The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative is Jack Ma’s flagship entrepreneur program in Africa led by the Jack Ma Foundation. The ANPI is a US$10 million Prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Application Deadline: 30th June 2019 Eligible Countries: African countries About the Award: Each year for the next ten years, the …
UNIDO ITPO Italy invites applications for the international contest “Innovative Ideas and Technologies in Agribusiness”. Innovative ideas and technologies relative to the entire agribusiness value chain – developed by startups, businesses, research centers and academia – that could be successfully applied in Developing Countries (DCs) are eligible. Application Deadline: 31st March 2019 GMT Eligible Countries: Developing …
The Anzisha Prize seeks to award young entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented innovative solutions to social challenges or started successful businesses within their communities. Application Deadline: 31st March 2019 About the Award: 12 finalists from across Africa will win an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa to be a part of a week-long entrepreneurship workshop …
The SheTrades in the Commonwealth programme aims to increase economic growth and job creation in Commonwealth countries by increasing the participation of women-owned businesses in international trade. Application Deadline: 15th February 2019 Eligible Countries: Commonwealth Countries About the Award: The SheTrades initiative aims to connect three million women to market by 2021 and rallies stakeholders around the world to …
Are you or do you know a leading changemaker under 20? Learn more about how we select and find young leaders who are creating an Everyone a Changemaker world. Application Deadline: 28th February 2019 Eligible Countries: East African countries About the Award: Ashoka Young Changemakers are a carefully selected network of young people who have found their power …
Johnson and Johnson’s Africa Innovation Challenge (AIC), an initiative to support Africa’s vibrant and growing innovation ecosystem is now accepting submissions to the AIC 2019 challenge. Individuals and companies that have locally sustainable consumer health solutions can submit their solutions to receive funding and mentorship from Johnson & Johnson. Application Deadline: 16th January, 2019 Eligible Countries: Countries in Africa Eligible Fields: There …
Applications are on for Global Social Venture Competition 2019 to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and funding to transform their ideas into businesses that will have positive real world impact. Application Deadline: 3rd December, 2018 Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): Applicant’s chosen country and Graduate School Business and Society at the Università …
The GSBI Accelerator invites applications from social entrepreneurs around the world who use science and technology to address problems of people living in poverty. Application Deadline: 3rd November, 2018 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): Silicon Valley, California, USA About the Award: Past participants include many in water supply, energy, agriculture, and environment in developing countries. The …
Announced at the One Young World Summit for the second year in a row, the call for applications for The 2018 – 2019 Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award has officially launched! There will be double the number of potential winners, from 5 to 10, with total value of all prizes combined – USD$100,000. Application Deadline: 21st November 2018 1:00pm …
Join us on our first ever Facebook live event this Thursday. Whether you are looking for a scholarship to further your education abroad or to get funding to grow your ideas or venture, you don’t want to miss this event. Watch the recorded video below I will be discussing live with Emmanuel Chukwu, the founder …
Africa’s Top 30 Tech Start-ups is an initiative by Accenture to identify the top tech start-ups on the continent. Application Deadline: 7th October 2018, 23:59:59 SAST Eligible Countries: African countries About the Award: We are looking for those start-ups founded by Africans, that are solving problems in business, government and civil society. We believe in championing start-ups, accelerating digital transformation, …
TechCrunch is looking for Sub-Saharan Africa’s best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs to participate in TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2018. Application Deadline: 3rd September, 2018 at 5pm PST Eligible Countries: African countries. See list of countries below To be taken at (country): Lagos, Nigeria About the Award: TechCrunch is headed to Lagos to host our second Startup Battlefield Africa competition on December 11! …
After world war two in 1945, Japan was in ruins. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been wrecked by atomic bomb. Factories have been burnt to ashes. Nearly everyone was jobless. How would a devastated nation with no natural resources, only 10% arable land, feed over 100 million people? What creative processes could take them from this …
The World Summit Award (WSA) Young Innovators Award looks for digital applications that have a strong impact on society in one of the 8 WSA categories. WSA focuses on content depth, strategic value and local impact of a product and is strictly for people under 30 Application Deadline: 31st August 2018 Eligible Countries: UN Member Countries About the Award: WSA …