Application Deadline: APRIL 15 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Pierre Castel Prize. The Pierre Castel Fund and its partners Castel El Djazaïr , Brakina , Boissons du Cameroun , Solibra , Star and Bracongo SA , are organizing the 7th edition of the PIERRE CASTEL PRIZE, from March 1 to July 10, 2024 .  6 African countries are concerned by this edition: Eligibility Requirements: You must be an […]

Application deadline: April 20, 2024. The Ethiopian Law Schools Association (ELSA) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Office Ethiopia/African Union are pleased to announce a national essay writing competition on the theme “The Role of Academia in Upholding the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Ethiopia.” This competition aims to stimulate critical thinking and academic discourse on […]

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2024 develoPPP Ventures is aimed at young companies, whose innovative business model improves living conditions in a developing or emerging country and who are planning to scale up. Via a matching-funds model, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides a grant of 100,000 euros for suitable growth investments. […]

Application Deadline: April 20, 2024 Applications are now open for the Women in Africa (WIA) 54 Programme 2024. This year, in partnership with Société Générale, WIA’s long-standing partner on the WIA54 program, WIA Philanthropy is proud to launch the “Responsible Entrepreneurs” competition to generate an even more significant impact in Africa. The “Responsible Entrepreneurs” competition aims to […]

Application Deadline: 21 April, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge. The AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge is powered by CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and co-organized with CGIAR Centers–The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, ICARDA, IWMI, and IFPRI–and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) of Egypt. This project is endorsed by the Ministry of Higher Education and […]

Application Deadline: April 15, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 African Impact Initiative Health Entrepreneurship Challenge. Inspired by The Prosperity Paradox, AIC is run in different African countries every year. In 2022 AIC launched the Pan-African Health Entrepreneurship Stream, which now runs annually with the support of Mastercard Foundation. Teams that meet the eligibility criteria will undergo a […]

Application Deadline: May 5, 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition. Since 1971, the UPU has encouraged young writers aged 9-15 to write letters on a given theme to win exciting prizes. The competition is an excellent way of making young people aware of the important role postal services […]

APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 30th, 2024 Applications are currently open for the ILO Voices against Child Labour: A Media Competition. This competition serves as a call to action for media professionals and students to contribute their voices and skills to combat child labour, aiming to: OBJECTIVES: Raise Awareness and Advocacy: Increase public understanding of child labour […]

Application Deadline: Varying by Region Applications are now open for the 2024 Visa Everywhere Initiative Global Innovation Program. Visa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation program that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities — and can give you a global platform to demonstrate your ground-breaking solutions. The program first launched in the U.S. in 2015, and quickly […]