Africa
Win Recognition and Travel Support for Human Rights Work: UNESCO Regional Youth Contest for Human Rights in Eastern Africa (2026)
If you are 18–35 and based in Eastern Africa, here is a chance to turn your ideas about human rights into something the world can see — and to get travel, cash prizes, publication and an audience to present to.
Win Up to $2,500 for Regional Integration Reporting: SADC Media Awards 2026 Guide for Print, Radio, TV, and Photojournalism
There are awards that feel like polite applause. And then there are awards that put your work in the middle of a regional conversation that actually matters.
Win Up to $5,000 for Student Health Design Projects: Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition 2026
If you and your classmates have sketched a user-friendly ventilator adapter on a napkin, prototyped a community health app in a dorm room, or designed a low-cost clinic workflow that actually makes sense, this competition is made for you.
Win Up to $5,000 for Your STEM Degree in the US or Canada: MPOWER Financing Women in STEM Scholarship 2026
There are scholarships that feel like a polite golf clap—nice, but not life-changing. Then there are scholarships that show up like a friend with groceries when your bank account is doing that tragic little “insufficient funds” dance.
Win Up to £50,000 for Climate Resilience Research: Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge CReSus Fund 2025
If you care about climate resilience in Africa and have a collaborator at the University of Cambridge, this call is built for you.
Win Up to €15,000 for Design That Advances Gender Equality: Design Equality 2025 International Competition Guide
Design meets purpose. If you create products, services, policies or digital tools that improve the lives of women and girls, the Design Equality 2025 International Competition is a stage and a pot of prize money waiting for work with real impact.
Win Up to €55,000 for Heritage Storytelling in Southern Africa: Goethe-Institut Co-Creation Grants 2026 Explained
Heritage work can feel like you’re constantly being asked to do the impossible with the improbable: protect a site, keep a tradition alive, document histories that were never written down, welcome visitors, educate young people, and somehow stil...
Young Political Leadership Training in Cameroon 2026: How to Get into the FES Young Leaders Programme
If you are a young Cameroonian who spends more time organizing, mobilizing, debating policy, or defending rights than scrolling Instagram, this programme was built with you in mind.
Youth Policy Opportunity in Malawi: Join the EU-Funded Youth Sounding Board (2025–2027)
If you’re a young Malawian who’s tired of seeing decisions made **about** youth without youth in the room, this is your moment. The **Malawi Youth Sounding Board (MW‑YSB) 2025–2027** is recruiting new members.
Youth Social Innovation Grants 2025: How to Win up to 10K in the Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Challenge
If you are a young founder working on a project that actually improves people’s lives – not just chases vanity metrics – this is one of the few global competitions that really has your name on it.