Call for Applications

Application Deadline:  May 31, 2023. The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $250,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. The …

Application Deadline:  JUNE 28, 2023 Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards recognize and support eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Laureates …

Application Deadline:  11:59 PM (CET), 28 July 2023 The UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to make up to US$100K in equity-free investments to provide early-stage (seed) funding to for-profit start-ups …

Application Deadline:   31st of May 2023, 23:59 CEST. The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Youth Academy – MYA will be held from 6 to 9 of November 2023 in Barcelona, back-to-back with …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2023 The U.S. Mission to South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) are once again partnering to implement the Academy for Women …

Application Deadline:  May 28th, 2023 The Global Cultural Relations Programme (GCRP), the Cultural Relations Platform’s flagship training programme, is a unique opportunity that brings together practitioners from around the world …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Limited, on behalf of the NNPC/NAE PSC, is committed to the training and development of manpower as part of its Corporate …

Application Deadline:   12 May 2023. The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in Africa who are engaged in tackling the continent’s significant …

Application Deadline:  June 7th, 2023 Application for the 9th cohort of the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme is now open! Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of The …

Application Deadline:   15 August 2023 at 17:00 GMT. The Norbert Zongo National Press Center (CNP-NZ) and the Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZO) are launching …

Application Deadline: 20 August 2023  McKinsey South Africa invite first year undergraduate students who aspire to be future leaders, making an impact that matters and those excited about growth and …

Application Deadline:  31st May 2023 Southern Voice is organizing a pitching contest for young think tankers from the Global South, in collaboration with On Think Tanks (OTT). The aim is to promote …

Application Deadline:   15 June 2023 at 23.59 CEST.  Are you a mid-career artist, designer, or creative with 5-10 years of experience in architecture, design, or spatial practice, whose work is dedicated …

Application Deadline:  June 16, 2023, at 23:59 East Africa Time (GMT+3). African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is announcing the Call for The AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023 The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose new and practical education innovations with the potential for sustainability, scalability, and replication on …

Application Deadline:  22nd May 2023 The “Changemakers for the Planet” programme is looking for young changemakers who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution. Changemakers for the Planet …

Application Deadline:  May 22nd, 2023 APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND COHORT ARE NOW OPEN for the Investing in Africa i3 Program . If you are an African entrepreneur creating a solution to a …

Application Deadline:  May 19, 2023 The GBIF Secretariat is pleased to invite nominations for the 2023 Young Researchers Award. This annual programme aims to foster and recognize innovative research and discovery …

The Office of the Youth Envoy, in collaboration with Google Africa, is excited to invite you to participate in the Digital Skills Campaign for youth-led SMEs, which will be held …

Application Deadline:  9 JULY 2023 Close-Up creates Co-Production opportunities for filmmakers from different regions, and strengthens these significant ties. Documentary filmmakers from the MENA and Europe are dealing with similar quests in their films, questions of identity, …

Application Deadline: May 19, 2023 Accelerate Africa is a 7 week pre-accelerator program where we prepare African early stage entrepreneurs to apply for global accelerator programs where they can receive …

Application Deadline:  June 4th, 2023 As an integral part of the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Ministry …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country Youth to Work is the flagship employability programme under Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, the Bank’s global initiative to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion …

Application Deadline:   10th May 2023 Maliyo Games has created a 3-month training programme for aspiring game artists. The programme is designed to create a talent pipeline for the growing games …

Application Deadline:  June 30, 2023, The Wikimedia Foundation has launched the inaugural Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, to celebrate the contributions of journalists in Africa who prioritize diversity, equity and …

Application Deadline:   June 9, 2023 The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme is a collaborative, hands-on, and tailored experience for senior and rising leaders in …

Application Deadline:  15 May 2023 The Wits Centre for Journalism’s African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) is offering grants to journalists to investigate health issues in seven African countries: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 HiiL Innovation Hub – East Africa is a social enterprise dedicated to finding and supporting the most promising justice entrepreneurs in East Africa. The Justice Entrepreneurship School …

Application Deadline:  May 12, 2023 The OPEC Fund Annual Award for Development (AAD) honors outstanding contributions to sustainable development with a US$100,000 prize. Established in 2006, the award annually recognizes …

Application Deadline: May 21, 2023 The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with PEP, invites young African researchers who are motivated to work on educational improvement and could benefit …

The AU Humanitarian Youth Forum is a fully funded opportunity for young people to participate in and contribute to humanitarian responses on the African continent. The forum aims to strengthen …

Application Deadline:  25 June 2023, Siemens Stiftung on behalf of the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) consortium, invites local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania to …

Application Deadline:  30 June 2023 The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in Africa, are in their tenth year.  Entries for the 2023 …

Application Deadline:  May 2nd, 2023The IFAD Agrihub Nigeria project focuses on developing the skills of unemployed Nigerian youth and aspiring agripreneurs to become self-employed or secure employment in agriculture. Through …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 CICOPS Scholarships 2024 – In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and …

Application Deadline:   May 2, 2023 Launched in March 2021 by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society, in partnership with HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, and supported …

Application Deadline:  June 15, 2023 The Afreximbank Research Sabbatical Programme offers individuals from academic or research institutions the opportunity to undertake relevant research contributing to the Bank’s intellectual leadership in …

Application Deadline:  May 1, 2023 at 11:59PM  The TCAB program is a unique opportunity for 20 teachers from the United States and 20 teachers from the Middle East and North …

Application Deadline:  Open-ended The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Multilateral Financial Institution established for the purposes of financing and promoting intra and extra African trade. The shareholders comprise African …