Since our first TFF Challenge in 2013, we have supported more than 30,000 innovators from over 175 countries and helped to launch 70+ startups that have gone on to raise millions of dollars, gain partnerships with leading companies, gain global exposure, and make on-the-ground impact in every r
Published: 16 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 03 Jun 2022
UNESCO has just opened its call for applications for the prestigious UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. All champions in the field of literacy learning are encouraged to apply and nominating entities to be ready to engage and nominate their favourite candidates from around the world. Like ev
Published: 16 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 06 Jun 2022
A highlight of the SA Innovation Summit that allows innovators, inventors and unique creative thinker to showcase their innovative talent. The Inventors Garage is an opportunity for entrepreneurs with a working prototype or product from proven concept to pre-commercialisation to gain access to fundi
Published: 16 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
Senior category (Born between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2008 (14-18 years of age), maximum word count: 1500 words Imagine you are a Head of Government delivering a speech to your counterparts at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda. Write a speech that highlights what y
Published: 06 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
Do you have an original take on current events and issues in tax practice and policy—but you’re not yet a tax professional? Apply for the Bloomberg Tax Insights Competition 2022. This writing competition is the perfect opportunity to show off your work: The competition is intended t
Published: 05 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Jun 2022
Excellent Minds Initiative (EMI) is now accepting entries from undergraduate students in tertiary institutions in West Africa for its 2022 essay competition. Excellent Minds Initiative (EMI) Essay Competition is calling for entries – The Competition is a brainchild of the Excelle
Published: 04 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 05 May 2022
As part of the 2022 Digital Economy Summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in conjunction with AmChams across Africa, is hosting its annual Digital Entrepreneurship Competition for African Startups. The competition is targeted towards Digital SMEs and start
Published: 02 May 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 May 2022
The Waislitz Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $200,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. The grand prize is $100,000 with two additional prizes at $50,000 each, for a total of three prizes. The awards are presented by the Waislitz Foundation and
Published: 29 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 29 May 2022
How can poetry be an effective response to current events and underreported stories? How can we use poetry to connect global issues to our local and personal contexts? Students are invited to explore these questions and make their voices heard in their entries to the Fighting Words Poetry Contest.
Published: 28 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 May 2022
Photographers from all over the world, prepare your cameras. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see your perspective on the beauty and richness of this
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 10 May 2022
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious ”Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of innovative green ideas. The award, under the patronage of Minister Anja&n
Published: 22 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 24 May 2022
The World Trade Organization has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2022 WTO Essay Award. The aim of the award is to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade cooperation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community
Published: 15 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 06 Jun 2022
The Zurich Enterprise Challenge gives you an opportunity of a lifetime to work with one of the world’s top insurance companies and interact with its corporate customers to solve real-life strategy and business challenges.
Published: 14 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 26 Jun 2022
We have set out to do everything in our power to create fashion that is more inclusive. Stitch by stitch, person by person, innovation by innovation. We’re determined to push boundaries – so we know that some of the best ideas won’t always be our own. Launched in 2018, the Tommy
Published: 11 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Apr 2022
Launched in 2018, the Google Podcasts creator program provides independent audio makers from around the world with the resources, skills, and creative communities that make podcast production more productive and innovative – and a little less lonely. Using the PRX Training Teams’ signatu
Published: 07 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 24 Apr 2022
Launched in 2021, Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO promotes and enhances the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, knowledge systems, and local values and activities, including gastronomy. At the same time, the initiative
Published: 05 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 28 Jun 2022
ITU is organizing a global competition to select the first group of “Generation Connect Gender Champions.” The competition, funded by the Government of Canada, will select twelve (12) outstanding young women (ages 18-24) from developing countries (2 from each ITU region).  
Published: 30 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 03 Apr 2022
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (OSVP) has become a reference and has passed the 10-year mark by entering its 11th edition. Every year, it rewards the best technological projects with a positive impact in Africa and the Middle East. The competition is organized in tw
Published: 29 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 27 May 2022