Application Deadline: February 23, 2023 AFD Group continues to strengthen its support for African start-ups and digital players for the sixth consecutive year. Since 2016, the annual objective of the …
Contests
World Government Summit World Data Visualization Prize 2023 for visual story tellers ($50,000 prize)
Application Deadline: February 1st, 2023 Welcome to this $50,000 global creative data challenge. WGS supply the datasets and themes. You provide creative, intuitive data-visualizations that tell a story or reveal …
Application Deadline: January 20, 2023 UNESCO remains committed to meaningful youth engagement, with youth embraced by the Organization as both beneficiaries and key partners in co-shaping and co-delivery its mandate …
Application Deadline: January 17, 2023 With the support of the UK South Africa -Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government, SOLVE@Waterfront, and OceanHub Africa are calling for innovative solutions to address …
ISC3 Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Waste 2023 (€15,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: May 31st, 2023 The ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2023 has the topic “Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture” ! The annual ISC3 Innovation Challenge is thematically oriented along a once-per-year selected focus …
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 …
FMYSD/Bank of Industry National Sixty-Day App Development Challenge for young Nigerians (N10 million in cash prize)
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 …
Rice University Business Plan Graduate-level Student Startup Competition 2023 ($1.6 million in Cash and Prizes).
Application Deadline: February 28, 2023 at 11:59 PM CST. Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, which is Rice University’s internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of …
15th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2023 for Undergraduate & Masters Law Students Worldwide –Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is organised by the Centre for Human Rights based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, in partnership …
African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa Contest 2023 for African fashion entrepreneurs (USD 10,000 cash Prize)
Application Deadline: January 18th, 2023 at 23h59 GMT. Fashionomics Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, the Ellen MacArthur …
UNESCO Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2023 for young photojournalists (RUB 800,000+ prize)
Application Deadline: February 28, 2023 The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is open to participants aged 18 to 33. It aims to promote young photographers and support them in their strive for professional perfection. …
Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable investing Challenge 2023 for Graduate Students Worldwide ($USD15,000 & Funded to Pitch at Morgan Stanley Headquarters in New York City,USA).
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 …
UNFPA TransformU bodyright Student Challenge 2022 for University students worldwide (Fully Funded to New York City, USA)
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 …
Yunus Center Social Fiction Design Competition 2023 for young creatives. (USD 10,000 Prize)
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 …
UONGOZI Institute’s Youth Leadership Competition 2023 for young Africans (USD $2,000 & Fully Funded to Accra, Ghana)
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 …
St. Gallen Symposium Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition 2023 (CHF 20,000 Prize & expenses-paid participation to the 52nd St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland)
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: …
Mozilla Responsible Computer Science Challenge 2023 for Institutions and Innovation Hubs ($250 000 USD grant)
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 …
Dell Technologies’ Envision the Future Competition 2023 for Senior Undergraduate Students from the Middle East and Africa (USD 12,000 Prize)
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 …
UN FAO Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 for young agripreneurs (Fully Funded to Hangzhou, China)
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 …
Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize International Competition 2023 for early-career Architects ( $100,000 Travelling Fellowship)
Application Deadline: January 29, 2023. Harvard GSD’s Wheelwright Prize is an international competition for early-career architects. Winners receive a $100,000 (USD) fellowship to foster intensive, innovative architectural research that is …
Siemens Tech for Sustainability Challenge 2023 for innovative ideas (EUR 70,000 in prize money)
Application Deadline: November 24, 2022 Tech for Sustainability is a global initiative for students, researchers, startups and innovative individuals to leverage technology to solve real-world sustainability challenges and shape our future along with Siemens. Participate by …
Nikon International Photo Contest 2022/2023 for Photographers around the World.
Application Deadline: February 13th, 2023 (until 4:00 am (UTC)) The Nikon Photo Contest nurtures an aspirational community of creators who share important stories and influence the way people think through …
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) iDiaspora Photo Contest (USD$ 2500 Prize)
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 …
BBC World Service International Play Writing Competition 2023 (Win £2,500 & Fully Funded trip to London, UK)
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 …
The Social Shifters x Rathbones Global Climate Challenge 2022 ($10,000 USD award)
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 …
Washington College of Law Human Rights Essay Award 2023 for Scholarly Work in International Human Rights Law (Fully Funded to Washington D.C., USA)
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 …
International Labour Organization (ILO) 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration.
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 …
Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL)/ZooLab 2022 International Sustainability Challenge Video Competition
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 …
GIZ/Kumasi Hub Business Idea Competition 2022 for young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
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 …
KICC Impact Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 for Ghanaian-owned businesses (20,000USD in cash prizes)
Application Deadline: October 10, 2022 Kosmos Innovation Center Ghana, Glovo and Open Value Foundation are organizing an Impact Entrepreneurship Competition for innovative and successful Ghanaian-owned businesses making a positive impact …
Teach A Man To Fish School Enterprise Challenge 2023 for Schools around the World ($25,000 in cash prizes)
Application Deadline: 22nd November 2022 The School Enterprise Challenge is an award-winning educational programme that is available to any school around the world through a free, all-inclusive online platform. Developed …
2022 UNESCO International Student Competition on Green and Accessible Cities for university students worldwide.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2022 An accessible and inclusive environment is the foundation for all people, including persons with disabilities, to participate fully and equally in society. UNESCO is committed …
THRIVE/Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge 2022 for start-up and scale-up innovators
Application Deadline: December 11, 2022 The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who are driving the global transformation to climate-smart …
ConDev’s Student Media Grants Program 2022 for Students Worldwide (USD$ 5,000)
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 …
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) 2022 Photo Competition for young Photographers (USD 1000 cash prize)
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 …
