Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 The Absa L’Atelier art competition is one of Africa’s most prestigious art competitions. The competition, which has been running for 36 years this year, is …
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Absa 2022 L’Atelier art competition for young visual artists across Africa (R330 000 and a return ticket to Paris)
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USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge Leading Change Program Grant Competition 2022 for local, youth-led organizations
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 6, 2022. The USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change program is conducting a global grant competition for local, youth-led organizations in celebration of the USAID Youth in Development Policy …
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KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition 2022 for tech innovators in Africa.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31st, 2022 The second annual KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition will recognize Africa’s leading tech Innovators and future tech titans. At KPMG Private Enterprise we understand …
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Global Thought For Food Challenge 2022 ($USD30,000 in cash prizes & all-expenses-paid trip to the TFF Global Summit & Academy)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 The global TFF Challenge is the world’s largest, most-diverse, and impact-focused food and agtech innovation challenge. It calls on next-generation innovators and entrepreneurs in every …
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Application Deadline: June 15th, 2022 at 23:59 GMT. Mobility 54 is a corporate venture capital of Toyota Tsucho & CFAO group – the largest distribution network in Africa. Mobile 54 is …
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Yale Drama Series 2023 Playwriting Competition for emerging Playwrights ( $10,000 prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: August 15, 2022 The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2023 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Jeremy O. …
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Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022 for Young Writers from Commonwealth Nations.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30th, 2022 In 2022, on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee year, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate 70 years as Head of the Commonwealth. The Queen’s …
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Africa Digital Innovation Competition 2022 for African Startups ($25,000 cash prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 30, 2022 As part of the 2022 Digital Economy Summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in conjunction with AmChams across Africa, is hosting …
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2022 IBM Call for Code Global Challenge: Build Tech Solutions for a Greener Future ($285,000 USD cash prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: October 31st, 2022 Through the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge you can learn about AI, cloud development and emerging technologies while you make a difference. Form a …
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French Agency for Development (AFD) Digital Challenge 2022 for African Start-ups (€150K prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 30th April 2022 – 23:59 CET The Digital Energy Challenge for Start-ups rewards every year 5 to 8 start-ups working on innovative digital projects that aim to increase …
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International Competition Network (ICN)/World Bank Group 2022 Competition Advocacy Contest.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 30th, 2022 The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 Competition Advocacy Contest. This contest aims to highlight the key …
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Global Peace Photography Award 2022 for Professional & Amateur Photographers (€ 10,000 prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 25th, 2022 The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the …
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EatSafe Innovation Challenge 2022 for students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators (USD 10,000 prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:30 April 2022 EatSafe is calling all students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators, passionate about food safety and/or nutrition, to share their ideas on how existing food safety innovations can be adapted …
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Tech4Impact Women Innovators in Technology Pitch Competition 2022 for women-led impact innovators
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 2nd, 2022 Technology for Impact, an initiative of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundations invites women-led or women-impact tech innovators based in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria to apply for the upcoming WIITPitch Competition which …
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Application Deadline: June 30th, 2022 Tourism is resilient. While it has been one of the most impacted sectors by global crisis, it has also demonstrated its potential as a major …
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Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize 2022 for Promising Young Authors. (£15,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: September 30th, 2022 The £15,000 prize, backed by the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company, organisers of the Business Book of the Year Award, aims to encourage young authors …
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GOGETTAZ Agripreneur Prize 2022 for young African Entrepreneurs (US$50,000 cash prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 6th, 2022 The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is back to support food warriors who are fighting to transform Africa’s food system. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2022 inspires …
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IOM Migration Reporter Competition 2022 for Nigerian Journalists (USD 6,000 cash prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 6th 2022 The EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration is organising a reporting migration competition in West and Central African countries to foster quality reporting …
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Ernst & Young (EY) 2022 Better Working World Data Challenge for university students and early career data scientists
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 2, 2022, 6:00:00 PM Ernst & Young (EY) 2022 Better Working World Data Challenge If you are a university student, young professional with less than two years …
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One Young World/BP Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 7 ($50,000 grant & Funded to One Young World Summit 2022 in Manchester)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 22nd, 2022 bp’s purpose is to reimagine energy for people and planet – we want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. And …
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The ITC NTF V x VivaTech Challenge 2022 for African digital startups ($5000 cash prize & funded to VivaTech 2022)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 30th, 2022 In Africa, smartphones remain inaccessible for most of the population since the average cost of a low-end smartphone still exceeds 60% of the average monthly …
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Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge 2022 for innovative fashion startups (Up to €200,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 15th, 2022 The Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge: A global program to find and support the new ideas that are making the fashion landscape more inclusive. Launched …
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The Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 for Young people from around the world.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 23:59 hours. The Entrepreneurship Campus empowers social entrepreneurs, especially young people, from around the world to create a culture for entrepreneurship, to promote …
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GIZ Climate Innovation Contest 2022 for Ethiopian SMEs (EUR 50,000 in funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 25th, 2022 On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) launches the Climate Innovation Fund to …
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Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST). In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as from 2009, June 8th would be designated by …
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The Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge 2022 for young Nigerians
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 15th, 2022 The Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge is looking for inspiring stories from young people in Nigeria making a difference through social innovation. Share your story on how you …
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Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP) Innovation Challenge 2022 for Nigerian media ($50,000)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: May 31, 2022 (West Africa Time). Funded by MacArthur Foundation, NAMIP seeks to address these challenges by helping media to increase revenues, test new business models and instil …
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Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 Fempower joins the world in honoring women’s accomplishments in #breaking the bias in the digital economy. This special month, Miss.Africa Digital a.k.a Fempower has extended its call for the application …
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UNCCD 2022 Call for Submissions: Images of Women-led Solutions to Desertification
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 18th 2022 The UNCCD will be holding its 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) in May 2022, hosted by Cote d’Ivoire. The COP15 theme, ‘Land. Life. Legacy: …
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Application Deadline: May 25th, 2022 Microsoft for Startups is a global program supported by a team of startup veterans and industry experts committed to providing founders with the resources they need, …
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Application Deadline: 15 September 2022. The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 147 Universities in 38 African countries is pleased to announce the 2022 …
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Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition 2022 for entrepreneurs worldwide.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 29, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Through its dynamic ecosystem, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) celebrates purpose-driven ventures that address persistent and emerging problems …
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Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition 2022 for young Entrepreneurs ( € 17,000+ in prizes)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Varying by Country ClimateLaunchpad is the world’s largest green business ideas competition. Innovation and invention can lead the way to a clean future. That’s why we create a …
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The Africa Business Heroes Competition 2022 for young African Entrepreneurs (1.5 Million USD Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 26th, 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support entrepreneurs. The mission is to showcase and grow local …
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Application Deadline: March 31st, 2022 The mission of the 2022 Solution Challenge is to solve for one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals using Google technology. The Solution …
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The Goi Peace Foundation International Essay Contest 2022 for young People (USD1,000+ Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 15th, 2022 The Goi Peace Foundation International Essay Contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting …
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The CleanTech Challenge global Business Plan Competition 2022 for student-led innovative clean technology ideas
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: March 30th, 2022 The CleanTech Challenge is a global business plan competition for students with innovative clean technology ideas, jointly hosted by the London Business School and University …
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LEAP Africa CTIP Short Film Competition 2022 for young Nigerian Filmmakers
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 3rd, 2022 A film documentary can be used to change or improve society in some way by bringing to light certain causes or injustices – violent practices …
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Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 The COINS Grand Challenge is a global competition to uncover students, innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders with ideas that can improve the built environment. The COINS …