InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition 8.0 for secondary school students in Nigeria is now on. InterswitchSPAK is the biggest Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition in Nigeria. This competition is built for young innovators.
Published: 13 Mar 2026 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 22 May 2026
NNPC/SEPLAT Pearls Quiz competition is open to all secondary schools in Delta, Edo and Imo States. Write a qualifying test to compete in the NNPC/Seplat Pearls Quiz and put your school in a position to win fantastic prizes.
Published: 09 Mar 2026 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 13 Mar 2026
The UPU is pleased to announce the theme of the 55th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, which will take place in 2026. This year, the UPU is partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ
Published: 09 Mar 2026 Type: Contest Deadline: 05 May 2026
The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026 is now open for submissions. The theme for this year’s competition is Common Ground: Better Together! The theme for the 2026 Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition, Common Ground: Better Together, invites young writer
Published: 09 Mar 2026 Type: Contest Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
For more than three decades, the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards have recognized and celebrated the strides of Canada’s most accomplished, influential, and impactful women. It is the leading women’s awards program in the nation, elevating this group’s important contributions
Published: 29 Jan 2026 Type: Contest Study in: Canada Deadline: 20 Mar 2026
The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund supports grassroots organizations expanding access to quality education and sports for children in underserved communities. By uniting resources and partnerships, FIFA and Global Citizen aim to give every child the chance to learn, grow, and thrive. Apply now t
Published: 29 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Value: $50K- $250K USD Deadline: 31 Dec 2025
Now in its second edition, the competition invites law students under 35 from WIPO Member States to tackle a moot problem on industrial property law – including patents, trademarks, industrial designs and trade secrets. Participants will advance through four stages, from video applications
Published: 24 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
The challenge addresses the urgent need to equip young people with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to navigate AI, which is rapidly reshaping their learning, creativity, relationships, and mental health. The initiative comes at a critical juncture when over half of young people (51%) report
Published: 21 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Value: $25,000 to $100,00 Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
The Desjardins Startup Prize is U of T’s annual business pitch competition, offering over $100,000 in prizes to recognize, reward, and accelerate the most innovative startups. Ten finalists will be selected to pitch their business idea in the 2026 Desjardins Startup Prize P
Published: 21 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Canada Deadline: 24 Nov 2025
The 2025 Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition at the Zenith Bank Tech Fair is Africa’s stage for bold innovators shaping the future. This year, it highlights Generative AI, Agentic AI, and emerging technologies transforming industries across the continent. The program identifies, nurtures, an
Published: 16 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of our awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. We especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply.
Published: 16 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 04 Jan 2026
The Diamond Challenge, a philanthropic education initiative by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware, provides free resources for students, educators, and entrepreneurship practitioners. Participants learn from new ideas and create, submit, and present original business
Published: 15 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
Zenith Bank Zecathon 5.0 brings together developers, entrepreneurs, and visionary innovators to drive Africa’s digital transformation. This flagship innovation challenge features two unique programs designed to empower startups and creators to turn bold ideas into real-world solutions.
Published: 15 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
A global challenge connecting innovators and changemakers to tackle real-world problems in health, agriculture, and climate resilience. Join a global open-source GenAI community of practice, learn about public sector use cases for generative AI, hear from public sector stakeholders and developm
Published: 14 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Value: $25,000 Deadline: 01 Dec 2025
The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria an
Published: 13 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 17 Oct 2025
The Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) is proud to launch the Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 3.0, 2025. This funding opportunity offers $ 8 million in investment to support Black-mandated, Black-led, and Black-serving (B3) charitable and non-profit organizations across Canada. Our goal is to provid
Published: 09 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: Canada Deadline: 05 Nov 2025
The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at Wits Business School is launching a Pan-African Youth Competition under a project on dignified and fulfilling job creation for young Africans by the nonprofit sector, supported and funded by one of our partners. Af
Published: 06 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Value: $32,000 Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual award sponsored by the Academy aimed at encouraging the production of academic articles in the field of international human rights law. The topic for the 2026 will be: The right to protest under international human rights law: legal protection and chall
Published: 06 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Study in: United States Deadline: 03 Feb 2026
The NMWP encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing and is leading the way toward the future of the ‘written’ word and interactive storytelling. The NMWP has attracted entries from the most innovative writers in the field, from all around the world. The Competition is
Published: 06 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 01 Feb 2026
To promote and stimulate, in higher education establishments in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, research and end-of-study work carried out on teaching. The objective of the Philippe Maystadt Prize for the Teaching of Tomorrow? To reward the best final year, bachelor's, master's and
Published: 03 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Oct 2025