Application Deadline: 22 January 2021. This is the BBC World Service’s first ever international podcast competition. For 2021, it’s open to people living in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Requirements To …
Contests
World NTD Storytelling Competition 2021 for young artists and communicators worldwide! (Cash prizes of USD 6,000!)
Application Deadline:17th January 2021 Tell the world why fighting NTDs matters, or how your country/region is ending the neglect. Calling young artists and communicators worldwide! Send us your multimedia stories …
Rice University Business Plan Graduate-level Student Startup Competition 2021 ($1.5 million in Cash and Prizes).
Application Deadline: February 8th 2021 The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for …
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Science without Borders® Challenge 2021 International Art Competition (USD$ 1,000 prize)
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 …
World Bank & Financial Times’ blog/essay writing competition 2021 for high school students
Application Deadline: February 15th, 2021. Are you 16 to 19 years old? Are you currently enrolled in a high school or secondary school? Has COVID-19 affected your learning or the …
Call for Proposals: Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge 2021 (EUR 100,000 in funding)
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 …
UNESCO Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2021 for young photojournalists (RUB 800,000+ prize)
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. …
University of Oxford Saïd Business School Map the System Global Competition 2021 for young change Agents
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 …
Geneva Challenge 2021 – Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students (25,000 CHF in monetary prizes & Fully Funded to Geneva, Switzerland)
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: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: 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, …
African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa Contest 2020 for African Designers (USD 2,000 cash Prize)
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 …
African Art in Context Call for Submissions: African Resilience in the Wake of the Global Pandemic.
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 …
This is Gender 2021: Global Health 50/50 Photography Competition (£500 cash prize)
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 …
Microsoft Imagine Cup Global Student Contest 2021 for students worldwide (USD$100,000 prize money)
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 …
The World Press Photo/Digital Storytelling Contest 2021 (5,000 Euros cash prize)
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 …
MTN mPulse Hackathon 2020 for Nigerian primary & secondary school students (2 Million Naira in Funding & 6 Months MTN GAP Bootcamp)
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 …
Recovery and Resilience Innovation Challenge 2020/2021 for young Tanzania Entrepreneurs ($10,000 Prize per Startup)
Application Deadline: December 31st 2020The Recovery and Resilience Innovation Challenge aims at finding, supporting, and amplifying innovative market-ready solutions that are contributing to the revitalization of the Tanzanian economy and …
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research Ideas Competition 2021 for researchers from developing countries
Application Deadline: December 11th 2020. Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a new Research Ideas Competition to promote health, sustainability and equity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries …
ABSbio Idea Challenge 2020 for young researchers and students with Bio-based Business Ideas
Application Deadline: 11 December 2020. Makerere University, Uganda together with its Partner Universities Leipzig University, Germany and IRGIB Africa University Benin invite young researchers and students to take part in the ABSbio Idea …
UBA National Essay Competition 2020 for senior secondary school students in Ghana (USD$ 10,000 in Scholarships)
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) …
Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 for early-stage Entrepreneurs ($1,000,000 USD in prize money)
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 …
