South Africa

Application Deadline: June 12th 2020 Professor Ruth Hall holds the South African Research Chair in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, which is funded by the National Research Foundation. The Chair …

Application Deadline: 20 January 2020 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you our fourth annual conference, which aims to bring together media practitioners, researchers, policy makers and …

Application Deadline: Ongoing It’s often the people behind the stories that hold the power to help change the world for the better.  TR Foundation is looking for 12 young Africans …

Application Deadline: 17 November 2019, midnight. The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), and the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of …

Application Deadline: 6th September 2019 at 11:59 Are you an African start-up entrepreneur addressing pain points in mobility in one or more markets in Africa? We are looking for solutions …

Application Deadline: August 19, 2019 at 9:00am According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 320,000 people died in 2016 as a result of drowning, …

Application Deadline: August 5th 2019 The World Economic Forum on Africa 2019 Start-ups Programme in Cape Town, South Africa, aims to tackle these issues by focusing on how to scale …

Application Deadline: July 24th 2019 The British Council invites young digital creatives to take part in the third edition of ColabNowNow in partnership with Maputo Fast Forward and Fak’ugesi African …

Application Deadline: 21 June 2019 Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is looking for journalists based anywhere in Africa who are motivated to …

Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 VC4A is looking for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on Nov 13-14 in Cape Town. Are you operating …

Application Deadline: June 16th 2019 The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is calling for applications from lawyers based in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The Mastercard Graduate Development Program (MGDP) is aimed at early career talent, to develop skills with cross-functional work experience. Successful candidates will be assigned to a business …

Application Deadline: March 17th 2019 The Injini Cohort 3 programme will launch in May 2019. For this, 8 start-ups from across Africa will join the programme for 4 months during …

Application Deadline: midnight on 28 February 2019. In an effort to promote African youth’s active participation in the continent’s development, the African Union Development Agency/NEPAD is running a short essay …

Application Deadline: Ongoing The WFP Southern Africa Regional Office, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the post of an Intern in the …

Application Deadline: December 15th 2018 The International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) and the Africa Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment at Wits Business School will co-host a PhD …

Application Deadline: February 13th 2019 The Yale Fox International Fellowship was established in 1988 by Mr. Joseph Carrère Fox (Yale Class of 1938). The Fellowship has thirteen exchange partners worldwide …

Application Deadline: 04 January 2019 (midnight GMT+2). Africa Energy Indaba is proud to present the third African Youth Energy Innovator Showcase in 2019. The contest is open to 18 to …

Application Deadline: Sunday 30 September 2018, 18:00 pm CET. Created by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) of the government of South Africa, the annual Science Forum South Africa …

Application Deadline: September 9th 2018 Dates: 15 October 19 October | Location: Johannesburg, South Africa  | Programme: Wealth of Nations – Illicit finance (NORAD) Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with …

Application Deadline: 1st September 2018. The Hasso-Plattner-Institute in Computer Science for Africa (HPI in CS4A), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cape Town, is offering …

Application Deadline: July 17th 2018 The 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation, is to be delivered by former US President Barack Obama in Johannesburg on …

Application Deadline: 3 August 2018, The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) at Wits Journalism is inviting all journalists, media practitioners and photographers to submit images for an Africa-China Photo Exhibition that …

Application Deadline: 10 May 2018, 12:00 Southern Africa Standard Time: The onset of puberty and the menstruation cycle is a fundamental and healthy part of the existence of women and …

Application Deadline: 10th April 2018. Are you a young change-maker or entrepreneur who is keen to showcase your work at a high-level meeting that is a first for East and …

African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by developing thousands of leaders for the continent over the next few decades. The Academy is founded on the philosophy that a …

Application Deadline: 6:00 PM EST on March 25, 2018. The Obama Foundation Africa Leaders Program will inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders from across Africa, through a core set of …

Application Deadline: 25th March 2018. Application round is open now for the next SAG-SEED Replicator connect workshop in Cape Town, South Africa on 4 & 5 April 2018. The SAG-SEED Replicator Workshop …

Application Deadline: March 4th 2018 Location: Johannesburg Dates: Sunday April 15 to Friday April 20 2018 The Spark* Accelerator is an experience that many of the entrepreneurs refer to as ‘life-changing’. Your …

Application Deadline: 8 December 2017 Is your organization lacking the resources, support, capacity, or infrastructure to be self-sustaining? Want to learn how to more effectively meet the specific HIV treatment …

Application Deadline: 29 SEPTEMBER 2017. The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism is seeking applications from African and Chinese journalists to participate in the Africa-China Reporting Workshop & …

Application Deadline: September 1, 2017 at 11:59pm WAT. The Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator is a 10 weeks entrepreneurship development program to support early stage entrepreneurs who are …

Application Deadline: 22nd September 2017 Saturday, 11 November – Friday, 17 November 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa The Y-HER Accelerator Program is a powerful opportunity for passionate female impact entrepreneurs in …

Application Deadline: June 30th 2017 The 13th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, the first in Africa, will take place from 23 to 29 March 2018, in Johannesburg, …

Application Deadline: June 1st 2017 The Mail & Guardian is pleased to invite young graduates to apply for one of four paid editorial internships in its Johannesburg newsroom, running from …

Application Deadline:Tuesday, 14th July, 2017 (5pm GMT). African citizens between the age of 18-25 are invited to submit an essay for this year’s Leadership Essay Contest organised by the Institute …

Application Deadline: May 5th 2017 Miller Center, in partnership with GE Healthymagination, offers an impact-generating opportunity for your growing enterprise. Connect with insightful Silicon Valley executive mentors and learn from the best. …

Application Deadline: April 17th 2017 The search is on for the World Economic Forum’s top leading female tech innovators in Africa, who will be invited to share their experiences and …

Application Deadline: June 2017 21:00 GMT The Orange Social Venture Prize 2017 contest aims to reward the best innovative and socially responsible business project in Africa and the Middle East. …