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 …
Contests
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 …
ASME ISHOW Global Hardware Led Social Innovation 2017 Competition ($30,000 in Cash Grants)
Application Deadline: What: ISHOW Kenya: Nairobi, May 25, 2017 The competition is open to individuals and organizations taking physical products to market that will have a social impact. Whether you …
Innotribe Startup Challenge 2017 for African Financial Technology Startups (Funded to Toronto Canada & 10,000 Euros Cash Prize)
Application Deadline: March 15th 2017 In 2017, for the third time, ARC will host the Innotribe Startup Challenge for Africa. The Innotribe Startup Challenge gives young African financial technology startups …
Lekki Gardens The Mavericks Real Estate Internship & Competition Programme 2017 for Young Nigerians (Five Million Naira Prize)
Application Deadline: February 9th 2017 The Mavericks powered by Lekki Gardens is scouting for ambitious, audacious, and tenacious young entrepreneurs with unconventional thinking-mentality, commercial insight and business sense for 22 …
Singularity University/World Food Programme (WFP) Global Impact Challenge 2017
Application Deadline: March 10th 2017 Do you think you have a solution eliminate hunger during emergencies? A clever concept that allows people living in the most difficult conditions to produce …
Application Deadline: March 15th 2017 Are you passionate about Nigeria’s Health Sector? Are you a Journalist, Radio/Television Reporter or Presenter, Social Media blogger? The Partnership for Advocacy in Child and …
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Uganda 2017 Social Enterprise Competition for Young Ugandans.
Application Deadline: 3rd February 2017 at 5:00pm Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a leading international social enterprise headquartered in Canada with local operations in seven countries around the globe, including …
Many Languages One World® Student Essay Contest & 2017 Global Youth Forum (Fully Funded to USA)
Application Deadline:11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, 16 March, 2017. ELS and the United Nations Academic Impact are pleased to sponsor the fourth Many Languages, One World® Student Essay Contest and Global …
Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2017 Digital Pitch Competition for African Startups (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: February 5th 2017 Every year, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress gathers together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and other startup champions from more than 160 countries to identify …
Commonwealth Youth Council Poetry Competition 2017 – “My disability does not define me.”
Application Deadline: 31st May 2017 at 1700 GMT. To commemorate World Braille Day, the Commonwealth Youth Council launches “Unseen & Unspoken.” This is a segment of creative expression of the …
Nudge Global Leadership Challenge 2017 for Young Professionals – The Netherlands (Zeist).
Application Deadline:1st of July 2017 Venue: The challenge will take place in the centre of The Netherlands (Zeist). • Registration is open until the 1st of July 2017 • A maximum of …
Global Startup Challenge 2017 for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Fully Funded to Finland)
Application Deadline: 11 p.m. (GMT+2), Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 Global Startup Challenge is an online competition for aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world. The aim is to empower people …
Shiffon Startup Competition 2017 for Entrepreneurs focused on Women Empowerment ($25,000 in Prizes & Mentorship)
Application Deadline: January 18th 2017 Economic growth is inextricably linked to women’s participation in the workforce. In many corners of the globe, women have limited access to opportunities and financial …
Application Deadline: March 8th 2017 Technovation offers girls around the world the opportunity to learn the skills they need to emerge as tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Every year we invite …
Application Deadline: March 22, 2017. On the birthday of Rossiya Segodnya Special Photo Correspondent Andrei Stenin, the international contest commemorating him is now accepting photos from young photojournalists around the world. Applications can …
