Africa
Win $10,000 for Agrifood Innovation: FAO Innovation Award 2026 Guide
If you have an idea that is actually improving how food is grown, sold or eaten — and you can show it works — the FAO Innovation Award 2026 is worth your attention. This is not a research fellowship or a loan.
Win $10,000 for Sustainable Finance Innovation: Kellogg‑Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge 2026
If you've ever thought finance could do more than chase quarterly returns, this is your stage.
Win £10000 for Your Short Story: Guide to the Caine Prize for African Writing 2026
If you write fiction from or about Africa and dream of your work sitting on bookshelves from Lagos to London, the Caine Prize is probably already on your radar. If it is not, it should be.
Win €20,000 for Life Sciences Innovation: Merck Group Innovation Cup 2026 (Student Competition & Summer Camp)
If you are a PhD student, postdoc, or an MBA with a strong life sciences background and a hankering to build something that could actually reach patients or industry, the Merck Group Innovation Cup 2026 is one to watch.
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.
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.
Youth Urban Leadership Fellowship 2026: How to Join the UN Program Shaping Sustainable Cities
If you are the person in your city who keeps saying “We could do this better,” this fellowship is aimed squarely at you.
Youth-Led Ecosystem Restoration Grants 2026: How to Win One of Ten $1,000 UN DECADE YTF Microgrants
If you and your crew are under 35, running a registered community group or youth-led organization, and you want to get your hands dirty restoring a patch of land, reef, riverbank, or urban green space, this microgrant call is aimed at you.