Contests

Application Deadline: September 3rd 2018 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in partnership with Globalia, is pleased to announce the 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition, the world’s largest initiative dedicated to …

Submission Deadline: 5th October 2018 The World Bank Group is calling all young social entrepreneurs to submit an innovative idea that contributes to building human capital, the greatest asset of …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 TOPIC: What legal initiatives or measures should the World Bank support or put in place to economically empower disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals and groups in …

Application Deadline: September 1, 2018, 23.59h CEST. Are you a nutrition sensitive SME in Malawi, Ethiopia or Kenya ? Does your product/service/concept address a local diet quality gap and increase …

Application Deadline: October 15th 2018 RB believe that every business has a responsibility towards the social framework it operates within. This helps us stand out as a Business with Purpose. …

Application Deadline: September 8th 2018 With over 100,000,000 customers worldwide, MetLife offers startups a fast track to scale. If you are looking to serve customers and/or expand your business in …

Application Deadline: September 2nd 2018 Are you developing a tech project aimed at displaced people? Techfugees has defined five main area of focus where tech can have a significant impact: …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 Huawei is a leading global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution provider, Huawei Certification System is well –recognized and is becoming a standard for ICT …

Application Deadline: September 1st 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018 at the Hall XIV Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland | November 15th 2018 UNCTAD, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property …

Application Deadline: 15th August 2018 WMO is holding a photo competition for its 2019 calendar. The theme is “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather” – which is also the …

Programme Date: October 21st 2018 The Startups Pitching Event at NES #24 on October 21 aims to connect new Nigerian ventures seeking to raise funds with potential investors. Eight selected …

Application Deadline: November 2nd 2018 Innovate for Refugees Competition (IFR) is a global competition for the best tech-driven solutions addressing the challenges faced by refugees across the globe. Launched on …

Application Deadline: 16 August 2018. An exciting new competition funding short projects supporting innovative ideas that enable safer and more efficient transport in countries across low income countries of Africa …

Application Deadline: August 31st, 2018 IEEE Empower a Billion Lives is a global competition aimed at fostering innovation to develop solutions to electricity access. Solutions are expected to be scalable, …

Application Deadline: 6th August 2018 For this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. …

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2018 In collaboration with the World Bank, the United Nations Foundation, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Google Cloud is hosting a data storytelling …

Submission Deadline: 1st September 2018 The Czech Republic Embassy in Cairo launches a photography contest for all amateur photographers. Join in and seize the diversity of the Egyptian women in …

Application Deadline: September 6, 2018 The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with NGP Capital, is looking for new innovative products and solutions within the Industrial IoT domain. It is …

Submission Deadline: December 1st 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to organize for the second time a writing competition in Arabic to engage the Arabic speaking …

Application Deadline: August 6th 2018 YouTube has announced the third year of the YouTube NextUp contest to find the next generation of star creators that will grow the Arab creator …

Application Deadline: August 5th 2018 Degradation affects about 50 million hectares of land in Africa, which now faces perhaps the toughest ecological test of any continent. But African people are …

Application Deadline: July 25, 2018 What does it mean to love your community? How do you care for those around you? What can you do to better the lives of …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 Lufthansa Innovation Hub is partnering with the SAP.iO Berlin Foundry in The Aviation Blockchain Challenge to explore potential opportunities and drive adoption of Blockchain technology …

Application Deadline: August 31 2018. The next World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2019 will address The Changing Nature of Work. For the first time since the World Bank began publishing …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2018 The goal of this global competition is to raise awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students of all academic …

Application Deadline: August 6th 2018 International Finance Corporation (IFC) and International Youth Foundation (IYF) have launched a new publication Creating Value Through Global Youth Engagement: A Smart Investment for the …

Application Deadline: 1st August 2018, 18:00 Central European Time (CET) The Fair Play Competition is about original songs by young bands (18-35 years) on the on the theme of anti-corruption, …

Application Deadline: July 12th 2018 The ITU Telecom World 2018 will be hosted on African soil for the first time on 10-13 September 2018 in Durban, South Africa. The Department …

Application Deadline: 5 August 2018. The Campus Innovation Challenge is a Union Bank initiative (in partnership with CcHub) that aims to discover and support students engaged in entrepreneurial activities across …

Application Deadline: September 1st 2018 Now in its third year, the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge will once again bring startups, life sciences companies and healthcare organizations together to tackle the …

Application Deadline: 23:00 pm on Tuesday 31 July 2018. Do you want to open your own business, but don’t know where to start? Are you struggling to get your business off …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 In 2018, Short Story Day Africa is seeking innovative short fiction set in the rooms, the passages, the bars and the lobbies of hotels across …

Application Deadline: October 9, 2018. The Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, or the Grinnell Prize, directly reflects Grinnell’s historic mission to educate men and women “who are prepared …

Application Deadline: July 20th 2018 Are you an early stage start-up based in Southern Africa? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation and would like to run a …

Application Deadline: 9 November 2018! FAO is calling on children and teens all over the world, from age 5 to 19, to use their imagination and create a poster that …

Application Deadline: July 15th 2018 The International Photo Contest ”Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads”, taking place from 11 April  to 15 July 2018, is organized within the framework of UNESCO Silk Roads …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2018 Is someone you admire doing right by girls? Or maybe YOU are the one making the world a better place! HP is calling on individuals …

Application Deadline: July 30th 2018 World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. As a follow up activity of the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, it has …

TechCrunch is once again teaming up with Facebook, partner for last year’s Nairobi event, to bring the Startup Battlefield to three major cities representing regions with vital, emerging startup communities. …