Contests

Submission Deadline: 30th May 2015 Open to: This competition is open to women filmmakers, professional journalists, and students living in Cameroon. Prize: 100,000 CFA The world is plunged into a …

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2015, 11:59:59 PM EST. Essay Topic: “Road to Paris 2015: Vision, Reality, and Solutions for a meaningful Climate Agreement” Global Energy Initiative is delighted to announce …

Application Deadline: May 24 2015 Journalists in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa have a chance to win a trip to the United States and cash prizes as part …

Submission Deadline: May 15 2015 African Youth Union is working to ensure that every young African is empowered, human capabilities are maximized and the youth’s contribution is recognized and constantly …

Application Deadline: 18:00 CET, 15 September 2015 Are you concerned to hear of children risking their health and lives working in gold mines? Is it shocking for you to imagine …

Application Deadline: June 5 2015 What:  2015 International Conference on Family Planning: Global Commitments, Local Actions Where: November 9-12, 2015 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia Worth: Young people who are selected …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2015 Are you a university/college student or a member of faculty? Are you between 18 and 30? Do you have an idea to promote the ideals of tolerance, …

Application Deadline: April 25 2015 (midnight GMT). Do you blog about development issues such as food security, financial inclusion, global public health, and more? Would you like to be published …

Application Deadline: April 30th, 6 pm Brussels time Submit your photo, and win a ticket to the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in …

Application Deadline Extended: June 5th 2015 The School Enterprise Challenge is a student-led, business start-up competition for schools around the world. This free competition guides and supports teachers and students …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015 In Spring 2015, IBM is running its first Master the Mainframe Contest for students across the Middle East & Africa.Master the Mainframe is an exciting …

Application Deadline: May 1, 2015. The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) new competitive Challenge Fund seeks to pilot new …

Application Deadline: April 30 2015 The Nigerian Ministry of Communication Technology as part of its yearly activities to mark the “2015 Girls in ICT Day” is calling for submissions for …

Application Deadline: 17 April 2015 Where: Entrants from throughout East Africa, training and finals to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Why: To give students and recent graduates an …

Application Deadline: April 30 2015 PIVOT East is organized by m:lab East Africa – a consortium comprising iHub, eMobilis, University of Nairobi and the World Wide Web Foundation. The competition …

Application Deadline: April 30, 2015. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is about to commemorate its 40th Anniversary. The Commission intends to mark this genuine …

Submission Deadline: April 14th 2015 Imagine it is the year 2030 and we have successfully achieved the World Bank’s goal of eradicating extreme poverty. How did we manage to achieve …

Submission Deadline: 19 April 2015 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites designers around the world to create and submit their best logo design for the World Environment Day (WED) …

Submission Deadline: May 5 2015 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) seeks entries for the World Young Reader Prizes. The World Young Reader Prizes are awarded annually to innovative news publishers …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2015 The Challenge :  A project idea for sustainable solutions in the food supply chain If you’re a student, under 35 years and you think out …

Application Deadline: April 30 2015 When: JULY 29 – AUGUST 1, 2015 Global Hackathon Seoul is a unique opportunity to drive social and technological change, on a monumental scale, by …

Submission Deadline: May 13, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. GMT: What: five total grants of $10,000 each to photojournalists pursuing projects of personal and journalistic significance. Since its launch in 2004, …

Submission Deadline: 19 April 2015 Date: 1st – 3rd July 2015 Hosted by – The Peace Palace and The Hague University of Applied Sciences Organized by    The Hague University of …

Application Deadline: 18 April 2015.  The Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has launched a writing competition, as part of its …

Application Deadline: May 15, 2015 Do you or does your organization work in financial inclusion? Do you believe that bringing people into the financial system can help drive constructive social …

Application Deadline: May 15 2015 The GEF (Global Environment Facility), UNIDO (the United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and TIA (the Technology Innovation Agency) in South Africa are implementing the GCIP …

Submission Deadline: April 22, 2015 The Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators around the globe that rewards 10x game-changing ideas and proposals in the general field of information …

Submission Deadline: April 17 2015 The Israel Kenya Agri Challenge is looking for the next disruption in agritech. Hosted by the Embassy of Israel, the challenge will provide Kenyan entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015 CoreNet Global, the world’s leading association for corporate real estate (CRE), is launching its first-ever Academic Challenge. Students from around the world are invited to …

Application Deadline: April 17 2015 Power Africa — an initiative to increase the number of people with access to power in sub-Saharan Africa. To help shed light and their perspective …

Application Deadline: 5th of May 2015 There comes a time when the certain something you have been waiting for comes along. A time when opportunity comes walking into your life. …

Submission Deadline: May 3, 2015, midnight, EST. Whom: The competition is open to everyone with an interest in furthering intelligence education. The International Association for Intelligence Education  is pleased to …

Application Deadline: June 19 2015 The Yara Prize was established in 2005 as a direct response to the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s call for a green revolution in Africa …

Application Deadline: March 27 2015 If you’re a university student looking to earn real-world experience this summer, consider writing code for a cool open source project with the Google Summer …

Application Deadlines: Anthem Entry Deadline: MARCH 20th, 2015 Fountain Head: Entry Deadline: APRIL 26th, 2015 Atlas Shrugged Entry Deadline: October 23rd, 2015   Have you read one of Ayn Rand’s …

Submission Deadline : 1 June 2015 The Princeton Student Film & Video Festival is sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and is in its 12th consecutive year. It provides the …

Application Deadline: 31 January 2016; The Prize is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Indicative length is between 3000 …

Application Deadline : 30 March 2015 This year, the United Nation will convene for its General Assembly in New York to adopt a new set of targets called the Sustainable Development …

Application Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2015 Google Code Jam is a programming competition in which professional and student programmers solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The …