Call for Applications

Application Deadline: June 14th, 2020 The Growth Program is a Virtual Three Month Post-Acceleration Program focused on Growth. The program is designed to help startups build a Growth Team and implement a Growth …

The Wales and Africa immediate COVID-19 Response will be open as of 8 June 2020. The ongoing global effects on the COVID-19 outbreak are being felt differently worldwide. As Wales’ …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2020 The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship programme that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006 by Cartier, …

Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that focus on enabling innovators, journalists and media professionals to find information they need to help them innovate. The Journalism and Media Lab (jamlab) is inviting …

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020. The World Forum for Democracy is a platform for global dialogue and democratic participation which brings new ideas into the work of the Council of …

Application Deadline: 26 June 2020 (23:59, South Africa Time) The conceptualisation, development and curriculum content of the Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) as led by the University of …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2020 The Allianz Climate Risk Research Award supports scientific research that improves our understanding of climate change-related risks. The 2020 Award focuses on how science can help …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 The Global Pluralism Award recognizes pluralism in action. It celebrates the extraordinary achievements of organizations, individuals and governments who are tackling the challenge of living …

Application Deadline: July 19th 2020 The Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge aims to give entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East the means to launch and develop their business. This …

Application Deadline:  July 02, 2020, 12:00 pm, time zone: CEST In their efforts to foster water and sanitation reporting in the MENA region, the regional program Energy Security and Climate …

Application Deadline: July 17th 2020 Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Mental Health program supports Bold Ideas with Big Impact® The program focuses on funding high impact innovations that improve treatments and/or expand access …

Application Deadline: July 15th 2020 Since its first edition in 2017, the SIBC has supported nearly 150 entrepreneurs with a strong societal impact in Africa in their transition to scale-up, …

Application Deadline: July 5th 2020 The Arab region is undergoing a decade of profound change and challenges. Noticeable progress in some countries and some sectors is clouded by the spiraling …

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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

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 …

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 …

Application 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, …

Application 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 …

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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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 …

Application 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, …

Application 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 …

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 …