Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 11th August, 2023 Since 2013, the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award has celebrated the outstanding young talent in the media profession. The award is an opportunity for those brilliant …

Application Deadline: 31st July 2023. The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of community nonprofits, businesses and social enterprises in Africa who …

Application Deadline: October 2, 2023. The Getty Scholars Program supports researchers in advancing knowledge of the arts and humanities and producing cutting-edge scholarship that contributes to the understanding and preservation …

Application Deadline:  31 July 2023 (midnight, EAT). UNITAR Division for Prosperity calls on women entrepreneurs, business leaders and those running micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from three Regional Economic Communities …

Application Deadline:  9th August 2023 Are you a feminist or women’s rights organisation working in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Yemen, the Horn of Africa, the Sahel Region, French speaking …

Application Deadline: July 14, 2023 DevCareer Tech Program is a DevCareer initiative in partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub. The program is geared towards newbie and intermediate-level techies who wish to …

Application Deadline: 9 July 2023. IOM is facilitating a youth engagement forum in Nairobi to improve the knowledge and understanding of migration, environment and climate change nexus. The aim of the …

Application Deadline: 14th July 2023. RevUp Women Initiative is an enterprise development programme for early-stage women-led businesses in Africa. It is designed to accelerate these businesses into profitable & sustainable ventures …

Application Deadline: July 31, 2023. Reckitt in partnership with Yunus Social Business is pleased to announce a call for the Fight for Access Accelerator applications to provide training, mentorship, and funding. …

Application Deadline: August 13th, 2023 The Young Founders Programme is a 6-month fellowship for outstanding young entrepreneurs from emerging markets. It brings together leaders from all over the world, who …

Application Deadline: July 7th, 2023 The Empowering women and boosting livelihoods through agricultural trade (EWAT): Leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a project co-implemented by the Food …

Application Deadline: 15 August, 2023 From October 2023 to September 2024, twenty outstanding women in executive-level leadership positions in African conservation will come together for a year of virtual and …

Application Deadline: September 4th, 2023 Creative Business Cup is a global year-round initiative that empowers entrepreneurs in the creative industries, helping them grow their business ideas, connecting them to investors and …

Application Deadline: August 3rd, 2023 Are you a young African journalist (18-35 years) passionate about climate change reporting and would love to report on COP28? Then this opportunity is for …

Application Deadline: July 19, 2023 UNLEASH is an Innovation Lab for the Sustainable Development Goals, which convenes up to 1,000 Talents for a 7-day innovation program every year. This year, …

Application Deadline: July 10th, 2023 The “Promoting Excellence in Journalism Education in Africa” initiative invites 30+ universities and training centres across the continent to help develop criteria for excellence in journalism education. The …

Application Deadline: August 14, 2023 Join the AWS Global Fintech Accelerator to take part in an equity-free online program designed to empower AI-driven Fintech startups for global success with product, …

Application Deadline: 31 August, 2023 The African Studies Centre Leiden Africa Thesis Award aims to encourage student’s research and writing on African topics and to promote the study of African …

Application Deadline: 31 October, 2023 The Call for Applications and Nominations for the eighth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development is now open. Funded by the Hamdan bin Rashid Al …

Application Deadline: 9 August 2023 Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just 3 minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and …

Application Deadline: Monday, July 24th, 2023. The International Breweries Foundation is an arm of International Breweries Plc, (a proud part of the AB InBev Group) with the objective of delivering …

Application Deadline: July 12, 2023 The World Forum for Democracy is a unique platform for political decision-makers and activists to debate solutions to key challenges for democracies worldwide. By identifying and analysing experimental initiatives and …

Application Deadline:September 28th, 2023 The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with the generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan.  Since …

Application Deadline: July 14, 2023 5:00 PM EDT. OneBeat Ghana will bring together a cohort of leading young musician entrepreneurs from Ghana, Nigeria and the U.S. for an intensive 2-week …

Application Deadline: July 14, 2023. The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) invites interested parties to submit session proposals to the 2023 edition of the …

The annual DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (DBNETP) is the flagship programme of the Development Bank of Nigeria and is currently in its 5th Cycle. Capacity building is a core mandate …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2023 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …

Application Deadline: July 15th, 2023. The African Cultural Fund is launching this call for applications in partnership with the Institut Kôrè des Arts et Métiers (IKAM) and Arterial Network Cameroon, …

Application Deadline: 4 July 2023.  Bertha Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the fifth Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year working …

Application Deadline: June 25, 2023 DigiGirls is a FREE 3-months digital skills training program designed to equip women and girls aged 15-40 years old with in-demand basic to intermediary employable digital skills. The program aims to drive …

Application Deadline:  10 July 2023 (23.59 Rome time) As part of the international project Undertaking Business in Culture, a collaboration between ICCROM and the Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività …

Application Deadline: August 1st, 2023 The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Grants) recognize leading researchers proposing to make a significant contribution to illuminating …

Application Deadline: July 15, 2023 People Powered is looking for government and civil society leaders to form a new cohort of innovators interested in launching participatory programs to shape climate …

Application Deadline: Ongoing Are you a content creator, wordsmith, performance artist, visual artist, or journalist whose work tells African stories beyond stereotypes of poverty, conflict, disease, poor leadership and corruption? …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2023 Carrington Fellowship Entrepreneurship Program – Equipping aspiring and emerging student entrepreneurs in tertiary institutions with the skills, knowledge, and network to adapt to the changing …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2023 Boost Up is a three-part startup support programme organised by the Southern Africa Innovation Collective (SAIC) in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2023 ProvidusBank in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre has created the ProvidusBank SME Program to build the capacity of business owners in Nigeria and provide them …

Application Deadline: June 26, 2023 doroob provides idea-stage entrepreneurs with tailored training, dedicated mentoring, network development opportunities, and access to workspaces and technical resources. That’s in addition to direct financial …

Application Deadline: 18th of June, 2023 She techs the future is implemented by StartHub Africa in partnership with the Business Scouts for Development (BSfD) by the Gesellschaft for Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Federation of German …