Category: Contests
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The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2023 for innovative agriculture startups
Application Deadline: July 28, 2023 The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for agriculture. THRIVE Global Impact Summit Experience the pinnacle event of the Global Impact Challenge at the 2023 THRIVE Global Impact Summit. Join us on November 2nd as the…
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Yale Drama Series 2024 Playwriting Competition for emerging Playwrights ( $10,000 prize)
Application Deadline: August 15, 2023. The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2024 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Jeremy O. Harris. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press,…
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Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2023 for African Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs ($USD 50,000 in cash prizes)
Application Deadline: July 21st, 2023 The Ecobank Fintech Challenge identifies and partners Fintechs that are ready to scale and provides them with support and access to opportunities in Ecobank’s 35 African markets. The goal? To contribute to their growth as potential Pan African Fintech success stories. Requirements Pain-Points: Benefits Become a finalist; get inducted as…
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Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023 for impact start-ups
Application Deadline: 13 September 2023, 20h00 CET As part of its commitment to sustainable and responsible mining practices, Eramet has launched a new start-up competition in collaboration with EIT RawMaterials: the Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023. This innovation challenge aims to accelerate change within the mining and metals industry to minimize its environmental impact while also…
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RCE Youth Art Challenge 2023 for young eco-artists
Application Deadline: 15 August, 2023 (11:59pm JST). Calling all young eco-artists! RCE is looking for your creative works of art which demonstrate how you or your local community is working to achieve sustainable consumption and production. The Global RCE Service Centre at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), in…
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2023 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge for young Entrepreneurs (prizes of up to $10,000!)
Application Deadline: August 20th, 2023 Social Shifters are next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs with fresh solutions to today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Social Shifters seek creative ideas, projects, and business solutions to the problems that matter most to you and your community. We welcome ideas at any stage and from anywhere in…
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The Heirs Life Essay Competition 2023 for Junior Secondary School Students (N2,000,000 scholarship worth)
Application Deadline: June 26, 2023. The Heirs Life Essay Championship is an annual essay competition organised by Heirs Life to encourage literacy among young students while rewarding their creativity. This year’s edition is open to students in Junior Secondary Schools across Nigeria, and they get to participate for a chance to win N2,000,000 worth of…
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Pitch AgriHack 2023 digital agriculture competition for agritech startups (US$45,000 Cash Prize)
Application Deadline: July 3, 2023 Pitch AgriHack supports technological innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture across Africa. It targets young entrepreneurs 18 to 40 years. The Pitch AgriHack competition is sponsored by Heifer International and managed by Generation Africa, a thematic platform of The AGRF. The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19…
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DW Akademie Digital Innovations For Peace Competition 2023 for digital media Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: May 27, 2023. With the purpose of encouraging digital media practices in the Middle East and North Africa regions, Leaders International launches the DIP Call for Applications for entrepreneurs in digital media and fact-checking. Co-funded by the EU, and implemented by Leaders International, DW Akademie, and Elbiro Media, Digital Innovations for Peace (DIP) aims…
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Malaria Innovation Essay Competition 2023 for African Youth (USD$5,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: May 25th, 2023 Are you passionate about making a difference in your community and fighting against one of Africa’s most pressing public health issues, malaria? Do you have innovative ideas and fresh thinking on how to combat this disease? Then this competition is for you! Malaria remains a pressing challenge in Africa. According to…
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UNESCO/France 2023 “Celebrating our differences” photo contest on sport and inclusion
Application Deadline: 11 June 2023, 11:59 pm GMT +2. UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector and France 2023 are joining forces to celebrate diversity and harness the power of rugby to foster more inclusive societies. In the context of the Rugby and Wheelchair Rugby World Cup 2023 (September-October 2023), UNESCO and France 2023 invite…
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Global Schools Advocates Program 2023/2024 for teachers worldwide.
Application Deadline: May 25, 2025 The Global Schools Program (GSP) is launching applications for the fourth cohort of the Global Schools Advocates Program. This program promotes transformative change in classrooms in support of SDG 4.7 by integrating sustainable development into teacher training to improve student learning. Selected teachers will undergo a month-long training program on…
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IsDB-ILO Youth Green Skills Accelerator Challenge 2023 for youth-led organizations
Application Deadline: May 25, 2023 The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) invite youth-led non-for-profit organizations to propose new and innovative green ideas and solutions that support training processes for young people living in post-crisis situations. To assist young people in further translating their activism, commitment and creativity into action, the…
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GOGETTAZ Agripreneur Prize 2023 for young African Entrepreneurs (US$50,000 cash prize)
Application Deadline: June 19, 2023 This year is the fifth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, supporting youth-led agrifood businesses to #GrowAfricaGrowLife. You are the solution. Together, we are building an African food system that is African-owned and African-led. GoGettaz is part of the Generation Africa movement which seeks to inspire the next generation of African agripreneurs, connecting…
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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) International Art Contest 2023 for Minority Artists ($4,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 15 May 2023. On the occasion of the Zero Discrimination Day celebrated globally on 1 March 2023, and to launch the start of Racial Justice Month, part of OHCHR’s year-long commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) joins forces with the non-governmental organizations Minority Rights Group International and Freemuse to…
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BRICS Young Innovators Prize Competition 2023 for young Entrepreneurs and researchers. (USD 50,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 26 May 2023. The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is a special recognition of young talented entrepreneurs and researchers, whose outstanding innovations (inventions, products, applications, and services) will make a profound impact on the socio-economic, environment and condition of life in BRICS societies. The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is a platform for BRICS young…
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World Bank’s International Corruption Hunters Alliance 2023 Blog Contest (Sponsored Trip to Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)
Application Deadline: May 20, 2023 The World Bank is inviting applicants to submit their blog for the International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA) Blog Contest on the topic of “How can young people work with their governments and civil society organizations to speak up against corruption and counter the negative impacts corruption has on society”. Eligibility…
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TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 Competition for early-stage African startups
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Startup Battlefield (SB 200) is the startup world’s preeminent competition, and it has a global reach. The inaugural cohort, which debuted last year at Disrupt 2022, included three impressive early-stage startups from two African nations. Requirements: Benefits SB 200 membership has its privileges, the first of…
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Absa 2023 L’Atelier art competition for young visual artists across Africa.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2023 at 16:00 (CAT). The Absa L’Atelier is a leading Pan-African art competition. It has been running for 37 years, and is hosted annually by Absa in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA). The Absa L’Atelier is about affording the winning artist(s) with the…
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SADC Secondary School Essay Competition 2023 for students from SADC Member States (USD$ 3,250 Prize)
Application Deadline: 31st May 2023. In 1996 the Council of Ministers approved the established of the annual SADC Secondary School Essay Competition to support the process of regional co-operation and integration in the Region. The SADC Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 SADC Secondary School Essay Competition. Eligibility Requirements TOPIC…
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Grist climate fiction writing story contest 2023 for writers worldwide.
Application Deadline: June 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Grist is excited to announce the third-annual climate fiction short story contest, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical…
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Sothema Africa MedTech Challenge 2023 for innovative startups and entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2023 Sothema and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are calling for innovative companies and entrepreneurs to leverage technology to develop the most innovative treatments and bring healthcare to the next level. No matter if you’re working with big data, AI, API or robotics, we want to hear about your solutions to become the…
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Sanofi Healthcare Access Challenge 2023 for innovative startups and entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2023 Sanofi is calling for innovative startups and entrepreneurs poised with the mission of improving disease treatments delivery & access to care in Africa. Your startup has the power to push the boundaries and build solutions beyond medicines while overcoming the bottlenecks in access to health care & treatments? Participate now,…
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Paris Saint Germain (PSG) Africa Talents Challenge 2023 for innovative startups and entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2023 Paris Saint Germain is calling for innovative companies and entrepreneurs to create the next collaborative platform to support the creation, production, and distribution of official products in Africa. The ambition is to leverage technology to facilitate the future creation of products locally using short circuits and further engage their fans…