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 …
Contests
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 creative …
Go Green in the City 2021 Global Student Competition (Sponsored Trip to Schneider Electric’s Global Innovation Summit!)
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 …
Oxfam/GEN Nigeria National Enterprise Challenge 2020 for Entrepreneurial Nigerian University Students (2 Million Naira Cash Prize)
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: 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 …
The International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2021 International Poster Contest ($500 prize)
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 …
The Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Competition 2020 for Long-form Essay Writing (£1,500 Prize plus Subscription to FT.com)
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 …
UBA Foundation 2020 National Essay Competition for Nigerian senior secondary students (6 Million in Prizes)
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 …
The Food Factory-4-Us Sustainable Supply Chain International Student Competition 2020
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 …
United Nations (UN) FAO World Food Day Poster Contest 2020 for teens worldwide
Application Deadline: 6 November 2020. Calling out to all children and teens around the world! If you’re between ages 5 to 19, we want you to use your imagination and create …
The Policy Competition 2020 for young Nigerian undergraduate Students (N400,000 Naira Prize)
Submission Deadline: September 10th 2020 The Policy Competition was conceived as a platform for the grooming and harvesting of ideas on solving some of Nigeria’s developmental challenges from its youth …
Application Deadline: August 21st 2020 CALL FOR POSTERS – As part of our drive to showcase this innovation and to build bridges between industry, academia and start-ups this year we are …
The FITC Youth Connect Essay Challenge 2020 for young African Undergraduates ($1,500 Prize)
Application Deadline:August 31st, 2020 (23:59 WAT). The FITC Youth Connect Essay Challenge is organized to harness the creativity and innovation mindset of the African youth in promoting growth and development …
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? …
The NGYouthSDGs/Oxfam Nigeria International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020 #IYDInnovationChallenge
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 …
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: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 …
Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 for early-stage startups ($500,000 USD in equity investment)
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: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 …
