Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 10 December 2019 at 3 p.m. The Italian Junior Professional Officer Programme (JPO) is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Government of Italyand implemented by the …

Application Deadline:December 31st at 11:59pm PST. AMENDS is a student initiative at Stanford University that brings together the most promising youth change agents from across the Middle East, North Africa, …

Application Deadline: December 20th 2019 The African Union Commission, through the Department of Social Affairs, is developing a Continental Initiative aiming at eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in Africa by 2030 …

Application Deadline: February 1, 2020. IIE awards the IIE Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East annually to recognize outstanding work being conducted jointly by two individuals, …

Application Deadline: December 2nd 2019 The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) is organising the second Early Career Personal Development Course at the University of Ghana …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2019 Are you aged 18 – 35? Do you want to join this network of change makers, to advance climate resilience in Africa and the United …

Application Deadline: 4th December 2019 Do you believe in an alternative framework of leadership which is not based on power and its retention – the kind of leadership that will …

Application Deadline: January 15, 2020. TechWomen aims to empower, connect and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by providing them access and …

Application Deadline: January 31, 2020 Announced at the press conference presenting the 2020 Africa-France Summit held in Bordeaux on Tuesday 17 September 2019, the Challenge of 1.000 is a joint …

Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The Food System Vision Prize is an invitation for organizations across the globe to develop a Vision of the regenerative and nourishing food system that …

Application Deadline: February 7, 2020.  The McCain Institute’s flagship program is the Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program, designed to identify, train, network and empower a diverse group of emerging, character-driven …

Application Deadline: December 6th 2019 The Community College Initiative (CCI) is a U. S. Department of State exchange program for technical and vocational students from South Africa.  The CCI program …

Application Deadline: Sunday, January 26, 2020. The Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) is pleased to announce the 2020 cycle of the Wheelwright Prize, an open international competition that …

Application Deadline: December 6th 2019 The Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) offers flexible and rapid response grants to select initiatives in Africa to implement activities that advance digital rights, including …

Application Deadline: December 20th, 2019. OneBeat brings together emerging musical leaders from around the world to collaboratively create original work and to develop a global network of civically engaged music …

Application Deadline: December 16, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST This year, the Kim Wall Memorial Fund will provide a $5,000 grant to a journalist whose work embodies the spirit of …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2019 Are you a young person between the ages of 18-35 living in Ghana, Tanzania or Sierra Leone? Would you like to develop your advocacy and …

Application Deadline: January 5th 2020 MCW Global’s year-long flagship program is for participants between the ages of 18 to 26, who are prepared to become leaders of positive change in …

Application Deadline: November 30th, 2019 The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Malawi welcomes applications for the 2020 Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP). PAYLP is designed to provide secondary school …

Application Deadline: November 26th 2019 The GET.invest Finance Catalyst links renewable energy projects to finance opportunities and vice versa, targeting small- and medium-scale renewable energy (RE) projects, currently in sub-Saharan Africa. …

Application Deadline: February 1, 2020 at 11:59 PM (EST). The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual competition sponsored by the Academy that seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly …

Application Deadline: January 5th 2020 Formed by One Young World, Lead2030 is the world’s biggest prize fund for young leaders making an impact for the Sustainable Development Goals. Powered by …

Application Deadline:December 22nd 2019 Dell Technologies’ Center of Excellence in Cairo is pleased to announce the 5th annual regional graduation project competition “Envision the Future“, which is intended to spark …

Application Deadline: 9 January 2020 5pm GMT With more than 2.3 billion citizens, the Commonwealth provides a potentially huge pool of ideas for advancing societies. The Foundation offers grants of …

Application Deadline: December 1st 2019 ISHR is calling for applications for its flagship Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme in 2020 – the extensive training programme for human rights defenders. So if …

Application Deadline: December 5th 2019 The East Africa Emerging Advocates Training Programme is a 6 month (26 weeks) programme hosted by The Centre for Strategic Litigation in Zanzibar. The programme …

Application Deadline: Ongoing It’s often the people behind the stories that hold the power to help change the world for the better.  TR Foundation is looking for 12 young Africans …

Application Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2020. Nominations for the 2020 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Africa and Latin America are now open. The National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership …

Application Deadline: 31 December 2019 Reuters announced the third edition of the Reuters Photojournalism Grants program, renamed the Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grants, at the Visa pour l’Image international festival of photojournalism, …

Application Deadline: November 22, 2019 The Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize constitutes one of the six sections of the Eni Award, composed by the Energy Transition, Energy …

Application Deadline: 4th December 2019 Are you a civil society leader in South Asia or the MENA region? Are you working for a more gender equal world? SI Leader Lab …

Application Deadline: 21 November 2019 at 5pm (GMT) Are you a rising female entrepreneur based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa using tech to solve a local development challenge?  The …

Application Deadline: November 22nd 2019 The French Embassy and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) are implementing the Young Enterprise Initiative South Africa (YEI SA), focused on providing South African start-up …

Application Deadline: December 31st, 2019. The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) brings future leaders to the U.S. to experience the U.S. educational system, share their culture, and explore U.S. …

Application Deadline: December 20th 2019 The ASLP is an initiative of the University of Pretoria in partnership with the Global Young Academy, funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. It serves …

Application Deadline: December 13th, 2019.  Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Reaching this goal means providing electricity to 1.0 billion …

Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance. We …

Application Deadline: February 1st 2020 The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists were established in 1981 to recognize outstanding reporting and bolster the careers of journalists under the age of 35. …

Application Deadline: January 20, 2020 The Girls Impact the World Film Festival is an annual event that focuses on issues facing women and girls around the world. High school and undergraduate …