Contests

Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018, 11:59 pm (GMT+3). The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old. It is …

Application Deadline: 5 May 2018. Millions of young people all over the world, up to age 15, have participated in the annual International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People at the …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country FameLab is an annual science communication competition that runs in many countries worldwide. Wherever you are in the world, the competition remains the same. You …

Application Deadline: 15th January 2018, 12:00 PM CET time Swedish Institute Alexandria in collaboration with the Center for Mediterranean Integration of the World Bank are inviting you to apply for …

  The Global Student Challenge, powered by The Fresh Connection is so much more than just an international student competition! Gain valuable knowledge and develop skills needed to cross over …

Application Deadline: February 1, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST. The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual competition sponsored by the Academy that seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly …

Application Deadline: February 23, 2018 If you are a Tanzanian postgraduate student living in Tanzania, here is your turn to have your say! The World Bank wants to hear your …

Application Deadline: June 1st 2018 You can now submit your essay for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2018. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest schools’ international writing …

Application Deadline: January 2nd 2018 Applications for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator 2018 program are now being accepted. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is inspiring and …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2017 Applications for the ICN/World Bank Group 2017 – 2018 Competition Advocacy Contest program are now being accepted The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World …

Application Deadline: 12 February 2018. Applications for the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards 2017 are now being accepted The DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, which are a product of a partnership between …

Application Deadline: January 1st 2018 Applications for the GEN Startups for News international competition 2018 are now being accepted Startups for News is an international competition that rewards the best …

Application Deadline: 12:00 PM US ET, December 28, 2017. The GIST Tech-I Competition is an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide. Aspiring innovators submit their ideas …

Application Deadline:January 12th 2018 The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2018 is a worldwide search for early stage technology-enabled solutions and services that can enable economic development and/or benefit society …

Application Deadline: January 5, 2018 Applications for the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2018 program are now being accepted. An innovative entrepreneurship competition for high school students offering …

Application Deadline: 15:59 Monday, February 26, 2018 Applications for the Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2017/18 are now being accepted. Throughout our nearly 100-year history, Olympus has been recognized as …

Application Deadline: 4 January 2018 12.00 midday CET Applications for the 2018 World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest are now being accepted. The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest rewards …

Application Deadline: December 22nd 2017 Now in its 4th year, the #Blog4Dev series is a writing competition in which young people compete and submit written solutions on a topical challenge. …

Application Deadline: Sunday, Jan 07, 2018 at 20:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time The UNEP/MIT Climate CoLab SDG Contest asks the international community to combine real-world proposals and share how they …

Application Deadline: January 8th 2017 What images, emotions or memories come to mind when you think of the word ‘Peace’? Children around the world are invited to capture its meaning …

Application Deadline: February 16, 2018 All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development is committed to ensuring all children learn to read. The Sign On For Literacy global prize competition …

Application Deadline: 1 December 2017 WMO is holding a photography competition with the theme “Water Ways”, exploring how this vital resource impacts our lives. WMO is holding a photography competition …

Application Deadline: March 30th 2018 Valeo launches its 5th Innovation Challenge, offering students and their academic teachers the opportunity to become players in automotive innovation. Valeo wishes to encourage students …

Application Deadline: 15 January 2018. Africa Energy Indaba is proud to present the second African Youth Energy Innovator Showcase in 2018.  Africa needs to invest in and grow its next …

Application Deadline: January 17th 2018 The Diabetes in Pregnancy Photo Contest is open to all photographers who are 18 years old or older. Women Deliver will determine winners’ eligibility in …

Application Deadline: Feb. 5th 2018, 11:59 p.m. Central time. The Student Design Competition celebrates original design and rewards individuals and/or teams whose projects demonstrate innovative, functional design solutions that have …

Application Deadline: 31 January 2018. Would you like to win £2,200 sterling, a trip to London and have your play broadcast across the world on BBC World Service? If so, …

Application Deadline: January 19, 2018 23:59 GMT Shell Ideas360 is more than a global competition that connects students to develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world’s Food, Water …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2017 Dell EMC has launched the annual graduation project competition for senior undergraduate students from universities in Turkey, Middle East and Africa who are enrolled in …

Submission Deadline: December 1, 2017 Do you believe your voice needs to be heard? Are you the next big thing in blogging? Enter your best 500-1000 words here by December …

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2017 The World Bank’s Africa Region and its Social Development Department are launching a Story Competition to identify positive role models for African youth that illustrate …

Submission Deadline: November 23, 2017 Are you a Ghanaian citizen between 16 and 28 years old, and currently living in Ghana? Here is your turn to have your say! The …

Application Deadline: November 27, 2017 Apply today for the 11th edition of the MITEF Arab Startup Competition and take part in one of the biggest startup competitions in the MENA.Throughout …

Application Deadline: 10 November 2017 Friday 29 June – Sunday 1 July, The British Library, LondonThe Royal African Society’s annual celebration of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora returns …

Application Deadline: March 7, 2018 Every year, Technovation invites teams of girls from all over the world to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology. …

Application Deadline: November 1, 2017 at 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time. The bi-annual Allard Prize Photography Competition, which recognizes photographic excellence reflecting the ideals of the Allard Prize, is adjudicated by the Allard Prize …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2017 This unique, virtual contest is open globally to high school and college students to progressively teach mainframe skills in a real-world enterprise computing environment. Employers …

Submission Deadline: 30th November 2017. Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year’s theme to Wikimedia Commons for use …

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2018 Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography …