Contests

Application Deadline: January 15th 2016 Each year, InterAction’s photography contest focuses on incredible humanitarian and development work. The contest encourage you to submit your most powerful photos that illustrate innovative, …

Submission Deadline: 1st May 2016 The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2016 is now open for entries; submissions can be made until 1st May 2016. This year’s theme invites young people …

Application Deadline: Midnight, November 15, 2015 (Indian Standard Time) Are you between the ages of 18-34 and are you passionate about photography? Then send us your top three photos on …

Application Deadline: November 16th 2015 Open for:  The Lucas Dolega Award is open to all professional freelance photographers, without age or country restrictions. Cost: The participation is free. The Lucas …

Application Deadline: November 13th 2015 Report on the relationship between business & society, tell the world how business can act as a force for good and win a fully funded …

Submission Deadline: December 15th 2015 Win a spot on WYA’s delegation to the commission on Population and Development at the UN in 2016. Essay Question: Strengthening the demographic evidence base …

Application Deadline: 15 January 2016 at 12 noon, French time. Valeo have launched the 3rd edition of its contest, the “Valeo Innovation Challenge 2016“, which offers students from around the …

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2015, 11.59 p.m. CET. International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) is launching its first Trade and Development Symposium (TDS) Bridges Writing Competition. The competition will culminate …

Deadline    1 February 2016, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12) Compete for the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award and qualify for participation as a «Leader of Tomorrow» in the world’s …

Application Deadline: October 30th 2015 Entries submitted in respect the thematic areas: “Women’s Empowerment and Development Towards Agenda 2063” as well as any major project and programs of the AUC …

Application Deadline: February 29th 2016 The Arch Grants Global Startup Competition is an international competition that awards $50,000 equity-free, cash grants and pro bono support services to the most innovative …

Submission Deadline: November 29th 2015 The fourth annual Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize aims to discover the world’s best young talent in long-form essay writing. Bodley Head/FT is looking for a …

Submission Deadline: 2nd March 2016. Emerald and the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) are delighted to announce the launch of the 2015-2016 Emerald/AABS Case Study Competition. The aim of …

Submission Deadline: January 4, 2016 The MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition, in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives The Competition targets 21 countries of the Arab region, brings …

Application Deadline: December 18, 2015. Win US$1,000,000. Compete in the planet’s largest student competition to solve the world’s toughest challenges. 2016 Hult Prize Challenge: Crowded Urban Spaces Building sustainable, scalable …

Application Deadline: October 16th 2015 Our world is changing. As global temperatures rise, our landscapes are transforming in ways that threaten wildlife and ecosystems. Some communities and creatures are more …

Application Deadline: October 31st 2015 The Alltech Young Scientist (AYS) program features the world’s largest agriscience competition. It offers the brightest scientific thinkers from colleges and universities across the globe …

Submission Deadline: December 1st 2015 Global Rockstar conducts the world’s largest online music contest. Fans can vote for their favorite artists for free via social media, and they can also …

Submission Deadline: 15 November, 2015 TOPIC: “Five Barriers to Prosperity in Africa: Unchaining the Economy through Economic Freedom”. This Essay Competition is to encourage students to prepare ahead of the …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 Wiki Loves Africa is a competition to share on Wikipedia the daily practices of people across the continent with each other and the rest of …

Application Deadline: November 20th 2015 Do you desire to have your voice represented in Paris? Do you crave to take part in the global negotiation for actions against Climate Change? …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 The Ericsson Innovation Awards 2016 is an open competition for students all around the world. The Ericsson Innovation Awards are a global competition that gives …

Application Deadline: Main Prize and Dot award Friday 27th November 2015 by 12 noon GMT; Student Prize Friday 11th December 2015 12 noon GMT. The New Media Writing Prize showcases …

Application Deadline: October 30, 201​5   Essay Topic:  Explain the importance of financial education and describe how The Nigerian Stock Exchange can help you become financially savvy. The Nigerian Stock …

Submission Deadline: October 19th 2015 “Isolation is the feeling of sitting alone at the bottom of a well. Connectedness is the feeling of belonging.” Kim Samuel When you hear the …

Application Deadline: November 15 2015 Samsung Engineering would like to offer opportunities to the young students to participate in the 2016 Global Youth Eco-Leadership Summit(GYELS) which is the biggest global …

Application Deadline:15 December 2015 Shell Ideas360 is a global competition for students to develop an idea that tackle the challenges on food, water and energy resources. Shell Ideas360 is more than a …

Imagine Cup is Microsoft’s global student technology competition that provides opportunities for students across all disciplines to team up and create applications, games and integrated solutions that can change the …

Application Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on October 28, 2015. Co-Creating a Healthier World is a global challenge providing a collaborative opportunity for social entrepreneurs and Boehringer Ingelheim employees to co-create win-win …

Application Deadline:18 November 2015 (17:00 EST) C&A Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers have launched Fabric of Change: Innovating for a Sustainable Apparel Industry, an online challenge that seeks innovations for building a …

Submission Deadline: October 19, 2015. The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge is now open for registration!  The Challenge is an annual multi-phase competition that challenges high school students (ages 13-18) …

The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) carried out a study and identified 207 geographical clusters with an estimated 36.8 million people all over Nigeria who have little or no access …

Submission Deadline: 5 October 2015 In the context of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and under the overall theme of “Youth and Poverty Reduction”, UN Namibia and the …

Submission Deadline: October 12th 2015 To commemorate the year of 2015 Time for Global Action for People and Planet. Samsung Engineering in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme is …

Application Deadline: Friday, September 30th 2015 OSIWA is launching the Ebola through the Lens photo contest. OSIWA is seeking submissions from photojournalists who covered the Ebola crisis and are willing …

Application Deadline: Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photo contest for monuments, organized by Wikimedia.  Wikimedia is the movement behind Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – a global collaboration authored by volunteers. …

Application Deadline: September 14th 2015 (Extended) The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition and Intel are looking for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas on how to apply the latest generation of …

Application Deadline: September 23RD 2015 The Eureka! International Business Model Competition Aimed at encouraging people all around the world looking to fast-track a technology-related business idea or innovation to commercial success, …

Application Deadline: October 4, 2015 at 23:59 GMT Making All Voices Count holds its third annual Global Innovation Competition (GIC 2016). The GIC is open to applicants from around the …