AFD Digital Challenge for African Startups

AFD Digital Challenge for African Startups Deadline: 11th June, 2021. Application is now open For the Agence française de développement (AFD) Digital Challenge For African Startups. For the fifth consecutive year AFD is committed to supporting high-impact digital actors in Africa. For this new edition, the AFD Digital Challenge wished to combine the challenges of […]

World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists

World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists Deadline: June 7, 2021. Application is now open for world trade organization (WTO) Essay Award competition for young economists. The award aims at promoting high-quality research on trade policy and international trade co-operation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.  The essay […]

Next OPPO Music Star Contest 2021 – Submit Entry ( Cash Prize + Record Deal )

Next OPPO Music Star Contest 2021 – Submit Entry ( Cash Prize + Record Deal ) Are you Talented enough to become the Next OPPO Music Star?  Stand a Chance to Win N3,000,000 Cash, OPPO Reno5F Smartphone, Recording Deal and other Prizes worth N5,000,000. OPPO Nigeria once again makes a huge impact on the Nigerian […]

Equator Prize 2021 Call for Nominations

Equator Prize 2021 Call for Nominations The Equator Initiative is a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, civil society, grassroots organizations, and businesses to foster resilient communities by recognizing and advancing local nature-based solutions for sustainable development. The Equator Initiative creates opportunities and platforms to share knowledge and good practices, develops capacities of local communities and […]

GOGETTAZ Agripreneur Prize 2021 For Young African Entrepreneurs

GOGETTAZ Agripreneur Prize 2021 For Young African Entrepreneurs Application is now open for GOGETTAZ Agripreneur Prize 2021 For Young African Entrepreneurs. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize aims to find Africa’s brightest young agri-food entrepreneurs. GoGettaz are searching for agribusinesses that bring technology, innovation and passion to the agriculture and food industries. ALSO READ: Next Economy Incubation Programme […]

Integrity at 25 Essay Competition 2021 for Nigerian Youths

Integrity at 25 Essay Competition 2021 for Nigerian Youths In celebrating Integrity @25, we are engaging the Nigeria Youths to showcase/celebrate their writing skills to get their perspectives on the following topics and how they intend  to address the issues. There are two categories for the competition, namely: Secondary School Students Category Undergraduate Students Category […]

Social Business Challenge Munich for Innovators in Bavaria, Germany 2021

Social Business Challenge Munich for Innovators in Bavaria, Germany 2021 Applications are open for the Social Business Challenge Munich 2021. The Social Business Challenge Munich is the first innovation competition for sustainable/social projects in Bavaria to encompass corporate citizens, innovators, private and public initiatives, in a joint effort to address the current sustainability challenges under the […]

Clean Up Nigeria Campaign Essay Competition 2021

Clean Up Nigeria Campaign Essay Competition 2021 Participate in the Clean Up Nigeria Campaign Essay Competition. Topic : Cleaner Cities, Healthier Citizens. x 1000 words Essay Submission from 22nd March to 23rd Of April. This competition is open to senior secondary students of both public and private schools in Lagos. This essay contest is organized in an […]

Global Development Awards Competition 2021

Global Development Awards Competition 2021 The Global Development Awards Competition is administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan. The 2021 edition of the Global Development Awards Competition will feature two categories: The […]

USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge 2021 For Nigerian Youths

USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge 2021 For Nigerian Youths Nigeria is facing a food security crisis that is compounded by the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on the food value chain in the country. The pandemic has significantly disrupted already fragile value chains across the country, including people’s ability to produce, process, and distribute food. […]

Recover Africa Youth Competition 2021 for Africans Youths (500 Euros Prize)

Deadline: April 23rd 2021 Recover Africa Youth Competition 2021 for Africans (500 Euros Prize & Project Mentorship) Application is now open for Recover Africa Youth Competition 2021 for African youths. COVID-19 has affected youths across the globe in a disproportionate manner. In its very unprecedented standard, the pandemic has caused harm that shall remain irreversible for a long time. […]

OIC Entrepreneurship, Skills & Employment Camp 2021

OIC entrepreneurship

Deadline: April 11th 2021 OIC Entrepreneurship, Skills & Employment Camp 2021   Application is now open for Young Entrepreneurs and job seekers to apply for the Dhaka OIC Entrepreneurships, Skills & Employment Camp 2021. The aims of the camp is to create a better and more efficient platform to bring together IT startups and potential youth […]

Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award for Female Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Deadline: February 28, 2021. Application is now open for Bayer Foundation’s Women Empowerment Award 2021. For the first time, Bayer Foundation is launching a Women Empowerment Award. With this award, Bayer Foundation wants to empower women as key change makers and help female entrepreneurs generate social impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Women Empowerment Award, […]

Commonwealth Youth Council Nominations 2021

Deadline: February 21, 2021 Nominations are open for young leaders to apply to stand for positions on the Commonwealth Youth Council, the body which represents the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people. The council, one of the world’s most diverse youth-led bodies, is seeking candidates for its nine executive positions to serve from 2021 to 2023. […]

Call For Submissions: YALI AT 10 Anniversary Competition

Deadline:  February 28, 2021. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the Wilson Center, is pleased to announce the YALI 10 Year Anniversary Competition under the theme “YALI at 10: My Life, My Community, and My World.” Selected submissions will be showcased at the […]

Africa Young Innovators for Health Award 2021 ($75,000 Prize)

Competition Deadline: March 31, 2021. Applications are open for Africa Young Innovators Award for Health 2021. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award is launching its first competition designed to highlight and support the work of pioneering young entrepreneurs developing health innovations. They want to encourage business entrepreneurship and help advance promising health care solutions […]

Apply for $300 Grant Open Knowledge Foundation Open Data Day 2021

Deadline: 5th February, 2021 Applications are now open for Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) $300 USD mini-grant to support people across the world hosting Open Data Day events. The event is a yearly celebration for interested participants across the world to showcase how they use open data in their respective communities. OKF is ready to assist […]

2021 Young Feminist Awards: $5,000 award prize for the top 5 idea/project

Deadline: 1st March, 2021 The Women Have Wings in the collaboration with the NGO CSW Youth Leaders & Young Professionals are inviting young leaders and professionals across world to submit idea or project to advance gender equality in their region, the top five projects or ideas will receive $5,000 grant awards. BENEFITS:Five $5,000 grants to […]

Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative And United Nations Development Programme Essay Competition 2021

Deadline: 30th January, 2021 Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative And United Nations Development Programme Essay Competition 2021 With the growing number of violence and killings recorded in Northcentral Nigeria, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a non-governmental organization with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for essay entries from Nigerian youths […]

AFIDBA Accelerator Programme For African Entrepreneurs 2021

Deadline: 5th February, 2021 Applications are now open for the Acceleration and Funding Programme for Digital Africa Businesses with Impacts (AFIDBA), this is a free 6 months Accelerator Programme targeted at the scaling up of Inclusive and Digital Companies in Africa. AFIDBA is a support program dedicated to inclusive businesses in the acceleration phase and active […]

Chevening Essay Competition for Nigerian Undergraduates Students 2021

Chevening Essay Competition for Nigerian Undergraduates Students 2021 Deadline: 18th January, 2021 The Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN) is inviting Nigerian undergraduate students to participate in its essay competition, on the topic Alternative Narratives to illegal Migration Amongst Young People in Nigeria. The Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria has received funding from the Chevening Alumni […]

Deutsche Telekom Women’s STEM 2021 (3,000 Euros Prize)

Deadline: 14th March, 2021 Applications are now open for Deutsche Telekom Women’s STEM 2021, for the eighth time, Deutsche Telekom praises the Women’s STEM Award. STEM graduates from all over the world can submit their thesis with a focus on one of the strategic growth areas: Cloud, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and […]

Call for Applications: TED Global Idea Search 2021

DEADLINE: 21st JANUARY, 2021 Applications are open for the TED Global Idea Search 2021. Is your ideas worth spreading? TED is looking for ideas that are new, unique, and can offer an insight or a new way of thinking to a very large audience. TED is hosting two global idea searches in 2021 with a […]

Call for Application: African Development Bank (AfDB) Fashionomics Contest 2021

DEADLINE: 31ST DECEMBER, 2020 Applications are open for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa Contest 2021. This year’s competition is looking for African fashion brands that will change the ways we produce, buy, use and recycle fashion and encourage a more sustainable change in consumer behaviour – as well as to raise further awareness […]

Call for Application: Impaction Social innovation competition 2021 ($1,000)

Deadline: 20th December, 2020 The Impaction and Because International are back to co-hosting the 2021 Social Innovation Competition! In we are looking for innovative people (also students) to submit an idea for a product that helps solve a social challenge in the world. Even if the ideas are in the brainstorming phase, we encourage people […]

Call For Applications : Inspiring Stories For Young Startups

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 25th, 2020. ICYF Young Business Hub invites all young entrepreneurs from the OIC world to join the “Inspiring Stories: Young Startups” program to meet with successful startups from OIC member states; share experience, listen to successful and inspirational stories of pioneer young entrepreneurs at a virtual meet-up platform! Get inspired while enhancing your creative business […]

Call For Applications: Heritage Minutes Short Video Contest ($3,250 Grand Prices)

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10th 2021 The exploration of the Islamic heritage is a powerful resource for thinking about Islam as both historical and cultural phenomenon. Understanding Islamic history carries out significant implications for the investment of Islamic heritage, especially with regards to the emphasis on the diverse range of powerful Islamic legacies. Today, the obscurity surrounding Muslim cultural […]