Call for Applications

Application Deadline: October 23rd 2020 The Atlas Corps Virtual Leadership Institute is an online learning community for global social change leaders based on the established Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab. Participants, …

In partnership with the European Commission, and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), HEVA Fund has opened applications to the East Africa Creative Business Fund – an additional facility to the …

Application Deadline:18 September 2020 1pm BST The Foundation’s Grants Programme supports innovative project ideas and approaches that seek to strengthen the ability of civic voices to engage with governments to …

Application Deadline:s 30 October 2020 Applications for the Study UK Alumni Awards are now open!  Could you be an award winner in 2020-21? Get ready to share your success with the world… …

Application Deadline: 25th September 2020 by 23:00 (GMT+3) The advent of COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges in Africa’s education system and reinforces the need for fit for context, innovative and scalable …

Application Deadline: September 25th, 2020 YouthLead invites you to apply to serve as a YouthLead Ambassador. USAID seeks self-directed and motivated young changemakers with a proven track record in supporting …

Application Deadline: September 15th 2020 Are you an artist? A movie director? A sound engineer? A crazy geek? Or just a creative mind?Are you ready to experiment and collaborate on …

Application Deadline: 7th September 2020. 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: 11.59 pm BST on 20 September 2020. ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus. …

 Application Deadline: September 30th 2020 Do it Now Now is offering the AfriTech XYZ Innovation Prize for Africa’s best early-stage tech innovations in 2020. Africa is the next frontier of …

Application Deadline:30 September 2020, 23:59 CAT  The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is an initiative of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) developed to support …

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2020 APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 3rd EDITION OF THE MIGRATION YOUTH FORUM AND THE 1st EDITION OF the YOUTH LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION AWARD FOR MIGRATION IN …

Application Deadline: 7th of September 2020 Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility (NISRF) is an emergency facility designed by a consortium of funding partners to disburse grants to a significant number …

MEST Express is an acceleration program targeted at early and growth stage Ghanaian tech startups in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works initiative. The goal is to equip …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa invites applications from pro-democracy organizations in the region. OSIEA plays an active role in encouraging open, informed dialogue on issues …

Application Deadline: October 1, 2020 11:59pm ET Women Photograph is pleased to announce that we’re now accepting applications for the 2021 Mentorship Program, which will pair 24 industry leaders (12 …

Application Deadline: Thursday 29 October 2020 at 17:00 CETThe biennial EDCTP Prizes recognise outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe who have made significant achievements in their research field. …

Application Deadline: 5 September 2020.  Applications are open for eight young people to lead the charge in protecting and promoting human rights across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Youth Human Rights and Democracy Network (CYHRDN) is seeking …

Application Deadline:Wednesday, 26 August 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation is delighted to offer African journalists, who are motivated to report on malaria, the opportunity to take part in a new remote …

Application Deadline: August 24th 2020 The UK-South Africa Tech Hub is working with Endeavor South Africa to create a sustainable ecosystem in the Health Tech space. This programme will enable …

Application Deadline: August 23rd 2020 The Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum will be holding the YOUNG WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AS DRIVERS OF SDGs, 4 Day Online Program jointly organized with the UNIDO …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2020 LOOP is the latest acceleration program in Kigali, Rwanda that aims to amplify the growth of high potential education start-ups with founders between the age …

Application Deadline: October 15th 2020 The IWA Women in Water award acknowledges and celebrates female leadership in the field of water. Through this award, the IWA recognises those women working …

Application Deadline:  3pm on 25 September 2020. The Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) scheme, part of the Science, Industry and Translation programme, aims to increase the knowledge and awareness in …

Application Deadline: September 20th 2020 The Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award was established by Cisco and Global Citizen to recognize and lift up a young person positively impacting …

Application Deadline: October 16th 2020 The GlobalGiving Accelerator is an opportunity for you and your organization to build skills, access tools, and grow your base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding …

Application Deadline: October 31st 2020 The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is granting up to six Georg Forster Research Awards annually to internationally renowned academics from developing and transition countries in …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The Artist Protection Fund (APF) is an initiative of the Institute of International Education, sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The APF makes fellowship grants to …

Application Deadline: September 20th 2020 WFUNA supports and encourages youth engagement and participation in the United Nations Associations and United Nations Youth Associations around the world through the WFUNA Youth Network. …

Application Deadline: September 20th 2020 Atlas4dev in partnership with the AU Youth Envoy Office and with the support of Peace First organization and the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action …

Application Deadline: October 21st 2020 Young people constitute more than 60% of the population of the Commonwealth; their empowerment is essential to the success of the Commonwealth and its member …

Application Deadline: Friday 4 September 2020. Every year the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) invites applications for our small Thematic Research Grants. These funds are usually dispersed through two calls for applications …

Start Date: August 17th 2020 The African MasterClass Series is a six-week immersive learning experience, that empowers early-stage non-profit professionals, entrepreneurs, social innovators and change makers to solve pressing problems …

Application Deadline:21 August 2020 In working toward their shared goal of helping women-owned SMEs upscale their businesses to maximize the benefits of international trade, ITC SheTrades and Twill by MAERSK have …

Application Deadline: August 20, 2020, 11:59 p.m. ET (UTC–4) Call for submissions to the 2020 Journalism 360 Challenge for experiments in immersive journalism The Journalism 360 Challenge is an open …

Application Deadline: August 18th 2020 Initiated by LEAP Africa, The Youth Day of Service (YDoS) is an annual youth-led social impact campaign with the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG) in focus. …

Application Deadline: August 31, 2020 by 9:00 AM EDT (Washington, D.C. time). The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) has become an integral part of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group …

Application Deadline: August 31, 2020. This call is open to research institutions, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations with strong research capacity based in one of the countries of focus and …