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Deadline: July 7, 2026 Applications are open for the European Commission Youth4Regions Journalism Programme 2026. The Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and…
Deadline: July 14, 2026 Applications are open for the Gap in Between Startup Challenge 2026. This is an international call designed to boost entrepreneurship as a…
Deadline: July 20, 2026 Applications are open for the AWIEF Pitch n Grow Competition 2026. The Pitch n Grow is AWIEF’s flagship annual women entrepreneurship pitch competition…
Deadline: September 16, 2026 Applications are open for the SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest 2026. The SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest is…
Deadline: August 17, 2026 Applications are open for the Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge 2026. Step onto a global stage and turn a climate idea…
Deadline: July 7, 2026 Applications are open for the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Youth Policy Lab 2026. The ACET Youth Policy Lab is a dynamic platform…
Deadline: July 2, 2026 Applications are open for the UNDP Creatives4Peace Youth Online Innovation Challenge 2026. The challenge aims to support young Africans who are using…
Deadline: June 30, 2026 Applications are open for the School Enterprise Challenge 2026. The School Enterprise Challenge is a free, international education programme that supports teachers…
Deadline: June 30, 2026 Applications are open for the Santander X Global Challenge – The Quantum AI Leap 2026. This is a global challenge for startups…
Deadline: August 31, 2026 Applications are open for the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026. The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to give young…
Deadline: August 1, 2026 Applications are open for the Wharton Africa Business Forum New Venture Competition 2026. The New Venture Competition (NVC) is the flagship pitch…
Deadline: June 30, 2026 Applications are open for the FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge 2026. Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa and GreenCape, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann…
Deadline: July 8, 2026 Applications are open for the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Prize for Innovation 2026. The NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI), an initiative…
Deadline: June 30, 2026 Applications are open for the Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition 2026. The Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence…