Application Deadline:November 18, 2019 For the fourth consecutive year, the French Agency for Development commits alongside high impact digital actors in Africa. For this new edition, the AFD Digital Challenge …
Contests
Application Deadline: November 15th 2019 For the second straight year, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is running the world’s largest startup competition in tourism boosted by wakalua, the global tourism …
Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 (Extended) UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads photo contest offers young participants an international, virtual space. Here, they may freely express themselves while sharing their personal vision, thoughts and ideas regarding their common heritage of the Silk Roads. …
International Day of the Girl Child – MTN mPulse Essay Competition 2019 for Primary & Secondary school students in Nigeria.
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 …
MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition 2020 for the MENA Region (USD $160,000 Prize Money)
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 …
Carnegie Council International Student/Teacher Essay Contest 2019: Internet Responsibility
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. …
Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) 2020 International Schools Essay Competition and Debate (Funded Trip to Oxford, UK)
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 …
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) “My Future Our Future” Short Video Contest 2019
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” …
2019/2020 Teach A Man To Fish School Enterprise Challenge (Student-led, Business Start-Up Competition for Schools around the World)
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 …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2019 Writing Competition II (3,000 USD cash prize)
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 …
The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge 2019 ($20,000 Prize)
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 …
The Alliance Française de Nairobi Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition 2019 for young Kenyans (KShs.175,000 cash prize)
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 …
University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2020 ($100,000 prize pool!)
Application Deadline: January 8th 2020 The Diamond Challenge is run by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware to empower the next generation to adapt and thrive in a rapidly …
2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest for unpublished short fiction (£15,000 in Cash Prize).
Application Deadline: 1 November 2019 The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the …
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition (Funded to 2019 Singapore Fintech Festival)
Application Deadline: midnight on 8 September 2019. Applications for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa are open. The South African Reserve Bank calls fintech firms to submit their innovative …
Application Deadline: October 18, 2019 The NSE Essay Competition is one of the financial literacy and inclusion initiatives of The Nigerian Stock Exchange. The competition aims to bridge the gap …
The World Bank Group Youth Summit 2019 competition for young Changemakers (Fully Funded to World Bank Group Headquarters, Washington DC. USA)
Application Deadline:October 1, 2019 (11:59PM ET) The 2019 World Bank Group Youth Summit Competition challenges young social entrepreneurs to submit innovative proposals for scalable enterprises that leverage smart technology to …
Application Deadline: September 30th 2019 VOICE Innovation Lab calls for entries for the maiden edition of its annual Research Essay Competition in Nigeria. The essay competition which is put together …
Lex:lead Essay Competition 2019 for Students in Developing Countries ($USD7,500 Prize)
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 …
RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs Competition 2019 (Fully Funded to the RUFORUM Biennial Conference in Cape Coast, Ghana)
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 …
African Union Saleema Initiative Logo Competition 2019 on Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (1000USD prize & Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya)
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 …
2019 Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week Law Student Contest for Development Solutions (Fully Funded to World Bank Group Headquarters in Washington D.C. USA)
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 …
Union Bank edTech Challenge 2019 for entrepreneurial Nigerian students (cash funding of 5 Million Naira)
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, …
Rosatom “Atoms Empowering Africa” youth video competition 2019 for African youth (All-expenses paid trip to Russia)
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 …
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Sports Tourism Start-up Competition 2019
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: 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 …
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism Video Competition 2019
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 …
GDN International Youth Competition 2019 (Win €1000 & Fully Funded to GDN’s 2019 Global Development Conference -Bonn,Germany)
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 …
Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge 2020 (€ 75,000 prize)
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 & …
