Contests

Application Deadline: February 5, 2021 l’Agence française de développement (AFD), together with Expertise France and The GovLab, is soliciting innovative proposals (re)using data in a collaborative and responsible way to provide actionable intelligence …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2021. 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. …

Application Deadline: 30 APRIL 2021. The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 SADC Secondary School Essay Competition. The SADC …

Application Deadline: January 31st 2021 Map the System is a global competition of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, delivered in partnership with educational institutions around the world. From its inception …

Application Deadline: February 21st 2021 Do you have an innovative idea or solution to improve the lives of children (especially those from marginalized communities) in Uganda? Join the UNICEF Uganda …

Application Deadline:  July 21st 2021 The 2021 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of crisis management. The …

Application Deadline: DECEMBER 31st 2020 The NIW Innovation Challenge provides the opportunity for early-stage startups to get recognition and be rewarded as the Most Promising Startups of 2021. The NIW Innovation Challenge started …

Application Deadline:May 1 2021 at 11:59 PM The bi-annual Allard Prize Photography Competition, which recognizes photographic excellence reflecting the ideals of the Allard Prize, is adjudicated by the Allard Prize Committee and Maxe Fisher, …

Application Deadline:January 13, 2021 Calling all young changemakers! Participate in the “YouthLead #Reaching16 Essay Contest” and join us in advocating for peace, justice, and strong institutions! “Reaching 16” refers to Goal …

Application Deadline: December 22nd 2020 8 years ago, during the 2012 African Union session at Ethiopia, Heads of States agreed to create a single continental market for goods and services, …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2020 Environmentally friendly measures, sustainability and circular economy actions applied to fashion are the focus of Fashionomics Africa’s first online contest. The first Fashionomics Africa contest …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2020 What’s your COVID-19 story? We’re looking for photo and video submissions that showcase African resilience in the wake of the pandemic. A global pandemic dramatically …

Submission Deadline:3rd January 2021 This is Gender, the global photography competition hosted by Global Health 50/50, is back. Now in its second year, This is Gender invite photographers to share …

Application Deadline: January 29th 2021 The Imagine Cup is a skill-based Competition and will also consist of a prerequisite Sweepstakes as part of Round 1. Open to students around the …

Application Deadline: January 12th 2021 (Deadline Extended) Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is …

Application Deadline: February, 7th 2021 University campuses are at the heart of the change: in 10 years, they should have achieved the 17 SDGs to be able to welcome and …

Application Deadline: 12 January 2021, 12.00 noon CET The World Press annual contests recognize and celebrate the best visual journalism produced over the last year. An independent jury selects the …

Application Deadline: December 6th 2020 As the world settles into a new normal due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MTN mPulse is looking to enable young students, passionate about making a …

Application Deadline: December 13th 2020 The Multi-City Challenge Africa aims to solve complex urban problems in collaboration with the people most affected by these problems: the residents of the city. …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2020The Recovery and Resilience Innovation Challenge aims at finding, supporting, and amplifying innovative market-ready solutions that are contributing to the revitalization of the Tanzanian economy and …

Application Deadline: 18 December, 2020 How can technology shield and restore terrestrial ecosystems and freshwater supplies? SDG 15 aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems to …

Submission Deadline: 11th of December 2020 NEC is a UBA Foundation Initiative scheduled to be organised every year in countries where UBA has presence. This program has been running for the …

The 4th African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and AgriPitch Competition will be held virtually in a series of 3 webinar discussion panels from 3 to 17 November, 2020. The final pitching …

Application Deadline: November 22nd 2020 The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the closing ceremony of the World Youth Forum (WYF) 2018 on …

Application Deadline:  December 11th 2020. Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a new Research Ideas Competition to promote health, sustainability and equity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries …

Application Deadline: November 23rd 2020 The #ReimagineYourFuture challenge focuses on youth agency, encouraging participants to think big and define aspirations to realize their dreams in an empowered journey from learning …

Application Deadline: November 20th 2020 Essential to all life and to the development of humanity, water is multi-faceted and yet singular. Symbolically, it is one of the four natural elements …

Application Deadline: November 15th 2020 Are you a journalists working in TV, radio, print, photojournalism or digital platforms? Apply to be the first Migration Reporter Competition and add your voice …

Application Deadline: 17 of November, 2020. AI for Development (AI4Dev) is a challenge that aims to identify great ideas in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and utilize its impact on 4 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab …

Application Deadline: 11 December 2020. Makerere University, Uganda together with its Partner Universities Leipzig University, Germany and IRGIB Africa University Benin invite young researchers and students to take part in the ABSbio Idea …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2020 UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, announces the commencement of the 2020 edition of the National Essay Competition (NEC) …

Application Deadline:January 29, 2021, at 5 pm PT! Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. As part of our work, we seek to inspire and empower …

Application Deadline:March 29, 2021 at 14:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development. Students work …

Application Deadline: November 20th 2020 Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, the Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership (AEIP) was launched in 2019 to build a network and connect high-quality tech …

Application Deadline:January 17 2021 Join the IBM Master the Mainframe virtual coding competition to learn new skills, connect with employers, earn digital badges, and win cash prizes! No technical experience …

Application Deadline:November 30, 2020 Are you a young African between the ages of 18 and 28 and currently residing in Africa?  Here is another chance for you to have your …

Submission Deadline: 30 October 2020MED – MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUES is the annual, high-level initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI (the Italian Institute for International …

Application Deadline: 11th November, 2020. MTN Nigeria invites all primary & secondary school students between the ages of 9 and 15 to participate in the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition. …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country RB Global Challenge is our flagship ideation competition for students across the globe to come experience the #FreedomToSucceed at RB. This is an opportunity for bright entrepreneurs …