Call for Applications

Application Deadline:   June 2, 2023 The FATE Foundation ScaleUp Lab Education Accelerator program is designed to help high-potential growth-stage businesses in the education industry in Nigeria unlock their full potential. …

Application Deadline: 15 June 2023. The WFF Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) are a global startup competition established to support and showcase innovators and entrepreneurs who are harnessing the …

Application Deadline:   4th September 2023 The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund was established in 2012, with generous support from The ALBORADA Trust. The Fund supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and …

Application Deadline:  July 7, 2023  The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was founded on the belief that entrepreneurs and their market-driven solutions …

Application Deadline:  June 10, 2023 Calling selected VCs, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hubs, Incubators and Programs, to nominate candidates for the 3rd edition of i-FAIR! If any of your entrepreneurs/startups or …

Application Deadline:  August 9th, 2023 The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program invests in early-stage startups based in Africa with a focus on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech Techstars provide …

Application Deadline:  9th June 2023 The Nyerere Centre for Peace Research (NCPR), is an innovative collaboration between the East African Community (EAC), Arcadia University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program …

Application Deadline:  June 11th, 2023 The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Subregional office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA), is partnering with the African Youth SDG Summit and …

Application Deadline:  31 August 2023 In 2014 the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) initiated the programme “Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience” (PRIME) to support the international mobility of postdoctoral researchers …

Application Deadline:  July 10, 2023 James Learmonth was an influential educational practioner in the UK who believed strongly that education was the key to greater inclusion, social stability and international co-operation. …

Application Deadline:   12 June 2023. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and CDKN are pleased to announce a call for stories on community-driven and Locally Led Adaptation (LLA). These stories …

Application Deadline:   30 May 2023 The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Äänit Prize supports initiatives that can deliver positive social impact for Africa’s most marginalised populations. The competition is open to …

Application Deadline:  8th July 2023 – 23:59 GST (Abu Dhabi Time) IRENA, supported by the United Arab Emirates, has established the NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen) programme to empower youth …

Application Deadline:  15th June 2023, 12 pm noon European Central Time The German Embassy Pretoria and LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme would like to invite artists from Eswatini,Lesotho and South Africa …

The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award is the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa‘s flagship program focused on supporting young health entrepreneurs across Africa with the tools they …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 The Grow Your Business programme is offered for FREE as part of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research study and will evaluate the effectiveness …

Application Deadline:  30th May, 2023 5pm BST (GMT+1) Co-create the 2023 Youth STEM Summit as an empowering, impactful and inclusive event for youth globally. The Youth STEM Summit Design Team …

Application Deadline:  June 20, 2023 McKinsey Forward is a free, five-month online learning program offered by McKinsey to equip young talent with must-have practical skills to succeed in the future …

Application Deadline:  Unspecified Digital Skills Nigeria (DSN) is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder private-public-non-profit partnership designed by Microsoft for the purpose of building the capacity of key government MDAs to offer sustainable, …

Application Deadline:  Ongoing Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services. The Deloitte Financial Services Advisory (FSA) is an …

Application Deadline:  2nd June 2023. The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and Google for startups Africa have collaborated to support female technology founders with up to $3 million in Google Cloud Credits Eligibility Requirements …

Application Deadline:  16 June 2023 IUCN Leaders Forum Changemakers brings together young leaders and innovators who are designing or implementing innovative nature conservation or biodiversity action projects in their communities. …

Application Deadline:  18th of June 2023 – 11.59 PM This edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa will once again rely on the Luxembourg inclusive finance and Fintech ecosystem to support the …

Application Deadline:  15 July 2023 The World Food Forum (WFF) is pleased to invite FAO Members and partners of the Forum to nominate Youth Representatives and Observers to the third annual WFF …

Application Deadline: July 31st, 2023 The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the government of Japan are calling on young people to apply for an innovative learning programme …

The Stanbic IBTC Digital Skills Empowerment Programme (DiSEP) is designed to aid the identification and attraction of unique digitally savvy candidates, train, develop and position them to be able to …

Application Deadline:  30 June 2023 at 23:59 CET. The Refugee-led Innovation Fund is currently open to applications from refugee-led organizations. The Refugee-led Innovation Fund champions the creativity of all displaced …

Application Deadline:  Unspecified The SAP Young Professionals Program is a free initiative delivered by the Digital Skills Center of SAP. The program, which lasts for 2 months, is designed to give …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023 Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are selected during an open ideas competition. This takes place twice a year and is open to …

Application Deadline:  31st May 2023.  The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) recognises scientific excellence by electing to its membership outstanding scholars who have attained the highest level of excellence in their scientific field and have …

Application Deadline:  21st May 2023 Ingressive for Good, an ed-tech nonprofit, has partnered with DataCamp to provide this scholarship to 1000 African women and empower them with skills in Data. The program …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023 Women Techmakers Ambassadors are leaders around the world who are passionate about empowering their communities through organizing events, public speaking, creating content, and mentoring. With …

Application Deadline: 31st May 2023 The ‘Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI)’ intervention supports innovations to address key challenges related to climate change, sustainable …

Application Deadline: May 30, 2023 The best impact based university startups from around the world come together to network, learn, grow and pitch for a chance of becoming the world’s …

Application Deadline: June 15, 2023 ARM Labs is designed to engage early-stage FinTech startups in a series of activities aimed at exponentially advancing the growth of their companies within a …

Application Deadline:  24th May 2023. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Kenya Office invites applications for its annual Political Leadership and Governance Programme (PLGP). Applicants should be Kenyans aged 18-34 years who are …

Application Deadline:  January 20, 2024 Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes. The Prize is awarded …

Application Deadline:   June 20th 2023. The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is organizing the 12th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Conference, a high-level conference convening influential public and private sectors leaders from around …

Application Deadline: May 22nd, 2023 Women in Cyber, the third year of this programme, aims to empower women to develop skills for better gender inclusion in cybersecurity, helping to tackle …