Contests

Application Deadline: September 30, 2022 The African Union Summit 2022 Essay Contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity, and initiative of the African youth in promoting …

Application Deadline: September 9, 2022 Applications are open for Africa Youth in Trade Innovation Challenge by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held in Partnership with the African Union (AU) and the …

Application Deadline: 1 November 2022 The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation. The prize covers the Commonwealth …

Application Deadline: 15 September 2022 CoreNet Global Academic Challenge invites students from around the world to think creatively about a problem facing real estate professionals for renowned companies like USAA, Google, …

Application Deadline:  November 1, 2022, 12 midnight EST Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster contest to pick a new design for the annual poster. There …

Application Deadline: 1 November 2022 You are young, African, and want to work with like-minded people committed to making a difference from the grassroots level up? This ideathon is open …

Application Deadline: September 22, 2022 ClimaTech is the global competition for tech-entrepreneurs and artists addressing the most pressing climate challenges on the road to COP 27. Entrepreneurs are hammering out …

Application Deadline: September 16, 2022 The Ecobank Fintech Challenge identifies and partners Fintechs that are ready to scale and provides them with support and access to opportunities in Ecobank’s 33 …

Application Deadline: 24 October 2022 The Global Leadership Challenge (GLC) aims to help emerging leaders to grow in the wisdom and character required for responsible leadership that makes a difference …

Application Deadline: 22nd of August, 2022. Imagine you come home and want to enter your apartment, but the door leading into the building remains closed. Or, you are mistaken for …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2022 The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to launch the latest edition of the Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2022. This competition aims to provide young people with …

Application Deadline: 31 December 2022 Lex:lead is happy to again announce a scholarship competition for students in developing countries. Up to 15 one-time awards of US$500 will be awarded in …

Application Deadline: September 15, 2022 The 2023 Fintech Innovation Challenge is inviting applications from fintechs pioneering innovative financial solutions that break the persistent challenges in serving the low-income women’s market. …

Application Deadline: September 22nd, 2022 The SDG Challenge 2022 is an opportunity for research teams to develop innovative solutions relating to challenges associated with climate, biodiversity and the environment. Under …

Application Deadline: August 20, 2022 The “Lands and Droughts” press cartoon competition, organized as part of Désertif’actions 2022 in partnership with France Cartoons and Cartooning for Peace, has been launched. …

Application Deadline: August 30, 2022 MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology startups in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, …

Application Deadline: October 9, 2022 The Huawei Global Apps Up Innovation Contest aims to inspire global developers to leverage HMS Core to create innovative apps, bringing smart life services to …

Application Deadline: 21 August 2022  The UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) Early and Unintended Pregnancy HackLab will source innovative solutions to accelerate collective efforts to end Early and …

Application Deadline: August 19th, 2022 The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class business trainings as well as …

Application Deadline: September 2nd, 2022 The United Nations Development Programme Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa (UNDP WACA) has launched the 2022 UNDP WACA Youth Innovation Challenge calling for …

Application Deadline: August 21st, 2022 The KCIC Green Innovation Challenge will give you a platform to connect with global partners and investors in the climate change and sustainability space. GIC …

Application Deadline: 12 August 2022, 23:59 (GMT+3). Are you an organisation that excels in driving good practices on youth skills development and employment promotion on the African continent? If yes, then …

Application Deadline:  August 5th, 2022 Mara Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of ‘Hack the Mara’, a weeklong immersive hackathon bringing together talented innovators from across Africa to build …

Application Deadline: 31st August 2022. BIC® brings to you the “Art Master” Ball Pen art contest that encourages the talents across Africa and Middle East to showcase their creativity and …

Application Deadline: FMO is in partnership with the AfricArise Annual program, a virtual Pan African start-up investor network platform that connects 80+ start-ups and investors across the African continent. It’s …

Application Deadline: September 15, 2022 World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. As a follow up activity of the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, it has been annually …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2022 Get the Know-how to start your own Business! Enter the 2022 Business Competition for aspiring entrepreneurs and stand a chance of winning a cash prize …

Application Deadline: July 20, 2022 A new World Bank regional education strategy for Western and Central Africa outlines priority areas, guiding principles, and policy options to support countries in increasing access to education …

Application Deadline: 15 August, 2022 The Small Business Champions Competition was launched in 2021 by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the WTO Informal …

Application Deadline:31 July 2022 Inspired by Ericsson’s promise to keep Africa in motion. Ericsson’s Nigeria Together Apart Hackathon is hacking for a connected future and solving global challenges. The theme-based …

Application Deadline: July 1, 2022 The Nudge Global Impact Challenge is a six-month personal development programme for young professionals that focuses on leadership, sustainability and impact creation. The 1,155 alumni form a global network of like-minded …

Application Deadline: July 8, 2022 The Global Alliance Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge, delivered by Innovate UK KTN Global Alliance Africa, is supporting a large agri-based manufacturing company in Kenya to …

Application Deadline: July 12, 2022 The School Enterprise Challenge is an international business programme for schools. It helps young people all around the world to develop business skills and essential …

Application Deadline: September 5, 2022 Creative Business Cup is an annual global competition, enrolling participants from more than 80 countries from all over the world. The competition is for creative …

Application Deadline: 12 August 2022 To mark the fourth anniversary of Securing Our Common Future, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is launching the Pitching Peace Youth Music Challenge, inviting young people to express …

Application Deadline: July 17, 2022. USAID’s Youth Excel program is launching a 6-week global photo competition to encourage young people from Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean …

Application Deadline:  July 29, 2022 Pitch AgriHack is a digital agriculture competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by leveraging advanced technologies and youth …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 This year, Paradigm Initiative is celebrating its 15 anniversary in a dual event that will bring together Partners, Friends of PIN, Alumni, Volunteers, PIN Team …