Contests

Application Deadline: July 31, 2023. The Shark Tank of Wellness global student competition gives three university students a life-changing opportunity to network with the top visionaries and business leaders in …

Application Deadline: August 11, 2023 Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton program is the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by Access Bank’s W Initiative. …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The GEC+Africa entrepreneurship regional pitching competitions aim to bring in startups and SMMEs from across the continent to showcase their businesses. This will be an opportunity to …

Application Deadline: 31 July 2023 (by midnight, GMT +2) UNESCO calls on young people around the world, aged 14 to 25 years old, to pick up their cameras and send …

Application Deadline:3 November 2023.  What comes to mind when you try to imagine a world where everyone has access to food and water? Your actions can also contribute to a …

Application Deadline:15th July 2023  MEDIA LOVES TECH is a pre-incubation competition, from the idea to the creation of a solution prototype. All projects at this entrepreneurial stage are accepted. Projects …

Application Deadline: July 28, 2023 The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for agriculture. THRIVE Global …

Application Deadline: August 15, 2023. The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2024 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Jeremy O. …

Application Deadline: July 21st, 2023 The Ecobank Fintech Challenge identifies and partners Fintechs that are ready to scale and provides them with support and access to opportunities in Ecobank’s 35 …

Application Deadline: 13 September 2023, 20h00 CET  As part of its commitment to sustainable and responsible mining practices, Eramet has launched a new start-up competition in collaboration with EIT RawMaterials: the Eramet …

Application Deadline: 15 August, 2023 (11:59pm JST). Calling all young eco-artists! RCE is looking for your creative works of art which demonstrate how you or your local community is working …

Application Deadline: August 20th, 2023 Social Shifters are next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs with fresh solutions to today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Social Shifters seek creative ideas, …

Application Deadline: June 26, 2023. The Heirs Life Essay Championship is an annual essay competition organised by Heirs Life to encourage literacy among young students while rewarding their creativity.     This …

Application Deadline:  July 3, 2023 Pitch AgriHack supports technological innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture across Africa. It targets young entrepreneurs 18 to 40 years. The Pitch AgriHack competition is sponsored …

Application Deadline:  May 27, 2023. With the purpose of encouraging digital media practices in the Middle East and North Africa regions, Leaders International launches the DIP Call for Applications for …

Application Deadline: May 25th, 2023 Are you passionate about making a difference in your community and fighting against one of Africa’s most pressing public health issues, malaria? Do you have …

Application Deadline:   11 June 2023, 11:59 pm GMT +2. UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector and France 2023 are joining forces to celebrate diversity and harness the power of …

Application Deadline:  May 25, 2025 The Global Schools Program (GSP) is launching applications for the fourth cohort of the Global Schools Advocates Program. This program promotes transformative change in classrooms …

Application Deadline:  May 25, 2023 The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) invite youth-led non-for-profit organizations to propose new and innovative green ideas and solutions that …

Application Deadline:  June 19, 2023 This year is the fifth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, supporting youth-led agrifood businesses to #GrowAfricaGrowLife. You are the solution. Together, we are building an …

Application Deadline:   15 May 2023. On the occasion of the Zero Discrimination Day celebrated globally on 1 March 2023, and to launch the start of Racial Justice Month, part of OHCHR’s year-long commemoration …

Application Deadline: 26 May 2023. The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is a special recognition of young talented entrepreneurs and researchers, whose outstanding innovations (inventions, products, applications, and services) will make …

Application Deadline:  May 20, 2023  The World Bank is inviting applicants to submit their blog for the International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA) Blog Contest on the topic of “How can …

Application Deadline:  May 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Startup Battlefield (SB 200) is the startup world’s preeminent competition, and it has a global reach. The inaugural cohort, which debuted …

Application Deadline:   31 May 2023 at 16:00 (CAT). The Absa L’Atelier is a leading Pan-African art competition. It has been running for 37 years, and is hosted annually by …

Application Deadline:   31st May 2023. In 1996 the Council of Ministers approved the established of the annual SADC Secondary School Essay Competition to support the process of regional co-operation …

Application Deadline:  June 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Grist is excited to announce the third-annual climate fiction short story contest, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.  Imagine 2200 is an …

Application Deadline:  April 30, 2023 Sothema and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are calling for innovative companies and entrepreneurs to leverage technology to develop the most innovative treatments and bring healthcare to …

Application Deadline:  April 30, 2023 Sanofi is calling for innovative startups and entrepreneurs poised with the mission of improving disease treatments delivery & access to care in Africa. Your startup …

Application Deadline:  April 30th, 2023 Paris Saint Germain is calling for innovative companies and entrepreneurs to create the next collaborative platform to support the creation, production, and distribution of official …

Application Deadline:  Apr 30, 2023 Join United.b in the fight against e-waste and be part of the solution – your groundbreaking ideas can help create a more sustainable future for …

Application Deadline:  May 31st, 2023 The Drucker Challenge is an international essay competition held annually by the Drucker Society Europe, in conjunction with the Drucker Forum. The Challenge explores a current …

Application Deadline:  April 23rd, 2023 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST). In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as from 2009, June 8th would be designated by …

Application Deadline:  17 April 2023 The start-up contest@GMF is an exciting format which is part of the annual DW Global Media Forum (GMF). Media start-ups from around the globe are …

Application Deadline: 30 June 2023. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition. 2023 marks 140 years since it was established in 1883. With thousands of …

Application Deadline:  April 15th, 2023 Inspired by The Prosperity Paradox, it will be run in different African countries every year. Since launching, the challenge has trained over 500 early-stage African …

Application Deadline:  March 31st, 2023 Submissions are officially open for the 2023 Google Solution Challenge! Build a solution to a local problem using Google technologies, in accordance with one or …

Application Deadline: 29 March 2023 Amidst the growing social tension and spread of misleading media content in the Middle East and North Africa region, the EU-funded “Media and Innovation for …

Application Deadline:    6th April 2023 Nkwanzi Scaling Women SMEs Project (SWSP) is an investment readiness programme that aims to unlock the potential of women-led enterprises through capacity building on …