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The SA Tech Challenge is the most lucrative and exciting tech opportunity in South Africa to date. It is a collaboration between The Department of Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (
Published: 21 May 2025 Type: Contest Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
Every year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to learn more about the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation, creativity, and economic and cultural development across the world. This year's celebration is themed “IP and music: Feel the beat of IP&rdq
Published: 19 May 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 20 Jun 2025
This is your moment. If you're done playing nice with hate, if you want to call it out, tear it down and refuse to shut up...we have a challenge for you. Hate has gone viral. From racism and xenophobia to antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, misogyny, and attacks on the LGBTQI+ community—
Published: 08 May 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Jun 2025
Win N2,000,000 & Become Nigeria’s Next Policy Youth Ambassador! Do you have a bold idea that can foster national unity and strengthen social cohesion in Nigeria? The 2025 Policy Challenge invites the brightest young minds to propose innovative, practical policy reforms that can hel
Published: 28 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 19 May 2025
We are delighted to announce that The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is now open for submissions. The theme for this year’s competition is Our Commonwealth Journey. Journeys are a fundamental aspect of our lives, helping us to explore, to learn, and to grow. Throug
Published: 22 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 23 May 2025
Applications are now open fpr the D-Prize Challenge for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty 2025. The D-Prize award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations.
Published: 17 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 29 Jun 2025
Reckitt believes social entrepreneurship has a powerful role to play in solving the world’s greatest challenges. With a portfolio of over 60 entrepreneurs, Reckitt acts as a catalyst working with expert partners like Yunus Social Business and Health Innovation Exchange to scale pioneering solu
Published: 16 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 26 May 2025
Applications are now open for the Nedbank Pitch & Polish Competition for South African Entrepreneurs 2025. Now in its 15th year, Nedbank Pitch & Polish sees 16 ambitious entrepreneurs go head-to-head in a high-stakes battle of business pitches, fighting for their shot at a R1 million prize p
Published: 11 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Study in: South Africa Deadline: 11 Apr 2025
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In 2025, the UPU (Universal Postal Union) is partnering with IMO (International Maritime Organization) and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for the 54th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People. This collaboration unites UPU&rs
Published: 02 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 05 May 2025
The UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in STEM aims to boost research, education, and global cooperation to tackle challenges aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It recognises young innovators whose work drives global socio-economic
Published: 02 Apr 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Apr 2025
The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for sustainable development, funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. It was awarded for the first time by the Director-General of UNESCO in November 2015. The Prize and award winners recognize th
Published: 28 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Value: USD 50,000 Deadline: 18 Apr 2025
Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts for the 29th International Audio Drama Competition (previously the International Playwriting Competition) which is now open for entries. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offer
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 04 Jun 2025
The 2025 IMF Youth Challenge in Economics is an exciting opportunity for post-graduate students in the field of economics to showcase their research on macroeconomic policy topics relevant to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This competition aims to encourage innovative thin
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Apr 2025
The Nigerian Army is inviting brilliant young Nigerians to apply for this year’s edition of the Chief Of Army Staff Essay Competition. The COAS Literary Competition awards up to N1.7 million in prizes to students at all levels from primary school, secondary, and up to tertiary institutions.
Published: 24 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 01 Mar 2025
The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of human life. The Prize, esta
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Value: US$ 300,000 Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
To mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education, UNESCO calls for nominations for the special 2025 edition on the theme “Preparing learners and teachers for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence”.
Published: 20 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 28 Mar 2025
One Young World is delighted to launch our annual Journalist of the Year Award again for 2025. The award will be presented to three winners at the One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany, which takes place from 3-6 November 2025. The One Young World Journalist of the Year Award was created in 2020
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified
The 2025 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration. Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development issues from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Jul 2025
