Author: Opportunity Desk

Deadline: January 15, 2016 The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by Global Development Network (GDN) with the generous support from the…

Deadline: Ongoing Applications are now being accepted for the IBM research internships! At IBM Research Africa, interns work on projects that address some of the toughest…

Deadline: China (January 31, 2016), Africa and Middle East (February 14, 2016), Europe (February 15, 2016), Australia/New Zealand (February 26, 2016), USA/Canada (March 14, 2016) Google…

Deadline: December 30, 2015 GoUNESCO is now accepting applications for the 2016 Internship Program. The GoUNESCO Internship Program (GIP) is a 6 month global student outreach program that…

Deadline: January 11, 2016 Applications are now open for the 2016 Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI). The CYFI Fellowship is a dynamic youth-based initiative launched in…

Deadline: January 16, 2016 UNESCO is pleased to launch the 2016 Worldwide Youth Multimedia Contest. Contestants must choose one of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and…

Season’s Greetings, everyone! As we draw the curtain for 2015, we are pleased to introduce Charu Sharma from India, the Opportunity Desk Young Person of the…

Deadline: January 29, 2016 Entries are being received for the inaugural TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting. The prize recognizes reporting that focuses on uncovering commerical bribery with…

Deadline: February 9,2016 Hash Code is a team-based programming competition organized by Google for students and industry professionals (18+) across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.…

Deadline: February 13, 2016 The Swedish Institute is offering scholarships through the Visby Programme for the 2016/2017 academic year. The aim of the Visby Programme is to…

Deadline: February 15, 2016 The Word Press Institute (WPI) Fellowship is offered to 10 journalists from countries around the world. It provides immersion into the governance,…

Deadline: January 20, 2016 The scholarship application period is now open for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships (SISS). SISS is the Swedish government’s international awards scheme aimed…

Deadline: April 30, 2016 Loughborough University is delighted to announce full-fee scholarships for international full-time taught postgraduate students who are currently domiciled (permanently living) in Africa.…

Deadlines: January 15, 2016 (Global Graduate Program) & Ongoing (Global  Talent Pool) Coloplast Global Career Challenge is now open! Coloplast is a leading medtech company headquartered…

Deadline: January 15, 2016 The Centre of African Studies, with the generous assistance of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, is pleased to announce two Visiting Research Fellowships…