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 …
Contests
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 & …
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 …
MbeleNaBiz Business Plan Competition 2019 for young Kenyans (Grant of Ksh 900,000 or Ksh 3,600,000)
Application Deadline: Monday, 2 September 2019 MbeleNaBiz seeks to create jobs and increase income for young men and women. The Government of Kenya recognises the need for job creation to …
