Contests

Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 With the upcoming Challenge Call, GBE is looking for concrete solutions to address two specific challenges in the energy access sphere: Increasing Off-Grid System Sustainability and Reducing CO2 Emissions …

Application Deadline: August 6, 2021  What do you think the water utility of the future will look like? Will it feature drones that inspect pipes internally and fix leakages? Will customer feedback be collected automatically and …

Application Deadline:  27 July 2021 FameLab Climate Change Communicators is a global online competition and training event to build trust in climate science.  British Council invite aspiring climate change communicators to submit a video giving a three-minute talk in English related to the …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2021 Lex:lead is a group of international lawyers and friends who support economic development focusing on the world’s least developed countries.  Lex:lead offer an annual essay competition on topics of law and …

Application Deadline: 6th October 2021 The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action for all countries, in partnership, to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the …

Application Deadline: 18 July 2021 at 23:59 GMT. The Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) project Innovation Challenge is a yearly competition aimed at supporting SMEs and businesses that …

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 …