Application Deadline: October 30, 2023 Climate mobility, climate-induced migration and forced displacement, is growing concern in Africa. Despite contributing less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa suffers disproportionately …
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Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2024 for Women PhD-students worldwide.
Application Deadline: 20 November 2023. The Female Science Talents Intensive Track goes into its third round! For the year 2024, Falling Walls is looking for 20 exceptionally talented women in science …
In today’s fast-evolving world, the potential of our youth remains one of our greatest assets, and nurturing this potential is at the heart of the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program. This …
U.S. Department of State TechGirls Summer Exchange Program 2024 for next generation of young women in STEM (Fully Funded to the United States)
Application Deadline: December 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM noon ET. TechGirls is a U.S.-based summer exchange program designed to empower and support young women (ages 15-17) from the United States …
BMZ African German Leadership Academy Programme 2024 for early to mid-career professionals (Fully Funded to Germany and Ghana)
Application Deadline: 15 November 2023 The Shaping Futures: African-European Network on Development and Sustainability Academy (Shaping Futures Academy), formerly known as the BMZ African-German Leadership Academy (African Academy) is a dialogue and training programme …
IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 2024 for doctoral students worldwide (Funded)
Application Deadline: 12 January 2024 (midnight CEST). IIASA offers a summer program for PhD students to undertake a scientific project on a topic related to the IIASA research agenda. Requirements …
Harvard University Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Program 2023/2024 Fund for Africa
Application Deadline: December 11, 2023 The Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa is made possible by a generous gift from the Motsepe Foundation. The Office of the Vice Provost …
Application Deadline: November 7th, 2023. The Global South Arts and Health seeks to recognize emerging professionals, leading experts, community leaders, practitioners, innovators, advocates, activists, creative influencers, policymakers, philanthropists, scholars, educators, …
Application Deadline: November 1st, 2023 The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is an annual prize of USD $1,500 awarded to ten poems written by an African poet. Established first as …
2024 TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting: Uncovering Commercial Bribery (US$1,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 31 January 2024. The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance. …
Call for applications: ECOWAS regional strategy on employability in the agriculture and food sector in Senegal
Application Deadline: October 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. In Senegal, the Regional Center of Excellence (CRE) on dry cereals and associated crops is made up of several research and teaching institutions to take into …
TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme 2024 for researchers from developing countries (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 04 December 2023 In collaboration with UNESCO and a number of centres of excellence in the South, TWAS has instituted a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers …
TWAS Research Professors in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Programme 2023/2024 (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 04 December 2023 The objective of the programme is to provide institutions and research groups located in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with the opportunity to establish long-term links with TWAS …
Application Deadline: 24 October 2023 The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is thrilled to announce that journalists may submit their entries for the 18th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award …
SANEF Mentorship scheme to support the production of journalism stories on issues related to media capture
Application Deadline: November 1st, 2023 SANEF presents an exciting opportunity for early to mid-career journalists to receive mentoring from international experts. Through a project implemented by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the …
Call for Application: 3rd Cohort of African Youth Ambassador for Peace for young Africans
Application Deadline: 31 October 2023 As part of the efforts to advance the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda of the African Union (AU), the former Peace and Security Department …
CJID Africa capacity building workshop on Climate Change Reporting for Nigerian journalists
Application Deadline: 14th of October 2023. The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development with support from from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy, Abuja, is pleased to invite Nigerian …
United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2025) Lottery: Live and Work in the United States of America.
Application Deadline: November 7, 2023. The Department of State annually administers the statutorily created Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a …
Application Deadline: 15 October 2023 UN-Habitat is excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2023-2025 UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board (YAB)! The Youth Advisory Board is a consultative body …
Mastercard Foundation Enterprise for Youth in Agriculture Program 2023 for young Nigerians.
Application Deadline: Unspecified In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, The Enterprise for Youth in Agriculture through Technology-enabled Vegetable production(EYiA) project aims to expand economic opportunity for Nigerian youth, especially young women, through premium …
Gothe-Institut Outside Cairo Cultural Journalism Program 2023/2024 for Egyptian Journalists.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2023 Outside Cairo is a project of the Gothe-Institut Cairo. Artists and people who work in cultural fields in the provinces in Egypt are supported through various …
Application Deadline: 31 January 2024 Part of the worldwide ArcelorMittal group with an industrial presence in 27 countries, ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited is the largest steel producer on the African …
ConDev’s Student Media Grants Program 2023/2024 for Students Worldwide (USD$ 5,000)
Application Deadline: November 30, 2023 The Program on Conflict and Development (ConDev) at Texas A&M University is accepting applications for its annual Student Media Grant Program, offering Aggies and others an opportunity to …
The Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp Program 2023 for young African Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: October 12, 2023 Take your business to the next level with Google’s free week-long BootCamp Google Hustle Academy is here to help your business power up to the …
Access Bank ART X Prize 2023/2024 for Early-Career African Artists ($10,000 Grant)
Application Deadline: October 18th, 2023. The Access ART X Prize returns for its 2023/2024 edition, with a significantly expanded scope and remit. The Access ART X Prize awards early-career artists …
Application Deadline:October 6th, 2023 by 11:59 PM WAT The Female Founders Growth Programme, an accelerator and investment readiness programme under the FSDH Women in Business Initiative, the value-added initiative for women …
Application Deadline: October 8, 2023 The EXCELerator program is a rigorous 6-month capacity building and leadership development training for young people who have an idea of an environmental project tackling …
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women/Fate Foundation Road to Growth Programme 2023 for Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2023 FATE Foundation, in partnership with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, is pleased to announce the launch of the Road to Growth Programme 2023 for women entrepreneurs …
The British Council Film Lab Africa Accelerator Program 2023 for emerging filmmakers and TV producers in Nigeria
Film Lab Africa is a pioneering accelerator initiative launched by the British Council, tailored to empower emerging filmmakers and TV producers in Nigeria. The programme is meticulously designed to provide …
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) Workshop on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation in Africa (Fully Funded to Namibia)
Application Deadline: October 1st, 2023 The International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites (WHIPIC) and the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), in partnership with the National …
World Summit Award (WSA) Young Innovators Award 2023 for young Digital Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2023: The WSA Young Innovators are a special recognition for young people under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN …
Application Deadline: November 10, 2024 The THRIVE Global Accelerator program is a 12 week award-winning program designed specifically to support seed through series A companies, preparing them for growth and …
The International Program in Public Health Leadership (IPPHL) Program 2024 for Mid-career public health professionals (Fully Funded to the United States)
Application Deadline: October 16, 2023 The International Program in Public Health Leadership is an eight-month program for emerging leaders working in or closely with African Ministries of Health. A flagship …
WFP Innovation Accelerator Digital Green Innovation Acceleration Programme (DGIx)
Application Deadline:24 September 2023 11:59 pm (CET) The Digital Green Innovation Acceleration Programme (DGIx)is a programme by the WFP Innovation Accelerator and the Smart Development Fund (#SDF), and powered by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale …
UNFCC 2023 UN Global Climate Action Awards (Fully Funded to UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai, UAE)
Application Deadline: 15 October 2023 The UN Global Climate Action Awards are spearheaded by UN Climate Change to shine a light on the enormous groundswell of activities underway across the …
Application Deadline: 30 September 2023 midnight CET The IOM Youth Ambassador Initiative aims to strengthen youth voices and provide a platform for youth as agents of change in the field …
7th African World Heritage Regional Youth Forum 2023 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Cairo, Egypt)
Application Deadline: 29 September 2023 The 7th edition of the African World Heritage Youth Forum will be held under the theme “Engaging African Youth in Climate Action for World Heritage …
Climate Mobility Pavilion Youth Delegate Programme at COP28 in Dubai, UAE (Fully Funded)
The Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) is hosting the Climate Mobility Pavilion (CMP) at COP28 in Dubai from 30 November to 10 December. The CMP will be a central …
The Mozilla Technology Fund (MTF) 2024 Call for Proposals: AI and Environmental Justice ($50,000 USD prize)
Application Deadline: October 5th, 2023 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. The Mozilla Technology Fund seeks to fund open source projects at the intersection of environmental justice and AI which are making a …
The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards 2023 for young Innovators (£45,000 in prize money)
Application Deadline: October 15, 2023 Citizens and organisations from the 56 Commonwealth countries can now submit entries for the Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards to win prestigious titles and …
