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BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Programme ($1.1 million seed capital)

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BeGreen Africa

BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Programme ($1.1 million seed capital) Applications are open for BeGreen Africa Entrepreneurship Programme. BeGreen Africa is a green entrepreneurship pilot programme co-created by The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), IKEA Foundation, and young green entrepreneurs.The key objective of this mission-aligned partnership is to create a holistic, sustainable, and youth-led green … Read more

UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development ($300,000)

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UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development

UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development ($300,000) Call for Applications and Nominations for the eighth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development. The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, which is one of UNESCO’s … Read more

Mercy Corps Ventures Crypto For Good Fund

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Mercy Corps Ventures Crypto For Good Fund

Mercy Corps Ventures Crypto For Good Fund Mercy Corps Ventures Crypto For Good Fund Mercy Corps Ventures launched their Crypto For Good Fund, with the objective to drive global financial inclusion. Through a series of pilots, they are building an evidence base to prove the scalability of blockchain-enabled solutions, in making a positive impact on … Read more

Green Alley Award 2024 for startups in Europe

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Green Alley Award 2024 for startups in Europe

Green Alley Award 2024 for startups in Europe Applications are open for the Green Alley Award 2024 for startups in Europe. In 2014, Landbell Group established Europe’s first startup prize for the Circular Economy with a specific goal: to invest and innovate for the future by promoting circular economy startups. Over the first decade, this … Read more

FT African Journalism Fellowship with One World Media

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FT African Journalism Fellowship with One World Media

FT African Journalism Fellowship with One World Media Applications are open for the FT African Journalism Fellowship with One World Media 2023. In collaboration with the FT One World is looking for a mid-career journalist from, based in and covering Sub-Saharan Africa, with an ambitious written story to tell a global audience. They are looking … Read more

USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program 2024-2025 ($20,000 funding)

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USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program

USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program 2024-2025 ($20,000 funding) Application is open for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Peace Scholar Fellowship program 2024-2025. USIP’s Peace Scholar Fellowship program awards non-residential fellowships to PhD candidates enrolled at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to conflict management, peacebuilding and security studies. This … Read more

Win $500! at the International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Poster Contest 2023

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International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Poster Contest

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Poster Contest 2023 Applications are open for the International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Poster Contest 2023 This contest is an annual competition organized by the ICAW Committee ahead of the coming year’s International Compost Awareness Week. This year’s poster contest will run from September 1 to November 1, 2023, ahead … Read more

Apply! InfoNile University Science Communication Competition for Africa.

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InfoNile University Science Communication Competition

InfoNile University Science Communication Competition for Africa Applications are open for the InfoNileUniversity Science Communication Competition for Africa. The competition aims to foster environmental awareness and empower young scientists and conservationists in Africa to take action for swamps. Participating students are encouraged to conduct in-depth research, critically analyze scientific information, and effectively communicate their findings … Read more

Apply! United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Heroes Campaign (US$1,000 Grant)

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Heroes Campaign

Are you a youth committed to making a positive impact against desertification? Applications are now open for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Heroes Campaign 2023. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Heroes campaign recognizes and supports young individuals and youth-led/based organizations making positive impacts against desertification, land degradation, … Read more

University of Pisa DSU Scholarship in Italy 2023/24 | Fully Funded

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University of Pisa DSU Scholarship in Italy

University of Pisa DSU Scholarship in Italy 2023/24 The long-awaited University of Pisa DSU Scholarship in Italy 2023/24 has arrived, as fully funded scholarships in Italy are now available for the academic year 2023/24. Applications are now open for the DSU Scholarship in Italy. Universita di Pisa (University of Pisa) invites EU and non-EU students … Read more

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

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Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 35th class in 2023, the Foundation has provided over 6,750 … Read more

Global Innovation Fund for Organizations

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Global Innovation Fund

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is a social impact-first investment vehicle that collaborates with mission-aligned development agencies, philanthropy, and other funders to identify and fund evidence-based innovations that have the potential to improve the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people. We offer a unique function in addition to existing development assistance by taking … Read more

Call for Applications: African Impact Challenge 2023 |Up to $25,000 CAD

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African Impact Challenge

Call for Applications: African Impact Challenge 2023 |Up to $25,000 CAD The African Impact Challenge aims to create the Africa we desire by investing in the continent’s early innovators. They are able to create market-creating innovations that use technology to address their country’s most pressing concerns. The challenge begins in April 2023 with a self-paced Pre-incubation phase, … Read more