Application Deadline: October 26, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2026 WACSI Next Generation Internship Programme. In response to an identified need for structured practical capacity enhancement for young …
Application Deadline: 29th of August, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 IGC Sierra Leone early-career local researcher fellowship. The International Growth Centre (IGC) proudly supports this mission through …
Application Deadline: 27 June 2025. Applications are now open for the 2025 FAO-HASTEN business Incubation Programme. HASTEN business incubation programme is now accepting applications from youth-led enterprises in Lesotho, Rwanda …
Application Deadline: February 28, 2024. Now accepting applications for the 2024 Vickie Remoe Prize for Journalism and New Media. Eligibility: Sierra Leonean resident in Sierra Leone. Women and Persons with …
Application Deadline: May 5th, 2023 GOAL’s NextGen Youth Programme brings together young people from all over the world to better understand global justice issues and deepen their understanding of Global …
Application Deadline: April 30, 2023. The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is a regional non-governmental organisation dedicated to enhancing the capacities of civil society organisations in West Africa toward …
Application Deadline: 11 September 2022, 11:59 p.m. (CEST) The Digital Health Innovation Accelerator Program (DHIAP) is in search of scalable digital solutions using open standards and approaches towards the creation of global goods. The solutions must …
Application Deadline: August 2nd, 2022 EJN is offering story grants to journalists from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Vietnam to report on viral zoonotic diseases and …
Application Deadline: July 14, 2022 Donors for Africa Foundation in partnership with Meta, launches the 4th cohort of “GEDA Digital (An African Social Innovators Bootcamp) designed to strengthen the capacity …
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Design Forward Program 2022 for 3D Digital Creators and Fashion Entrepreneurs in West Africa
Application Deadline: April 21st, 2022 The DSNFWD is a four-month residency program designed by The Assembly in collaboration with Ravensbourne University for 3D digital creators, fashion entrepreneurs and university students …
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Acumen Gender Equity and Advancement Accelerator Program 2022 for Social Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: April 21st, 2022 To support social entrepreneurs committed to leading the change in gender equity and advancement, the new accelerator will equip leaders with the moral leadership lessons, …
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TechWomen Fall 2022 Emerging Leaders Program for Women in STEM to study in the United States of America (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 5, 2022. TechWomen aims to empower, connect and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by providing them access …
Application Deadline: August 13th 2021 Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa was the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by the Access Bank W …
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Rhodes West Africa Scholarships 2022 for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 15 September 2021 The Rhodes Scholarships for West Africa : In conjunction with the Oxford-Morland-West Africa Graduate Scholarship West Africa includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, …
Application Deadline:7 May 2021 Inspired by the need to tackle and curb the rapid spread of mis- and dis-information and further expand the art and reach of verified and accurate …
Submission Deadline: 11th of December 2020 NEC is a UBA Foundation Initiative scheduled to be organised every year in countries where UBA has presence. This program has been running for the …
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Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) 2021 for mid-senior level African Professionals (Fully Funded to the United Kingdom)
Application Deadline: 3 November 2020 The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, which may include public servants …
Application Deadline:20th September 2020 at 11:59pm UK Time Applications for the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship in the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs are now open. …
Application Deadline:August 14, 2020 Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa was the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by the Access Bank W Initiative. …
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Queen Elizabeth (QECS) Distance Learning Scholarship Awards 2020 for Young Africans
Application Deadline: July 9th 2020 The University of South Africa will be hosting a Distance Learning award. This means that you will be studying for a Masters degree with the …
Application Deadline: June 7th 2019 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …
Application Deadline: May 30th 2019 The Bank of Sierra Leone in partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund and IBSA Fund are launching the Sierra Leone FinTech Challenge 2019-2020, …
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TechWomen Emerging Leaders Program 2019 for Women in STEM to study in the United States of America (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: January 16th 2019 TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East together with their …
Application Deadline: 14 November 2018 (23:59 UK Time) Would you like to be part of a forward moving team charged with embedding financial control, risk assurance and integrity of the …
Application Deadline: 30 November, 2018. The Fellowship Training Programme was Irish Aid’s first scholarship programme, begun in 1974. Since that time, it has brought suitably qualified candidates from developing countries …
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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for young social innovators in West Africa (Fully Funded to Ghana)
Application Deadline: August 27th 2018 The ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at impact retreats in beautiful …
Application Deadline: Sunday, September 9th 2018 at 11:59 pm local time. Starting in 2019, the Acumen West Africa Fellows program will bring together 20 extraordinary individuals per year from Ghana, …
Application Deadline: Aug. 21st 2018 11:59pm This new ICFJ program aims to elevate coverage of women’s and children’s health issues, by bolstering the knowledge and skills of young journalists. Participants …
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Commonwealth Medical Fellowships 2018 for Mid-Career Medical Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 23.59 (BST) on 21 May 2018 Commonwealth Medical Fellowships are for mid-career medical staff from low and middle income countries, to enhance their clinical skills. Funded by the …
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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2018 for Students from Developing Countries for study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 23.59 (BST) on 17 April 2018 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study on selected courses, jointly supported …
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Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2018 (for low and middle income countries) to Study in the UK (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 23.59 (GMT) on 15 February 2018 Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to spend up to 12 months at a …
Application Deadline: 6pm on 26 January 2018. Applications for the 2018 New International Voices residency programme are now being accepted The British Council, LIFT and Battersea Arts Centre have an …
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TechWomen Emerging Leaders Program 2018 for Women in STEM to study in the United States of America (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: January 17th, 2018 Applications for the 2018 TechWomen program are now being accepted. TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering …
Application Deadline: December 10th 2017 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the …
Application Deadline: Varying by Country The Fellowship Training Programme was Irish Aid’s first scholarship programme, begun in 1974. Since that time, it has brought suitably qualified candidates from developing countries …
Application 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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AWARD GAIA AgTech Innovation Challenge 2017 for West & North Africa.
Application Deadline: 9th March 2017 Do you have a big idea that could transform agriculture and agribusiness in West or North Africa? The efficiency of African agriculture is hampered by …
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Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarships 2017/2018 for Foreign Students (Fully Funded to Brunei)
Application Deadline: March 13th 2017 The Government of Brunei Darussalam is offering annual scholarships under a special scholarship award scheme, for the 2017/2018 academic session. Tenable in Brunei Darussalam, the aim …
Application Deadline: 23 February 2017. Are you interested in women’s rights, economic empowerment, women’s health, peace and security? Do you come from Mali, Djibouti, Namibia, Sierra Leone or Swaziland? Then you might …
Application Deadline: 09:00AM PST (GMT-08:00), Janurary 17, 2017. TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East …