With vast natural resources to support its food systems, livelihoods, markets and growing young population, Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to restore its degraded landscapes, cater to the needs of its people and pave a sustainable way forward for all of humanity. We’re thrilled to
Published: 12 Jul 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 29 Jul 2024
Are you a female founder with a groundbreaking idea ready to disrupt the market? The 10th Annual Girls in Tech Startup Challenge is your golden opportunity to transform your vision into reality. This premier competition invites you to join a global community of trailblazing women entrepreneurs, show
Published: 10 Jul 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Aug 2024
The Ralph Brown Expedition Award is a single annual award, offered to an experienced researcher leading a research expedition working in an aquatic environment. This includes the study of coral reefs, rivers, lakes and shallow seas. The project should be of value to the host country a
Published: 02 Jul 2024 Type: Contest Study in: United Kingdom Value: £12,500 Deadline: 23 Nov 2024
The Gilchrist Educational Trust offers an award to support original and challenging overseas fieldwork carried out by small teams of university academics and other researchers. The Gilchrist Fieldwork Award, of the Gilchrist Educational Trust, was first awarded in 1990. It is entirely owned,
Published: 01 Jul 2024 Type: Contest Study in: United Kingdom Value: £15,000 Deadline: 23 Nov 2024
Around the world, millions of young Social Shifters are taking on today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. If you’re a young person (18-30 years) with an idea, project or business solution to an issue that matters to you and your community, your journey starts here.
Published: 26 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Value: $10,000 USD Deadline: 31 Jul 2024
In the spirit of our guiding philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good – over the last 18 years, Canon Oceania has supported over 110 schools, not-for-profits and community groups with over $550,000 in monetary and product support. This year, the
Published: 26 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Study in: Australia Value: $5,000 Deadline: 28 Jul 2024
The CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism is meant to promote high-quality investigative journalism and acknowledge the efforts of investigative journalists often working under difficult conditions in the context of threats to media freedom and personal safety. FOCUS
Published: 24 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Value: 4,000 EUR Deadline: 31 Jul 2024
The annual Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads International Photo Contest offers an exciting opportunity for young people from all over the world to capture their understanding of the shared heritage of the Silk Roads through the lens of their camera. As the visual arts, and in particular photog
Published: 19 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Jul 2024
Nigeria has witnessed substantial economic challenges over the last couple of months and years. Reports and lived experiences of citizens have highlighted unprecedented levels of inflation, sharply rising costs of living, and widespread occurrences of acute hardships by households and individuals ac
Published: 17 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 24 Jun 2024
The World Photography Organisation is a global platform for photography initiatives. Working across more than 180 countries, their aim is to raise the level of conversation around photography by celebrating the best imagery and photographers on the planet. Made up of four competitions (Profession
Published: 10 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 10 Jan 2025
We are thrilled to announce the 1st Edition of the Think Canada Education Annual Essay Competition – an opportunity for young bright minds across Nigeria and Ghana to shape the future of education. Theme "Future Trends in Education Industry: Challenges and Opportunities fo
Published: 10 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Study in: Ghana, Nigeria Value: $1500 Deadline: 21 Jul 2024
This new prize, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to honour women scientists in Low Income African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences.
Published: 07 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Value: USD5,000 Deadline: 30 Jun 2024
Our 2025 Here to Be grant accelerates the work of community-led non-profit organizations around the globe that are advancing the wellbeing of their communities. About Here to Be Powered by the lululemon Centre for Social Impact, Here to Be is our annual, application-based grant program. Since
Published: 07 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Study in: United States Value: $50,000 USD Deadline: 28 Jun 2024
An estimated 244 million children across the world are deprived of education due to social, economic and cultural factors. (Source: UNESCO) The Fitch Group x Social Shifters Global Education Challenge is designed to enable young people (18-30 years) to explore, start and grow ideas that supp
Published: 07 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Value: $10,000 USD Deadline: 31 Jul 2024
The International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement under the auspices of UNESCO (ICM) is hosting the 2024 Martial Arts Photo Contest to raise interest and awareness in the values of martial arts. Entries are open to anyone interested. THEME: Martial Arts, Embracing the
Published: 06 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 22 Jul 2024
The Heirs Insurance Essay Championship is an annual essay competition open to school students between JSS1 – JSS3 across Nigeria, with the aim of showcasing the creativity and talent of children.
Published: 05 Jun 2024 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 01 Jul 2024
Every year on April 26, we celebrate the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to learn more about the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity, and ultimately in shaping our world. This year’s celebration is themed “IP and SDGs: Building Our Common Future with In
Published: 28 May 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 May 2024
On the occasion of the celebrations of Africa World Heritage Day, under the theme “My African Heritage”, the African World Heritage Fund is calling on all Africans to participate in the celebration of African heritage during the Africa Month. Stand a chance to win a weeken
Published: 20 May 2024 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified