Contests

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 …

Application Deadline:  Monday, March 1, 2021.The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art. This annual competition inspires students to be creative …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2020 The National Art Competition under the theme of “Sheroes” is specially designed by UNESCO Abuja under the European Union (EU)-United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative in …

Application Deadline: February 15th 2021 Schneider Electric believe that energy is a basic human right and SE is dedicated to furthering mankind through new technologies. As a major player in Energy …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2020 National Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of the Directors of Entrepreneurship Centers across Nigerian Universities and are being supported by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The competition …

Application Deadline:  30 November 2020, 23:59 (AOE) CoreNet invites students from around the world to think creatively about a problem facing real estate professionals for renowned companies like Google, Duke …

Application Deadline: 31st January 2021. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize …

Application Deadline:15 October 2020 (23:59 CEST). The Luc Hoffmann Institute, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and the WWF Regional Office for Africa are launching a global innovation …

Application Deadline: September 15th 2020 The XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge will aid in the fight against COVID-19 by enhancing an effective solution: face masks. The next generation of masks will …

Application Deadline: 1 November 2020. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize started in 2012 with the launch of Commonwealth Writers. Free to enter and with a global reach across five continents, …

Application Deadline: November 2nd 2020 The International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2021. ICAW are looking for anyone, 9th grade (age 14) or …

Application Deadline:Thursday September 24 2020, at midday GMT. Every year, the Financial Times and The Bodley Head, one of Britain’s leading publishers of non-fiction, team up to find the best …

Application Deadline: October 2nd 2020 Now in its 10th year, the National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in  Nigeria is organized annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education …

Application Deadline: September 15th 2020 Are you a content creator (a writer, illustrator, social media creator, photographer, radio producer…) who believes in building a better world? Are you between 16 and 24?  …

Application Deadline: 30 September 2020: Are you a Master’s student enrolled in a food study programme eager to find solutions for valorizing food biodiversity in your country? Students will participate in an …

Application Deadline:  15 September 2020. COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented upheaval and changing our lives forever. But it also provides an opportunity to reflect on how we can do more …