L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards 2019/2020 for female researchers (€100,000 prize)

  The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science initiative began 21 years ago. Since that inaugural year, the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) have strived…

Auditions Open – EAST AFRICA’S GOT TALENT

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM The very first series of EAST AFRICA’S GOT TALENT is here! East Africa’s Got Talent is based on the international television format, Got Talent. The programme involves…

UNHCR Essay Contest Award 2019 for Research on Forced Displacement in Africa (US$1,000 Prize)

Application Deadline: December 31st 2019 UNHCR and Addis Ababa University’s Centre for Human Rights (CHR-AAU) invite African university students at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral)level to submit research essays on the topic…

UNFCCC Global Youth Video Competition 2019 for Young Change Agents (Fully Funded to UN Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile (COP 25)

Application Deadline: July 28th 2019 From 24 May to 28 July 2019, young people from around the world can showcase their actions to combat climate change by submitting a video to the fifth…

Fully Funded Writing Fellowship at Johannesburg Institute 2020

The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Fifth Writing Semester, which will run from 3 February to 31 May 2020. WORTH Each Writing Fellow will receive:…

Samsung Engineering/ UN Environment 12th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition 2019

Application Deadline: 2nd September, 2019 (GMT 0) Samsung Engineering jointly with UN environment would like to launch “The 12thEco-generation Environmental Essay Competition” inviting youth all over the world to raise awareness on…

EuropeAid Faces2Hearts Video Blogging Competition 2019 (Funded Trip around the World)

Application Deadline: May 27th 2019 Faces2Hearts is a life-changing experience, which will take 20 enthusiastic Vloggers (video bloggers) to unusual destinations across the world to report on how the European Union…

British Embassy 2019 Somali journalism prize award for media students & early career journalists based in Somalia

Application Deadline: 7 June 2019. The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive,…

UNESCO-UNEVOC SkillsinAction Photo Competition 2019

Application Deadline: 7 June 2019 Do you have photography skills? Whether you are an amateur or professional, don’t miss your chance to enter the UNESCO-UNEVOC #SkillsinAction Photo Competition! This competition is…