Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge for Creative Developers in Africa and the Middle East 2017

Facebook is seeking Creative Developers from Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA Region for its Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge. Application Deadline: 28th April 2017 Eligible Regions: (i) The Middle East and North Africa; and (ii) Sub-Saharan Africa To be taken at (country):  About the Award: For many years Facebook has been promoting innovation across the Middle East and Africa, providing … Read more

Apply: East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017 (EAPTC-2017) for Innovative Entrepreneurs in East Africa

The East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017 (EAPTC-2017) aims to identify scalable post-harvest technologies in East Africa for dissemination. Application Deadline: 20th February, 2017 Eligible Countries: East–African countries About the Award: The EAPTC-2017 will select top 50 scalable technologies from successful entries and offer them accelerated training on scaling up and pitching. Twenty five outstanding participants in … Read more

Morgan Stanley Worldwide University Photo Competition 2017

Each year, students show Morgan Stanley what the world looks like through their eyes in our annual photo competition. This year’s theme, Places and Spaces, focuses on the various places and spaces where you live, work and travel to. Application Deadline: 19th February  2017 Eligible Countries: Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa and North American countries … Read more

SA Writers College (SAWC) Annual Short Story Award 2017 For Emerging Writers in South Africa

The annual SA Writers College Short Story Competition acknowledges excellence in creative writing in the Short Story form. The contest is open to any beginner writer living in South Africa. Application Deadline: 30th April 2017 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: South Africa To be taken at (country): South Africa Theme: A person’s world is only as big as their … 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

Masdar Engage Global Social Media Competition 2017. Funded to Abu Dhabi

Entries are open for the 2017 Masdar Engage Global Social Media Competition: Technology for a Sustainable Future. This year’s Engage competition is about how participants want to see changes in the world and their local communities by 2026; and Masdar wants to hear citizens’ perspectives on how society can embark on a path towards a … Read more