Contests

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 …

Application Deadline: 6th November 2020.UNICEF’s Reimagine campaign is a global fundraising appeal to respond, recover, and reimagine a post-COVID-19 world fit for children. Under 24? Time on your hands? Let …

Application Deadline:7 November 2020. FameLab International, the science communication competition owned by Cheltenham Science Festival and delivered globally by the British Council, is back this year in a new interactive …

Application Deadline: December 2020 The 2021 Hult Prize Challenge will create jobs, stimulate economies, reimagine supply chains and improve outcomes for 10,000,000 people by 2030. Food defines the human experience. …

The 2020 edition of the Wema Hackathon tagged ‘Hackaholics 2.0’ will be hosting participants virtually in a two-day pitch competition to exhibit innovative solutions with excellent market potential, capable of …

Application Deadline: 23 December 2020. Theme: Protecting biodiversity How can we protect biological diversity and stop the 6th mass extinction? The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren around …

Application Deadline: DECEMBER 15, 2020 MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition (ASC) is a yearly competition initiated by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab since 2006. This annual competition is …

Application Deadline:15 October 2020 at midnight (CET). Climate change, human rights violations, conflicts, racism and discrimination are among many threats to our present and future. In the face of adversity and …

Application Deadline: December 10th 2020 The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge is a global competition that encourages students to design products and services to improve well-being across the lifespan. …

Application Deadline:  JUNE 14, 2021 The 10th annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship …

Application Deadline: October 16th 2020 As cloud and AI technologies are shaping all industries globally and driving numerous innovations, Alibaba Cloud has launched the Machine Learning Platform for AI (PAI) …

Application Deadline: Midnight, 27 September 2020 The 5th edition of the Alliance Française de Nairobi Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition is programmed in October and will coincide with the 2020 French …

Application Deadline: October 16th, 2020The Music – Tech Innovation Challenge is a competition aimed at identifying and developing innovative solutions across four opportunity areas in the Nigerian music industry that …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2020 (23:59, Central European Time). The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching its sixth annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connects expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant). The DealRoom focuses on youth-led agribusinesses under …