Call for Applications

Application Deadline: March 29, 2023 Run in partnership with ayoba, the e-Track Programme is a two-phase early-stage venture acceleration and a capacity-building programme for high-impact entrepreneurs in South Africa and beyond. …

Application Deadline: March 20, 2023 VivaTech and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have teamed up for the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards. This initiative aims to recognize and support …

Application Deadline: April 26, 2023 Ashoka and HSBC are collaborating for the third year, to launch the ‘Green Changemakers Challenge.’ This global innovation challenge is open to changemakers with solutions that …

Application Deadline: April 30, 2023 The UN SDG Action Awards is a signature programme of the UN SDG Action Campaign, seeking initiatives and individuals that mobilize, inspire and connect people to drive positive change.  Apply with your initiatives MOBILIZE Initiatives …

Application Deadline: March 24, 2023 The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award will grant 15 female entrepreneurs from the Global South a €25,000 cash prize, tailored coaching as well as a …

Application Deadline:  25 July 2023 (4pm BST). The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2014, is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to developing African …

Application Deadline: 21st March 2023 The Women Accelerator is a 10-week program that selects, offers essential business skills training, and funds female-owned startups in Somaliland. The top startups will receive an investment of up …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2023 The ygap South Africa Accelerator Program helps ventures to refine and validate their business model, move towards financial sustainability, and grow the impact that they …

Application Deadline:  7th April 2023.  Call for applications – META has provided bursary funding to support the attendance of emerging researchers at the AI4D Conference (supported by the IDRC, Niyel …

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2023 Are you an ambitious young South African girl who wants to further her education? Do you see your low-income family background as a limitation? Oprah Winfrey Leadership …

Application Deadline: 15 March 2023. By providing an opportunity for girls from around the world to explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, we can start to change …

Application Deadline: April 30, 2023 The Future Generation Art Prize is a biannual global contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a future generation of artists. …

Application Deadline: March 26, 2023. The Google for Startups Founders Funds provide cash awards — without giving up equity in return — and hands-on support to help Black and Latino …

Application Deadline: July 11, 2023. The Next Economy is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages CV, Crosswise Works and GoodUp and is being funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign …

Application Deadline: MARCH 24, 2023 The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa regional program aims to promote and encourage the participation of young African women in science. This program …

Application Deadline: June 17, 2023 The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming …

Application Deadline: 21 March 2023. The Junior City Council (JCC) is an initiative run by the City which aims to expose secondary school students in Cape Town to the workings …

Application Deadline: 17 March 2023. The Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (YALI RLC-SA) and the Trevor Noah Foundation have partnered to invest in a new generation …

Application Deadline: April 4, 2023 Gender Equity and Advancement Accelerator: Refine and develop a profitable and scalable business model that advances gender equity To support social entrepreneurs committed to leading …

Application Deadline: 8 March 2023 midnight (WAT) As part of both its programmes on Digital Humanities and on Nigerian religious dynamics, IFRA-Nigeria has launched a research project on the religious architectural heritage of Ibadan. Drawing …

Application Deadline: 10th March 2023 The Allan Gray Makers StartUp Academy is a free 8-month incubation programme for aspiring artisan entrepreneurs in the Plumbing and Electrical trades. Entrepreneurs will receive …

Application Deadline: March 10, 2023 Each year, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, Villa Albertine welcomes five thinkers, creators, or culture professionals from the African continent to complete a residency …

The National Entrepreneurship  & Innovation Programme (NEIP) is a flagship policy initiative of the Government of Ghana.  It’s primary objective is to provide an integrated national support for start-ups and …

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023 Launched by the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF) and the Democracy and Culture Foundation (DCF), the Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize is awarded to a young leader aged between 18 …

Application Deadline:  17 March 2023. Each year, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award recognizes several individuals, groups or organizations that have shown exceptional dedication in protecting and assisting refugees, internally displaced …

Application Deadline:  March 15, 2023.  Covering Climate Now has launched. Journalists throughout the world are invited to submit their work for the 2023 Awards, presented with the Columbia Journalism Review. …

Application Deadline: March 10, 2023 at 10 a.m. ET The VV Visionaries program in partnership with the Estée Lauder Emerging Leaders Fund (ELELF), the charitable fund of Estée Lauder, was …

Application Deadline: April 14, 2023 (4 PM GMT): The WISE Edtech Accelerator is a key part of the edtech program that aims to support innovation and build an edtech community focused on …

Application Deadline: April 21 of 2023 The Nokia Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries around the globe. It seeks to recognize innovations that solve the …

Application Deadline: March 15, 2023. The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO; Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas), in Madrid, Spain, offers research training opportunities to students of all nationalities interested …

Application Deadline: 27 March 2023 at midday. The Social Innovation Awards recognise entrepreneurs and social innovators who have developed innovative products, services, and processes that solve social problems. The programme …

Application Deadline: 15 March 2023. The Design Futures lab allows for the worlds of fashion and immersive technology to merge in a radical exploration of storytelling, world-building, and reimagining futures …

Morgan Stanley’s in-house startup accelerator, formerly known as the Multicultural Innovation Lab, promotes financial inclusion and provides access to capital and connections for early-stage technology and technology-enabled companies led by …

Application Deadline: 18 April, 2023 This award, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to …

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. …

Application Deadline: 17 March 2023 The French-African Foundation brings together every year, on the basis of a public call for applications and a selection process by a dedicated jury, a …

Application Deadline: 25 February 2023 at 05:00 pm SAT. In April 2022, the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched an African Union public-private-youth initiative co-led by Africa CDC …

Application Deadline: 4th March 2023 The Goethe-Institut in Nairobi is calling on Kenyan creatives to apply for its recently introduced Nafasi fund. As the Goethe-Institut Nairobi reopens its spaces this …

Application Deadline: March 30th, 2023 Project I2M (innovation to market): Building an Integrated Support system for a sustainable innovation ecosystem in Nigeria. It has the objective to harness innovations in …