Application Deadline: August 11, 2021, 11:59 p.m., East Africa Time The USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change program is conducting a grant competition in six African countries. Grantees will test and …
Call for Applications
Application Deadline: AUGUST 31, 2021 The L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents for Women in Science program is committed to supporting the involvement of young women in scientific research. This program identifies and …
Application Deadline: August 4th, 2021 Building the gender-lens investing ecosystem for women climate entrepreneurs to grow scalable climate-related businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through this project, ANDE, in consortium with the …
Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Program 2021 for young Kenyan University Students
Application Deadline: July 30th, 2021 Seeds for the Future Program is Huawei’s global CSR flagship program that was launched in 2008 . Since 2014, Huawei and ICT Authority have jointly …
CGIAR Gender Researchers’ Leadership and Mentoring Program 2021 for mid-career Researchers
Application Deadline: July 31st, 2021 The CGIAR Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform, in collaboration with African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), is announcing the …
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) HR in HE Community Challenge Grants
Application Deadline: 8 August 2021 23:59 UTC. COVID-19 has disrupted life globally, and the higher education sector is no exception. HR professionals have continued to play a vital role in …
AKU GSMC Media Innovation Centre Innovators-in-Residence Program 2021/2022 for media innovators in East Africa. ($20,000 in grant funding)
Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 The AKU GSMC Media Innovation Centre, together with its partners DW Akademie and Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) are looking for the brightest media minds from …
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab Science Idea & Startup Showcase 2021 for science ideas & startups. ( $ 7 000 in prize money)
Application Deadline: August 29, 2021 Humanity faces unprecedented challenges. But nowhere else are we more resolved to solving those challenges, than right here in Africa. Stellenbosch University LaunchLab believes that …
Call for 2022 AGYA Membership: The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)
Application Deadline: 15 September 2021, 18.00 (6 pm) UTC. The GYA membership call for 2022 is open now. Applications are sought from young, independent scholars who combine the highest level …
Allianz Climate Risk Research Award 2021 for young Scientists (monetary award & funded trip to Munich, Germany)
Application Deadline: September 15th, 2021 Launched in 2017, the Allianz Climate Risk Research Award acknowledges and rewards young scientists whose works shed light on the nexus between climate change and …
Tunza Eco-generation 27th Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors Program 2021/2022
Application Deadline: 16th August, 2021 (Midnight, GMT+0). Eco-generation would like to announce a call for applications for the 27th Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors Program. Eco-generation Regional Ambassador is an elite position awarded to …
Pangea Blue Economy Accelerator Program 2021 for ocean-based startups across Africa
Application Deadline: 29th August 2021 The accelerator program focuses on Blue economy startups from Africa tackling the greatest opportunities and challenges in the sector. The program is designed to support …
Application Deadline: July 25th, 2021 23:59 Pacific time. 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. …
British Ecological Society Ecologists in Africa grants 2021/2022 (£8,000 for research)
Application Deadline: 10 September, 2021 This grant provides support of up to £8,000 for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. Objectives This grant provides support for Ecologists …
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) Naija Coke Summership (internship) Program 2021 for young Nigerians
Application Deadline: unspecified NBC is launching the third edition of the “Naija Coke Summership” – a one-month internship programme designed to attract third/penultimate year undergraduate students who share our passion …
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Nigeria Program 2021 for female Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: July 15, 2021. The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos and Ascend Studios Foundation have partnered to implement the 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a U.S. Government initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the …
Institute for Poverty, Land & Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) Short Course 2021 for African Academics.
Application Deadline: 6 August 2021. Across Africa, the majority of both rural and urban residents have insecure tenure rights, either in law or in practice. They face the legacy of land …
Jamlab Accelerator sub-Saharan Africa Programme 2021/2022 for creative journalists and media makers.
Application Deadline:13 August 2021. Are you working on something that you think could reshape media or journalism in sub-Saharan? Do you have skills you could apply to creating great new …
Women’s Political Leadership Programme 2022 for emerging women Leaders (Fully Funded to Sweden)
Application Deadline: 31 August 2021. If you are a local political leader in Africa, Asia or Eastern Europe, a woman and most importantly, an agent of change – this programme …
The Development Bank of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Program 2021 for young Nigerian Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: August 1st 2021 In addition to providing funding and risk-sharing facilities to MSMEs and Small Corporates through participating financial institutions, the Development Bank of Nigeria is expected to …
Application Deadline: July 31st, 2021 DOT is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators and digital ambassadors who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create opportunities and transform their …
South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) 2021 for Southern Africans (ZAR 3 million in grant)
Application Deadline: July 31st 2021 The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is pleased to announce a call for independent media organizations from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to …
Application Deadline: 31 August 2021 Birimian and the Institut Français de la Mode are supporting African emerging designers through a unique accelerator program for young creative brands based on the …
Application Deadline: 1st August 2021 Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles in media organisations despite a higher proportion of female students graduating from university journalism courses worldwide. In a bid …
Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program 2022 (27,500 Euro per year in Funding)
Application Deadline: September 15th,2021 Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE) and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers …
Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2021/2022 for Mid-Career Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 9 August 2021 Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK Host organisation working in …
Youth Internet Governance Forum Call for Participation: YouthxPolicyMakers Program 2021
Application Deadline: July 23rd, 2021 Young people under the age of 30 are the largest demographic group on the Internet, yet they are still underrepresented at the Internet Governance Forum, and …
Call For Projects: MEDIA LOVES TECH for Journalists in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria (€ 10,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: July 31st, 2021 MEDIA LOVES TECH seeks to identify the best digital concepts for innovative and quality journalism. Launched by DW Akademie and Al Khatt, this competition is …
Bioscience Innovation Bootcamp 2021 for Entrepreneurial Scientist in Eastern and Central Africa.
Application Deadline: 16 August 2021 at 23:59 hrs Nairobi Time BioInnovate Africa is a regional innovation-driven bioeconomy initiative established in 2010 withsupport from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). …
Impact Hub Accelerate2030 Acceleration Programme 2021 for innovative Nigerian startups.
Application Deadline: July 12th, 2021 Accelerate2030 – Nigeria identifies the most innovative startups in Nigeria tackling the Sustainable Development Goals, and supports them to scale their impact nationally, regionally and globally. Join a global …
Call for Applications: Intergenerational Dialogue of leaders and young people of the Biennale of Luanda 2021!
Application Deadline: July 20th 2021 In the framework of the 2nd edition of the Biennale of Luanda – « Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace » (4-8 October 2021), an Intergenerational Dialogue of leaders …
Application Deadline: August 30th 2021 The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)’s Accelerator Lab, National Technology Business Centre (NTBC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for applications for …
Pan African (African Union) University 2021/2022 (Masters & PhD) Scholarships for young Africans (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:30 July 2021 The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose …
Africa Agri-Food Development Programme 2021/2022 for agri-food companies in Africa.
Application Deadline: 30th July 2021. The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is a joint initiative between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Affairs. The …
LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme (SIPA) 2021/2022 for young changemakers.
Application Deadline: July 25th 2021 Over the past years, LEAP Africa has partnered with Union Bank Nigeria, other corporate sponsors and development champions, to enable these young change makers transition …
One World Media Global Short Docs Forum 2021 for short Documentary Filmmakers.
Application Deadline: 5PM (BST), Thu 22 July 2021 The Global Short Docs Forum brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and …
Application Deadline: 25 July 2021. The Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF) in partnership with Goethe-Institut invites organisations in the Southern Africa creative and cultural industries to apply for grants from …
Application Deadline: October 1, 2021 (5:00 p.m. PT). Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients may be in residence at …
AAS African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) 2021 for early-career African Researchers.
Application Deadline: July 30th 2021 Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research …
AREF Call for Applications: Women in Research Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop 2021
Application Deadline: July 8, 2021. The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa who are engaged in tackling the sub-region’s significant …
