Call for Applications

Application Deadline: December 10, 2022 CREA’s Feminist leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute– East Africa is a residential program designed to strengthen feminist solidarity, leadership, advocacy, and strategies for building …

The Bioprocess Skills Accelerator Programme takes place over 4-months and is designed to equip you with the necessary Biotechnology skills to be able to seamlessly enter the industrial biotechnology job …

Application Deadline:  15 January 2023 The Sound Connects Fund (SCF) is a multifaceted initiative that aims to accelerate development and increase the capacity of the cultural and creative sectors in …

Application Deadline: December 15, 2022 The International Youth Digital Leadership Council or “Digital Youth Council” is a 12-member council of young leaders between the ages of 16 and 24 who …

Application Deadline: 30th November 2022 The World Bank, with support from the Korea World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) and the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), and in partnership with Plug and Play Tech …

The Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy is incentivizing entrepreneurs who have ideas for solutions to advance progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable …

Application Deadline: December 4, 2022 The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is launching the #CrisesofInequality Media Contest for the best journalistic materials to showcase the key themes of the Institute’s 2022 Flagship …

Application Deadline: 16 December 2022 The UN Global Compact Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month programme activating companies participating in the UN Global Compact across industries and regions. …

Application Deadline:31 January 2023 The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) announces the call for entries for the 2023 COMESA Media Awards. The Award scheme is conducted every …

Application Deadline: December 13, 2022 The Global Short Docs Forum brings together 16 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.  …

Application Deadline: January 23, 2023 The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education recognizes innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to expand educational and lifelong …

Application Deadline: January 14, 2023 The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator is Africa’s leading incubator programme for female-led and founded businesses. It aligns with calls for more diversity in …

Application Deadline: December 22, 2022 The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator aims to support agribusinesses in scaling their climate-smart innovations. These innovations are aimed at agrifood actors to solve pressing problems …

Application Deadline:  5th January 2023 Innovate Now has helped to launch 21 African assistive tech ventures over four acceleration cycles. African start-ups receive mentorship, learning and expert guidance over a …

Application Deadline: January 9, 2023 The UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to make up to US$100K in equity-free investments to provide early-stage (seed) funding to for-profit technology start-ups developing software …

Application Deadline: December 10, 2022 It is with great joy that Connect4Climate and Y2Y’s Global Youth Climate Network announce the opening of applications for the 2023 edition of the Max Thabiso Edkins …

Application Deadline: 9 January 2023 (23:59 GMT+2).  JFD is calling on women from Europe and Africa, engaged in bold technological bets that create disruptive innovations to change the world, to …

Application Deadline: December 16, 2022 The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) is looking for higher education students, undergraduate or graduate, who are addressing pressing global challenges. Students selected for …

Application Deadline: 15th January 2023 (11:59 PM CET) The changemakers for the planet Programme provides young leaders with in-person summits, capacity building, funding for collaborative efforts and life-long access to …

Application Deadline: 13th January 2023 The Making More Health Business Accelerator, is a structured business growth program targeted at social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in the health sector. The program offers …

Application Deadline: January 6, 2023 Financial Solutions for Migrants is an accelerator for impact-driven startups developing bold solutions that increase the financial inclusion of migrants, including refugees, and especially targeting …

Application Deadline: 22 November 2022 The International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) is an annual Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) conference that aims to place …

Application Deadline:  30 January 2023 Our current food system is at the heart of many of today’s biggest opportunities and challenges. It’s clear that we urgently need to accelerate wide-ranging …

Application Deadline: February 11, 2023. The Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) is a networking conference where 200 carefully selected young researchers in mathematics and computer science spend a week interacting with …

Application Deadline: 8 December 2022  The Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN) yesterday launched a global competition to inspire, empower and reward young people taking action …

Application Deadline: January 10, 2023 The Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator supports the development of governments’ projects under the Commonwealth Blue Charter that accelerate their transition to fair, sustainable and inclusive marine …

Application Deadline: December 26, 2022 The Lab is looking for innovative finance solutions that can unlock investment to tackle some of the most difficult climate and sustainable development challenges and …

Application Deadline: November 25, 2022 The British Council in collaboration with Microsoft has launched a new programme to help young African entrepreneurs in the creative economy sector shape the future …

Application Deadline: April 15, 2023 The Roux Prize was created to honor individuals or groups from around the world who have used health evidence in bold, innovative and impactful ways. …

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022 Thomson Reuters Foundation’s ‘S’ in ESG: Reporting on Corporate Social Impact offers an excellent opportunity for financial, business and/or investigative journalists in South Africa to gather virtually for training, knowledge sharing, …

Application Deadline: December 2, 2022. The Aurora Tech Award is an annual prize for women founders of IT startups whose projects have had the most profound impact on world development. The Aurora Tech Award was established …

Application Deadline: December 15, 2022 TechBridge is a technology Incubator and Accelerator that supports tech-venture founders through the hurdles of early-stage innovation and business development. Selection Criteria The selection criteria …

Application Deadline: November 13, 2022 The Women Techsters Bootcamp strives to provide adequate learning opportunities for participants to develop relevant coding skills, jump-start careers, or fill in knowledge gaps from …

Application Deadline: January 10, 2023 The Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism, Media and Globalisation welcomes applications from undergraduate students around the world You can apply for admission to the Mundus …

Application Deadline: December 15th, 2022 Westerwelle Entrepreneurship Program is a 6-month programme for innovative tech startups in Rwanda and Tanzania. 30 selected startups will be provided with the right infrastructure, …

Application Deadline: December 8, 2022The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Uganda office, invites politically interested and active young people to apply for the 2023 in-take of the Young Leaders Forum (YLF). The YLF is …

Application Deadline: November 8, 2022, 12 p.m. ET President Biden will host leaders from across the African continent from December 13–15, 2022, in Washington, DC, for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. …

Application Deadline: November 10, 2022 On the occasion of its 10-year anniversary, UNESCO MGIEP is launching the YouthWagingPeace Ambassadors Programme. The Programme is aimed at youth in the age group …