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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 …

Application Deadline: 8 June 2021. Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this years Future News Worldwide conference will again be online. 2021’s …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2021 Call for Applications for the “AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant for Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa”. This grant is funded by the …

Application Deadline:  08 July 2021 16:00 hours BST The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa who are engaged in …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 AB InBev, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever joined in a unique partnership to fund and pilot sustainable innovation in supply chains. The 100+ Accelerator …

Application Deadline: 11 June 2021. Are you working hard to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people? Does your organisation have ambitions to take those ideas and …

Application Deadline: unspecified Are you ready for an exceptional career in finance? At Microsoft, you will have the opportunity to partner with and learn from world-class teams while building career-enhancing …

Application Deadline: May 14th 2021 Together with the University of Cambridge, the Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a virtual Policy Boot Camp for young people, to support government investment in sustainable …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 The inaugural KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator competition will recognize Africa’s leading tech innovators and future tech titans. At KPMG Private Enterprise we understand the impact that …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI)/Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works Project is an entrepreneurship development and employment program targeted at young people, particularly young women, …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program is a global program that helps leaders harness the power of their community to turn impactful ideas into action. Requirements This …

Application Deadline: May 14th 2021 Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa. Early-stage entrepreneurs across the region are creating innovative …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 Andela, Grow with Google, and Pluralsight announced a new partnership for the Google Africa Developer Scholarship 2021 program, a program that aims to train 40,000 …

Application Deadline: May 28th 2021 The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) opens application submission for its 2021 Report Women! Female …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2021 The ‘Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI)’ intervention supports innovations to address key challenges related to climate change, sustainable …

Application Deadline: August 1st 2021 The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Grants) recognize leading researchers proposing to make a significant contribution to illuminating …

Application Deadline: January 10, 2022. Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes. Laureates represent all fields …

Application Deadline: June 4th 2021 The John Maddox prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journal Nature. The Prize has been awarded …

Application Deadline: Thursday, 27 May 2021 For the past ten years, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group have invited organizations around the world to apply for the Intercultural Innovation …

Application Deadline: May 14, 2021 Throughout late 2020 and early 2021, food systems experts and organizations in support of the UN Food Systems Summit called forward potential game-changing solutions from …

Application Deadline: 14 May 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups across the African continent. Applications for the Class …

Application Deadline: 15th June 2021  Pictures have the power to reflect everyday life experiences and are a valuable tool for storytelling. They capture a moment in time in history and also …

Application Deadline: December 2021 The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize competitions for technological solutions that accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), …

Application Deadline: 16th May 2021 As a collaboration between Huza Press and the Goethe Institut Kigali, we are announcing a four-week writers’ residency in Kigali (Rwanda) in September 2021. The …

Application Deadline: May 7th 2021 Whether you are an illustrator, photographer, graphic designer…, let your imagination run free and make us feel at home – in the House of African …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards recognize and support eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Laureates …

Application Deadline: May 22nd 2021 The Next Economy is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages CV, Crosswise Works and Good Up and is being funded by the Dutch Ministry of …

Application Deadline: November 23rd 2021 The objective of the ENERGY GLOBE Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of our …

Application Deadline: MAY 12, 2021 (23:59:59 UTC+9) ARCUS Project’s artist-in-residence program provides opportunities for emerging artists in the field of contemporary art to cultivate their artistic creativity and vision. Located …

Application Deadline:June 14, 2021 The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize aims to find Africa’s brightest young agri-food entrepreneurs. GoGettaz are searching for agribusinesses that bring technology, innovation and passion to the agriculture …

Application Deadline:May 20, 2021!  Established in 2013, the Youth Summit is an annual event hosted by the World Bank Group (WBG) to engage with youth globally on the most pressing …

Fasaha 4.0, loosely translated as “knowledge economy 4.0”, is a digital skills development programme designed to identify, prepare and connect disadvantaged girls and young women with emerging skills in the …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2021 Magnus Foundation are accepting applications for the Inge Morath Award, a $5,000 grant given to a woman photographer under the age of 30 to support …

Application Deadline: 27 July 2021 With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), TWAS launches a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries …

Application Deadline:  10 May 2021. Equator Prize 2021 theme: Solving our Planetary Crisis The Equator Initiative is a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, civil society, grassroots organizations, and businesses to …

Application Deadline: April 30th 2021 At the LHoFT, we strongly believe that financial technology is crucial to advancing financial inclusion, empowering groups that have been left behind by the traditional …

Application Deadline: May 4th 2021 AWID is aiming to build deep and meaningful relationships with journalists who are interested in reporting on feminist and social justice issues. In this pilot …

Application Deadline:20 July 2021 The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation. It awards crucial commercialisation support …

Application Deadline:25 April, 2021 The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites applications from journalists based in southwestern Uganda for a short intensive workshop on investigative journalism. The course involves a five-day …