Call for Applications

Application Deadline: July 15th, 2022 As part of the 26th edition of the International Ecrans Noirs film festival (2022), the Goethe-Institut Kamerun and the Association Ecrans Noirs are organizing a …

Application Deadline: August 24, 2022 The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program invests in early-stage fintech and proptech companies based in Africa. Up to 12 startups will be selected on …

Application Deadline: June 13, 2022 The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) is a bold, new multilateral initiative designed to support independent public interest media especially in low and …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The aim of the Towards Leadership Programme is to empower talented, emerging scientists in Africa to compete successfully for UKRI MRC and other major funding …

Application Deadline: Wednesday 8 June, 2022 (midnight, in your timezone) Part of the AstraZeneca Young Health Programme (YHP) Step Up! provides grants of up to US$10,000 to help small, innovative, youth-focused non-profits develop and deliver …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The Growth Accelerator focuses on existing startups from Rwanda or Kenya with market-creating innovations i.e. businesses solvingdifficult problems and providing goods or services to a …

Application Deadline: July 10, 2022 MEST Express is an acceleration program focused on providing investment-readiness support to early and growth-stage startups in Ghana. It is designed to deliver hands-on business …

Application Deadline: June 13th, 2022 The 11th Bow Seat annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore …

Application Deadline: 17th June 2022 Beer Garage Accelerator is a program by Beer Garage – Global tech innovation hub of AB InBev with the aim of driving innovation by building a …

Application Deadline: July 12, 2022 Each year the Acumen West Africa Fellows Programme brings together ~20 bold and generous leaders who are committed to tackling issues of poverty and injustice …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022 Regardless of your industry, data protection, privacy, security, and compliance are critical to a startup’s success. No startup founder or CTO wants to put its …

Application Deadline: June 3, 2022 Register now for the 9th edition of the New Business Challenge (NBC). The NBC consists of a summer school and expedition trip for young Ghanaians …

Application Deadline: August 7th, 2022 Scaling is the name of the game; ambition is a must. Do you have what it takes to bring your startup to new heights with …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The aim of the Towards Leadership Programme is to empower talented, emerging scientists in Africa to compete successfully for UKRI MRC and other major funding …

Application Deadline: July 15, 2022 The Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA), in collaboration with The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), The …

Application Deadline: June 27, 2022 Media Defence is calling for applications from women lawyers based in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to participate in a forthcoming litigation surgery …

Application Deadline:  6 June 2022. The  ‘Sport for One Humanity’ initiative established by Turkish Airlines and implemented with the support of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to announce the extension …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 The Absa SHE STARS Program supports female entrepreneurs from various sectors in Kenya to overcome some of the most prevalent challenges of today’s women in …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022 Blue Seed is a pre-incubation program destined to support entrepreneurs in the Cameroonian ecosystem seeking to build innovative tech solutions to real-world problems. Through this program, …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The Justice Entrepreneurship School is HiiL’s flagship incubation programme in Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia that supports early-stage entrepreneurs that are preventing or resolving pressing justice needs …

Application Deadline: June 30th, 2022 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and The Centre for African Studies in Basel (CASB) call for applications for …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 Accès Culture is a programme aiming to finance and support cultural projects in Africa in order to foster social ties and strengthen collaboration between African …

Application Deadline: August 1, 2022 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: June 15, 2022 MEET Africa (Mobilisation Européenne pour l’Entrepreneuriat en Afrique) is a diaspora entrepreneurship development project between Europe and Africa implemented by Expertise France, co-financed with 8.5 …

Application Deadline: May 27, 2022 ​The Women Leadership Academy (WLA), an initiative of the Aga Khan University, aims to enhance women’s leadership and decision-making capacity within civil society. The programme …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory …

Application Deadline: June 12, 2022 The Future News Worldwide Conference 2022 (FNW22) is a 3-day virtual summit bringing together some of the world’s best student journalists.  Participants will join for …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022 Andela, Grow with Google, and Pluralsight announced a new partnership for the Google Africa Developer Scholarship 2022 program, a program that aims to train 30,000 …

Application Deadline: January 19, 2023 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: May 27, 2022 The Äänit Prize supports initiatives that can deliver positive social impact for Africa’s most marginalised populations. The competition is open to alumni of the Mandela …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 For young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences in departments and laboratories of the National …

Application Deadline: 12 June 2022 Local renewable energy entrepreneurs in the SADC[1] and Indian Ocean regions[2], are at the forefront of efforts to extend access to modern energy services largely because …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 A Google for Startups initiative giving access to funding to Black-founded startups in Africa. Through the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa, Google is …

Application Deadline: July 1, 2022 UNESCO will be seeking partnerships with specialized not-for-profit organizations to support the undertaking or upscaling of projects that bolster journalists’ legal protection and/or enhance media …

Application Deadline: 15 July 2022. The QEPrize seeks nominations from the public that celebrate a wide variety of engineering innovations across all sectors of the profession, and a breadth of …

Application Deadline: Ongoing Narrative change organisation Africa No Filter has partnered with the Thomson Foundation for a groundbreaking digital course called African Stories: A guide for journalists on how to tell …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 2 p.m. CEST Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2023 : (US$ 100 000 prize & Scholarship to attend INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Executive Education Programme ) The …

Application Deadline: July 15, 2022 The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is organizing the 11th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Conference, a high-level conference convening influential public and private sectors leaders from …