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Application opens for online competitions for students with prizes in cash and kind every year.

You’ll find cooking, poetry, essay competitions in Nigeria, Ghana and other African and developing countries

Here you find competitions, prizes, and awards on essay, video and other competitions open for Young Africans.

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Comic Con Africa Project Springbok 2.0 Developer Showcase for Game Developers

Ifeoma Chime Jul 30, 2020

Calling all game developers! Want to get your game recognised by thousands of fans and hundreds of gaming industry executives? Comic Con Africa and some of our sponsors might just be looking for your game! Taking place on a screen near…

Essay Writing

Lex:lead International Essay Competition 2020 for Undergraduate Students in Developing Countries

Ifeoma Chime Jul 30, 2020

Up to () US$500 awards are to be made in February 2021 to the top-ranked essays answering this year's essay question: "How can laws promoting gender and disability rights support economic development?" Application Timeline: 31st October…

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Oxfam Nigeria/NGYouthSDGs International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020

Ifeoma Chime Jul 28, 2020

As we evolve into the “new normal”; young leaders, social change agents, innovators and builders will need all the support they can get to build back better and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the NGYouthSDGs and…

Contests/Awards

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Humanitarian Law Prize for African…

Ifeoma Chime Jul 27, 2020

The ICRC Is pleased to announce the 2020 academic prize for best published work on IHL in the continent. Application Deadline: 31st December 2020. About the Award: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to…

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OWSD Elsevier Foundation Awards 2021 for Early-Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries

Ifeoma Chime Jul 19, 2020 0

The Elsevier Foundation is calling for nominations of hardworking science-inclined women from Africa and other developing countries. Application Deadline: 30th September 2020 Eligible Countries: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso,…

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University of Waterloo International Master’s Award of Excellence (IMAE) 2020/2021…

Ifeoma Chime Aug 7, 2020 1

The University of Waterloo is now accepting applications from international students interested in applying for…

IBRO Return Home Fellowships 2021 for Researchers in Less Developed…

Aug 7, 2020

The objective of the IBRO Return Home Program is to enable young researchers from less developed countries, who…

DAAD/PLAAS/NELGA Scholarships for Masters & Doctoral Studies in…

Aug 6, 2020

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in collaboration with PLAAS (Institute for Poverty, Land & Agrarian…

MasterCard University of California, Berkeley Masters Scholarships…

Aug 6, 2020

At University of California Berkeley, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will provide holistic support –…

Hungary: Budapest Metropolitan University Excellence Scholarship…

Aug 6, 2020

Fostering talent and hard work is a core value at Budapest Metropolitan University, that's why we have launched…

Swansea University MBA Centenary Scholarship 2020/2021 for…

Aug 6, 2020

Swansea University is offering one (1) fully funded scholarship for its MBA Centenary Scholarship 2020/2021. …

University of North Carolina Visiting Research Fellowship, Transfer…

Aug 6, 2020

The Transfer Project invites African researchers to apply for a 5-month fellowship to engage on joint impact…

Research Grants

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Parliamentary Research Programme (Work in South…

Ifeoma Chime Aug 6, 2020

Have you always wanted to work in Parliament? Then apply for a 3-month placement with a political party. Position…

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)…

Aug 5, 2020

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi; School of Graduate Studies and the Brew Hammond Energy…

Click-on Kaduna Data Science Fellowship Programme 2020 for Young…

Aug 5, 2020

Do you have what it takes to become a leading Data Scientist? Kaduna State in Nigeria has opened applications for…

UNFPA/UN Volunteer Population Data Fellowship Programme 2020 for…

Aug 5, 2020

UNV and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership, have launched a Population Data Fellowship Programme. …

Hillary Rodham Clinton Scholarship Programme 2021 for International…

Aug 4, 2020

Applications are now open for the Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Programme to be taken at Swansea…

HTW Berlin International and Development Economics Masters Scholarship…

Aug 4, 2020

Applications are now open for the Masters in International and Development Economics (MIDE) Scholarship 2021 for…

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Scholarships in Theology, Diaconal and…

Aug 4, 2020

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to…

September

Standard Bank Group Scholarship Programme 2020 for Young Africans

Ifeoma Chime Aug 4, 2020

The Standard Bank bursary fund is designed to promote academic excellence and shape the next generation of African…

Mo Ibrahim Foundation University of London PhD Scholarships 2021/2022…

Aug 4, 2020

The Centre of African Studies, School of African Studies(SOAS) University of London offers 2 PhDs to African …

CIPESA Africa Digital Rights Fund 2020 for Digital Rights Work in…

Aug 4, 2020

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to issue the third…

Nuffic Fellowships at the Hague Academy 2021 for International…

Aug 4, 2020

The Hague Academy is offering the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) and the MENA Scholarship Program (MSP) to…

American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS)…

Aug 4, 2020

American University offers the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS) annually to one exceptional …

Illinois Wesleyan University President’s Scholarships Student…

Aug 4, 2020

Illinois Wesleyan University is offering fully-funded Presidential scholarships to outstanding international…

Credit Suisse International Wealth Management Associate Program 2021…

Aug 3, 2020

Credit Suisse is looking for MBA/Master graduates aiming to become successful Relationship Managers to cover the…

Contests/Awards

Comic Con Africa Project Springbok 2.0 Developer Showcase for Game Developers

Lex:lead International Essay Competition 2020 for Undergraduate Students in Developing Countries

Oxfam Nigeria/NGYouthSDGs International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Humanitarian Law Prize for African…

OWSD Elsevier Foundation Awards 2021 for Early-Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries

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