Application Deadline: April 10th, 2022 UNLEASH Plus is a global 6-month incubation program for entrepreneurs working on social or environmental challenges, in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program …
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Application Deadline: March 27th, 2022 EWiEn has launched the first women youth, energy-based incubator program in Ethiopia (EWiEn incubator). The program is designed to address the energy access gap by …
Application Deadline: 30 May 2022. Launched in 1997 within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement between France and South Africa, the Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) PROTEA is a programme supporting …
Acumen East Africa Accelerator 2022 for Ventures Serving Displaced People (US $75,000 in grant funding)
Orientation: June 21, 2022 Refine and develop a scalable business model that advances sustainable livelihoods for forcibly displaced populations in East Africa. To assist social entrepreneurs who work in or …
Women in Africa (WIA) Young Leaders Programme 2022 for young African Women Leaders.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 Women in Africa is launching the second edition of the WIA Young Leaders Programme, developed in partnership with Christian Dior Couture, Lazard Frères Investment bank …
Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 Oxfam believes SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher income and relevant products and services for people living in …
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Nigeria Program 2022 for female Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: April 7th, 2022 The U.S. Consulate in Lagos, in partnership with Venture Garden Foundation and Ascend Studios Foundation to implement the 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a U.S. …
Application Deadline: 14 July 2022 The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) offers an annual Award for graduates and scientists of a Swiss institution who work in agricultural research …
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 The Millennium Oceans Prize is returning for its eighth year to support and celebrate students who are passionate about conserving, protecting, and sustainably using oceans, …
Application Deadline: 7 April 2022 The 2022 Annual Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum takes place at a critical point in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will …
Africa No Filter media grant for women storytellers ($10,000-25,000 in Grants)
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022 Women’s voices are still underrepresented in the media. To help close this gap, the latest Media Grants by Africa No Filter are aimed exclusively at …
British American Tobacco (BAT) 2022 Global Graduate Programme – West Africa for young graduates.
Application Deadline: unspecified BAT is evolving at pace – truly like no other organisation. To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are …
MIT Legatum Center/Clayton Christensen Institute Market Creating Innovation Bootcamp 2022 for early-stage Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: April 1st, 2022 Launching in early 2021, the Market-Creating Innovation (MCI) Bootcamp is an eight-session curriculum designed to empower emerging market innovators with principles and frameworks necessary to …
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Cohort 5 Program 2022 for young Kenyans
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 …
Africa Food Prize 2022 for Innovation in African Agriculture (USD $100,000 Prize)
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 …
2022/2023 Université Paris-Saclay Master’s Scholarships for international study in France.
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. …
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Young Leaders Initiative 2022 for young change-makers
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 …
USADF/DFC African Small Business Catalyst Programme 2022 for early growth-stage SMEs.
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 University.
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 …
European Development Days 2022 (EDD 2022) Young Leaders Programme (Fully Funded to Brussels, Belgium)
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 …
USAID YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation Youth Advisory Group – Call for Applications
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 …
UNESCO/APCEIU 8th Youth Leadership Workshop on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
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 …
WISH Innovation Award Program 2022 for early to mid-stage health-focused startups (USD 15,000 Prize)
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 …
GLF’s Young African Landscape Leadership Program 2022 for African students & young professionals
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 …
British Academy Global Professorships 2022 Program for outstanding overseas scholars to work & collaborate in the UK (£900,000 per awardee)
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 – …
UNDP-4YFN Women Innovators Programme 2022 for women-led, digital, social impact-oriented start-ups in the Arab States
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), …
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Graduate Development Programme 2023 for young South Africans
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 …
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2022 for Women Entrepreneurs (All-expenses-paid trip to the UN Global Goals week in New York City, USA)
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 …
UNESCO 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant for young researchers (USD10,000 grant)
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 …
DFS Labs Blockchain Bootcamp 2022 for early to mid-stage startups in Africa ( $20,000 worth of XLM)
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 …
CIPESA Call for Applications: Researching and Communicating Digital Rights in Africa
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 …
2022 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research for young Female Researchers from the Global South (US$2,500 cash prize)
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 …
Women in Africa (WIA) 54 Programme 2022 for African Women Entrepreneurs ( € 10,000 in Funding)
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 …
Sasol Women in Engineering Incubator Programme 2022 for South African woman founder
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 …
