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 …
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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 …
United Nations Migration’s Youth Engagement Forum on Human Mobility in the context of Climate Change (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya)
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 …
AfriLabs/Visa RevUp Women Initiative 2023 for early-stage women-led businesses in Africa
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. …
Westerwelle Young Founders Programme – Autumn 2023 for young Entrepreneurs from emerging and developing countries (Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)
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 …
Creative Business Cup Nigeria 2023 for young Enterpreneurs (1 million naira grant)
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 …
Climate Tracker COP28 African energy justice team for young African journalists (Fully Funded to cover the global COP28 climate summit in Dubai, UAE)
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 …
AWS Global Fintech Accelerator Program 2023 for seed-stage AI-driven Fintech startups
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, …
African Studies Centre Leiden Africa Thesis Award 2023 for Afro-Centric Masters Thesis ( € 500 Prize)
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 …
Falling Walls Lab Capetown 2023 for early-career researchers, academics and entrepreneurs
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 …
International Breweries Foundation Kickstart Entrepreneurship Program 2023 for young Nigerians
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 …
Call for Youth Delegation to the World Forum for Democracy 2023 in Strasbourg, France (Fully Funded)
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 …
Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) 2023 for Development Practitioners.
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 …
OneBeat Ghana Training Program 2023 for young musician entrepreneurs (Fully Funded)
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 …
Call for Session Proposals and Travel Support Application: Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2023 (FIFAfrica23) in Tanzania.
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 …
YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program – Cohort 44 (online) in Accra, Ghana
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 …
African Culture Fund (ACF) Academy Bootcamp 4 Program for young cultural managers (Fully Funded to Yaoundé, Cameroon)
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, …
Bertha Foundation Challenge Fellowships 2024 for Activists & Investigative Journalists (non-residential paid fellowship)
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 …
People Powered Climate Democracy Accelerator Program 2023 for civil society leaders
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? …
Carrington Fellowship Entrepreneurship Program 2023 for student Entrepreneurs.
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 …
BOOST UP Startup Support Programme 2023 for startup entrepreneurs in Southern Africa
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 …
Enpact doroob: Development incubation program for socially-driven youth in Egypt
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 …
Application Deadline: June 29, 2023 Are you an African podcaster, blogger, TikToker, or vlogger passionate about telling stories of climate change in Africa beyond news that focuses on disasters and …
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator EMEA Program for early-stage cloud-based startups
Application Deadline: Ongoing The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator program is a 10-week virtual acceleration program for early-stage cloud-based startups . The program enables startups to maximize the value of AWS …
The 2024 Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders (Fully Funded to Paris, France)
Application Deadline: July 6, 2023 The Marianne Association for Human Rights Defenders was created to federate the actors involved in our country (State, organisations and associations for the promotion of …
Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) 2023 New Partnerships Initiative for youth-led grassroot organizations;
Application Deadline: 7th July 2023 The New Partners Initiative of the Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) will provide support and expertise to develop youth-led grassroot initiatives aimed at engaging new audiences in …
The CDI [Support Creatives + Accelerating Local Enterprises] Programme 2023 for young Creatives (R23 000 in grant funding)
Application Deadline: June 15, 2023 The CDI has opened a new call for applications for its SCALE [Supporting Creatives + Accelerating Local Enterprises] project, supported by the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund. The …
