Application Deadline : July 24, 2019 The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in partnership with the National Universities Commission (NUC) is pleased to announce the theme for the Nigerian Economic …
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Leading development finance institutions (DFIs)including FinDev Canada, CDC Group(CDC)of the United Kingdom,Proparco of France and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States along with the Mastercard Foundation,announced …
Application Deadline: 31 July 2019. To commemorate these “triple anniversaries,” the inaugural UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival will be held in Florence 25 – 27 October 2019. The festival will showcase …
2019 Business Partners Limited/SME Toolkit SA Business plan competition for aspiring young entrepreneurs ( R30,000 cash prize & Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: Wednesday 31 July 2019. Do you want to open your own business, but don’t know where to start? Are you struggling to get your business off the ground? Do …
tvebiomovies Global Youth Video Competition 2019 on Climate Change ( Win all expense paid trip to UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Chile)
Application Deadline: July 28th 2019 The Global Youth Video Competition is co-organized by the GEF-UNDP Small Grants Programme, and the secretariats of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the …
Sony World Photography Awards 2020 ($30,000 (USD) prize plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment)
Application Deadline: January 14, 2020 at 13.00 (GMT) The world’s leading awards for artists working in contemporary photography Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography …
Application Deadline: September 13th 2019 The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge is a worldwide renowned science & technology startup competition designed specifically to address the needs of deep tech entrepreneurs across several different …
Application Deadline: July 21st 2019 Convinced that collective intelligence and gamification are great tools for innovation, Automation Anywhere pioneered Bot Games. Bot Games gathers developers, project managers, business process enthusiasts, …
Application Deadline: August 30th 2019 New methods of mobility (electric cars, scooters, etc.) are emerging in our cities and our countryside alongside with the need to protect the environment while …
Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2019 for Internet of Things (IoT) Startups (100,000+ $USD cash prize)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge offers the opportunity for the bright minded companies to propose the best-in-class products and solutions within the Industrial Automation domain to international …
UNHCR Essay Contest Award 2019 for Research on Forced Displacement in Africa (US$1,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: December 31st 2019 UNHCR and Addis Ababa University’s Centre for Human Rights (CHR-AAU) invite African university students at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral)level to submit research essays on …
UNFCCC Global Youth Video Competition 2019 for Young Change Agents (Fully Funded to UN Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile (COP 25).
Application Deadline: July 28th 2019 From 24 May to 28 July 2019, young people from around the world can showcase their actions to combat climate change by submitting a video to the …
Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 There is a new wave of youth activism and it is going to change the world forever! UNFPA and AfriYAN Ghana believe in this new …
South African Law Reform Commission Legal Essay Writing Competition 2020 for South African law students (R70, 000 worth of prizes)
Application Deadline: 31ST JANUARY 2020 The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) is engaging young legal minds in generating innovative ideas on issues of law reform. As from 2019, the …
Samsung Engineering/ UN Environment 12th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition 2019
Application Deadline: 2nd September, 2019 (GMT 0) Samsung Engineering jointly with UN environment would like to launch “The 12th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition” inviting youth all over the world to …
IAEA 2020 Essay Competition for Students and Early Career Professionals (€2000 prize & Fully Funded to Vienna, Austria)
Application Deadline: Friday, 6 September 2019, at 11:59 p.m., Vienna Time (CET) Students and professionals below the age of 35 can now submit entries to the IAEA’s 2020 International Essay …
Shelter Tech Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Competition 2019 (Funded to Oslo Innovation Week in Norway)
Application Deadline: June 17, 2019 Shelter Tech Kenya, a first of its kind in Africa, is a six-month milestone-based accelerator program supporting early stage businesses and scale-ups in the affordable …
Application Deadline: 7 June 2019 Do you have photography skills? Whether you are an amateur or professional, don’t miss your chance to enter the UNESCO-UNEVOC #SkillsinAction Photo Competition! This competition …
EuropeAid Faces2Hearts Video Blogging Competition 2019 (Funded Trip around the World)
Application Deadline: May 27th 2019 Faces2Hearts is a life-changing experience, which will take 20 enthusiastic Vloggers (video bloggers) to unusual destinations across the world to report on how the European …
The ICAO Innovation ‘Concepts Competition 2019 ( US$2,000 & Fully Funded to Montreal,Canada)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The ICAO Innovation ‘Concepts Competition’ is seeking for proposal from 13-17 year-olds for new aircraft types, or new types of operations, including descriptions of how …
National Geography Society (NGS) Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge 2019 ($500,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: July 8, 2019 The Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge, a key component of National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures’ partnership to reduce plastic waste, asks problem solvers from around the …
ICAO 2019 Prototypes Competition (US$5,000 Prize & Fully Funded to Montreal,Canada)
Application Deadline: 30 June, 2019. The ICAO 2019 Prototypes Competition is for anyone 18-and-over. It’s seeking maturely thought-out-3-D renderings (still images and/or video) of either new aircraft types or new …
Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 Showcase your work globally! This photo contest provides you, as a young changemaker, a global platform to show the impact of your changemaking activities. We …
Application Deadline: May 16th 2019 The PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge (PZCCC) is a CSR initiative of PZ Cussons Nigeria limited, open to only SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (SSS) students schooling in …
UONGOZI Institute Leadership Essay Competition 2019 for young Africans ($USD 2,000+ Prize & Funded to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Application Deadline: Friday, 21st June, 2019 at 17:00 hours (GMT) African citizens between the age of 18 and 25 years are invited to submit their essays for this year’s Leadership Essay …
City of Cape Town YouthStartCT 2019 Entrepreneurial Challenge for start-up entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: Sunday, 19 May 2019 The YouthStartCT Challenge is a start-up programme which aims to contribute to skills development and innovation, as well as encouraging entrepreneurship in Cape Town. …
2019 International Financial Corporation (IFC) Sustainability Exchange Contest for Youth Innovations (Fully Funded to Dakar,Senegal)
Application Deadline: May 5th 2019 Are you an innovator between the ages of 18 and 35 who develops solutions to enhance your community, city, region, country? Are you committed to …
Ad Age’s Tenth Anniversary Young Creatives Competition (Fully Funded to 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity)
Application Deadline: April 25th 2019 Since 2010, Ad Age has celebrated rising industry talents with our annual Young Creatives Cover Contest. Each year, we ask creatives and execs under 30 …
Application Deadline:April 18, 2019. The Penn Institute for Urban Research invites you to participate in a photo contest on the theme of urban informality. In particular, we are interested in photos that …
Application Deadline: April 30, 2019 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST). In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as from 2009, June 8 would be designated by …
Application Deadline: May 3rd 2019 The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest is accepting entries. Harness the power of photography and share your stunning travel experiences from around the globe. Enter …
InterAction’s Photography Contest 2019 for Humanitarian and Development Work ($1,000 USD prize)
Application Deadline: April 22, 2019 at 11:59pm EST. Each year, InterAction’s photography contest focuses on incredible humanitarian and development work. InterAction’s encourage you to submit your most powerful photos that illustrate …
Application Deadline: June 3rd 2019 Set against the backdrop of SA Innovation Summit, the Pitching Den competition aims to promote and develop the entrepreneurial creativity of startups, able and willing …
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affair (UNOOSA) for Youth Competition 2019
Application Deadline: March 22nd 2019 In September 2018, the UN Secretary-General launched an UN-wide ‘ Youth 2030‘ strategy to recognize, inter alia, young people’s positive contributions as agents of change. The …
55Voices for a Visa Free Africa Writing Competition 2019 for young Africans (3,000 Cash Prize)
Application Deadline: 15th April 2019. Every year thousands of African youth experience challenges as they travel across the African continent. This often translates to lost opportunities for work, business and …
World Trade Organization (WTO) Essay Award 2019 for Young Economists (CHF 5,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 31 May 2019. The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2019 WTO Essay Award. The award aims to promote high-quality research …
