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 …
Contests
The World Bank Group Youth Summit 2018 competition for young Changemakers (Fully Funded to World Bank Group Headquarters, Washington DC. USA)
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 …
The World Bank Group Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2018 Law Student Contest for Development Solutions (Fully Funded to World Bank Group Headquarters in Washington D.C. USA)
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 …
Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) Regional Pitch Competition 2018 for SMEs in East Africa
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 …
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Annual Global Case Challenge 2018 for social impact students (Cash Prizes & Fully Funded to grand finale in London)
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. …
MetLife collab 4.0 open innovation programme 2018 for insurtech startups from around the world (JPY 10,000,000 in funding)
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: …
Huawei ICT Competition 2018-2019 for young African college and university students
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 …
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2018 Start and Scale-up for SDGs Youth Entrepreneurship Pitching Event (US$ 15,000 in funding)
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 …
MITEF Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees Competition 2018 (240,000 USD in equity free investments)
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 …
Transport-Technology Research Innovation for International Development (T-TRIID) funding competiton 2018 for Transport Research (£30,000 in funding)
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 …
IEEE Empower a Billion Lives global competition 2018 – $1 Million dollar prize
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, …
Google Cloud Visualize 2030 data storytelling contest 2018 ($10,000 (USD) cash prize)
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 …
The Czech Republic Embassy in Cairo photography contest 2018 for amateur photographers
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 …
Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2018 for Internet of Things (IoT) Startups (175,000 $USD cash prize)
Application Deadline: September 6, 2018 The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with NGP Capital, is looking for new innovative products and solutions within the Industrial IoT domain. It is …
YouTube NextUp contest 2018 for video content creators (All expenses paid trip to Dubai 2018 YouTube NextUp creator camp)
Application Deadline: August 6th 2018 YouTube has announced the third year of the YouTube NextUp contest to find the next generation of star creators that will grow the Arab creator …
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Nairobi 2018 Photo Competition for young Africans (USD 500 cash prize)
Application Deadline: August 5th 2018 Degradation affects about 50 million hectares of land in Africa, which now faces perhaps the toughest ecological test of any continent. But African people are …
GTBank Simple Change Big Impact Challenge 2018 for social impact projects ( N1 million Naira prize)
Application Deadline: July 25, 2018 What does it mean to love your community? How do you care for those around you? What can you do to better the lives of …
Lufthansa Innovation Hub Aviation Blockchain Challenge 2018 for blockchain entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: August 31st 2018 Lufthansa Innovation Hub is partnering with the SAP.iO Berlin Foundry in The Aviation Blockchain Challenge to explore potential opportunities and drive adoption of Blockchain technology …
World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2019 student Competition on the Changing Nature of Work ($USD 5,000 cash prize)
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: 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 …
IACC Fair Play Competition 2018 for Young Bands (Funded trip to Denmark for the International Anti-corruption Conference)
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, …
ITU World Telecom 2018 Industry 4.0 Challenge for technology entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to Durban, South Africa)
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 …
Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge 2018 for entrepreneurial Nigerian students (cash funding of 1.5 Million Naira)
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 …
Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge 2018 for early stage Health Startups.
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 …
2018 Business Partners Limited/SME Toolkit SA Business plan competition for aspiring young entrepreneurs ( R25 000 cash prize & Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
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 …
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) World Food Day 2018 Poster contest
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: 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 …
Uganda Press Photo 3rd Young Photographer Award 2018 for Ugandan photojournalists & photographers (Chance to win a Canon EOS 1300D kit)
Application Deadline:July 15th, 2018. Photographers between the ages of 18 and 25 years are invited to participate in the 3rd Young Photographer Award. This competition is geared towards passionate emerging …
