Application Deadline: June 2, 2024. Applications are now open for the 2024 UNFPA Somalia EmpowerHer Innovation Challenge. The UNFPA understands that young entrepreneurs with a good social enterprise idea often …
Application Deadline: June 30, 2024, Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 University of Gondar Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Gondar …
Application Deadline: 9 June 2023. The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia, South-Sudan …
Application Deadline: September 23rd, 2022 The East Africa Women Human Rights Defenders Network is pleased to announce the launch of the call for applications for women human rights defenders from …
Application Deadline: September 11th, 2022 Cinema without Borders is a multi-day interactive workshop programme for film festival organisers to strengthen new human rights film festivals and enhance the sustainability of existing …
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2022 YALI East Africa Regional Leadership Program Cohorts 46, 47 & 48 for young Leaders in East & Central Africa (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: August 9, 2022 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by former President of the United States Barack Obama as a signature effort to invest in the next generation …
Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The Justice Entrepreneurship School is HiiL’s flagship incubation programme in Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia that supports early-stage entrepreneurs that are preventing or resolving pressing justice needs …
Application Deadline: May 9th, 2022 Are you a woman entrepreneur from Angola, Ethiopia, Madagascar or Somalia? and are you seeking to grow and expand your business to the next level? …
Application Deadline: 21st March 2022 The Women Innovators Programme (WIP) is a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Arab States and Four Years From Now (4YFN), …
Application Deadline: March 11th 2022 The 12-week Innovate Ventures Women Business accelerator programme is structured to help entrepreneurs and startups to succeed and fail faster. Yes, it is far better …
Application Deadline: January 14th, 2022 Women in News Leadership Accelerator Programme is an intensive nine-month long career and leadership programme open to women journalists and editors working in Africa. Journalists …
Application Deadline: October 31st, 2021 In recognition of World News Day and its accompanying theme of telling the story of the Climate Crisis, WAN-IFRA Women in News has announced a special edition …
Application Deadline: 24th September 2021 at 23:59 Eastern African Time. The Justice Innovation Circle (JIC) is the key training component of the Justice Entrepreneurship School incubation programme. The incubation programme is for …
Application Deadline: August 6th, 2021. The Comic Relief US (CRUS) Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is launching a new fund, Juntanza,that provides grants to youth-led social change campaigns and programs in …
Application Deadline: May 31st 2021 The University of Gondar (Ethiopia) and Queen’s University (Canada), supported by the Mastercard Foundation, have developed a 10-year partnership to advance inclusive higher education for young people with disabilities, develop …
Application Deadline: November 3rd 2020 The Chevening British Library Fellowship is a collaboration between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office and the British Library, offering international experts a year-long …
Application Deadline: June 30th 2020 Are you an early-stage startup based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or …
Application Deadline: 30 June, 2019. Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product …
Application Deadline: May 30th 2019 The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) at the University of Gondar awards a total of 160 graduate scholarships in the coming eight years, starting from …
Application Deadline: 7 June 2019. The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, …
Application Deadline:10 November 2018. Somalia is one of the youngest countries in the world, with more than 4.6 million people between the ages of 15 and 35. However, avenues for …
Submission Deadline: 10th September 2018 Somali stories, told by #SomaliYouth. UNICEF Somalia is launching an exciting Digital Reporting Internship programme! If you are 15-24 years old, living in Somalia and …
Application Deadline: June 15th 2018 Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product …
Submission Deadline: 21st September 2017 Somali stories, told by #SomaliYouth. UNICEF Somalia is launching an exciting Digital Reporting Internship programme! If you are 15-24 years old, living in Somalia and …
Application Deadline: November 7th 2017 The Chevening programme grants awards to outstanding individuals with leadership potential from around the world. A Chevening OCIS Fellowship Award offers financial support to individuals who are …
Application Deadline: June 15th 2017 Across East Africa, millions of children and families are facing starvation due to extreme and persistent drought and instability. Famine has already been declared in …
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Ashoka Changemaker Summit 2017 for Young Changemakers from East Africa (Fully Funded to Kenya)
Application Deadline:midnight GMT on 22nd of February 2017. This special edition of ChangemakerXchange Summit in Kenya brings together 25 of the top young changemakers and adult allies from East Africa, …
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YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa (Cohort 14 & 15) Leadership Program 2016, Nairobi Kenya (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: September 12th, 2016 at 5:00 PM EAT. The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa is looking for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 35 …
Application Deadline: 8th September 2016 PIVOT East is Africa’s biggest startups competition and conference held annually since 2011. The competition comprises of a series of activities that will culminate in …
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Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF) 2016/2017 for African Researchers (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 30th June 2017. The Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is a shared agricultural research and biosciences …
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OFID Scholarships to Attend the 2016 One Young World Summit in Ottawa, Canada (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: August 5th 2016 The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is the development finance institution established by the Member States of OPEC in 1976 as a collective channel …
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YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa (Cohort 12 & 13) Leadership Program 2016, Nairobi Kenya (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: July 18th 2016 The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa is looking for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 35 from Burundi, Central African …
Application Deadline: July 15th 2016 Energy has enhanced our lives: we have never been more connected and, today, more people have better opportunities, better health and better living conditions. This …
Application Deadline: July 31st 2016 The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) is pleased to announce the convening of a three week intensive Transitional Justice in Africa Fellowship Programme. The …
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2016/2017 NFP/MSP (MENA) Scholarship Programme for Study in the Netherlands (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: July 22nd 2016 You may qualify for a scholarship for an RNTC course. The most commonly used scholarship for our courses are the NFP and MSP (MENA) scholarships. …
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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Human Face of Ramadan Photo Contest 2016 (Fully Funded to Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia).
Starting: 1st Ramadan 1437. Deadline: One Week after Ramadan Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC is pleased to announce the first edition of Ramadan Social Media Photo Competition. The competition is …
Submission Deadline Extended: July 20th 2016 Somali stories, told by #SomaliYouth. UNICEF Somalia is launching an exciting Digital Reporting Internship programme! If you are 15-24 years old, living in Somalia …
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YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa (Cohort 10 & 11) Leadership Program 2016, Nairobi Kenya (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: May 17th, 2016 at 5:00 PM EAT Are you ready to embrace your inner leadership and change your community? If so, don’t forget to apply for the eighth …
Application Deadline: 19 May 2016. Mosaic’s International Leadership Programme began in 2009 to help develop leadership skills, highlight global issues and equip young people to become involved in their local …
Application Deadline: 17 May 2016 The Creative Force programme supports projects which aim to strengthen democracy and freedom of expression in the target countries. This shall be achieved through collaborations …