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 …
Contests
iBiology Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) 2019 Competition for pre-doctoral graduate students (all-expenses paid trip to the University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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 …
The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest 2019 (Fully Funded to World Press Photo Festival in Amsterdam, Netherland)
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 …
ConnectHer Girls Impact the World Film Festival 2019 Video Contest ( $USD 25,000 in Prizes)
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2019 Welcome to the Bristol Short Story Prize – an annual international writing competition open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers.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 …
Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) “Mediterranean Water Heroes” youth contest 2019
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 …
OECD Video Competition 2018 (Fully Funded to MENA Regional Conference on Youth Participation and Public Life in Amman, Jordan)
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 …
Group Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Fintech Challenge 2018 for most promising startups in Africa (Fully Funded to Bootcamps in Casablanca/Abidjan)
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 …
EFInA Fintech Challenge 2018 for start-up and growth stage Fintech Companies in Nigeria ( $500,000 grant)
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 …
Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0 for promising consumer healthcare solutions ( USD $50,000 in Funding)
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 …
The Wellcome Sanger Institute Prize Competition 2019 for undergraduate students from low- and middle-income countries (Fully Funded)
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 …
Fentress Global Challenge 2019 international student design competition in public architecture (US$10,000 cash prize)
Application Deadline: 31st May 2019 Fentress Global Challenge is an international student design competition that was launched by Curtis Fentress in 2011. Over 1,000 entries from 77 countries competed in …
2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition for Young Writers from Commonwealth Nations
Application Deadline: May 1st 2019 The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019 – A Connected Commonwealth. Building on the 2018 theme …
Application Deadline: January 22, 2019 Google.org is issuing an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address societal …
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition 2018 (Fully Funded to San Sebastián, Spain,
Application Deadline: April 1st 2019 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center, presents the First Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition. Mission Identify challenges and projects, …
The World Bank SDG’s & Her Competition 2019 for Women Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings 2019 in Washington, DC USA)
Application Deadline: December 31, 2018. SDGs&Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. The objectives …
One Young World/Deloitte Lead 2030 Challenge for SDG Goal 4 ($USD 50,000 grant )
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 …
Technovation Challenge 2019 for Girls Worldwide ($10,000 prize & Funded trip to San Francisco,USA)
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. …
Transparency International’s ‘Youth tackling land corruption in Africa’ competition 2018 for young Africans (Fully Funded)
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 …
Africa Energy Indaba African Youth Energy Innovator Showcase 2019 (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
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 …
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2019 international competition for start-ups & young companies worldwide (10.000 Euros prize money)
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 …
12th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition 2018 for the MENA Region (USD $160,000 Prize Money)
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 …
Transparency International Future Against Corruption Competition 2018 for young people (Funded to Berlin, Germany)
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. …
IBM Master the Mainframe Contest 2018/2019 for students across the Middle East & Africa (Funded to visit IBM regional office)
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 …
Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) 2019 International Schools Essay Competition and Debate (Funded to British Columbia, Canada)
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 …
Epson Robot Contest 2018 for universities/research institute across the EMEA region ( chance to win up to 3 robots)
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 …
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) 13th annual Photo and Video Contest 2018: Picturing Financial Inclusion in Africa (Win a 2,000 Gift Certificate)
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 …
Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence 2019 Essay Competition & Travel Fellowship -USD$ 25,000 Prize)
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 …
Google AdCamp EMEA 2018/2019 Program for current/recently graduated university students ( All Expense paid camp at Google’s offices)
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 …
International Labour Organization (ILO) 2018 global media competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment ($4,000 USD Prize)
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 …
