Applications are now open for the 2025 ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme. The Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) is an exciting programme to engage, empower, and inspire young digital leaders and changemakers. GCYLP is supporting young visionaries from around the world who propose creative, far-reaching, innovative, and feasible community-driven
Applications are now open for the 2025 AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme . AWIEF has partnered with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank Limited to implement its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator programme in Nigeria and is excited to announce the call for applications. The programme will attract and select a cohort of 100 beneficiaries of
Applications are now open for the 2026 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. Based in Lake Como, Italy, the four-week residency offers participants the opportunity to unleash their creativity and advance groundbreaking work. Residents can take advantage of focused, uninterrupted work time in this unique environment while participating in an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural
Applications are now open for the 2025 IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program. IMU CDC established in 2017 the Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program. The GRAID program provides modest support for emerging research groups, working in a developing country listed in Priority 1 or 2 of
Applications are now open for the 2025 NNPC/Oando Graduate Acceleration Program. Are you young, audacious, driven and ready to kick off your career in the energy sector? Then apply for the NNPC/Oando Graduate Acceleration Program. The NNPC/Oando Graduate Acceleration Program (OGAP) is a unique opportunity to develop recent graduates who have the
Applications are now open for the 2025 Business Growth Initiative for Startups (BGIS) Program. The Business Growth Initiative for Startups is a programme designed to empower growth-stage business in Nigeria by providing tailored support, mentorship, and resources to scale sustainably and profitably. The programme includes both virtual and in-person components, ensuring flexibility
Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship. This fellowship is a joint initiative with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their choosing. Fellows take part
Applications are now open for the 2025 Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship. This fellowship is a joint initiative with Richard and Susan Hayden. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their
Applications are now open for the 2025 African STARS Fellowship Programme. The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal) invite applications for the African STARS Fellowship Programme, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. This prestigious initiative is
Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 WISE Edtech Accelerator Programme. For over six years, WISE have supported edtech founders from around the world scale innovative solutions to key challenges within the world of education. Each year, WISE deliver a bespoke program aimed at supporting startup growth through one-to-one coaching, masterclasses with industry experts, as well as access

The Consolidated Hallmark Graduate Trainee Program 2026 for young Nigerian graduates.
Asset & Resource Management (ARM) Graduate Trainee Program 2026 for young Nigerian graduates.
The SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition 2026 for young Nigerians (₦1,000,000 Prize)
The Sahara Group Global Management Trainee Programme 2026 for young Nigerian graduates.
The 2026 GSK Africa Open Lab Postgraduate Fellowship in Biostatistics /Health Data Science for early-career African scientists (Fully Funded)
The American University of Beirut (AUB) Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2026/2027 for Online Masters study (Fully Funded).
Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) OND Internship Programme 2026 for young Nigerians
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program 2026 for Developing Countries Nationals (Fully Funded).
CFAO Nigeria Graduate Trainee Program 2026 for young Nigerian graduates.