Contests

Application Deadline: 15 December 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Canva Africa Design Challenge. Think WhatsApp product menus, email templates, business cards, brand kits, social video templates and …

Application Deadline:  December 31, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2026 develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition. The develoPPP Ventures is aimed at young companies, whose innovative business model improves living …

Application Deadline: 31th December 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 WASCAL’s Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE). With the financial support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, …

Application Deadline: November 7, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2025 AU–EU Partnership (#AUEU25) Photography Competition. Ahead of the 7th AU–EU Summit, scheduled to take place in Luanda, Angola, on 24–25 …

Application Deadline:  1 February 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 St. Gallen Symposium Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition. Meet 300 of society’s brightest young minds. Present and debate …

Application Deadline: : 14 November 2025 Applications are now open for the 2026 Challenger Digital and Green Accelerator Programme. The Challenger Digital and Green Accelerator Programme (Challenger D&G) is an …

Application Deadline: November 14, 2025 (11:59 PM WAT). Applications are now open for the 2025 UN SDSN Youth Nigeria National Essay Competition. The Sterling Team, in collaboration with the United …

Application Deadline: March 2, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Science without Borders® Challenge. The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that …

Application Deadline: November 30, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2026 WIPO IP Moot Court Competition. Now in its second edition, the competition invites law students under 35 from …

Application Deadline: 30 October 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UNDP Nigeria Inclusive Insurance Innovation Challenge. UNDP Nigeria and FSD Africa are collaborating to launch the Inclusive Insurance …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Africa Organization for Standardization (ARSO) 13th Continental Essay Competition. Each year, ARSO invite students to explore pressing topics, …

Application Deadline: 01 March 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 TSL International Student Competition. The competition is free to enter for all students worldwide between 7 and 18 …

Application Deadline: 4 January 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 D-Prize Challenge. D-Prize seed new organizationsdistributing proven poverty solutions, all aiming to scale. D-Prize award startup grants of …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2025 Applications are now open for the Zenith Bank Zecathon 5.0. Zenith Bank Zecathon 5.0 brings together developers, entrepreneurs, and visionary innovators to drive Africa’s digital …

Application Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 AVEVA EcoTech Emerge Challenge. Are you ready to make a real impact on the world? The EcoTech Emerge …

Application Deadline: 1 December 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 ITU GenAI for Good Challenge. A global challenge connecting innovators and changemakers to tackle real-world problems in health, …

Application Deadline: October 31st, 2025 Applications are now open for the Cross Border Jobs Startup Competition 2025. The Jobtech Alliance is launching the Cross Border Jobs Startup Competition to identify and support …

Application Deadline: 15 October 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 CAPSI Pan-African Youth Competition. The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at Wits Business School is …

Application Deadline: 1 February 2026 2359 GMT Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 New Media Writing Prize. The NMWP encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing and is …

Application Deadline:  February 3rd, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Washington College of Law Human Rights Essay Award. The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual award sponsored …

Application Deadline:  21 October, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UNICEF Climate Innovation Challenge. UNICEF is launching a call for solutions from emerging markets in collaboration with India Health …

Application Deadline: December 5, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UN Tourism Social Innovation Challenge. This Global Social Innovation Challenge seeks to identify and support groundbreaking startups, scaleups, …

Application Deadline: November 10, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 EU in Nigeria Short Film Competition. The Zuma International Film Festival, in partnership with the Delegation of the …

Application Deadline: October 17th, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition. The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised …

Application Deadline: Ongoing Applications are now open for the 2025 CFA Institute-AmplifyME Global Investing Simulator Challenge. The Investing Simulator Challenge, a new global student competition that offers a chance to experience …

Application Deadline: 30 September 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Lionesses of Africa Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge. The Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge 2025, powered by Naspers and Prosus …

Application Deadline: September 19, 2025 23:59 CET Applications are now open for the 2025 World Bank GovTech Innovation Challenge. The GovTech Innovation Challenge is a pilot programme connecting government partners …

Application Deadline: January 31st, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Earth Prize Environmental Sustainability Competition. The Earth Prize is a $100,000 environmental sustainability competition open to teenage students …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country Applications are now open for the 2025 MTN-WWF Africa PachiPanda Challenge. The Africa PachiPanda Challenge, a joint effort by MTN and WWF to inspire and …

Application Deadline: 14th September 2025 Applications are now open for the Melton Foundation Africa Global Goals Week Melton Foundation Africa, in partnership with Global Goals Week, invites young people across …

Application Deadline: 1 November 2025, 11pm GMT Applications are now open for the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short …

Application Deadline:  7 September, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 HacktheDivide Competition. Are you a digital entrepreneur using technology to expand access to work, training, and better opportunities? #HacktheDivide is …

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2026 Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge. The Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge is one of the Elsevier …

Application Deadline: September 15, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge. The 10th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge AEIC organized by NEF mobilizes early-stage young …

Application Deadline: 30th September 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) Young Environmentalist Innovation Challenge. The Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge (YEIC) is an environmental …

Application Deadline: 15 September 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition. Are you an amateur or professional photographer with an interest in youth …

Application Deadline: Applications are now open for the 2025 Jacaranda FM Her Perfect Pitch. Jacaranda FM is proud to announce the return of its award-winning women’s empowerment campaign, Her Perfect Pitch, …

Application Deadline: 25 August 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UN FAO Data for Farm Value Global Challenge. FAO and the University of Helsinki’s Viikki Food Design Factory …

Application Deadline: August 26, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 British Council- IAU Enterprise and Innovation Challenge. The challenge is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the capabilities of Higher …