Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 14 April 2023 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a call for nominations for its annual Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – to recognize …

Application Deadline:  20 April 2023 The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing leadership journey. The scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and …

Application Deadline: 17th March 2023 RevUp Women is an enterprise development intervention for early-stage women-led African startups and SMEs. It is designed to accelerate female-led businesses into profitable & sustainable …

Application Deadline: March 23, 2023 Starting in March 2023, CIFAR will hold the fifth instalment: Investigate – East & Southern Africa. Open to English speaking applicants from East & Southern Africa …

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2023, UNLEASH Plus is a 6-month incubation program for early-stage social entrepreneurs who have a great idea and a phenomenal team. The program supports teams who …

Application Deadline: March 23, 2023 The specific objective of this programme is to strengthen the capacity of 50 CSOs in Nigeria through access to technological tools and support in digital …

Application Deadline: March 17, 2023 Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Collaborative Solutions Journalism grant. This grant is open to newsrooms, journalists, and …

Application Deadline: March 24, 2023 As part of management’s efforts to consciously integrate leadership into the Bank’s culture, as well as build a pipeline of next generation of leaders who …

Application Deadline: April 20th, 2023 With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), UNESCO-TWAS launched a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries …

Application Deadline: 31st March 2023 The AfricaLics network, hosted by the African Centre for Technology Studies, is an academic research and capacity building network that focuses on how innovation (the process …

Application Deadline: 28 April, 2023 For more than 30 years the Lorenzo Natali Prize has celebrated excellence in journalism. Established in 1992, it highlights stories about issues that matter in …

Application Deadline: April 3rd, 2023 The Goethe Talents Scholarship is a 12-day programme to support and connect young, aspiring musical artists including singer-songwriters and composers. The scholarship is a cooperation …

Application Deadline: March 30, 2023 Registrations are now open for journalists, fact-checkers and students across six regions of the world to stop what they are doing every Thursday in March …

Application Deadline: March 26, 2023 After a successful first cycle, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) and Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are proud to roll out the …

Application Deadline:  16 April 2023 African German Young Leaders in Business (AGYLE) connects young African and German leaders from business, politics and the media to establish a long-term business network and to develop innovative business models. …

Application Deadline: 19 May 2023 On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launches the call for nominations for the 2023 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize awards US$ 50,000 annually …

Application Deadline: March 22, 2023 The Women Digital Entrepreneurship Program {WDEP} is an initiative of Access Corporation aimed at equipping businesswomen with the skills for the digitization of their business …

Application Deadline:  April 16, 2023 at 11:59PM EST The WE (women entrepreneurs) Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for women social entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN …

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 …