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The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for social entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to act to create the world we want by 2030. The WE Empower Challenge honors innovative women leaders from aroun
Published: 04 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 10 Apr 2022
For researchers at an early stage of their careers whose work has had international impact and whose future research career is exceptionally promising - to use for any research purpose Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been offered since 2001 in commemoration of the contribution to the work of the Tr
Published: 21 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 17 May 2022
The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible.
Published: 21 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
he selection process administered by the judges will be as follows: • The ‘Weekly Selection’ will be the top entries submitted via our website and Instagram page. This selection will be published at the end of each week on our website as a gallery and in
Published: 17 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
The 2022 World Bank Group Youth Summit Competition seeks proposals from youth (18 – 35 years) who have innovative and action-oriented solutions and projects for “Unlocking the Power of Inclusion for Equitable Growth” based on three pillars of development: social, environm
Published: 11 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 04 Mar 2022
Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Since its inception in 2016 at the University of Ibadan, the prize has received about 3500 entries from stud
Published: 08 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 07 Mar 2022
Today marks the launch of registration and content availability for the third annual Imagine Cup Junior, an exciting opportunity for students to learn about technology and how it can be used to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Imagine Cup Junior helps students build skills in
Published: 07 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 12 May 2022
GOL is a gamified five-week virtual hackathon developed by MicrosoftADC for undergraduate students. Last year was open to Nigeria & Kenya. It is back, this time open to students in East Africa and South Africa.
Published: 01 Feb 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 02 Feb 2022
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at th
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Feb 2022
The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa.
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 25 Feb 2022
World’s leading green energy awards, seeks to reward innovative enterprises and programmes that deliver, or play a key part in enabling the delivery of sustainable energy systems and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits. In 2021, we’re uncovering and supporti
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Mar 2022
or each round of the competition we’ll present a problem (see past problems in Program webpage below) and your team will write a program that generates a solution. Your team can submit as many solutions as you’d like using the online Judge System, and a live scoreboard will let you know
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 23 Feb 2022
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual short story award. The Prize is awarded for a short story by an African writer published in English, whether they reside in Africa or elsewhere.
Published: 13 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
This is your chance to get creative. The World Bank and the Financial Times are looking for your most inventive ideas, high-quality writing, and solutions to improve education outcomes beyond the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our way of life, causing education systems to ex
Published: 11 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
Applications for the Thought for Food MENA Agri-Food-Tech Challenge 2022 are now open. Innovators across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region are invited to share their innovative solutions to transform food systems. The TFF 2022 MENA Agri-Food-Tech Challenge is powered by the global
Published: 11 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 05 Feb 2022
Map the System is a global competition of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, delivered in partnership with educational institutions around the world. From its inception in 2015, Map the System was designed to change the conversation in social impact education — movin
Published: 03 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
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The SADC Secondary School Essay Competition is open only to secondary school students from the SADC Member States; Angola, Botswana, Union of the Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republi
Published: 03 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
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The Kenyan Drone Business Competition 2022 (KDBC) seeks to nurture creativity and hone entrepreneurial skills among Kenya-based early-stage technology entrepreneurs with an interest in Drones. Competitors can apply to be selected as one of 25 Entrepreneurs to participate in a 5-Day virtual
Published: 22 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 13 Jan 2022
UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the field of journalism and press freedom, to nominate candidates for next year’s UNESCO/Guillermo
Published: 16 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Feb 2022
Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. As part of our work, we seek to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers who will not only survive – but thrive – in our increasingly digital economy. With digital technologies connecting devices and d
Published: 14 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 11 Feb 2022