Africa
Apply to the UNFCCC Internship 2026: Climate Education and Youth Engagement (Unpaid) — Deadline January 11, 2026
If you care about climate education, public participation, and bringing young voices into international policy rooms, this internship is one of those rare backstage passes.
ARUA Early-career Research Fellowships 2026: 6-Month Research Fellowships with US$2,000 Monthly Stipend for African Early-Career Scholars
If you are an African early-career researcher itching to step out of heavy teaching loads and into a concentrated research spell, this ARUA fellowship is built for you.
Asia Policy Research Fellowship 2026: £24,000 for 12 Months of Research on Asia or the Middle East
If you care about how trade deals, AI governance, or energy transitions in Asia ripple out to boardrooms and capitals in Europe, this is the kind of fellowship that lets you write for those people — not just other academics.
Attend a Global Youth Activism and Education Festival in 2026: YouthxYouth Global Learning Festival Application Guide
Some opportunities give you money. Others give you something that’s harder to find and way more useful when you’re trying to change the world: **people, language, courage, and a shared plan that survives past the hype**.
Become a UN FAO Young Forest Champion 2026: Mentorship and Training for Youth Leading Forest and Climate Action in Africa and Beyond
Forests are having a rough decade. Wildfires, illegal logging, land conversion, drought, pests—pick your villain.
Become a World Bank Youth Ambassador for Green Jobs and Sustainable Growth: Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Program 2026 (Deadline February 24, 2026)
If you’ve ever looked at the headlines—youth unemployment, climate stress, rising costs, shaky public services—and thought, *Sure, but what are we actually going to do about it?*… this program is built for that exact itch.
Blue Food Research Grants 2026: How Early Career Scholars Can Win 10000 Dollars Plus Mentoring for Ocean and Food Systems Work
If your research lives at the intersection of oceans, climate, food, and equity, this program has your name written all over it.
Botswana Old Age Pension
Botswana Old Age Pension is a universal non-contributory social pension established in 1996 that provides monthly cash payments to all Batswana citizens aged 65 and above regardless of income, assets, or prior employment history, making Botswana one of the first countries in Africa to implement a universal pension and a pioneering model of social protection on the continent that currently reaches over 110,000 elderly citizens.
Build an IP Career: ARIPO Young Professionals Programme 2026 (US$2,500 Monthly Stipend)
If you are an early-career graduate in Africa with an appetite for intellectual property and a desire to work where law, technology, and business intersect, this programme is a seriously useful ticket.
Canva Africa Design Challenge 2025: $10,000 Prize Pool for Template Designers
Design competition for young creators across Sub-Saharan Africa to build Canva templates that help local businesses with branding, social media, invoicing, and more. Winners share a $10,000 prize pool, receive a Canva Pro subscription, mentorship from Canva designers, and feature placement in the Canva template library.