Contests

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 …

Application Deadline: October 17th 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University, are co-organizing the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020 to harness innovation solutions in response to the challenges associated …

Application Deadline: October 12 2020 COVID-19 has confronted the world with a new wave of disinformation. Media and information literate youth have a pivotal role to play to resolve this …

Application Deadline:1 February 2021, 11:59 p.m. The St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award is a global student essay competition, offering students who study at graduate or postgraduate level around the world …