Contests

Application Deadline: July 12, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 THRIVE Global Impact Challenge. The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups …

Application Deadline: 8 November 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 United Nations (UN) FAO World Food Day Poster Contest. Join the World Food Day Poster Contest and show …

Application Deadline: 31 August 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Ian Parry Scholarship Prize. The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant supports young and emerging photographers as they embark on …

Application Deadline Extended:  5 August 2024.  Applications are now open for the 2024 UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest. The annual Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads International Photo …

Application Deadline: September 8, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2025 Yale Drama Series Playwriting Competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. …

Application Deadline: Varying Applications are now open for the 4th KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition. The Global Tech Innovator competition is helping to accelerate that journey by putting …

Application Deadline: July 7, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is open to all startups with innovative solutions addressing the needs …

Application Deadline: 14 June 2024, 11:59 pm (CEST)  In Niger, communities face significant challenges of food insecurity and vulnerability due to climatic risks like droughts, floods and rising temperatures, coupled …

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Heirs Insurance Essay Championship. The Heirs Insurance Essay Championship is an annual essay competition open to school students …

Application Deadline: May 31, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition. Every year on April 26, WIPO celebrate the World Intellectual Property (IP) …

Application Deadline:  JUNE 25, 2024  Applications are now open for the 2024 Breakthrough Junior Challenge Global Competition. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual, global science video competition for high-school …

Application Deadline: June 12, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Visa Kenya She’s Next Grant Competition. Visa’s global program is going local. Advance your efforts to fund, run …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2024 In the lead up to the GLF Africa 2024 Hybrid Conference, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) are hosting …

Application Deadline: June 23, 2024 Impact Hub Kigali, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), will extend its support to the third edition of the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge: …

Application Deadline: 1 July 2024 at 23:59 GST. Applications are now open for the 2024 IRENA Youth Logo Contest. IRENA is thrilled to announce the IRENA Youth Logo Contest (the …

Application Deadline: May 25, 2024 African World Heritage Fund is calling on all Africans to participate in the celebration of African heritage during the Africa Month under the theme My …

Application Deadline: June 28, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2nd Edition of the UN Tourism Women in Tech Startup Competition Middle East. This year’s theme will be directly …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition. Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are selected during an open call …

Application Deadline: June 7, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 UNU INRA INFoCAT Innovation Agriculture Challenge. The United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, is rolling …

Application Deadline: June 12, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) Youth Innovation Challenge. In partnership with the Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA), GEEP …

Application Deadline: 4 August 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)  Applications are now open for the D-Prize Challenge. The D-Prize award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching …

Application Deadline: 31 May 2024.  Applications are now open for the 2024 Absa L’Atelier art competition. The Absa L’Atelier art competition is a leading Pan-African art competition. The competition, which …

Application Deadline: June 28, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 “We Can Work” Narrative Competition. Are you a young storyteller between the ages of 18 and 35 with …

Application Deadline: June 18, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 TotalEnergies Startupper of the Year Challenge. The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back in 32 African countries for a …

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2024 Join the global innovation challenge: Together Towards Tomorrow, a collaboration between Ashoka and HSBC, which invites changemakers from around the world with initiatives that unite …

Application Deadline: May 24th, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 UNICEF Venture Fund Gender-Responsive Innovation Challenge. The UNICEF Venture Fund is committed to diversity and inclusion in its …

Application Deadline: 17 October, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 IBM Call for Code Global Challenge. Be a part of a new era in responsible AI. Use your …

Application Deadline: 31 May 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 South African Breweries Talent Challenge. The Talent Challenge is an opportunity for recent and future graduates to work …

Application Deadline: July 31st, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge. Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to support young people (18-30 years), …

Application Deadline:  18 July 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 BIC “Art Master” Ball Pen Art Contest. BIC® brings to you the “Art Master” Ball Pen art contest …

Application Deadline: May 5th, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 TechCircle Pitch2Win. Pitch2Win aims to connect visionary founders with potential investors, fostering growth, collaboration, and investment opportunities. The …

Applications are now open for the WEMA Bank Hackaholics 5.0 Hackathon. Join the largest community of problem-solvers, visionaries, creative thinkers and Innovators in Africa, at the annual Hackaholics Ideathon, and …

Application Deadline: 31 May 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. The slogan for the Sasol New Signatures 2024 campaign is Articulate. The concept celebrates the …

Application Deadline: 3rd of May 2024.  Applications are now open for the 2024 Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) Alternative Voices Short Essay Competition. The Mixed Migration Review (MMR), the annual flagship report of the Mixed …

Application Deadline:  May 19th, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Yves Rocher Foundation Photo Prize. Produced in partnership with Visa pour l’Image – Perpignan, it offers you the …

Application Deadline: May 24, 2024 (6:00 PM Indian Standard Time). The Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) is GDN’s largest and longest-running program that brings together a rich community of researchers and …

Application Deadline: June 24, 2024, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. Applications are now open for the  Grist climate fiction writing story contest. Grist is excited to open submissions for the …

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest. The Global Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest is an international essay competition held …

Application Deadline: April 30, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong …