Application Deadline: Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 11:59pm EDT The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $250,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to …
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LSETF/USADF Employability Training Programme 2020 for Lagos State Youths
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 5th 2020 The employability partnership with the United States African Development Programme (USADF) is targeted at equipping 3,000 Lagos residents, between the ages of 18-35years with industry …
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African Fact-Checking Awards 2020 for Journalistic Excellence in Africa (USD7,000+ in Prizes)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 22nd 2020 Entries are now open for the seventh annual African Fact-Checking Awards, the only awards programme that honours journalism by Africa-based media in the expanding field …
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Call for ApplicationsUganda
The Future of Media Program Challenge 2020 for young Ugandan Innovators
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 17th 2020 The Future of Media challenge is seeking to explore pathways to optimize digital platforms of existing media houses or explore new media pathways of generating …
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Call for Papers: 3rd Annual Congress of the African Scientific Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) in Rabat, Morocco
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 5th 2020 Call for Papers towards the 3rd Annual Congress of the African Scientific Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) scheduled to take place at the Hassan II …
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Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network Development Grant Program 2020 ($50,000)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 17th 2020 The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is dedicated to furthering innovation and establishing best practices in the field. Thanks to support from YouTube via the Google …
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Amani Institute Social Innovation Management Program 2020- Special Online Edition! (Scholarships Available)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 6th 2020 Scholarship Deadline: June 22nd 2020 The Amani Institute Social Innovation Management Program is open to people from all over the world. For the first time …
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UNDP 2020 Growth Stage Impact Ventures (GSIV) for SDGs Initiative (Fully Funded to SDG Finance Geneva Summit 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 15th 2020 at 11:59 pm CET. UNDP, EPFL Tech4Impact, Orange, and SAP are collaborating on the second Growth Stage Impact Ventures for SDGs (GSIV) selection process. The objective is …
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Call for ApplicationsSouth Africa
SA Innovation Summit 2020 Africa Cup & Inventors Garage for African Startups
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 30 June 2020 The Inventors Garage and the Africa Cup are the key touchpoints of the SA Innovation Summit where tech and tech-enabled start-ups have the opportunity to …
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Call for ApplicationsSouth Africa
The Fem-In-Tech Development Programme 2020 for South Africa, Female Entrepreneurs
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 10 July 2020 The Fem-In-Tech Development Programme is a Small Enterprise Development Agency initiative, in collaboration with the SA Innovation Summit. The programme aims to support and empower …
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Call for ApplicationsCamerounMozambiqueNamibiaSouth Africa
Y+ Global HER Voice Fund Ambassadors Program 2020 for young African Women
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 8th of June 2020. Are you an adolescent girl or young women (AGYW) aged 18-29? Do you reside in Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia or South Africa? Are you passionate about …
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New York Academy of Sciences “1000 Girls, 1000 Futures” Program 2020 for young Women in STEM
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 31st 2020 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures is a groundbreaking initiative designed to engage young women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, and advance their pursuit of …
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The Land Accelerator 2021 (Africa) Program for young African Entrepreneurs
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 6th 2020 Applications are open for the Land Accelerator Program 2021 for Entrepreneurs in Africa. The Land Accelerator is an exciting four-month program and curated network for …
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Application Deadline: June 10th 2020 Do you want to get involved in making positive change in your community and beyond? Join the Prepr Network and explore the four open challenges …
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Application Deadline: June 11th 2020 The REACT Kenya Relief Fund will provide emergency grants to distributed energy service companies who are struggling to maintain access to energy to their thousands …
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Stevens Initiative Coronavirus Response Fund 2020
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Jun 12 2020 08:00 PM (EDT) The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of daily life around the world, including education and exchange activities. Schools, colleges, universities, …
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Call for ApplicationsEthiopiaKenyaRwandaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaUganda
British Council Call for Projects: Disaster and Climate Change Preparedness in East Africa
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 21st 2020 In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to increase the cultural heritage sector’s capacity to prepare for and mitigate the …
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Application Deadline: October 2nd 2020s 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 …
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Call for ApplicationsTunisia
Climate Tracker Paid Research Position for Tunisian Journalists and Environmental Experts.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 5th 2020 Climate Tracker, in cooperation with the Office of the Hanrich Böll Foundation in Tunisia, is searching for journalists and environmental experts residing in Tunisia in order to join …
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World Bank Group 2020 Mission Billion Challenge WURI West Africa Prize ($150,000 in cash prizes)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:August 14, 2020 How can informal sector workers in West Africa more easily participate in social protection programs? The Mission Billion Challenge WURI West Africa Prize seeks sustainable, tech-based …
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African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards 2020 for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th 2020 Each year the AWIEF Awards recognise, honour and celebrate Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa and across industry sectors, for their economic performance and …
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Call for ApplicationsSouth Africa
2020 Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Professional Development Grant in Music
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:Sunday, 12 July 2020. The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is pleased to announce that applications for the ACT Professional Development Programme will open on 22 May 2020. Applications …
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Innovate Now Cohort 2.0: Africa’s Assistive Technology Innovation Accelerator
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 8th 2020 In response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we have gone virtual and expanded the theme of Innovate Now Cohort 2.0 to include mobile solutions that assist …
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Call for ApplicationsGhanaRwandaSouth AfricaUganda
Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accelerator Program 2020 for young AI Innovators
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 25th 2020 The Africa AI Accelerator Program has been designed by Ghana Tech Lab (GTL) to promote local innovations in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, …
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ICFJ-Facebook Training & Reporting Grants Program 2020: Reporting on Refugee Communities Amidst a Pandemic
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:July 31st 2020 The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is pleased to partner with Facebook Journalism Project on a training program that allows journalists across the Middle East and …
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Application Deadline:July 15th, 2020 As the world lives through a crisis unprecedented in recent history, we launch our first Global Open Call to Action for Innovators for the Future. We …
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2020 ICFJ/FJP COVID-19 Reporting Grants for MENA Journalists ($2,500 grant)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Friday, June 12 2020 This grant program is designed to provide financial support to individual journalists and freelancers in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Yemen …
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Call for ApplicationsGhana
MasterCard/CAMFED Young Africa Works Program 2020–Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 21st 2020 CAMFED Ghana is calling for applications from Young Women interested in the Technical and Vocational space under the Young Africa Works Strategy of Mastercard Foundation. …
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Mozilla’s Fix-The-Internet Incubator Program 2020 for early-stage African startups
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 5th 2020 Mozilla’s Fix-The-Internet Incubator Program 2020 Mozilla are looking to invest in people, projects, and technologies that shape the internet and have a positive impact without …
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Call for Submissions: African Union Office of the Youth Envoy Sauti صوتي” Publication of 25 young women contributions
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31st 2020 The African Union Office of the Youth Envoy launched on International Women’s Day “Africa Young Feminist blog “Sauti صوتي”. Now it will be re-launched in collaboration …
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BOOST UP Startup Support Programme 2020 for startup entrepreneurs in Southern Africa
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31st 2020 Are you a startup entrepreneur eager to learn how to better pitch your business and become more investable? Is your startup using technology to make …
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Call for Proposals: Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety Grant Programme 2020 (120,000 CHF in Funding) – Round 17
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 8 June 2020, at 14:00 Central European Time (CET), The Road Safety Grants Programme has supported organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users …
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Application Deadline: Ongoing One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, is establishing a fund for young leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. Around the world, One …
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Call for Proposals: The Microsoft AI for Health COVID-19 Grants 2020
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 15th 2020 The Microsoft AI for Health COVID-19 Grants is open for applications. Given the urgency of the COVID-19 crisis, they are accepting requests in the AI for Health …
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Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020 – COVID-19 Innovation Challenge
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 5 June 2020 The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) threatens to undo the hard-earned health, economic and social development gains that Africa has registered since 2000. COVID-19 has overrun …
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Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) COVID-19 Student Action Fund 2020 for University Students Worldwide ($USD100,000 in Funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The CGI U COVID-19 Student Action Fund will identify and support select students at universities around the world who are committed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Working …
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GlobalGiving Accelerator Program – September 2020 for Nonprofits ($30,000+ in matching Funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: July 31st 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 …
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Startup Chile S Factory 2020 Pre-acceleration Program for Female Founders (Fully Funded to Chile)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 2nd 2020 at 13:00 hrs. (GMT-4) Startup Chile S Factory 2020 Pre-acceleration Program Startup Chile are looking for early stage projects that are technology related with global impact. …
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Call for ApplicationsKenyaNigeria
Andela #ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training Program 2020 for young Technologist in Kenya & Nigeria
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 25th, 2020 The #ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training program is in partnership with Microsoft to train 3000 technologist in Kenya and Nigeria in Microsoft Azure technologies. This is in a bid …