Contests

Application Deadline: January 28th 2019 Map the System is an initiative of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, in partnership with educational institutions …

Application Deadline: May 1st 2019 The bi-annual Allard Prize Photography Competition, which recognizes photographic excellence reflecting the ideals of the Allard Prize, is adjudicated by the Allard Prize Committee and Maxe Fisher, Associate Professor, …

Application Deadline: Do you have an investment-ready scale-up? Have you created an innovative solution to a sustainability challenge facing your community? If you answered yes to either of these questions, …

Application Deadline: February 28, 2019. The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old. It is Russia’s only platform …

Application Deadline: December 17, 2018 (11:59pm PT) The 2019 Competition for the iBiology Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) A partnership of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, the Alan Alda Center for Communicating …

The World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative announced the launch of the Mission Billion Challenge to make the ‘invisible billion’ – the number of people who still cannot …

Application Deadline:  January 18th, 2019 (11h59 pm, Washington D.C. time). The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2018 – …

Application Deadline:Jauary 31st, 2019 at 11:30pm In your local timezone (GMT -5) The World Bank Group and the Financial Times are hosting a competition for our future leaders. Theme: How …

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 16 January, 2019 One idea starts the journey. Your innovation could change the future of technology and be at the forefront of life-changing solutions. Register today for …

Application Deadline: 8 January 2019 at 12.00 (noon) Central European Time The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest rewards those producing the best forms of visual journalism enabled by these …

Application Deadline: January 20, 2019 The Girls Impact the World Film Festival is an annual event that focuses on issues facing women and girls around the world. High school and undergraduate …

Application Deadline: 5pm EST on November 30th, 2018. As part of the 21st Africa Business Conference, the Africa Business Club will be hosting the New Venture Competition on February 15th, …

Application Deadline: May 1st 2019 Welcome to the Bristol Short Story Prize – an annual international writing competition open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers. The …

Application Deadline: February 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM. The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law is proud to request the submission of …

Application Deadline: December 23rd 2018 midnight CET time Every year, World Water Day draws the world’s attention to key global water issues. World Water Day 2019 will focus on Water and …

Application Deadline: 23:59 (Paris time) on 24 November 2018 Are you interested in being more engaged in the public life of your city? Do you feel young people want to participate more in …

Application Deadline: December 23rd 2018 Group Banque Centrale Populaire is launching the first edition of its Fintech Challenge! BCP look forward to collaborate with the most promising startups, in Africa …

Application Deadline: 5 pm on Friday, November 16, 2018 EFInA is pleased to announce its ninth request for proposals (RFP 9) for the Fintech Challenge Grant which focuses on supporting …

Application Deadline: January 16, 2019. Johnson & Johnson today launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0, the second continent-wide competition calling on African innovators to submit ideas for …

Application Deadline: 5pm UK GMT, 21st December 2018. The Sanger Institute Prize is an outreach competition for undergraduate students from low- and middle-income countries and gives the winner an opportunity …

Application Deadline: 31st May 2019 Fentress Global Challenge is an international student design competition that was launched by Curtis Fentress in 2011. Over 1,000 entries from 77 countries competed in …

Application Deadline: May 1st 2019 The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019 – A Connected Commonwealth. Building on the 2018 theme …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2018 “Envision The Future” is Dell EMC’s annual graduation project competition for senior undergraduate students from universities in Turkey, Middle East and Africa. The competition is …

Application Deadline: January 11, 2019. Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. As part of our work, we seek to inspire and empower a generation of …

Application Deadline: January 22, 2019 Google.org is issuing an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address societal …

Application Deadline: April 1st 2019 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center, presents the First Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition. Mission Identify challenges and projects, …

Application Deadline: December 31, 2018. SDGs&Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. The objectives …

Application Deadline: January 5th 2019 The shifting nature of work means rethinking the skills and opportunities needed for success. There is misalignment between youths’ aspirations, industries’ skills needs, and the …

Application Deadline: March 20th 2019 Every year, Technovation invites teams of girls from all over the world to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology. …

Application Deadline: October 31, 2018. If you have a passion for innovation, the ability to devise new solutions to old problems, and a willingness to challenge the established orthodoxy, then …

Application Deadline: 04 January 2019 (midnight GMT+2). Africa Energy Indaba is proud to present the third African Youth Energy Innovator Showcase in 2019. The contest is open to 18 to …

Application Deadline: January 1st 2019 The Start Up Energy Transition Award is an international competition for start-ups and young companies worldwide who are working on ideas affecting global energy transition …

Application Deadline: Thursday, 1 February 2019 (23:59 p.m. last time zone). Compete for the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award and qualify for participation as a «Leader of Tomorrow» in the …

Application Deadline: December 10th 2018 The Arab Startup Competition is a yearly competition run by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab that pits entrepreneurs in 3 different tracks: Ideas Track, …

Application Deadline: 20 December 2018. UNDP and UNESCO are jointly launching the “IATI Research Challenge for Journalists” – a research and writing competition for journalists around the world aged between …

Application Deadline: October 30th 2018 People between the age of 18 and 35 are invited to submit a short video clip presenting their idea on new ways to fight corruption. …

Application Deadline: 11:59pm PT, December 31st, 2018 IBM Master the Mainframe Contest is open globally to high school and college students to progressively teach mainframe skills in a real world …

Application Deadline: December 20th 2018 The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren around the world to share their unique perspectives on the role young people can play …

Application Deadline: 15th December 2018. Do you have a project you want to automate, but need a robot to get the job done? Enter our contest for the chance to …