Sub-Saharan Africa

Application Deadline: October 30th, 2015 at 10 am EST. Events International Green Week Fair (January 15-24, 2016) and AGCO Africa Summit (January 18, 2016) Applications are now been accepted for …

Application Deadline: October 14th 2015 The Future of Work in Africa: Innovations in Youth Employment is a six week online professional development course which will cover both the obstacles and challenges …

Application Deadline: JANUARY 4, 2016 The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a $500 million, 10-year initiative to educate and prepare young people – particularly from Africa – to lead change …

Application Deadline: February 15, 2016. Do you want to apply your programming skills to make a difference in the world? TechChange is excited to announce a summer fellowship program for …

Application Deadline: 25 September 2015 (17:00 GMT) The Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) was launched in 2004 and has so far supported more than …

Submission Deadline: 22 October 2015. The 2015 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest now in it’s tenth year, students once again have the chance to win the $4,000 grand prize, a Viewer’s …

Application Deadline: September 10th 2015 Duration: January 7th and March 17th, 2016 The Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo (A-AIR), organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (Bunka-cho), …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2015 The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet – will take place in Paris, France on the 26th to the …

Submission Deadline: January 5, 2016 CLIMATE CHANGE: International Student Photo Contest International Student/Teacher Essay Contest, 2015: Goals for a Better World Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is pleased …

Application Deadline: 11:59 PM (EST), September 1, 2015. Are you proficient in English and another official language of the UN i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish? Have you completed …

Application Deadline: 16 October 2015 When: February 1st -26th 2016 The 2016 United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Africa is organized by the Codification Division of the United …

Application Deadline: September 2, 2015 The Heinrich Böll Foundation awards scholarships to German and foreign students in accordance with the guidelines issued by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research …

Application Deadline: August 31, 2015 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traffic crashes kill more than 1.24 million people and injure between 20 and 50 million a year, with …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2015 UN-Habitat is now inviting young people between the ages of 16 to 32 from around the world to vote for their representatives for the 2015-2017 …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2015 Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) is pleased to announce its 2016 scholarships, offering $500/year for need-based female African students admitted to …

Application Deadline: 1 December 2015 Applications for the 2016 International Law Fellowship Programme are currently being accepted. The Fellowship Programme provides high-quality training by leading scholars and practitioners on a …

Application Deadline (Extended) : Midnight Monday, September 7, 2015. As the world prepares to adopt the new set of development goals, the ONE Campaign invites civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations …

Application Deadline: October 15th 2015 AFRICA PROGRAM DATES: OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 18, 2016. Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) exists to inspire leaders around the world to challenge themselves to think beyond their current …

Application Deadline: August 26, 2015 at 11:59PM Eastern Time The Forbes Under 30 $1 Million Change the World Competition is the largest-ever competition for young social entrepreneurs, funding those disruptive …

Application Deadline: 3rd August 2015 Tech Lab Africa is a 13-week venture programme supported by Barclays Africa. 8-10 Ventures will be selected to join this exciting programme. This programme forms part …

Application Deadline: 31st August 2015 The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is working to build a targeted team of 54 young Ambassadors, one from each African country, to participate in the …

Application Deadline: August 31st 2015 The John Dillon Memorial Fellowship was established by ACIAR in recognition of Professor John L. Dillon’s life-long support for international agricultural research. The Fellowship scheme …

Application Deadline: July 30th 2015 2015 UNESCO/Merck Africa Research Summit  in Geneva, Switzerland 19th-20th October 2015 The Merck Africa Research Summit- MARS is being organised by Merck, in collaboration with …

Application Deadline: August 31, 2015.. Location: Positions may be based in Washington, D.C. or in a regional office. The World Bank Group is launching a recruitment drive aimed at increasing …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 The “empowering people. Award 2015” is now open for entries! The “Empowering People Award” aims to identify simple and appropriate technical innovations with business potential …

Application Deadline: September 11, 2015 at 24:00 (JST)  Japan Foreign Trade Council (JFTC) is sponsoring JFTC Essay Competition 2015 to encourage students, young researchers and business people to express their …

Application Deadline: August 10th 2015 The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute is unique among postdoctoral appointments. The Institute has no formal programs or departments. Research is collaborative and …

Application Deadline: 30th of September 2015 Topic: Our World, our Dignity, our Future – Sustainable Development and Engagement The International Citizen Media Award 2015 intends to honor tremendous international work …

Deadline: Ongoing French Tech Ticket Programme for startups around the world to launch their business in Paris France. The French Tech Ticket is a program designed for non-french entrepreneurs from …

Application Deadline: July 24, 2015 @ midnight The Points North Fellowship is a unique opportunity for five documentary filmmakers (or filmmaking teams) to develop their feature-length works-in-progress through a combination …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The Alliance for Science at Cornell University is now accepting applications for its inaugural round of agricultural science journalism fellowships. The fellowship seeks to promote in-depth, contextualized …

Application Deadline: 14th July 2015. Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years …

I am confident that these entrepreneurs are Africa’s hope for the future,’ Mr. Tony Elumelu says, about the 1000 African entrepreneurs who will be arriving in Nigeria on July 10th, …

Application Deadline: June 29th 2015 The Governments of Kenya and the United States are pleased to announce the availability of media accreditation applications for the 2015 GES to be held …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015 The Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival will be held Nov. 26 to 29, 2015 in Doha, Qatar. Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival was established in 2005, and it is …

Application Deadline: June 30, 2015. When: August 11 – 15, 2015 Where: United Nations in New York City, Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level? The …

Whether your country has an existing Youth Delegate Programme or you will have to convince your government on the importance of having a youth representative in its delegation to the UN …

Application Deadline: August 7, 2015. The International Reporting Project (IRP) is pleased to announce a group reporting trip focusing on health and development issues in Ecuador on October 18-29, 2015. …