Contests

Application Deadline: October 11, 2024 Join Africa Engage 2024 in creating a ground breaking digital solution that empowers Africans to access, engage and utilize the huma rights tools! The application …

Application Deadline:  October 16, 2024 (11:59 pm ET) Applications are now open for the 2024 International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Solutions Challenge. ICFJ is seeking experienced professionals to submit ideas, …

Application Deadline: September 27, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Africa SDGs Week Innovation Competition. This innovation competition seeks brilliant minds based in Rwanda …

Application Deadline: September 26th, 23:59 (GMT+3). Applications are now open for the 2024 AUDA-NEPAD Africa Skills Revolution Competition. This initiative seeks to spotlight the achievements and success stories of young Africans …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 MTN Africa PachiPanda Challenge. The Africa PachiPanda Challenge, a joint effort by MTN and WWF to inspire and …

Application Deadline: 1st November 2024  As a newly established mechanism, the Permanent Forum is in the process of getting recognition and establishing its presence. This competition invites for the creation of …

Application Deadline:  14 October 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 CIFOR-ICRAF Photo Competition. Calling all professional photographers, photo enthusiasts, content creators, and nature lovers. Gear up to showcase …

Application Deadline: September 25, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 NITDA Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge. The 2024 Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge aims to harness the power of technology …

Application Deadline: October 29, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 ICFJ/WHO Road Safety Reporting Competition. The Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards aims to help journalists produce stories …

Application Deadline: 31 October 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching the tenth edition of …

Application Deadline: 1 October 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 UNDP’s Tax for SDGs Undergraduate Essay Competition. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is dedicated to raising awareness and …

Application Deadline: March 3, 2025, t Applications are now open for the 2025 Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Science without Borders® Challenge. The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest …

Application Deadline: 10 October 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 Google News Initiative JournalismAI Innovation Challenge. The JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative, aims to …

Application Deadline: November 1, 2024, 12 midnight EST Applications are now open for the 2025 ICAW International Poster Contest. Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster …

Application Deadline: 13 September 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 UNDRR Africa Youth Art Competition. Young artists – amateurs or professionals- are encouraged to submit a piece that …

Application Deadline: 2 November 2024, 12 pm GMT Applications are now open for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest. The prize is free to enter and open to …

Application Deadline: November 30th, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2025 Earth Prize Environmental Sustainability Competition for students. The Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for young people, …

Applications are now open for the 2024 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition. The MTN mPulse Spelling Bee is a spelling competition being organized by MTN Nigeria for students between the …

Application Deadline: October 4, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 MEST Africa Challenge. The MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) is a Pan-African pitch competition for early-stage technology startups seeking …

Application Deadline: unspecified Applications are now open for the 2024 Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition. A virtual ocean hackathon and symposium was launched on 12 August by the Blue Charter Ocean …

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Emerald Publishing Africa & Middle East Case Writing Competition. The Emerald Publishing invite authors based at African or Middle …

Application Deadline: September 22, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Heinrich Böll Stiftung Global Feminist Pitch. The Global Feminist Pitch supports young feminists from countries of the Global South with …

Application Deadline: September 26, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) My Adaptation Solution Video Competition. The Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, organized by …

Application Deadline: August 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Paradigm Initiative (PIN) Creative Design Competition. Through the #AfricaConnected campaign, Paradigm Initiative gives you the chance to creatively …

Application Deadline: September 20th, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Africa Soft Power Climate Change Photo Essay Prize. The Climate Change Photo Essay Prize calls upon 18 – …

Application Deadline: 31 August, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Melton Foundation SDG Innovation Challenge. Designed as a virtual, pan-African innovation space, the SDG Innovation Challenge is a …

Application Deadline: 26 August 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Hackathon. The Youth Hackathon, an integral component of the Global MIL Week, …

Application Deadline: August 20, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 ReSAKSS Data Challenge. AKADEMIYA2063 is launching the fifth edition of the ReSAKSS Data Challenge! This competition allows enthusiastic data users …

Application Deadline: 31 August 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Jacaranda FM Business Plan Her Perfect Pitch Competition. Jacaranda FM is once again shining the spotlight on female entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: 8 October 2024 (13:00 Dublin Local Time).   Applications are now open for the 2024 Irish Aid SDG Challenge. The SDG Challenge seeks to support diverse, transdisciplinary teams to develop transformative, …

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST Applications are now open for the 2024 Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change Contest. Through this contest, students can practice global …

Application Deadline: October 7th, 2024 AgroHack Challenge is seeking innovative ideas across the agriculture industry’s value chain. These ideas will be accelerated to create new opportunities for many young Nigerians. …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2024! Applications are now open for the 2024 Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition. The Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) aims to empower entrepreneurs – especially young ones – to …

Application Deadline:  21 August 2024 The Commonwealth Secretariat is pleased to launch the Think Trade, Think Green: Commonwealth Innovative Youth Essay Award Competition. This competition, brought to you by the …

Application Deadline: 16 August, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Business Partners Limited/SME Toolkit SA Business Plan Competition. Get the Know-how to start your own Business! Enter the …

Application Deadline: August 5, 2024 Join the ECOWAS Cybersecurity Hackathon to unleash your skills and test your creativity. Connect with a team of innovative minds to tackle real-world cybersecurity challenges. …

Application Deadline: 28 August 2024 at 23:59 (GMT+3) Applications are now open for the 2024 AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge. A challenge designed to catalyze the Kenyan agri-food systems transformation by supporting …

Application Deadline: 7 July 2024 The countries most at risk of climate change are also those where women and girls face the greatest dangers. “Without urgent action, climate change will set …

Application Deadline:  31 July 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Wiki Loves Earth” Photography Competition. Wiki Loves Earth is an international photography competition to promote natural heritage sites around …