Contests

Application Deadline:15 August 2021 (11:59 Geneva time). The ILO is launching a competition calling for innovative solutions with social impact to accelerate action towards SDG Target 8.7. The fight against …

Application Deadline: July 21st 2021 The School Enterprise Challenge is a FREE educational programme that teaches business and life skills. It supports teachers and students to set up a REAL …

Application Deadline: January 14th 2022 The World Photography Organisation is a global platform for photography initiatives. Working across more than 180 countries, their aim is to raise the level of …

Application Deadline: August 20th 2021 Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest aims to inspire talented developers across the globe to create seamless, smart, and innovative digital experiences, and explore the future …

Application Deadline: July 30th 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment …

Application Deadline: July 15th 2021 Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are being selected during an open ideas competition. This takes place twice a year and is open …

Application Deadline:July 23, 2021. The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Global Leadership and Education Advancing Development (Global LEAD) Initiative, YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE), and Generation Unlimited (GenU), …

Application Deadline: June 16th 2021 Global food systems account for 1/3 of total greenhouse gas emissions and simultaneously hold many of the solutions to the climate emergency, but receive very …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2021 The COVID-19 crisis had an unprecedented impact on our society. Regardless of speculation about what the “new normal” will be, no one is certain about …

Application Deadline: 31 July 2021 Do you have a promising idea to connect the unconnected and close the digital divide? The world today has 1.8 billion young people between the …

Application Deadline:  25 June 2021 The theme of the 2021 art contest is “Together through sport”. It sheds light on the power of sport to bring people together and create …

Application Deadline: June 25th 2021 The Tech For Our Planet challenge programme is an exciting new opportunity for startups to pilot technology that will help us reach our net-zero targets. …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2021 In the Call for Code Global Challenge, you can join the fight against climate change by building and deploying open source solutions in the cloud. …

Application Deadline: Ongoing As climate change worsens and global carbon emissions keep increasing, how is your country reacting to this crisis? How are people in local communities being affected by climate …

Application Deadline: August 5, 2021  MY World 360º invites immersive creators – media pros and first time creators alike – to create media that allows us to experience a world …

Application Deadline: June 11th 2021 In its third year, Women’s World Banking’s Fintech Innovation Challenge provides a global stage to highlight Fintech innovations serving unbanked and underserved women in order to …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2021 In the Call for Code Global Challenge, you can join the fight against climate change by building and deploying open source solutions in the cloud. …

Application Deadline:27 June 2021. The Zurich Enterprise Challenge gives you an opportunity of a lifetime to work with one of the world’s top insurance companies and interact with its corporate …

Application Deadline:July 16, 2021 Do you have an awesome idea to solve a social or environmental problem? Are you ready to take action, but don’t know where to start? You’re …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2021 The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2022 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Paula Vogel. …

Application Deadline: 30 June 2021. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools, established in 1883. With thousands of young people taking part each …

Application Deadline: 18th June 2021 23:59 Central Africa Time (UTC + 02) WHAT KIND OF AFRICA DO YOU ENVISION IN 2050?WHAT FUTURE DO YOU WANT AND HOW DO WE CREATE THAT …

Application Deadline: June 4th 2021 Ashoka and HSBC are collaborating on the first-of-its-kind Green Skills Innovation Challenge. This global innovation competition is open to social entrepreneurs in selected markets with ventures …

Application Deadline:May 13, 2021 Are you an entrepreneur with new technologies and innovative business solutions that can transform business sectors in Africa? EY Africa is looking for diverse African owned …

Application Deadline:31st May 2021 Hack the Planet is an ideas competition for people from Commonwealth nations. It is run by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Satellite Applications Catapult. We’re looking for …

Application Deadline: May 10th 2021 Are you an African woman writer, photographer, creator, artist or with an interest to raise your voice? We want to hear from you about which of …

Application Deadline: 31st May 2021 AYO Technology Solutions collaborated with the SA Innovation Summit to support digital and tech-based businesses with disruptive solutions that solve business and everyday needs of …

Application Deadline: 31 July 2021. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a leading development finance institution (DFI) operating across the African continent. We provide infrastructure financing in the energy, …

Application Deadline: Varying XPRIZE Carbon Removal is aimed at tackling the biggest threat facing humanity – fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle. Funded by Elon Musk and the …

Application Deadline: May 26, 2021. The AFD Digital Challenge starts today. For its fifth edition, the competition is devoted to startups and digital innovations that promote climate protection and biodiversity …

Application Deadline: 7 June 2021 The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2021 WTO Essay Award. The award aims to promote high-quality research on …

Application Deadline: May 17th 2021 The notion of alternative narratives and alternative perspectives is important for the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) and will be central to this year’s Mixed Migration …

Once again, this year, the World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit will feature an action-based learning component, called the Resilient Recovery Solutions Case Challenge. The case challenge is an integrated part of the WBG Youth Summit …

Application Deadline: April 26, 2021 IFC 9th International Food Safety Forum Virtual Event IFC invites retailers, manufacturers and other players in the food industry with an interest in food safety …

Application Deadline: July 4th 2021 The Global Development Network is partnering with the French Development Agency, AFD, to conduct an online video contest, on key development transitions taking place across …

Application Deadline: May 13, 2021 Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), an international organization affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), calls for submissions for the ICYF RAMADAN CONTEST. The …

Application Deadline: June 9th 2021 The Global Development Awards Competition is administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund managed by the World …

Application Deadline: April 23rd 2021 COVID-19 has affected youth across the globe in a disproportionate manner. In its very unprecedented standard, the pandemic has caused harm that shall remain irreversible …

Thought For Food (TFF), the world’s pioneer and leader in next-gen innovation and startup acceleration for food and agriculture, today launches the 8th edition of its flagship program, the TFF Challenge®.  …