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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
The Mitacs-SICI Globalink Research Awards can provide funding for research collaborations between Canadian and SICI member institutions. This program can be used to support large scale research collaborations between SICI’s Indian and Canadian member institutions, as well as individual researc
Published: 13 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Study in: Canada Deadline: Not Specified
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in collaboration with ONE and the Elliott family, seeks entries for the 2022 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. The contest is named after late British journalist and longtime ICFJ board member Michael Elliott. The A
Published: 13 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Jan 2022
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The World Justice Challenge 2022 is a global competition to identify, recognize and promote good practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance the rule of law. As a key component of the next World Justice Forum 2022: Building More Just Communities, the Wo
Published: 09 Dec 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Jan 2022
