Contests

Application Deadline: 14th February 2023. Building on UNESCO’s cross-disciplinary mandate on culture, education and natural sciences, Water Science Policy, under the patronage of UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Program, is facilitating …

Application Deadline: 15th January 2023. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its strategic intent as encapsulated in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS 2020-2030) pillar 8 …

Application Deadline: March 10, 2023 The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in partnership with the Bank of Industry invites Nigerian youth to participate in the 2nd National Sixty-Day …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2023 at 11:59 PM CST.  Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, which is Rice University’s internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of …

The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is organised by the Centre for Human Rights based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, in partnership …

Application Deadline: January 18th, 2023 at 23h59 GMT. Fashionomics Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, the Ellen MacArthur …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2023 The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is open to participants aged 18 to 33. It aims to promote young photographers and support them in their strive for professional perfection. …

Application Deadline: January 15, 2023 Every year, the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge invites teams of graduate students from around the world to develop and pitch creative financial approaches to …

Application Deadline: 31 December 2022. Academic institutions play an important role in the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing knowledge and expertise in key subject areas. In …

Application Deadline:  15 December 2022. The Social Fiction Design Competition invites visionaries and dreamers all over the world with a knack for creative writing to share how they wish to …

Application Deadline: 10 January 2023.  The UONGOZI Youth Leadership Competition is organised as a component of the African Leadership Forum (ALF) to provide a space for the youth of Africa and …

Application Deadline: 10 January 2023 The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Enter your work for free and you …

Application Deadline: December 31st, 2022 DEG Impulse gGmbH and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with funds from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), support young …

Application Deadline: 1 February 2023 Compete in the St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for cross-generational debates: The …

UNDP and FCMB have launched the AgroHack Challenge to crowdsource innovative solutions to the challenges faced across the agricultural ecosystem in Benue State and Nigeria at large.  These challenges include: …

Application Deadline:  January 17, 2023 Midnight EAT. Through the Responsible Computer Science Challenge, USAID and Mozilla are supporting the conceptualization, piloting, and scaling of curricula that integrate interdisciplinary perspectives with computer …

Application Deadline: 15 December 2022 Dell Technologies has launched the annual graduation project competition for senior undergraduate students from universities in Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The competition is intended …

Application Deadline: November 20, 2022 Global AgriInno Challenge, a worldwide competition for youth agripreneurs and innovators, showcases and promotes smart digital innovative talent. With the last two sessions successfully held in 2020 …

Application Deadline: January 29, 2023. Harvard GSD’s Wheelwright Prize is an international competition for early-career architects. Winners receive a $100,000 (USD) fellowship to foster intensive, innovative architectural research that is …

Application Deadline: November 24, 2022 Tech for Sustainability is a global initiative for students, researchers, startups and innovative individuals to leverage technology to solve real-world sustainability challenges and shape our future along with Siemens. Participate by …

Application Deadline: February 13th, 2023 (until 4:00 am (UTC)) The Nikon Photo Contest nurtures an aspirational community of creators who share important stories and influence the way people think through …

Application Deadline: November 4, 2022The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and IBER-RUTAS – Program that aims to contribute to the promotion of cultural diversity in Ibero-America for the protection of …

Application Deadline:  12 February 2023. Applications are now open for the 28th BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British …

Application Deadline: November 9, 2022 As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, climate change is disrupting economies and affecting lives, but it is not too late to limit the …

Application Deadline: 24 October 2022, 5 pm UTC. She Shapes Biodiversity is a photo contest that aims to celebrate women’s contributions to the environment and seeks to recognize and amplify …

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2023. The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual competition sponsored by the Academy that seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly work in international human …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2022 The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching the eighth edition of its annual Global Media Competition . Its aim is to recognize fair and balanced reports that …

Application Deadline: 30 November 2022 TSL is partnering with ZooLab for 2022 International Sustainability Challenge Video competition ‘My Local Sustainability Challenges’ Sustainability is a global issue, but many problems (and their …

Application Deadline: 12th October 2022 The Migration and Employment Promotion Project (MEP) under the Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED) seeks to provide and promote alternatives to irregular migration through fostering of entrepreneurship and self-employment …

Application Deadline:  22nd November 2022 The School Enterprise Challenge is an award-winning educational programme that is available to any school around the world through a free, all-inclusive online platform. Developed …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2022 An accessible and inclusive environment is the foundation for all people, including persons with disabilities, to participate fully and equally in society. UNESCO is committed …

Application Deadline: December 11, 2022 The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who are driving the global transformation to climate-smart …

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022 The Center on Conflict and Development opened the new Student Media Grants Program (SMGP) application! This grant is funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Chair …

Application Deadline: 16 October 2022 Every picture tells a story – and GLF want to see yours. GLF is now accepting applications for the GLF Climate 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2022 The Africa Earth Observation (AEO) Challenge is an annual open innovation challenge aimed at sourcing novel space technologies since 2016. This challenge seeks to drive …

Application Deadline:  16 October 2022.  The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), through The Resilience Knowledge Coalition, is hosting a social media competition in the lead-up to the Resilience Hub at COP27. …

Application Deadline: 12 October 2022. Science by Women announces its first competition with the aim of giving continuity to the research that the beneficiaries of the programme have been carrying …

Application Deadline: October 16, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) are conducting a Violence Against Children reporting contest to raise awareness and spur …