Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Program 2026 for Growth-stage African startups. 
Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program 2026 for young Nigerians 
iF Social Impact Prize 2026 for young Changemakers ( EUR 100,000 in prize money.) 
2026 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences (US$ 300,000 prize) 
The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship 2026 for creative writers (50,000 AED grant & funded Residency in Sharjah, UAE) 
The Alpha Morgan Capital Graduate Trainee Programme 2026 for young Nigerian graduates. 
The FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program 2026 for young Nigerians. 
AWF-Wall Leadership & Management Fellowship 2026 for young African professionals (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya) 
The Johns Hopkins University Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship 2026/2027 for gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners (Fully Funded) 
The aim of the 2022 AgriPitch Competition is to support agripreneurs by focusing on building the bankability of their businesses and ensuring that they are pitch ready for potential investors. Entrepreneurs will be coached and mentored in an interactive and tailored two-week training programme to review, prepare and present their businesses for
The Entrepreneurship Campus empowers social entrepreneurs, especially young people, from around the world to create a culture for entrepreneurship, to promote entrepreneurial education, and to engage in a more peaceful world. Participants are invited to submit their innovative ideas and projects with a societal impact, which champion and implement one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development
The March 8th Initiative is organised by the “Friends of Prof” to inspire and promote communal, entrepreneurial, and public-spirited endeavour within Nigeria in honour of the birthday of His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON. Over the last two editions, the March 8th Initiative has provided opportunities for young people
Deadline: May 31, 2021 Apply now for the Hack the Planet Competition 2021. To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Satellite Applications Catapult are launching the first-ever Hack the Planet competition, in search of innovative, impactful and scalable ideas that will tackle the threats facing communities
Deadline: June 7, 2021 Applications are invited for the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition 2021. The ABH aims to identify, support and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their local communities, working to solve the most pressing problems, and building a more sustainable
Deadline: June 9, 2021 The Global Development Network (GDN) invites researchers from low-income or middle-income countries to submit research proposals within the theme, ‘International trade and the promotion of biodiversity,’ for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD). The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development is a competitive
Deadline: February 5, 2021 Applications are open for the World Ocean Initiative (WOI) Ocean Changemakers Challenge 2021. The Ocean Changemakers Challenge aims to showcase innovators working to develop business solutions to ocean-related sustainability challenges. It is aimed at early-career researchers or professionals. Three finalists will be invited to present their business