Author: Opportunity Desk

Deadline: March 15, 2019 Applications for the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards 2019 are now open. The FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards, the leading global programme that highlights…

Deadline: March 1, 2019 Are you a current undergraduate student or recent graduate who is passionate about ending hunger in the United States and around the…

Deadline: February 28, 2019 Submit entries for the AUDA/NEPAD Youth Essay Contest 2019. In an effort to promote African youth’s active participation in the continent’s development,…

Deadline: March 1, 2019 Apply for the IAS Educational Fund Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme 2019. The programme is aimed at contributing to improving the quality of…

Deadline: February 25, 2019 Applications are open for the IBM Great Minds Student Internship 2019. The Great Minds initiative is a competition for 3 to 6-month…

Deadline: Rolling Basis Applications for the World Economic Forum Global Leadership Fellows Programme 2019 are now open. The Global Leadership Fellows Programme is a multi-year programme that combines…

Deadline: February 23, 2019 The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites applications for the 2019 Young Peacebuilders in Middle East and North Africa programme. The…

Deadline: February 15, 2019 Forbes Africa is searching for Africans under the age of 30, who are building brands, creating jobs and representing and transforming the…

Deadline: April 30, 2019 The call for nominations for the fifth edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is now open. The UNESCO-Japan…

Deadline: March 7, 2019 Applications are open for the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for Women Journalists 2019. The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides academic and professional opportunities…

Deadline: March 31, 2019 Applications for the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019 are now open. The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship provides the opportunity for early…

Deadline: February 22, 2019 Applications are open for the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019. To secure the future and foster the…

Welcome to February! Our Young Person of the Month is Damilola Fasoranti from Nigeria. Damilola is a professional educator, with 6 years’ experience of interfacing with…

Deadline: May 15, 2019 Applications for the Einstein Fellowship 2020 for Young Scholars are now open. The Einstein Forum and the Daimler and Benz Foundation are…

Deadline: February 19, 2019 Applications are open for the Reporters Without Borders Germany Berlin Scholarship Program 2019. Reporters Without Borders Germany invites journalists from war zones…