Application Deadline: 15 May 2020, 2020 TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science This newly established award will recognize scientists not older than 45 who are living and working in …
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Application Deadline: Ongoing Facebook Startup Circles Program is for early-stage startups with a functional prototype and are looking for product-market fit. Startup Circles is designed to help entrepreneurs build better …
Application Deadline: May 11th 2020 The John Maddox prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journal Nature. The Prize has been awarded …
2020 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences for women scientists in Low Income African countries (USD5,000)
Application Deadline: 20th May 2020 This award, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to …
Innovate Ventures 2020 Innovate Accelerator Program for early-stage Somali Startups
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 Are you an early-stage startup based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or …
Call for Applications:Wits Justice Project (WJP) Criminal Justice Reporting grants 2020
Application Deadline: Ongoing The Wits Justice Project (WJP) is inviting journalists to submit proposals for reporting grants of up to R25 000 for in-depth investigations focused on criminal justice and related issues. The …
Application Deadline: June 14th 2020 The WLF Ambassador Program aims to bring together individuals from all over the world to be a local voice and fundraise for literacy in their schools, universities, …
2020 British Council/Researcher Links – Newton Fund Travel Grant for early-career researchers (Funded to UK)
Application Deadline:12 June 2020, 16:00 UK time. Researcher Links Travel Grants provide financial support for early-career researchers to undertake an international research placement to strengthen links for future collaboration, build …
D-Prize Challenge 2020/2021 Prize for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
Application Deadline:June 1st, 2020 at midnight PT (pacific time) The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet millions of people still don’t have access. Can you …
International Development Research Center (IDRC) Doctoral Research Awards 2020 for study in Canada (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: June 17, 2020 by 16:00 (EDT) This call is open to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. …
Application Deadline:May 8th 2020, The coronavirus disease COVID-19 is a global pandemic with an unprecedented effect in Rwanda. We are currently experiencing the worst public health crisis in this generation. …
SuaCode Africa 2.0 Smartphone-based online Programming Course 2020 for young Africans (Scholarships available)
Application Deadline: Thursday, 30, April 2020 at 11:59 GMTSuaCode Africa 2.0 is a smartphone-based online course to teach coding to Africans with little or no programming experience.And for the first time, the …
Application Deadline: 3rd June 2020 11:59pm GMT. The Caravan Entrepreneurship Program (CEP), the flagship program of Caravan Africa Project, is an initiative that provides a comprehensive framework to accelerate industrialization …
Getty Images Reportage Grant: COVID-19 Impact for independent Photojournalists ($5,000 USD Prize)
Application Deadline: May 15th 2020 For over 15 years, the Getty Images editorial grants program has supported independent photographers in telling in-depth stories of personal and journalistic importance. The grant …
The Africa Young Entrepreneur Support (YES) Program 2020 for early stage young Social Entrepreneurs (Cohort 3)
Application Deadline:31st May 2020. Are you an early stage young social entrepreneur looking to unlock your potential, grow your venture and create more impact in your community? The Africa YES …
Application Deadline: April 30th 2020 The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation is organizing the Third Human Rights Youth Challenge and invites youth aged …
UNESCO Call for Proposals: Awareness-raising Campaign on Migration and COVID-19 in West and Central Africa
Application Deadline:30th April 2020 at midnight (Dakar Time). UNESCO is implementing a project entitle « Empowering Young People in Africa through Media and Communication », which benefits to eight countries in West …
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPFF) Call for Applications: Youth Participation Center 2020 for young people.
Application Deadline:28th April 2020 Young people remain at the heart of IPPF’s Strategic Framework. The Youth Participation Center is aimed at creating a learning network for young people, which will ensure institutionalization of …
Application Deadline: May 17th 2020 The Land Accelerator is an exciting four-month program and curated network for entrepreneurs who restore degraded forests and farmland. It is anchored by an intensive week-long workshop when the cohort …
Application Deadline:April 29, 2020 by 16:00 (EDT) The David Hopper Prizes for Leadership in Research for Development are awards for outstanding achievement in the field of international development, bestowed in …
Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) Call for Proposal: COVID-19 Emergency Response
Application Deadline: 28 April 2020 The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund is now accepting applications for the WPHF COVID-19 Emergency Response Window. Apply for new funding opportunities that support your …
Application Deadline:28th April 2020, 11:59pm GMT. The WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, and recommended communities take social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Globally, …
2020 GSMA Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion (£250,000 grant funding)
Application Deadline: May 22nd 2020 GSMA has announced the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion. Are you a start-up or SME in Sub-Saharan Africa or …
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 Special awards will be selected for young emerging talents who are able to show outstanding potential through their submissions on regular basis. Merck Foundation together …
Application Deadline:June 26th 2020 As the global forum for young leaders, One Young World Delegates attending the annual Summit hail from +190 countries across the globe, representing every sector. Workshops …
ALU/Alibaba Business School GET Global Challenge 2020 (14,000 USD of business funding & digital economy discovery trip to Alibaba Headquarters in Hangzhou, China)
Application Deadline: May 4, 2020 The African Leadership University in Collaboration with the Alibaba Business School Global Ecommerce Talent Programme is organizing the Africa edition of the GET Global Challenge …
ETH4D Research Challenges 2020: Special call to Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak on the African Continent
Application Deadline:17 May 2020. The goal of the ETH4D Research Challenges is to enable collaborations on project-based research between ETH researchers, non-academic partners (i.e. Private Sector, NGOs, Governmental Organizations) and …
Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund 2020 for Small and medium-sized News Organisations
Application Deadline: April 29th, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Google has launched a global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund through the Google News Initiative to support small and medium-sized news organizations …
International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD) Environmental Education Programme (EEP) 2020
Application Deadline: Friday April 18, 2020. 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 clean …
