Call for Applications

The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is Africa’s leading incubator programme for female founded businesses, aligning with calls for more diversity in technology, entrepreneurship and for more opportunities …

Application Deadline: May 16th 2022 The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming …

Application Deadline: 7th May 2022 Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programmes, provided by its faculties, component-institutions and associated universities, and to make it …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2022 UNESCO and the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have launched a joint initiative to promote the Geopark concept in the Arab States. UNESCO Global Geoparks are …

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 VivaTech, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), launched the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative developed to recognize and support the most …

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 The GIZ Accelerator program for Climate Change Innovations is looking for early-stage companies in Benin, Cameroon, and Niger that deliver digital solutions to combat climate …

Application Deadline:20 May 2022 (midnight, Paris time).  The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions, and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education. …

Application Deadline:31 March 2022 On a biennial basis, 17 outstanding young leaders from across various sectors are recognized for their agency, courage and ingenuity in finding lasting solutions to the …

Application Deadline: April 15, 2022. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) have launched the African Small Business Catalyst (ASBC) to bolster early growth-stage …

The Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell is a collaboration between Bank of America and Cornell University to deliver an online learning portal that provides women entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: 25 March 2022 at 23.59 CET. The European Development Days (EDD) are Europe’s leading forum on international partnerships. Organised by the European Commission, the forum brings key actors …

Application Deadline: March 17, 2022 YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE) seeks applications from motivated and active young leaders with interest and experience in strengthening youth engagement in programs and research …

Application Deadline: March 15th, 2022 Are you an established business professional, entrepreneur, or investor with some time on your hands? Do you want to play a bigger role and make …

Application Deadline: 3rd April 2022. In 2022, the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) holds its 8th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED, inviting young educators and education activists …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022, The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has opened applications for the 2022 cycle of its Innovation Award Program, an initiative supporting promising innovations that address …

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2022 With a median age of just 19.7 years, Africa’s diverse population is by far the youngest of any other continent in the world. These unique demographics …

Application Deadline:27 April 2022 This programme provides mid-career to senior scholars – active in any discipline within the social sciences and the humanities and based in any country overseas – …

Application Deadline: 21st March 2022 The Women Innovators Programme (WIP) is a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Arab States and Four Years From Now (4YFN), …

Application Deadline: March 31st 2022 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is looking for productive and talented postgraduates to join its one-year Graduate Development Programme in January 2023.  The SARB serves the economic …

Application Deadline: March 18th 2022 kulturweit tandem – the new exchange programme tandem invites people from african countries and germany to explore the history of colonialism from different perspectives and …

Application Deadline:  April 15, 2022. The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for social entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire …

Application Deadline:  31 May 2022.  UNESCO calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant. The grant aims to …

Application Deadline: March 18, 2022 Applications are open for the second DFS Labs Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give early to mid-stage startups in Africa an opportunity to build on Stellar, an open-source blockchain …

Application Deadline: March 17th, 2022 The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is calling for applications from suitably qualified individuals interested in learning, researching, and …

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 24, 2022. The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is now accepting nominations for researchers from the Global South for the 2022 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022. Through its WIA 54 programme, WIA is committed to supporting 10,000 African women entrepreneurs by 2030 through training, mentoring, communication and access to finance. The …

Application Deadline:10 March 2022 Are you a South African woman founder with an engineering business looking to take it to the next level? Apply now for the Sasol Women in …

Application Deadline: March 18th, 2022 The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On are excited to request proposals for eligible Nigerian off-grid energy companies for the USADF-All On …

Application Deadline: March 31, 2022. The objective of the CNIO Summer Laboratory Training Programme is to offer university students in the final years of their studies, the opportunity to gain experience …

Application Deadline: March 13th, 2022 The JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Program, is an international competition with a main objective to motivate enterprising young leaders.  The Creative Young Entrepreneur Program, through …

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 Enel Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) are excited to launch the call for applications for the 2022 edition of Open Africa Power, the programme that each …

Application Deadline: March 11th 2022 The 12-week Innovate Ventures Women Business accelerator programme is structured to help entrepreneurs and startups to succeed and fail faster. Yes, it is far better …

Application Deadline: March 6th, 2022 The rapid spread of digital technologies in the Arab region is creating many business opportunities. Yet, women entrepreneurs still face obstacles to grow their businesses. …

Application Deadline: March 11th, 2022 The GrowthAfrica Accelerator is a 6-months support programme that guides you in understanding all components of your business, internal and external realities, and identifying growth …

Application Deadline: 18 March 2022 UNU-WIDER is launching a Winter School on tax policy research. The aim of the course is to provide African researchers with an understanding of the theories, …

Application Deadline: March 1st 2022 Would you like to broaden your skills in international cultural relations, and network with cultural and creative practitioners around the world? The Global Cultural Relations …

Application Deadline: April 1st, 2022 The primary aim of the DAAD Short-Term Research Grants program is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes. Requirements Excellently-qualified doctoral candidates …

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 The SAB Foundation supports and invests in entrepreneurs and social innovation with a priority in benefitting women and youth, people in rural areas and people …

Application Deadline: April 20th, 2022 This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes scientists from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously …