Africa

Apply for the Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship 2026-2027: Fully Funded Fellowships with £2,000 Monthly Stipend

If you are a mid-career journalist hungry for focused time to think, research and sharpen your craft away from the newsroom grind, this is one of the few fellowships that actually gives you the breathing room to do it properly.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Apply now for the 2021-2022 Innovation Award| FAO Award | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

If you have a practical idea that's improving how food is grown, processed, sold, or eaten — and that idea actually helps small-scale producers and consumers — this award is written for you.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Feb 15, 2026

Apply Now: 2026 Agricultural Training Programme – Leventis Foundation Nigeria – Leventis Foundation Nigeria

There are plenty of “youth empowerment” programs that offer a Zoom certificate, a handshake, and very little else. This is not that.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Feb 21, 2026

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.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 11, 2026

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.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 22, 2026

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.

Amount: £24,000 stipend (paid in equal instalments over 12 months) Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

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**.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 12, 2026

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.

Amount: See official source for financial terms and program support. Deadline: Feb 24, 2026

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.

Amount: Up to 10,000 USD for research and travel Deadline: Ongoing