Submission Deadline: August 22nd 2016 Through compelling imagery, the Syngenta Photography Award aims to draw attention and stimulate dialogue around key global challenges. The award offers photographers an international platform …
Application Deadline extended : June 2nd 2016 The Social Enterprise Contest — an initiative of the Global Youth Empowerment Fund — will offer financing to at least one established, for-profit …
Application Deadline Extended: August 30th 2016 Young people are invited to tell the world how they are shaping a more sustainable future by entering the second annual Global Youth Video …
Application Deadline: June 30th, 2016 Samsung Engineering jointly with United Nations Environment Programme would like to launch « The 9th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition » inviting young people all over the world …
Application Deadline: 16 June 2016 Tosaca Media Group in partnership with The Innovation Hub, FP&M SETA, EWSETA and the Department of Environmental Affairs are proud to announce and invite you …
Application Deadline: AUGUST 5, 2016 The essay contest was launched by the Stimson Center, with support from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, the Washington Foreign Law Society, the Belfer …
Application Deadline: 9th of July 2016 The School Enterprise Challenge is a global awards programme that guides and supports teachers and students to set up real school businesses. It helps …
Application Deadline: 19 June 2016 (11:59pm CET) Total is a global business, with operations in more than 130 countries. Innovation is also key to to Total success, and so is …
Submission Deadline: May 31st 2016 at 11:59 (GMT +3). The State of the Union Coalition (SOTU) calls out for submissions of articles from journalists working in the 10 African countries …
Application Deadline: June 2nd 2016 The GAP Innovation Competitions are looking for innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs that are working on novel ideas that will improve the efficiency of government service …
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until July 8, 2016. Successful applicants will be notified by July 29, 2016. The Rockefeller Foundation Cassava Innovation Challenge, a global competition offering up …
Application Deadline: May 20th 2016 The What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge is a global design competition that calls on the creative community to come up with game-changing ideas for …
Application Deadline: June 1st 2016 Village to Raise a Child is a program established by the Harvard Social Innovation Collaborative (SIC) that identifies and nurtures five young entrepreneurs from around …
Application Deadline: May 30th 2016 Do you want to partner with a global financial services company to accelerate your business? Then get involved in the Africa Startups Challenge! Thomson Reuters …
Application Deadline: June 30th 2016 HiiL’s Family Justice Challenge, launched in 2016, promotes justice solutions that empower and strengthen individuals and family units. The challenge process includes shortlisting, online campaigning, wildcard-selection, …
HiiL SME Empowerment Innovation Challenge 2016 for SMEs & Startups across Africa (80.000 EURO PRIZE)
Application Deadline: June 30th 2016 HiiL Justice Accelerator, together with the Ford Foundation, runs the SME Empowerment Challenge to promote justice solutions that empower SMEs across Africa. HiiL launched the SME …
Application Deadline:July 31st 2016 Bakwa magazine, the leading online literary and cultural magazine in English in Cameroon, which has been at the forefront of cross-cultural exchange, intends to celebrate emerging …
Submission Deadline: October 17th 2016 WT Innovation World Cup 2016/17 is NOW looking for the next generation in wearables! The database is now open for the next round of exciting wearable solutions. …
Application Deadline: 28 May 2016 Can you tell a statistical story in an entertaining and thought-provoking way? If you think you’ve got what it takes, and are within the first …
Submission Deadline: May 31st 2016 Skills are qualities that can be acquired or developed. Born out of motivation, experience or hard work, skills can make people grow and thereby strengthen …
Application Deadline: May 20th 2016 Photography is a powerful medium of expression that can be used to communicate strong positive messages about a subject. This open and free photo competition …
Unilever Africa Idea Trophy is a student business competition for all university students across Africa. A Development initiative designed to create an « out-of-the-classroom“ learning experience that focuses on the …
Submission Deadline: 21 May 2016 (World Day for Cultural Diversity for the Dialogue and Development) Words can be as powerful as actions, books are our best allies in education. Regardless …
Application Deadline: May 9th 2016 Ajira Yangu Business Plan Competition is a collaborative effort between International Labour Organization and National Economic Empowerment Council to support young entrepreneurs to develop sustainable …
Submission Deadline: 15 May 2016 Blue Dot Contest 2016: Create a comic strip on education and violent extremism Are you between the ages of 18-34 and are you passionate about …
Submission Deadline: 15 May 2016 How has migration improved your life? Or the life of someone you know? Have you witnessed some of the many positive effects of migration on …
Application Deadline: Sunday, 24 April 2016. The #YouthStartCT Challenge serves as an accelerator programme for start-up entrepreneurs aged from 18 to 35. The main aim of the competition is to contribute …
Application Deadline: June 17th 2016 The Hello Tomorrow Challenge is calling for the most creative minds across the world to compete in 10 tech tracks that will shape our TOMORROW: …
Application Deadline: July 31st 2016 The McKinsey Global Institute has launched a global essay contest aimed at crowdsourcing solutions to one of Europe’s biggest political and economic conundrums: how to …
Application Deadline: June 3rd 2016 MyAfrica photo competition is an opportunity for African people of all ages and abilities to submit to us an image which, for them, best illustrates …
Application Deadline: July 15, 2016, 16:00 CET The Global Peter Drucker Challenge is a contest for students and professionals from the ages of 18 to 35. Organized by the Peter …
Application Deadline: 24 May 2016, 10pm (Central European Time). The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious ”Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in …
Application Deadline: 1st June 2016 Applications are now open for tthe 10th edition of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is the world’s largest competition in the …
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2016. The Web of Life Foundation runs an annual competition looking for the best non-technical, English language writing on any themes related to political/social/environmental issues. The …
Application Deadline: April 28 2016 Pitch your start-up to the Top Sport Industry Investors and the Olympic Committee Connect with the sports industry leaders Get exposure and media coverage Take …
Application Deadline: July 27, 2016 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The BCFN Foundation has opened the research competition BCFN YES! 2016. For a grant of €20,000, researchers from across the globe …
Submission Deadline: 31st May 2016 « Uongozi » means leadership in Kiswahili, and inspiring and strengthening leadership is the core purpose of our organisation. Based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, UONGOZI Institute is …
Submission Deadline: 4th September 2016 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) International Photo Competition aims at demonstrating the promise and power of renewable energy as the solution to a wide range …
Application Deadline: 31st May 2016 The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) runs this annual photo competition to showcase the beauty of East Africa and its vast array of species. …
Application Deadline: May 6th 2016 Do you have a cool, innovative idea that could help South Africa with its water challenges? The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in partnership …