Contests

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 …

Submission Deadline: December 14th 2018 Africa is a center for financial innovation, home to M-Pesa, the mobile money service launched a decade ago that has revolutionized digital financial services and …

Application Deadline: November 1, 2018 The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence 2019 Essay Prize Competition An essay contest in Three stages open to all current full-time registered students in …

Application Deadline: Ongoing Google AdCamp, open to all current or recently graduated university students from across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), gives participants the chance to get a …

Application Deadline:31 October 2018. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching the fourth global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration. This year, the competition focuses on …

Application Deadline: December 3, 2018 The Global Social Venture Competition leads entrant teams through an experiential learning process to develop innovative, scalable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. Through our …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2018. Every year, the Chivas Venture gives away $1 million in no-strings funding to social entrepreneurs, who blend profit with purpose to have a positive impact …

Application Deadline: 07:59am BST on December 12th, 2018. The Google Science Fair is an online science competition, open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from around the …

Application Deadline: October 7, 2018. The Global Health Reporting Contest has increased the quality and quantity of health coverage on four continents by offering journalists specialized training and access to …

Application Deadline: October 11, 2018 at 11:59PM (EST) World Nomad is looking for one aspiring travel photographer to go on an all-expenses-paid assignment to Morocco to capture the colorful nation’s …

Application Deadline: January 2019 P&G CEO Challenge: A competition which will test your aptitude for business strategy and real-life problem-solving. If you’ve been eager to demonstrate your ingenuity and intelligence …

Join the #DietChangeNotClimateChange writing competition and win a partially-funded spot to the Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations in Egypt! Climate Tracker are looking for young writers from around the world …

Submission Deadline: June 17, 2019, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET). 2019 Theme: Presence of Future : A CREATIVE CHALLENGE FOR TEENS WORLDWIDE Create a piece about a coastal/marine species, …

Application Deadline:December 17th 2018 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 changing …

Application Deadline: October 31st 2018 • How can laws affecting the free movement of people reduce poverty and support economic development? Up to 12 US$500 awards will be made in February …

Application Deadline: November 5, 2018 The International Compost Awareness Week Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2019. We’re looking for anyone interested in participating in our 17th Annual …

Application Deadline: 1st November 2018. 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: October 7th 2018 The Union Bank Campus Writing Challenge is an OkadaBooks initiative sponsored by Union Bank.The contest is focused on discovering young, raw and bold writing talents …

Application Deadline: October 12th, 2018 The Microsoft AI Idea Challenge is a competition for developers, students, professionals and data scientists seeking innovative, breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Preference will be …

Application Deadline: September 2nd 2018 Do you have what it takes to figure out how businesses work in real life? Can you solve a business’s challenge and provide a viable …

Application Deadline: September 1st 2018 Through the “Champions of Science – Africa Storytelling Challenge”, Johnson and Johnson invite all scientists doing innovative and impactful work in Africa to come forward …

Application Deadline: October 5th, 201​8 The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2018 edition of its annual Essay Competition.  The NSE Essay Competition, themed …

Application Deadline:December 31, 2018 Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its tenth annual International Essay Contest, open to students of all nationalities anywhere in the world. ESSAY TOPIC: …

Application Deadline: September 1st 2018 How AI can help generate a self-sustaining growth in the AgriTech industry? BRIEF Today, the African Agriculture industry is facing challenges such as :  the impact …

Application Deadline: 16 September 2018 Pictures tell a thousand words and we need your help to draw them. Our illustration competition is an artistic challenge: can you create visual representations …