborative, hands-on, and tailored experience for senior and rising leaders in …

Application Deadline:  15 May 2023 The Wits Centre for Journalism’s African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) is offering grants to journalists to investigate health issues in seven African countries: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 HiiL Innovation Hub – East Africa is a social enterprise dedicated to finding and supporting the most promising justice entrepreneurs in East Africa. The Justice Entrepreneurship School …

Application Deadline:  May 12, 2023 The OPEC Fund Annual Award for Development (AAD) honors outstanding contributions to sustainable development with a US$100,000 prize. Established in 2006, the award annually recognizes …

Application Deadline: May 21, 2023 The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with PEP, invites young African researchers who are motivated to work on educational improvement and could benefit …

The AU Humanitarian Youth Forum is a fully funded opportunity for young people to participate in and contribute to humanitarian responses on the African continent. The forum aims to strengthen …

Application Deadline:  25 June 2023, Siemens Stiftung on behalf of the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) consortium, invites local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania to …

Application Deadline:  30 June 2023 The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in Africa, are in their tenth year.  Entries for the 2023 …

Application Deadline:  May 2nd, 2023The IFAD Agrihub Nigeria project focuses on developing the skills of unemployed Nigerian youth and aspiring agripreneurs to become self-employed or secure employment in agriculture. Through …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 CICOPS Scholarships 2024 – In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and …

Application Deadline:   May 2, 2023 Launched in March 2021 by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society, in partnership with HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, and supported …

Application Deadline:  June 15, 2023 The Afreximbank Research Sabbatical Programme offers individuals from academic or research institutions the opportunity to undertake relevant research contributing to the Bank’s intellectual leadership in …

Application Deadline:  May 1, 2023 at 11:59PM  The TCAB program is a unique opportunity for 20 teachers from the United States and 20 teachers from the Middle East and North …

Application Deadline:  Open-ended The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Multilateral Financial Institution established for the purposes of financing and promoting intra and extra African trade. The shareholders comprise African …

Application Deadline:  May 22, 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative is a global, open innovation program that tasks startups to solve payments and commerce challenges for Visa, clients, and customers everywhere. It …

Application Deadline:   7 May 2023. The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th …

Application Deadline: 28th April 2023. This fellowship is a joint initiative with Richard and Susan Hayden. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten …

Application Deadline:   June 15, 2023. The “Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa” (PRIDA) project is a joint initiative of the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and …

Application Deadline:  May 7, 2023 A US $1 million award presented to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession. The Global Teacher Prize serves to …

Application Deadline:   30 June 2023. The MSIF Du Pré Grant enables multiple sclerosis researchers and clinicians from low- and middle-income countries to make short visits (up to six months) to …

Application Deadline:  Friday 19 May 2023. The Jamlab Accelerator Programme (JAP) in sub-Saharan Africa, the Jamlab six-month hothouse for journalism and media innovators. The programme offers a unique opportunity to fast-track your …

Application Deadline:  30 April 2023, at 11:59 PM  The JournalismAI Academy for Small Newsrooms is a FREE online programme that offers a deep dive into the potential of artificial intelligence …

Application Deadline: 22 May 2023 Midday (UK Time) The Gasworks Residency Program is for an artist in the early stages of their career based in South Africa or Zimbabwe. It …

Application Deadline:   30 June 2023 at midnight GMT+0  The JAMII Femmes initiative aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and to support the creation of innovative solutions for sustainable development …

Application Deadline:   15 June 2023. The World Forum for Democracy calls for expressions of interest from innovative initiatives, from all over the world, aiming at enhancing democracy and contributing to sustainable peace. …

Application Deadline:  May 15, 2023 The Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize was launched in 2015 to identify and recognize leaders who are innovative, courageous, dynamic and—above all—ethical. Leaders who are energized, …

Application Deadline: May 15th, 2023 As part of the UN Global Compact’s Making Global Goals Local Business campaign, each year the UN Global Compact recognizes a class of SDG Pioneers …