Application Deadline: June 28, 2017 Study area/Programmes of focus: Industrial Engineering Target audience: Prospective master’s students in Industrial Engineering The SUMA master programmes aim to train tomorrow’s industrial engineers in …
Contests
Autodesk Design for Audio Technology Challenge 2017 – Amplify your skills in sound technology with Autodesk!
Application Deadline: April 20, 2017 Study area/Programmes of focus: Graphic Design, Engineers Target audience: 13-17 18-24 years old The Autodesk® Design for Audio Technology challenge helps to amplify your skills …
Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition 2017 for Young people from around the world.
Application Deadline: July 31st 2017 The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global programme and an online platform, which supports the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This …
BBVA Open Innovation Universe Talent Ideas Competition 2017 (€10,000 in prize money)
Application Deadline: March 31, 2017 In a challenging environment of low interest rates, what business models for financial solutions could make sense for both banks and customers? Come up with …
Ms. Geek Africa Competition 2017 for African Girls in STEM (Funded to Rwanda)
Application Deadline: March 31st 2017 Ms. Geek is a competition designed to inspire African girls to be part of solving the continent’s challenges using technology and encourage them to choose …
School Enterprise Challenge 2017 Global Business Start-up Awards Programme for schools around the world ($50,000 in prizes)
Application Deadline: April 21st 2017 The School Enterprise Challenge, run by Teach A Man To Fish, is a global business start-up Awards Programme for schools around the world with up to …
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2017 for University Students (Get paid USD $6,000 to write code)
Application Deadline: Monday, April 3 2017 at 16:00 UTC! Are you a university student looking to learn more about open source software development? Consider applying to Google Summer of Code …
DHL Innovation Challenge 2017 for Innovative Robotics & Sharing Economy Solutions ( €15,000 & Fully Funded to Germany)
Application Deadline: 16th September 2017 at 5 pm GMT DHL is launching its annual “Innovation Challenges”– and this year’s programme is calling on students, start-ups and inventors either to produce …
Irish Aid Africa Day 2017 Writing Competition for Emerging & Established African Writers
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 3rd May 2017. Irish Aid and The Irish Times have joined up again to promote aspiring, emerging and established writers, to celebrate Africa Day 2017! The short …
African Union Commission (AUC) Logo Competition 2017 Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, and Africa (GMES & Africa) – USD 1,000 Prize.
Application Deadline: 6 April 2017 The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, and Africa (GMES & Africa), is an African Union-European Union joint initiative launched in November 2016 in the …
Diaspora Enterprise Accelerator Competition 2017 for Young Entrepreneurs ( £30, 000 Prize)
Application Deadline: March 10th 2017 Are you an African diaspora entrepreneur who runs a successful business? Are you looking to expand in Africa? Specifically, in Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone or …
FACES 2017 : African Student Cellphone Film Competition for African Students (Fully Funded to Mauritius)
Application Deadline:30th June 2017 Students from all countries in Africa are invited to participate in the FACES 2017: African student Cellphone Film Competition. The Competition is part of the 26th …
UNESCO 2017 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) Youth Photo Contest ($USD 800 Prize)
Submission Deadline: 23.59 (Paris time) on 10 April 2017, THEME: Sustainable Development Goal 4.7: Education for sustainable development and global citizenship In September 2015, the member states of the United Nations …
Application Deadline: 16th March 2017. The efficiency of African agriculture is hampered by a persistent gender gap. Gender in Agribusiness Investments for Africa (GAIA) ensures visibility, commercialization, and scaling up …
Thomson Foundation/RTÉ MojoCon Mobile Journalism Competition 2017 (€800 Prize & Fully Funded to Galway, Ireland)
Application Deadline: 11pm on Friday 17th March, 2017. Thomson Foundation has once again teamed up with RTE MojoCon Ireland to launch its third mobile journalism competition. Works will be judged by …
UNESCO If I were… Global Youth Video/Photo Contest 2017 for Young People Worldwide (Fully Funded to Paris, France)
Submission deadline : 12 March 2017. What would your life be like if you were somebody else? Have you ever imagined stepping into someone else’s shoes? What if that person …
SingularityU East Africa Global Impact Challenge 2017 for Startups in East Africa (Funded to Attend the Global Solutions Program at Singularity University.
Application Deadline: 10th March 2017 Are you an East African with a moonshot innovation to a global grand challenge that leverages exponential technology and has a potential to impact a …
GE Digital Brilliant Hacks Internet of Things Challenge 2017 for Developers ( $50K in cash prizes)
Application Deadline:March 21, 2017, at 5:00PM ET. The best manufacturers in the world rely on a skilled workforce, quality materials, optimal processes, and reliable machines. When any of these start …
Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge 2017 for Developers from Sub-Saharan Africa & MENA Region (USD 100,000 Prize & Mentorship)
Application Deadline:April 28, 2017. For many years Facebook has been promoting innovation across the Middle East and Africa, providing startups with the tools they need to build, grow, monetize, and …
Saint-Gobain Isover Multi-Comfort House Student Contest 2017 for Architectural & Engineering Students
Deadline Date: March 15 2017, 22:59:59 UTC Name of Organization: Saint-Gobain Isover Opportunity Name: Multi-Comfort House Student Contest 2017 Study area/Programmes of focus: Architectural and engineering students Target audience: Architectural, …
Application Deadline: March 14, 2017 The 2017 Ericsson Innovation Awards applications have launched! How would you use technology to shape the future of food? If you have a groundbreaking idea, you …
Application Deadline: February 19, 2017 Each year, students show Morgan Stanley what the world looks like through their eyes in our annual photo competition. This year’s theme, Places and Spaces, …
All-Africa Postharvest Technologies and Innovations Challenge 2017 – Nairobi, Kenya (US$35,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: February 17, 2017. Farmers, academics, entrepreneurs, and policymakers will gather at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 28 to 31, 2017, for a conference on Reducing …
