Contests

Application Deadline: March 18, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge. The Citi Foundation’s Global Innovation Challenge is an open call for applications or …

Application Deadline: s February 28, 2025 at 23:59 UTC. Applications are now open for the 2025 ECOWAS Startup Competition. The African Forum on Research and Innovation (FARI) is the ECOWAS …

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Photo Competition. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and …

Application Deadline:  18 February, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 UONGOZI Institute’s Youth Leadership Competition. The Youth Leadership Competition is organised as a component of the African Leadership …

Application Deadline:  April 15, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 World Food Prize Foundation Innovate for Impact Challenge. The World Food Prize Foundation, in collaboration with America’s Cultivation …

Application Deadline: February 12, 2025 Applications are now open for the Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Prize for Innovation Competition 4.0. Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, a leading food and …

Application Deadline: 28 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 ICC-ITC-WTO MSME Group Small Business Champions Competition. Are you an organization that supports the circular business model? Are …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Sigma Awards. An international competition to celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. It is also …

Application Deadline:  3rd March 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 ISC3 Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Climate Change. The annual ISC3 Innovation Challenge is thematically oriented along a …

Application Deadline:  February 19, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition celebrates and nurtures purpose-driven ventures …

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UN Global Artificial Intelligence Challenge Tourism. The UN Secretary-General’s report highlights the need for accessible technologies and AI …

Application Deadline: February 26, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Ashoka Power of Local Challenge. The program is looking for small business ecosystem builders – organizations that provide …

Application Deadline: March 16, 2025, at 23:59 CET Applications are now open for the 2025 World IP Day Youth Video Competition. The World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition celebrates …

Application Deadline: January 31st, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) STEM Challenge. LASRIC Is looking for fund-ready Solutions that help …

Application Deadline: 31st January 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) Innovation Challenge. Are you a visionary innovator or startup ready …

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 African Space Agency Logo Design Competition. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is excited to announce the launch of …

Application Deadline: Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM EST. Applications are now open for the 2025 AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition. The 2025 AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition is now open …

Application Deadline: January 19, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition. Applications are now open for the 2024  Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition. Open …

Application Deadline: January 31st, 2025 Applications are now open for the DESIGNING FUTURES 2050 International Design Competition. DESIGNING FUTURES 2050 is an international design competition, developed and held by BE OPEN …

Application Deadline: January 26th, 2025, 11:59 pm EST. Applications are now open for the 2025 World Bank Group Youth Summit Pitch Competition. The World Bank Group Youth Summit returns for …

Application Deadline:  January 24, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 World Bank Group Competition Advocacy Contest.  This contest aims to highlight the key role competition agencies, sector regulators …

Application Deadline:  31 January 2025.  Applications are now open for the 2025 Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature Challenge. GRP, together with Shockwave Foundation and Munich Re Foundation, invite agricultural innovators …

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Merck Group Innovation Cup. The brightest students from all over the world meet at Merck Group headquarters to …

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 UNWTO Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge. The Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge is an exclusive platform designed …

Application Deadline: January 27, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Rice University Business Plan Graduate-level Student Startup Competition. Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship—which …

Application Deadline: January 26, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable investing Challenge. The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge harnesses the power of capital markets and …

Application Deadline: 8 December 2024. Applications are now open for the 2025 United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Space4Youth Competition. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs …

Application Deadline: December 31st, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2025 develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition. Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are selected during an open call …

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Zenith Bank Zecathon 4.0 Startup Pitch Competition. The Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition is a key highlight of …

Application Deadline: November 25, 2024 The Pollicy essay writing competition as part of the Youth and Elections in Africa Dialogue Series is an opportunity for you to reflect, delve deeper, …

Application Deadline: Unspecified Applications are now open for the 2025 KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition. KPMG is seeking ambitious and high-growth ventures that are owned and led by women …

Application Deadline: January 6, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2024 IFT Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge. Hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists and funded by …

Application Deadline: December 12, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2025 USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited …

Application Deadline: October 27, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme. FirstBank is hosting its 6th annual Fintech Summit with the theme “Banking on Partnerships”. …

Application Deadline: 03 March 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) 2025 International Schools Essay and Debate Competition. The TSL competition invites students to …

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 SADC Media Awards Competition. The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is pleased to announce the …

Application Deadline: October 20, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge. Welcome to Green Innovation Challenge (GIC) 2024 – Empowering Innovation through access to …

Application Deadline: 4th November 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 AVEVA EcoTech Emerge Challenge. AVEVA is calling on you to think big and bring forward the brightest software …

Application Deadline: 31st May 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 SADC Secondary School Essay Competition. In 1996 the Council of Ministers approved the established of the annual SADC …