Call for Applications

Application Deadline: January 24th 2020 The True Story Award, the first global prize for print and online reporting, is accepting entries for its second edition. Articles, in 12 languages and …

Application Deadline:March 2nd, 2020 STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering collaborations …

Application Deadline:  Friday, February 14, 2020. The Metcalf Institute Workshop provides journalists with hands-on experience and expertise from leading scientists, policymakers, and communicators who are working to project the impacts …

Application Deadline: February 4th 2020 She Entrepreneurs is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who are building successful and sustainable …

Application Deadline: February 29th 2020 The Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) is a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on SDG14 by the identifying, financing, advising and …

Application Deadline: March 8th 2020 IRENA has initiated a Capacity Building Programme for young professionals from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS). The programme will provide an opportunity …

Application Deadline: February 2nd 2020 Launched in 2014 by the JFD and supported by Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist from NASA who allowed Man to walk on the Moon, the …

Application Deadline:28 February 2020. General Assembly resolution 69/269 (2 April 2015) provides the Statute of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, including a description of the Prize and details on the aim of …

Application Deadline: February 3rd 2020 FORBES AFRICA is on the hunt for Africans under the age of 30, who are building brands, creating jobs and transforming the continent, to join …

Application Deadline: February 5th 2020 The Youth Action Lab is a one year co-creation lab for grassroots youth activists based in the global south which works to support their movements …

Application Deadline: February 25th 2020 TechEmerge brings technologies to new markets to drive sustainable innovation in regions that need it the most. After successfully implementing the program in the healthcare sectors …

Application Deadline: March 1st 2020 The Goethe-Institut Nigeria supports Nigerian artists and cultural experts in implementing their projects. For the past years, the Goethe-Institut Nigeria has supported a wide range …

Application Deadline: February 9th 2020 The WIA Philanthropy Foundation has initiated the WIA 54 project, for African women entrepreneurs with a strong potential to shape the Africa of tomorrow. Each …

Application Deadline: February 29th 2020 The IELTS Prize is awarded to high-calibre individuals with the motivation to develop their career, and who demonstrate the potential to contribute to society what …

Application Deadline:February 4, 2020, midnight PST The CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship serves as an incubator — a place for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, …

Application Deadline:31 January 2020. Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and teaching them the beauty of the arts? Do you wish to empower teachers to encourage an …

Application Deadline: January 19th 2020 In February 2020, the British Council in partnership with Nesta  (the UK’s innovation Foundation) will deliver two Creative Enterprise Programme workshops in Nairobi, Kenya focused …

Application Deadline: January 19th 2020 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …

Application Deadline: 30 April 2020. The Transparency School is open to senior students, graduates and young professionals under the age of 35. TI welcome individuals from public, private, non-governmental and academic sectors, from all academic …

Application Deadline: April 2nd 2020 The We Art Water Film Festival is an international short-film competition organised by the We Are Water Foundation, which aims to recognize and reward the talent …

Application Deadline:Monday 27 January 2020 at 3pm.  The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise outstanding research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the sciences …

Application Deadline:10 March 2020 The TWAS-Lenovo Science Award is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from the developing world. In 2020 the award will be given for …

Application Deadline:2 March 2020 The United Nations Information Service’s Graduate Study Programme provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations System and the International Geneva …

Application Deadline: March 23rd 2020 The World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. Entries to the Awards …

Application Deadline: March 1st 2020 The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with new startup ideas or existing businesses of less than 3 years existence, …

Application Deadline: January 31, 2020.  Nominations are now open for the 2020 Roux Prize. The Roux Prize was created in 2013 to honor individuals or groups from around the world …

Application Deadline: January 22nd 2020 The UNWTO World Tourism Students League, run within the UNWTO Academy, seeks to create an innovative environment to empower and motivate travel & tourism students to get involved …

Application Deadline:Thursday January 31, 2020 (11:59 GMT).  The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) is a youth-led pan-African initiative that is committed to raising global and multi-stakeholder support for …

Application Deadline: January 6th 2020 Meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda requires the efforts of all of society. Everywhere, every day, ordinary people are acting on the issues that …

Application Deadline:30 January 2020 The newly formed MultiChoice talent factory scriptwriting incubator is looking for the next great storytellers with great stories to tell! Applications are now open for the MultiChoice …

Application Deadline: 16 March 2020 The TWAS Awards (previouly called ‘TWAS Prizes’) are awarded to individual scientists from developing countries in recognition of an outstanding contribution to scientific knowledge in …

Application Deadline:January 15, 2020.  TechGirls connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by providing them  access and opportunities to advance their skills …

Application Deadline: January 22, 2020 Art Moves Africa (AMA) is an international not-for-profit organization that aims to facilitate cultural and artistic exchanges within Africa.AMA offers grants to artists and cultural …

Application Deadline: February 28th 2020 The ygap accelerator programs aim to back impact entrepreneurs – or as we like to call them ‘local leaders’ –who have solutions to local problems …

Application Deadline: 9 January 2020. The Equator Initiative is a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, civil society, grassroots organizations, and businesses to foster resilient communities by recognizing and advancing …

Application Deadline: 5 February 2020 FestivalConnect 2020 is open to festivals in the UK and SSA*. It facilitates connections, exchanges and showcases contemporary arts between UK and SSA festivals across …

Application Deadline:December 31, 2019 The Youth Leadership Program with Sudan is a three-week exchange, from April 4 – 25, 2020 in the United States for high school students and adult mentors. The primary program themes are …

Application Deadline: 20 January 2020 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you our fourth annual conference, which aims to bring together media practitioners, researchers, policy makers and …

Application Deadline: January 19th, 2020 The Alibaba Netpreneur Training program will provide Ethiopian entrepreneurs and business leaders an opportunity to learn and explore how to harness digital technology to positively transform …