Application Deadline: March 31st 2017 Ms. Geek is a competition designed to inspire African girls to be part of solving the continent’s challenges using technology and encourage them to choose …
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School Enterprise Challenge 2017 Global Business Start-up Awards Programme for schools around the world ($50,000 in prizes)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 21st 2017 The School Enterprise Challenge, run by Teach A Man To Fish, is a global business start-up Awards Programme for schools around the world with up to …
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Google’s Code Jam 2017 (Google’s Worldwide Online Programming Competition)
by OFAby OFARegistration Deadline: Sunday, April 9, 2017 2:00 UTC Google’s Code Jam returns for the 14th year as one of the most challenging programming competitions in the world. The contest consists …
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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2017 for University Students (Get paid USD $6,000 to write code)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Monday, April 3 2017 at 16:00 UTC! Are you a university student looking to learn more about open source software development? Consider applying to Google Summer of Code …
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Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2017 – Global Digital Media Competition for Student Creators (Funded to Adobe MAX Conference in Las Vega, Nevada)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Early bird submission deadline: May 2, 2017 June 12 – Final Submission Deadline The Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) is a global digital media competition for student creators. …
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DHL Innovation Challenge 2017 for Innovative Robotics & Sharing Economy Solutions ( €15,000 & Fully Funded to Germany)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 16th September 2017 at 5 pm GMT DHL is launching its annual “Innovation Challenges”– and this year’s programme is calling on students, start-ups and inventors either to produce …
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Irish Aid Africa Day 2017 Writing Competition for Emerging & Established African Writers
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: Wednesday, 3rd May 2017. Irish Aid and The Irish Times have joined up again to promote aspiring, emerging and established writers, to celebrate Africa Day 2017! The short …
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Knight Foundation Journalism 360˚ Challenge 2017 for Immersive Storytelling Projects ($250,000 in funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: April 10th 2017 How might we experiment with immersive storytelling to advance the field of journalism? This is an open call for ideas using immersive storytelling to discover …
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Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2017 for Green Start-up Worldwide ( €500,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: June 1st 2017 The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is one of the world’s largest competitions in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. Green start-ups from all over the world …
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African Union Commission (AUC) Logo Competition 2017 Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, and Africa (GMES & Africa) – USD 1,000 Prize.
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 6 April 2017 The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, and Africa (GMES & Africa), is an African Union-European Union joint initiative launched in November 2016 in the …
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Smart Villages Photography Competition 2017 for Photographers & Entrepreneurs ($USD 5,000 Prize)
by OFAby OFASubmission Deadline: April 30, 2017 Smart Villages, an initiative that explores the challenges and opportunities for access to decentralised energy acting as a catalyst for rural development, is holding a …
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Diaspora Enterprise Accelerator Competition 2017 for Young Entrepreneurs ( £30, 000 Prize)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: March 10th 2017 Are you an African diaspora entrepreneur who runs a successful business? Are you looking to expand in Africa? Specifically, in Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone or …
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FACES 2017 : African Student Cellphone Film Competition for African Students (Fully Funded to Mauritius)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:30th June 2017 Students from all countries in Africa are invited to participate in the FACES 2017: African student Cellphone Film Competition. The Competition is part of the 26th …
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PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2017 on Migration, Diversity & Social Inclusion (Fully Funded to New York, USA)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline:Sunday, 4 June 2017. PLURAL + is a youth-produced video festival which encourages young people to explore migration, diversity and social inclusion, and to share their creative vision with …
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UNESCO 2017 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) Youth Photo Contest ($USD 800 Prize)
by OFAby OFASubmission Deadline: 23.59 (Paris time) on 10 April 2017, THEME: Sustainable Development Goal 4.7: Education for sustainable development and global citizenship In September 2015, the member states of the United Nations …
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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 …
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Thomson Foundation/RTÉ MojoCon Mobile Journalism Competition 2017 (€800 Prize & Fully Funded to Galway, Ireland)
by OFAby OFAApplication 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 …
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UNESCO If I were… Global Youth Video/Photo Contest 2017 for Young People Worldwide (Fully Funded to Paris, France)
by OFAby OFASubmission 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 …
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SingularityU East Africa Global Impact Challenge 2017 for Startups in East Africa (Funded to Attend the Global Solutions Program at Singularity University.
by OFAby OFAApplication 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 …
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GE Digital Brilliant Hacks Internet of Things Challenge 2017 for Developers ( $50K in cash prizes)
by OFAby OFAApplication 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 …
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Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge 2017 for Developers from Sub-Saharan Africa & MENA Region (USD 100,000 Prize & Mentorship)
by OFAby OFAApplication 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 …
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Saint-Gobain Isover Multi-Comfort House Student Contest 2017 for Architectural & Engineering Students
by OFAby OFADeadline 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, …
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Migration Media Award Competition 2017 for Journalists from the Euro-Mediterranean Region (7000 Euros Funding)
by OFAby OFAApplication Deadline: 31 March 2017. The Migration Media Award will recognise and reward the excellence, relevance and newsworthiness of up to 36 journalism pieces dealing with migration in the Euro-Mediterranean …
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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 …