Sub-Saharan Africa

Application Deadline: Midnight WAT on March 1, 2016 Open: To startups and Entrepreneurs from all the 54 African Countries – For Africans based in Africans Worth: $100M for 10,000 Startups/Entrepreneurs …

Application Deadline: Varying by Country The Government of India is offering the Africa Scholarship through Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) under Africa Scholarship Scheme for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, M. Phil./Ph.D …

Application Deadline: December 8th 2015 Do you have what it takes to change the way the world tackles poverty? The Global Fellows Program trains the next generation of social impact …

Application Deadline: 13.00 GMT January 15, 2016. Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote six successful innovative projects that are addressing global educational challenges. Since 2009, WISE has received …

Application Deadline: 30th April 2016. Loughborough University is delighted to announce full-fee scholarships for international full-time taught postgraduate students who are currently domiciled (permanently living) in Africa. These will be …

Application Deadline: 1 December, 2015 The DREAM Project (with financial support granted by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus Programme) grants scholarships to students from ACP countries and staff …

Application Deadline: March 1st 2016 Whom: All Nationality except Austria The Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) and the European Union invites applications from international  students for …

Application Deadline: November 30, 2015: The Landmark Development Initiative (LDI) Africa Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program (EIFP) provides hands-on service opportunities for global young business and development leaders at Africa’s leading profit and …

Application Deadline: December 2nd 2015 Applications to the Yale World Fellows program are accepted from across sectors and around the world.  Each class of Fellows is a unique group: geographically …

Application Deadline: 12th October 2015 – 23.59 pm (GMT+1) Encouraged by the success of the previous Africa-Europe Training Courses and the demand for capacity building opportunities expressed by youth leaders …

Application Deadline: November 17, 2015 The Global Fellowship is Echoing Greens‘ twenty-seven-year-old program for smart leaders who are deeply connected to the needs and potential solutions that may work best …

Application Deadline: May 31st 2016 Organisation: World Merit Position title: Merit360 Program Website: http://worldmerit.org/merit360.aspx Application close: 31-May-2016 Tuesday Commences: 27/09/2016 Contract Type: Temporary Contract Hours: Casual Location: UN Headquarters Lead …

Application Deadline: January 15, 2016 The Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) awards up to six four-month start-up scholarships to international MA graduates who would like to pursue …

Application Deadline:November 3, 2015. The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for …

Application Deadline: December 31st 2015 The UNFPA Internship Programme offers a small group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to complement …

Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 The Ericsson Innovation Awards 2016 is an open competition for students all around the world. The Ericsson Innovation Awards are a global competition that gives …

Application Deadline: 4 January 2016 UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and The Guardian are launching the Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for journalists reporting on FGM across Africa. The …

Application Deadline: October 1st 2015 The Jennifer Potter Emerging Leaders Fellowship is a groundbreaking effort to inspire and empower the next generation of African business leaders. Launched in 2013, the initiative …

Application Deadline: November 2nd 2015 The African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) Scholarship Program commemorates the late Nelson Mandela’s commitment to social justice and equity by supporting young African professionals to …

Application Deadline: November 7th 2015 Odyssée artist-in-residency program is aimed at artists, researchers and culture professionals from countries other than France wanting to develop projects within French Cultural Centers – …

Application Deadline: January 1st 2016 SINGA(Singapore International Graduate Award) is an award given to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results, and strong interest in doing research leading …

Application Deadline: Main Prize and Dot award Friday 27th November 2015 by 12 noon GMT; Student Prize Friday 11th December 2015 12 noon GMT. The New Media Writing Prize showcases …

Application Deadline: 19 October 2015 The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) grants fellowships for international highly qualified PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers to pursue their research in …

Application Deadline:15 December 2015 Shell Ideas360 is a global competition for students to develop an idea that tackle the challenges on food, water and energy resources. Shell Ideas360 is more than a …

Imagine Cup is Microsoft’s global student technology competition that provides opportunities for students across all disciplines to team up and create applications, games and integrated solutions that can change the …

Application Deadline: September 30th 2015 The UNU-WIDER PhD Internship Programme gives registered doctoral students an opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis …

 Application Deadline: November 2nd 2015 Akili Dada is an international award-winning leadership incubator nurturing a generation of young African women from underprivileged backgrounds whose commitment to the underserved will transform …

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 27, 2015. The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that …

Application Deadline: November 1, 2015 Ashoka’s Youth Venture is pleased to partner with the University of Connecticut and its “Study of the U.S Institute” (SUSI Program 2015) to support the Student …

Application Deadline:18 November 2015 (17:00 EST) C&A Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers have launched Fabric of Change: Innovating for a Sustainable Apparel Industry, an online challenge that seeks innovations for building a …

Application Deadline: 15 December 2015 Governance for Development in Africa Initiative Residential School 2016 Where: Marrakech, Morocco When:  21 to 25 March 2016 Organised by: Centre of African Studies, SOAS-University …

Application Deadline:25th September 2015 What: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:6th Batch AU-YVC Training The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC), established in 2010, is a continental development program that promotes volunteering among …

Application Deadline: 9th November 2015 The Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. The Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key …

Application Deadline: October 5th, 2015. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in …

Application Deadline:March 31, 2016. Borealis Student Innovation Award is an international competition for students from all over the world. Following Borealis’ trailblazing mission of value creation through innovation, our award …

Application Deadline: October 3rd 2015 REPORTING TRIP DATES: Rwanda/DRC: January 26 – February 12, 2016 Uganda: January 26 – February 8, 2016 The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to …

Application Deadline: October 20th 2015 The Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education (EP-NUFFIC) offers fellowships to participate in training courses in The Netherlands. The aim is to promote …

Application Deadline:October 31st 2015 The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard wants to hear your idea for making journalism better. Come spend a few weeks working on it in Cambridge. …

Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EST October 3rd, 2015. World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015: Crowd-Sourcing Solutions for Climate Change November 16-17, 2015IFC Auditorium, Washington, DC The World Bank Group Youth …