Contests

Application Deadline: October 4th 2020 Huawei is calling on Deep Tech startups across the globe to join this competition for a chance to enter the Huawei Spark Accelerator program to power your startup …

Application Deadline: August 20th 2020 What’s Your New Normal?’ As the world around us continues to change rapidly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re also having to equally adapt …

Application Deadline: 31 December 2020  Up to [ ] US$500 awards are to be made in February 2021 to the top-ranked essays answering this year’s essay question: How can laws promoting gender and disability rights support economic development? …

Application Deadline: August 7th 2020 This year, the United Nation’s International Youth Day 2020 is focused on “Youth Engagement for Global Action” and explores medium engage youth from the local …

Submission Deadline:September 15th 2020 The COVID-19 outbreak is a tragic moment in human history. ​The pandemic has claimed many lives and continues to have an extremely negative impact on our economies …

Application Deadline: November 30, 2020 Mentor Arabia’s “Youth Awareness Film Competition, a regional initiative launched in 2017, aims at empowering young talents to unleash their creativity by developing short films …

Application Deadline: 20 September, 2020 Dive into the world’s largest call to reach the most disruptive startups that directly contribute to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Led by …

Application Deadline:August 25, 2020 The global call for applications for the 2020 Migration Challenge is now open. In partnership with the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the Business Advisory …

Application Deadline: Ongoing If your startup is looking to learn from industry experts, network with the local ecosystem, achieve product/market fit and accelerate growth in your existing market, apply now to …

Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021(TAAF2021) calls for feature and short animated films with high potential and strong messages from all over the world. The aim is to screen high-quality animated …

Application Deadline: August 30th 2020 The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest aims to inspire global developers to leverage HMS Core to create innovative apps, bringing smart life services to Huawei device users …

Application Deadline:8 July 2020.The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is pleased to announce the launch of a youth video contest focused on the theme ‘Renewable Energy in the Time of …

Application Deadline: June 29th 2020 The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary and Devex, are …

Application Deadline:8 August 2020 UNWTO Inspiring Africa – Branding Challenge invites key actors from the marketing and branding sector to present their proposals for a campaign that positions Africa as …

Application Deadline:Friday, 10 July, 2020 at 17:00 hours (EAT). The Leadership Essay Competition is organised annually by UONGOZI Institute to provide a space for the youth of Africa and the …

Application Deadline: July 1st 2020 90 young professionals from around the world team up to learn about leadership, sustainability and impact An online personal development programme from August 2020 – April …

Application Deadline: June 10th 2020 Do you have a FinTech business idea that addresses gaps in financial inclusion? Would you like to test that idea out with BongoHive and FSD Zambia? …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2020. The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2021 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Paula Vogel. The …

Application Deadline: June 25 at 11:59 PM (PDT). The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 The year 2020 marks 44 years since the 1976 Student uprising. The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and government departments will host numerous virtual Youth …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2020 at 12:00AM PT THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES THE COVID-19 DETECT AND PROTECT CHALLENGE. As COVID-19 has …

Application Deadline: June 15th 20201 billion women around the world do not have access to financial services, and there is a 9% gender gap in financial access across emerging markets. Furthermore, women are …

Application Deadline:6 July 2020 Now in its fifth year, The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) is calling on photographers of all ages and abilities to enter its annual photography competition, ‘Weather Photographer of the …

Application Deadline: September 2nd 2020 Samsung Engineering jointly with United Nations EnvironmentProgramme would like to launch “The 13th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition” inviting youth all over the world to raise …

Application Deadline: June 24th 2020 Facebook is passionate about bringing the world closer together by advancing artificial intelligence – connecting people to what they care about, powering new, meaningful experiences, …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2020 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN: CALLING CREATORS TO SHARE IMMERSIVE STORIES FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD Creators of all ages, countries and languages can bring the global …

Application Deadline:midnight, May 26, 2020 Every April 26, we celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. …

Application Deadline: June 5th 2020 The United Nations Commission for Africa and its partners are pleased to invite youths from all walks of life to the first COVID-19 Innovation Competition and …

Application Deadline: MAY 31, 2020 The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)*, a partner in STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products), is organizing its first Global Media Competition to seek …

Application Deadline: June 10th 2020 As the old adage has it, an image is worth a thousand words. This art contest is your chance to use your creativity for a …

Application Deadline: Friday 12th June, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. In 2019, the Ministry of Communications adopted the Ms. Geek Africa concept and organized the first Ms. Geek Ghana Competition where eligible …

Application Deadline:August 31, 2020 11:59PM PST The Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize jury is looking for compelling, dynamic and impactful images that tell the story of the challenges facing those …

Application Deadline: July 6th 2020 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 The Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) is a part of the Entrepreneurship Campus and was initiated to empower entrepreneurs all around …

Application Deadline:31 July 2020, 24:00 Central European Time (CET) to be considered. UNOPS Global Innovation Challenge brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, programmers and developers to provide the creative ideas and solutions needed …

Application Deadline: June 14th 2020 Venture Cup Denmark hosted the first University Startup World Cup back in 2015 with 37 university startups from around the world. It turned out to …

Application Deadline: May 10th 2020 at midnight EST In the run up to the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325 (2000)) Women In International …

Application Deadline: May 1st 2020 Nigeria COVID-19 Innovation Challenge is an online innovation challenge set up to meet the challenges our society is facing as a result of the COVID-19 …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2020 Juntosesmejor is a global initiative that seeks to identify, finance and scale innovative solutions from anywhere in the world to provide immediate long-term support to …

Submission Deadline:April 28th at 6PM EST. The Africa Takes on COVID-19 Challenge event is the third in a series of virtual hackathons. Over the course of two days, multi-disciplinary teams will collaborate …