Application Deadline: September 27, 2017 On September 13, 2017, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development will launch a global water-agriculture photo contest to call attention to the …
Contests
Pepsico Change The Game Challenge 2017 for young professionals (Fully Funded to Dubai & New York)
Application Deadline: October 6th 2017 Change The Game is a 4 stage challenge open to individuals with undergraduate and post graduate backgrounds, as well as working professionals with up to …
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 for Unpublished Short Fiction Writers from the Commonwealth (£15,000 Prize).
Application Deadline: 1 November 2017 (11.59pm in any time zone) The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation. …
EU/OECD Development Centre Youth Photo Contest 2017 (Fully Funded to Paris, France)
Application Deadline: October 12th 2017 On the occasion of the International Youth Day 2017, the EU and OECD Development Centre, as part of the Youth Inclusion project, invites you to …
14Application Deadline: October 9, 2017. Since 2011 the Grinnell Prize has exemplified Grinnell College’s commitment to supporting and inspiring innovative social change makers throughout the world. Winners of the Prize …
Application Deadline: 6 October 2017. UN Environment and Think Beyond Plastic launch worldwide innovation challenge for university students to fight plastic in oceans Winners to attend the Sixth International Marine …
Goal.com Nigeria/University of Sussex #WritingGamesNG Essay Writing Competition 2017
Application Deadline: September 11th 2017 Nigeria’s biggest football website, Goal.com, and the University of Sussex are welcoming entries from suitably qualified candidates for the #WritingGamesNG 2017 essay competition. Leading up …
Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET 7) Programme 2017 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs (Three Million Naira Grant)
Application Deadline: September 29th 2017 The Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) is a capacity building and business education initiative aimed at generating interest in entrepreneurship and designed to support budding entrepreneurs …
Application Deadline: September 1st 2017 Union Bank are calling for applications from startups and innovative enterprises addressing critical social and commercial challenges in Nigeria for strategic alliance. The programme is …
UN-Habitat Youth Photography Competition 2017 for young photographers– #Weareclimatechange ( fully funded trip to Bonn, Germany)
Application Deadline: 30th September 2017 Here is your opportunity to add your voice to the foremost conference on climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 23rd Conference …
Microsoft Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge for game developers ($200,000 USD in cash prizes)
Application Deadline: December 31st 2017 The Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge is pushing game makers to maximize their creativity and create experiences that engage gamers from across the world. This competition is …
2nd Annual Africa Youth in Agribusiness Day Challenge 2017 (fully-sponsored trip to selected incubators in Africa, Asia and Europe)
Application Deadline: September 1st 2017 Are you a young African between the ages of 18 and 35? Do you have a passion for youth participation in the transformation of agribusiness …
OECD International African Economic Forum 2017 Video Competition (Win funded trip to Paris, France)
Application Deadline: 23:59 (Paris time) on Monday, 4 September 2017. The 2017 International African Economic Forum will be held in Paris on October 4th 2017,gathering OECD officials and African policy …
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Student Leadership Summit Essay Competition 2017
Application Deadline: 25 August 2017. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is passionate about creating a dialogue that will help to take the economy, and indeed the country, …
Norbert Zongo investigative Journalism award 2017 for Journalists (1.000.000 CFA Prize)
Application Deadline: August 30th 2017 The Norbert Zongo investigative prize is an award of excellence to reward the best works of investigative journalism.The Prize is opened to all the professional …
Application Deadline: September 10th, 2017. The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa supported by Mobile Monday South Africa and Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) and …
International Labour Organization (ILO) 2017 global media competition on labour migration ($4,000 USD Prize)
Application Deadline: 27 October 2017 The international competition aims at encouraging quality reporting on labour migration. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a global media competition to recognize exemplary …
LEAP Africa International Youth Day Competition 2017 #Youth4Peace #LEAP_IYD_Challenge
Application Deadline: August 12th 2017 LEAP Africa is proud to be part of a global recognition and promotion of the International Youth Day. The United Nations’ (UN) International Youth Day …
Smogathon 2017 Global Competition for Smog-Fighting Innovations ( $100,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: August 15, 2017, 23:59:59 GMT+2. Smogathon is an initiative aiming to fight the air pollution through technology. The idea is to get start-ups from all over the world …
Application Deadline: July 25th 2017 The World Bank AgriTech Challenge, powered by Nest, is the region’s first open innovation programme focused on agribusiness. The World Bank is calling everyone from …
