Application Deadline: August 29th, 2021 Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with MDF West Africa, the Ghana Innovation Hub, and our private sector …
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Application Deadline: December 3rd, 2021 In collaboration with Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor, and in consultation with leading actors in the anti-slavery space, the Thomson Reuters Foundation launched the Stop …
British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Arts Cultural Exchange Programme 2021 for creatives.
Application Deadline:1 February 2022 British Council has developed the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Arts Cultural Exchange Open Call to provide grants to cultural organizations, festivals, artists, and creatives between the countries …
The Heinrich Böll Foundation Advocacy Accelerator Programme 2021 for young feminists in Eastern Africa.
Application Deadline: August 9th 2021 Are you a young feminist in Eastern Africa? Do you want to accelerate the impact of your advocacy work? The Heinrich Böll Foundation in collaboration with …
Application Deadline: August 15th, 2021 AGYLE is an African-German Young Leaders program that brings young leaders from Africa and Germany together in a long-term business network. The direct encounter and cooperation …
Chevening UK Government Scholarships Programme 2022/2023 for Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: November 2nd 2021 Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening …
Norbert Zongo investigative Journalism award 2021 for Journalists (1.000.000 CFA Prize)
Application Deadline: September 15, 2021. In order to enhance and promote investigative journalism on the African continent, the three networks of African journalists – the Norbert Zongo Center (CNP-NZ), the …
Ernest & Young (EY) Southern Africa Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program 2021 for high-potential Female Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: Not Specified EY South Africa’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women executive leadership programme identifies a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale; and helps …
ACT Foundation Changemakers Innovation Challenge 2021 for nonprofits and social enterprises in Africa.
Application Deadline: 15 August 2021 The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of community nonprofits and social enterprises in Africa who are …
Application Deadline: Unspecified At the heart of every great change is a great human. If you have ideas, ingenuity and a passion for making a difference, come and be a …
Application Deadline: unspecified The Accenture Education Trust, helps students whose family income ranges from R 350 000 – R 600 000 and NSFAS Post-Graduate Students with a Household Income of …
Application Deadline: August 15th, 2021 Young Creators Program is a Mindselo initiative which aims to bring young visionaries to talk about personal growth, human transformation, the art of living and …
Goethe-Institut/Prince Claus Fund Mentorship Award 2021 for artists and cultural practitioners
Application Deadline: 26 August 2021 The Prince Claus Fund mentorship Award is a year-long interdisciplinary programme that creates space for artists and cultural practitioners to explore critical artistic practices on …
UK-SA Tech Hub Future Females Business School Tech Program 2021 for South African based Female Entrepreneurs (Funded)
Application Deadline: August 16th 2021 The Future Females Business School, in partnership with UK-South Africa Tech Hub, is a leading programme that offers funded spots to South Africa female entrepreneurs …
Application Deadline: August 26th 2021 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral scientist to support the theme lead Neglected Zoonotic Diseases(NZDs) with designing, implementing, analysing, and …
Application Deadline: August 20, 2021 The Blockchain Bootcamp is designed to give early to mid-stage startups in Africa an opportunity to build on Stellar, an open-source blockchain network for financial services and …
Application Deadline: August 6th 2021 Youth are Africa’s greatest asset. Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and is expected to double to over 830 million by 2050. If properly harnessed, …
Application Deadline: October 31, 2021. The Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, or the Grinnell Prize, directly reflects Grinnell’s historic mission to educate men and women “who are prepared …
Application Deadline: August 6th, 2021 Pre-MEST is a digital skills training program launched by MEST in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and their Young Africa Works strategy. The aim of the program is to address the significant …
Climate Trackers Climate Change Media Mentorship Program 2021 for young Journalists (Paid Opportunity)
Application Deadline: Monday 9th August, 2021 It’s all-encompassing and engaging. We’ll be welcoming a new cohort of 6 young journalists eager to produce climate stories and learn in the process. …
Samsung Engineering/ UN Environment 14th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition 2021
Application Deadline: 16th August 2021 Samsung Engineering jointly with United Nations Environment Programme would like to launch “The 14th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition” inviting youth all over the world to raise awareness …
Application Deadline: September 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of State and IREX seek academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Over the …
Application Deadline: August 15, 2021 The IZA/FCDO Program on Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries (G²LM|LIC) is sponsoring the ONLINE EVENT: « Development Economics Course for Sub-Saharan Africa », September …
Application Deadline: August 9th, 2021 Applications are now open for Paradigm Initiative’s annual Digital Rights Academy and Litigation Clinic 2021. The Digital Rights Academy is aimed at building the capacity of African …
Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award 2021 for Journalists worldwide (£1,000 learning bursaries)
Application Deadline: September 10th 2021 The Young Journalist Award – in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association – is Thomson Foundation’s annual journalism competition dedicated to finding and inspiring ambitious journalists from across …
WE Africa’s Leadership Program 2022 for women in executive-level leadership positions in African conservation.
Application Deadline: 15th August 2021 WE Africa is for women working for the environment who wish to transform the future of African conservation and environmental work. Supported by an extensive …
SAMSA Training for Journalists from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to cover COP26.
Application Deadline: Samsa launches a call for applications for the COP26 event dedicated to the fight against global warming. The conference will take place from November 1st to November 12th, …
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) residential investigative journalism boot camp 2021 for Ghanaian journalists
Application Deadline: July 27, 2021. Do you desire to be an investigative journalist? Do you want to be equipped with the skills to be able to undertake fact-based, in-depth and …
She Code Africa Summer Code Camp 2021 for High school girls from across Africa.
Application Deadline: unspecified The Summer Code Camp is an annual initiative of She Code Africa targeted at High school girls from across Africa to stimulate and nurture their interests in …
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) AI Academy for Small Newsrooms.
Application Deadline: August 1st, 2021. A 6-week programme to help small newsrooms leverage the power of artificial intelligence. This FREE online programme offers a deep-dive into the potential of artificial …
UNICEF Innovation Fund 2021 for AI & ML Startups ($100K equity-free investment)
Application Deadline: 2 August 2021 The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the …
Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 The YCA launches yet another exciting program to create continental flagships to accelerate youth empowerment efforts. The very objective of this challenge is to amplify …
The GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 for Agtech Start-ups in Africa.
Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German …
Maliyo Games/Google Game Developer Bootcamp 2021 for beginner African Mobile Game Developers.
Application Deadline: 2nd August 2021 Google in partnership with Maliyo Games has launched a training Bootcamp for beginner game developers that aims to take you from zero experience to creating …
Application Deadline: July 25, 2021. The Centre for Logistics and Traffic will organize another transnational summer school this year which is sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service („Deutscher Akademischer …
KAIPTC Inspiring African Women Leadership In Peace And Security (IAWL-PS 21) Programme 2021 (Fully Funnded)
Application Deadline: September 3rd 2021 The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana will run an 8-month Inspiring African Women Leadership in Peace and Security Programme with support …
African Center for Translational Genomics (ACTG) 2021 Academic Scholarship for emerging genomic scientists.
Application Deadline: August 15th, 2021 African Center for Translational Genomics (ACTG), an initiative of 54gene, is pleased to announce the 2021 Academic Scholarship open to emerging genomic scientists. The objectives of …
The Joke Waller-Hunter (JWH) Initiative Support Grant 2021 for Young Environmental Leaders.
Application Deadline: August 31, 2021 at 5PM CEST The Joke Waller-Hunter (JWH) Initiative creates opportunities for young people in the environmental sector in developing countries to unfold their full potential. …
Application Deadline: August 2nd, 2021 The HB Antwerp Innovation Lab prepares soon-to-be graduates with skills for the engineering and technology industry. The program will include an intensive month-long virtual core …
Application Deadline: 31 August 2021 Femme Politics is a social action project that empowers young African women leaders. The Femme Politics Incubator Program is a collaborative program designed to help …
