Contests

Application Deadline:8th October, 2019 In commemoration of the 2019 International Day of the Girl Child celebration, MTN invites all primary and secondary school students in Nigeria to participate in a …

Application Deadline: December 10, 2019 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: October 16, 2019 Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its 11th annual International Student Essay Contest, open to students of all nationalities anywhere in the world. …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2019 (23:59, Central European Time) The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching its fifth annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage of labour migration. …

Application Deadline: 20 December 2019 The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren around the world to share their dreams on the potential of partnerships to help achieve …

Application Deadline:December 31st 2019 The largest student mainframe competition in the world has returned for its 15th year in a row! This unique, virtual contest is open globally to high …

Application Deadline: : October 1 2019 Despite progress being made toward meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, more than 820 million people in the world suffered from …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2019 This is the 10th edition of WLM, a remarkable achievement for a competition that has garnered the status of “the world’s largest open photography contest” …

Application Deadline:31st October 2019 The School Enterprise Challenge is an international business programme for schools run by the educational charity Teach A Man To Fish. It guides and supports teachers and students to plan …

Application Deadline: 6 December 2019. The International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to organize for the third time a writing competition in Arabic to engage the Arabic speaking …

Application Deadline: October 15th 2019 Develop innovative solutions to problems associated with poverty and pitch for a chance to win up to $20,000 plus an invite to a community of …

Application Deadline: Sunday 29th September 2019 The Alliance Française de Nairobi is the Promoter of the Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition. 2019 THEME: ‘Tukiwa 2030’ / ‘Us in 2030’ / ‘Nous …

Application Deadline: January 8th 2020 The Diamond Challenge is run by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware to empower the next generation to adapt and thrive in a rapidly …

Application Deadline: 1 November 2019 The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the …

Application Deadline: November 1st 2019 at 12pm (ET).  The International Compost Awareness Week Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2020. We’re looking for anyone interested in participating in …

Application Deadline: midnight on 8 September 2019. Applications for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa are open. The South African Reserve Bank calls fintech firms to submit their innovative …

Application Deadline: October 18, 2019 The NSE Essay Competition is one of the financial literacy and inclusion initiatives of The Nigerian Stock Exchange. The competition aims to bridge the gap …

Application Deadline:October 1, 2019 (11:59PM ET) The 2019 World Bank Group Youth Summit Competition challenges young social entrepreneurs to submit innovative proposals for scalable enterprises that leverage smart technology to …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2019 VOICE Innovation Lab calls for entries for the maiden edition of its annual Research Essay Competition in Nigeria.  The essay competition which is put together …

Application Deadline: 31 December 2019  Lex:lead is again happy to announce a scholarship competitionfor students in developing countries. Up to 15one-time awardsof US$500will be awarded in February 2020to winning essays …

Application Deadline: 30th September, 2019, Time: 23:59 GMT. The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a network of 114 Universities in 38 African countries is pleased to announce …

Application Deadline: September 9th, 2019 Share a glimpse into your day-to-day life as a researcher with the MAXQDA community The fourth-annual MAXQDA Photo Contest is here! Hundreds of researchers from …

Application Deadline: September 20, 2019, 2pm PST. Developer Circles is kicking off the third annual Developer Circles Community Challenge. Our goal is to bring together developers from across the globe …

Application Deadline: Sunday 25th of August 2019 00:00 The African Union Commission, through the Department of Social Affairs, is developing a Continental Initiative aiming at eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in …

Application Deadline: Sunday, August 11, 2019 11:59 PM EST As the World Bank endeavors to become a global knowledge bank, there is a constant need to innovate and generate fresh …

Application Deadline: September 23rd, 2019 Too often, visuals in the cybersecurity space reflect surface level understanding influenced by sensationalist media. We see pictures of locks, white men in hoodies, or …

Application Deadline: Friday August 23rd, 2019. The 2019 Union Bank edTech Challenge is the third edition of the annual Innovation Challenge series and aims to discover, showcase and support innovative, …

Application Deadline: 30th of September 2019 The 5th annual online video competition “Atoms for Africa” is dedicated to finding solutions for sustainable economic and social development in Africa through the …

Application Deadline: 15th August 2019 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with Futbol Club Barcelona, presents the 1st UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition. Target audience The purpose of this …

Application Deadline: October 15, 2019 Photography 4 Humanity is an international initiative that calls on photographers around the world to bring to life the power of human rights through their images. …

Application Deadline: September 13th 2019 Pitch@Palace Global is the global platform for Entrepreneurs from markets across the world to access Mentors and Advisers, Distribution Systems and Supply Chains, Connections and …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country This year, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Global Challenge is getting bigger and better than ever before. The competition will intensify with top schools battling it out …

Application Deadline: August 2nd 2019 The 23rd session of the General Assembly will feature the 4th edition of the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition. The importance of multimedia for tourism communications …

Application Deadline: August 15th 2019 The Global Development Network (GDN) is hosting its 19th global development conference on the 23-25 October 2019, to facilitate the research-policy interface in pursuit of …

The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge seeks to stimulate innovative chemistry research that helps the environment and low-resource communities in emerging and developing countries. The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & …

Application Deadline: 27th September 2019.  Are you an innovator with a passion to help improve the efficient delivery of aid? Whether you are a design agency, engineering company or individual, the …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 THE ECONOMIST’s Open Future initiative was begun last year to make the case for political, economic and social freedoms at a time when these values …

Application Deadline: August 2nd 2019 The 20 best startups from Accra will be invited for a training delivered by our own Seedstars team as well as local & regional mentors! …

Application Deadline: August 31, 2019 If you are 18 and over, passionate about road safety, and carrying out great work to make Africa’s roads safer, we want to hear your …