Deadline Extended: The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2017. US$50,000

Applications for the 2nd edition of the Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security are invited from  research projects in plant science, soil science, nutritional science, agricultural sciences or other field of scientific research impacting food security, focused on any part of the agricultural supply chain. Application Deadline: 12th January 2017 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: All Eligible Fields: Research projects … Read more

Enter for Commonwealth Youth Council “My Disability Does Not Define Me” Competition 2017

To commemorate World Braille Day, the Commonwealth Youth Council launches “Unseen & Unspoken.” This is a segment of creative expression of the #iamABLE campaign through the art of poetry. Application Deadline: 31st May 2017 at 1700 GMT. Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): Online About the Award:  The theme of the competition is “My disability does … Read more

Now Open! 4th impactAFRICA Journalism Contest. $500,000 plus funded to the US

Journalists in six African countries — South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria — can win a fully paid study tour to major United States newsrooms as part of a new impactAFRICA reporting contest. Application Deadline: 15th March 2017 Eligible Countries: South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria To be taken at (country): About the … Read more

Deadline Extended! How to Apply for YouWiN Business Plan Competition 2014

YouWin Business Competition

Note: The application deadline of the 2014 YouWIN business plan competition has been extended to 13th February 2015 With YouWIN, turn your entrepreneurial aspirations into reality. YouWiN! stands for Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria. It is an innovative business plan competition aimed at job creation by encouraging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurial youth in Nigeria … Read more