Application Deadline: 16 October Applications are now open for the 2026 AGRA–SMEDANYouth Agri‑InnovationContest. Agriculture employs more young Nigerians than any other sector, yet many agripreneurs struggle to reach advice and …
Application Deadline: 23 October 2026, 23:59 EAT (UTC+3) Applications are now open for the AU Theme of the Year 2027 Official Logo and Visual Identity Competition. The Single African Air …
Application Deadline: Ongoing Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 Africa Organization for Standardization (ARSO) 14th Continental Essay Competition. As part of its mandate to build a culture of standardisation …
Application Deadline: February 3rd, 2027 Applications are now open for the 2027 Washington College of Law Human Rights Essay Award. The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual award sponsored …
Application Deadline: 5 November 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 St Gallen Symposium Global Leadership Challenge. The Global Leadership Challenge (GLC) aims to help emerging leaders grow in …
Application Deadline: 12 October 2026, 11:59 PM (WAT) Applications are now open for the 2026 NITDA National AI Innovation Challenge. The National AI Innovation Challenge is designed to deepen the …
Application Deadline: 26 September 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 World Bank Group Small AI for Development Hackathon Challenge. Artificial intelligence is changing what is possible in development. …
Application Deadline: October 23rd, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition. The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised …
Application Deadline: March 1st, 2027 Applications are now open for the 2027 Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Science without Borders® Challenge. The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international art contest that …
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2027 Applications are now open for the Ashoka-Carnegie Challenge 2026 for Civic Leadership. Ashoka is calling on everyone aged 20 and under living in Kenya, Nigeria, …
Application Deadline: 13 September 2026 at 23:45 CEST. Applications are now open for the 2026 WHO Global youth competition on influenza and COVID-19 prevention and control. WHO invites students and …
Application Deadline: September 4th, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Innovation Challenge. As Africa advances the implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol …
Application Deadline: Ongoing Applications are now open for the CBN Regulatory Sandbox. The Regulatory Sandbox supports the safe introduction of innovative financial solutions by allowing participants to conduct live tests …
Application Deadline: 31st August 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) Young Innovation Challenge. Through strategic partnerships, KCDF has expanded the programme’s reach, enabling more …
Application Deadline: 31st August 2026 Applications are now open for the Competition for Youth-Led Projects. Youth are among the groups most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – particularly …
Application Deadline: 28th August 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 MTN-WWF Africa PachiPanda Challenge. The Africa PachiPanda Challenge, a joint effort by MTN and WWF to inspire and support …
Application Deadline: Applications are now open for the 2026 Smart Africa/FAO Innovate Africa Challenge. The Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition), organized jointly by the Smart Africa and Food and Agriculture …
Application Deadline: 10th August, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) Cleantech Innovation Competition. The Cleantech Innovation Competition is a joint initiative by the …
Application Deadline: 31 August 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition. The UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition celebrates the transformative role of Technical …
Application Deadline: July 23rd, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 AG-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition. The AG-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition is a fully sponsored 3-day intervention designed …
Application Deadline: August 8, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 CircularEconomy4Ghana Innovation Challenge. The CircularEconomy4Ghana Innovation Challenge is designed to support novel technologies that strengthen the circular economy, enhance …
Application Deadline: 31 July 2026. Applications are now open for the 2026 Business Partners Limited/SME Toolkit SA Business Plan Competition. This competition is designed to empower and support young innovators …
Application Deadline: Unspecified Applications are now open for the WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0. Hackaholics is Wema Bank’s flagship open innovation programme designed to support startups, innovators, creatives, problem-solvers, and technology enthusiasts across Africa. Over the years, the programme has evolved into one of the continent’s leading innovation platforms, enabling founders and innovators to access funding, mentorship, strategic partnerships, visibility, and growth opportunities. Tracks Hackaholics is designed to give builders, founders, and creators access to the support they …
Application Deadline: 17 August 2026 (11.59pm GMT) Applications are now open for the 2026 Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge. The program nvite high school students and teachers worldwide to …
Application Deadline: July 2nd, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 UNDP Africa Create4Peace Youth Online Innovation Challenge. The challenge aims to support young Africans who are using culture …
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge. Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa and GreenCape, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), invite …
Application Deadline: 30th of June 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition. The Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics …
Application Deadline: July 31st, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 FAO elearning Academy Global Youth Contest. The Global Youth Contest invites you to share how learning with the …
Application Deadline: June 21, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference Youth Video Competition. UNIDIR is proud to announce the return of its annual Outer …
Application Deadline: August 31st, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge. Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026 is designed to give young impact founders …
Application Deadline: June 28, 2026: Applications are now open for the 2027 Future Generation Art Prize. The Future Generation Art Prize is a biannual global contemporary art prize to discover, …
Application Deadline: July 8, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Heirs Insurance Essay Competition. The Heirs Insurance Essay Championship is an annual essay competition open to school students …
Application Deadline: July 9, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Call for Code Global Challenge. Built on the world’s largest developer mobilization for social good, Call for Code …
Application Deadline: 19 July 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition. The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition brings together some of …
Application Deadline: May 25, 2026 by 23:00 EAT (GMT+3). Applications are now open for the 2026 African Union (AU) Food and Energy Sovereignty Challenge. This Call for Solutions constitutes a …
Application Deadline: 12 July 2026. Applications are now open for the 2026 RELX Environmental Challenge. Each year, since 2011, the RELX Environmental Challenge has awarded projects that best demonstrate how …
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026, 5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT/ New York time) Applications are now open for the 2026 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is an …
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026. Applications are now open for the 2026 UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest. The annual “Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads” International Photo …
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Afreximbank CANEX short film competition. Afreximbank, through its Creative Africa Nexus programme (CANEX) is excited to announce the …
Application Deadline: June 8, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition. Organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the City of London …