Category: Competitions

Competitions
Global Development Awards Competition 2025 for development practitioners.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Global Development Awards Competition. The Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) is GDN’s largest and longest-running programme that brings together a rich community of researchers and development practitioners. It is an award scheme that: THEME – 2025 EDITION : Digital Transformation for Universal Health Coverage The Japanese Award

Competitions, Internships
The Future Pathways Development Initiative (FPDI) Policy Challenge 2025 for young Nigerian Undergraduates (₦2,000,000 prize + 3-month paid internship)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Future Pathways Development Initiative (FPDI) Policy Challenge. The 2025 Policy Challenge seeks bold, innovative, and practical policy reforms that can strengthen social cohesion and foster a more unified Nigeria. This competition is more than just an intellectual exercise—it is an opportunity to drive meaningful change.

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FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2025 for early-stage African Social Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to San Francisco, Carlifornia plus $USD 100,000 grant prize)

Applications are now open for the 2025 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition. NCA Ventures is hosting the second annual Prize Competition to fund early-stage companies with visionary leaders looking to drive impact and innovation in climate-smart agriculture and fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports rising African entrepreneurs who are

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Geneva Challenge 2025 – Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students (25,000 CHF in monetary prizes & Fully Funded to Geneva, Switzerland)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Geneva Challenge. The 2025 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration. Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development issues from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and with the generous support

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The Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition 2025 for young Africans.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition. The Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition 2025 is a pioneering initiative driving Africa’s leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) through AI, robotics, and emerging technologies. This transformative competition is a collaboration between the African

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AUDA-NEPAD Competition! Call for Africa’s TVET Champions (All-expenses-paid trip to Africa Skills Week 2024 in Accra, Ghana)

AUDA-NEPAD Competition! Good Practices for Innovative Approaches for Implementing Equitable and Inclusive TVET in Africa. Are you an organisation that excels at ensuring all of Africa’s young people have equal access to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) opportunities? Do you have programmes that specifically target women and girls,

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The Commonwealth Secretariat Think Trade, Think Green: Commonwealth Innovative Youth Essay Award Competition.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is pleased to launch the Think Trade, Think Green: Commonwealth Innovative Youth Essay Award Competition. This competition, brought to you by the Trade and Youth teams of the Commonwealth Secretariat, invites young researchers and students aged 18-29 to share their insights on a crucial topic: How can trade and

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Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Essay Competition 2024 for African Undergraduates.

Applications are now open for the 2024 Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Essay Competition. The essay competition on “Collaborative Action for Growth, Competitiveness, and Stability” invites participants to explore the interconnected dimensions of inclusive development, business dynamism, societal security, innovation, and stakeholder collaboration. Essays should discuss how fostering inclusive growth can drive competitiveness

Competitions
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS COMPETITION 2024 FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS.

The Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) is GDN’s largest and longest-running program that brings together a rich community of researchers and development practitioners. It is an award scheme that: THEME – 2024 EDITION Sustainable Climate Action for Human-Centered Development The awards will feature two categories: The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on

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THE WORLD BANK GROUP (WBG) YOUTH SUMMIT 2024 PITCH COMPETITION FOR YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS. (FULLY FUNDED TO WORLD BANK HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C)

Applications are now open for the 2024 World Bank Group (WBG) Pitch Competition. The WBG Youth Summit 2024 Pitch Competition is an exciting opportunity for young change-makers to showcase their innovative solutions addressing global challenges. Open to individuals aged 18-35 worldwide, this competition provides a dynamic platform for presenting your ideas to