Call for Applications

Application Deadline: July 12th 2021 The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is the only global program that arranges and funds fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at …

Application Deadline:  23rd, July 2021, The AAS Affiliates Programme seeks early and mid-career scientists who demonstrate excellence in their development and application of science in Africa. These individuals become ‘Affiliate of …

Application Deadline:  30th May 2021 McKinsey Forward – A virtual learning program that boosts the careers of young professionals in Africa Forward can teach you to navigate the future workplace …

Application Deadline: July 3rd 2021 Bertha Foundation is excited to launch the next Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year producing a body of …

Application Deadline: June 13th 2021 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: October 15th 2021 To speed up the process of creating a sustainable future for fashion and protecting our planet, we launched the Global Change Award in 2015. It …

Application Deadline: 1 August 2021. Entries for the 2021 African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme that honours fact-checking journalism by the media in Africa, are now open. Journalists and …

Application Deadline:  31 July 2021. 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: June 21st 2021 Capitec, South Africa’s fastest-growing retail bank, wants exceptional people to join our Graduate Development Programme (GDP) spanning 2 regions: Western Cape and Gauteng. A Capitec …

Application Deadline: May 29th 2021 DOT Kenya seeks to engage  30 young vibrant leaders from different parts of the country, who are passionate about entrepreneurship and community impact, to be …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 Together with Bayer Foundation, Get in the Ring is looking for impact-driven startups from all of Sub Saharan Africa to join their Social Impact Startup …

Application Deadline:  6 June 2021 BOOST UP is back and ready to give more startups the knowledge they need to become stronger and better than before. Are you a startup …

Application Deadline: July 30th 2021 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures is a groundbreaking initiative designed to engage young women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and advance their pursuit …

Application Deadline: June 10th 2021 The Road Safety Grants Programme has supported organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users since 2012 and improve vehicle safety …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 The speed and quality of the development of science capacity in Africa depend not only on infrastructure and the technical training of people but is …

The Youth Ag Summit is a unique opportunity to connect and empower the next generation of agricultural change-makers. Today, our planet faces the challenge of using fewer natural resources while …

Application Deadline: June 4th 2021 The BANKSETA invites all qualifying candidates to apply for the Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Funding 2021/22 academic year. The BANKSETA has identified a need for the funding of …

Application Deadline: June 11th 2021 The AfricaMuseum has set up a residency program. The objective is to strengthen the exchange and dissemination of information and knowledge, to compare views, opinions and testimonies of …

Application Deadline:30 June 2021. The Fem-In-Tech Development Programme is back for a second year to empower more women entrepreneurs* with the skills to build successful, investable and scalable businesses. In …

Application Deadline: June 25th 2021 The advent of COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges in Africa’s education and training systems and reinforce the need for innovative solutions that are fit for context, …

Application Deadline: June 2nd 2021 World Heritage Young Professionals Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, serving as a platform for bringing young professionals and …

Application Deadline: June 7th 2021 These scholarships allow individuals to study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and/or the Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning, at the University of London. Applicants can …

Application Deadline: May 20th 2021 CiFAR is a civil society organisation committed to fighting the flow of corrupt wealth by political leaders across borders and to secure the return of …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship programme offers qualified refugee students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum. Through …

Application Deadline:  Friday, June 11th 2021 A first of its kind intensive six months legislative and leadership development programme for aspiring female lawmakers, between the ages of 25 – 45 …

Application Deadline: May 28th 2021 The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honor the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism …

Hi-Innovator is an initiative aimed at supporting youth, Small and Medium-sized Businesses to sustainably grow through entrepreneurship education, funding, and technical support. Hi-Innovator is an initiative of Uganda’s National Social …

Application Deadline: July 15th 2021 The purpose of the UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation is to afford recognition to outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations who …

Application Deadline: July 26th 2021 An online training programme that inspires action on global challenges through social entrepreneurship and the power of skills. BeChangeMaker provides access to high quality learning …

Application Deadline: 18th June 2021 23:59 Central Africa Time (UTC + 02) WHAT KIND OF AFRICA DO YOU ENVISION IN 2050?WHAT FUTURE DO YOU WANT AND HOW DO WE CREATE THAT …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2021 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 30th 2021 This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Women’s …

Application Deadline: July 12, 2021 Environment, Youth, Gender and Reproductive Health Stories In-Depth: Reaching New Audiences with Enhanced Skills and Changemaking Reporting PRB and Developing Radio Partners are seeking teams …

Application Deadline: May 16th 2021 The Goethe-Institut South Africa is looking for an intern to work with us in the Cav’ Creative Economies Project – in particular to develop content …

Application Deadline: May 11th 2021 The Goethe-Institut Namibia in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are once again offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs in Namibia’s creative industry …

The United Nations General Assembly created the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to produce a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing …

Application Deadline: 28 May 2021, 23h59 SAST. Applications for the Circular Economy Incubator are officially open! WomHub understands the global shift towards building a more just, equitable and sustainable world. …

Application Deadline:14 June 2021 The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank. Access to finance is the most …