iBUILD Young Africa Initiative

16/05/2025

Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) Youth Innovation Challenge 2025

Are you between 15 and 30 years old and passionate about protecting our oceans? The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) and Taiwan’s Ocean Conservation Administration are inviting young changemakers worldwide to share creative, research-based ideas to tackle marine conservation issues.

Your solution should help raise awareness and inspire people of all ages to care for and protect our marine environments. Ready to make waves for a better planet? Apply today!

Details: https://thegeep.org/programs/youth-innovation-challenge || Application Deadline: June 30 2025

14/05/2025

Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program 2025.

The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) is more than a leadership program. It is a launchpad for rising changemakers from the Atlantic Basin who are shaping the future through action, innovation, and dialogue. The ADEL program, the flagship leadership initiative of the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), will hold its 12th edition from December 7–11, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco.

Details: https://www.policycenter.ma/page/call-applications-atlantic-dialogues-emerging-leaders-program-2025 ||Application Deadline: June 15, 2025

14/05/2025

WFF Startup Innovation Awards 2025 for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

The World Food Forum WFF Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is a global competition showcasing entrepreneurs who are using the power of technology to transform agrifood systems to end global hunger and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Details: https://youth.world-food-forum.org/innovation-lab/startup-innovation-awards/en || Application Deadline: May 22nd, 2025

12/05/2025

2025/2026 FATE Scholar Programme (FSP) for Young Nigerian Students

Are you a creative and entrepreneurial student planning to study a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Mathematics) course in any accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria? The FATE Scholar Programme (FSP), an initiative by Fate Giving, is here to support outstanding students like you for the 2024/2025 academic year.

Details: https://fatefoundation.org/project/fatescholar/ || Application Deadline: May 16, 2025

12/05/2025

Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship Program 2025/2026

The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with Oxford-based scholars. Fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months, including ten months of virtual engagement and a two month in-person visit to Oxford between May and June (Trinity term).

Details: https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/afox-visiting-fellowship-programme || Deadline:6th June 2025

12/05/2025

🚀 Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Aspire Leaders Program!

Are you a first-generation or low-income university student or recent graduate? Join a free online interactive leadership development journey designed just for you! The Aspire Leaders Program helps you grow your skills, connect globally, and build your future—all at your own pace, alongside your other commitments.

Apply now and take the next step in your leadership journey!

Details: https://www.aspireleaders.org/program/aspire-leaders-program/ | Deadline: July 9, 2025

29/04/2025

Apply for the GRYN Youth Action for Refugee youth-led advocacy projects (Grant)

The GRYN Youth Action Fund, under the Shift-Power initiative, is inviting applications from refugee youth-led groups around the world to support projects that prioritize the active involvement of young people affected by displacement in shaping policy decisions. Proposals that clearly reflect this objective will be given strong consideration during the selection process.

Selected projects will receive financial support ranging between $1,000 and $2,000 USD. In addition to funding, successful applicants will benefit from skill-building sessions on how to craft strong proposals and implement their projects effectively, using templates and tools provided.

Apply now:

The GRYN Youth Action Fund, under the Shift-Power initiative, is inviting applications from refugee youth-led groups around the world to support projects that prioritize the active involvement of young people affected by displacement in shaping policy decisions. Proposals that clearly reflect this o...

29/04/2025

Apply for the MYCP Igniting Impact Micro-Grants Programme (2025)

The MYCP Igniting Impact Micro-Grants Programme supports youth-led initiatives addressing global challenges including gender justice, climate mobility, health, and human trafficking. Grants are open to nonprofits, CICs, or active unregistered groups led by youth (under 30) and directly benefiting displaced persons.

Applicants should be from from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, South West Asia & North Africa (MENA), or Asia-Pacific.

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The MYCP Igniting Impact Micro-Grants Programme supports youth-led initiatives addressing global challenges including gender justice, climate mobility, health, and human trafficking. Grants are open to nonprofits, CICs, or active unregistered groups led by youth (under 30) and directly benefiting di...

28/04/2025

Past Global Changes (PAGES) announces the Inter-Africa Mobility Research Fellowship Program (African Mobility Fellowship) for African early-career scientists studying past global changes.

Applications deadline: 15 August 2025

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Past Global Changes (PAGES) announces the Inter-Africa Mobility Research Fellowship Program (African Mobility Fellowship) for African early-career scientists studying past global changes.

28/04/2025

Call for Applications: Biomanufacturing Fellowship Programme 2025 (Funded)

The Biomanufacturing Fellowship Programme is designed to provide employees of biomanufacturing companies with necessary advanced competences as described by the developed Vaccine R&D and Vaccine Manufacturing Competency Frameworks – Africa CDC.

Application deadline: 30 May 2025

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BackgroundThe African Union/African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have called for a New Public Health Order which will safeguard the health and economic security of the continent as it strives to meet the aspirations of Agenda 2063. A key pillar of this mandate seeks to expand the local...

26/04/2025

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Mission 300 Fellowship Program 2025 for young African professionals (USD 54,000 in compensation)

The Mission 300 Fellowship program will place young African professionals into government line ministries or in the President/Prime Minister’s office in support of Mission 300 (M300) - a World Bank Group and Africa Development Bank led effort to electrify 300 million African by 2030 that is supported by , the Rockefeller Foundation, RF Catalytic Capital, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) (the “Mission 300 Partners”).

Application Deadline: May 7, 2025

Job Opening: Mission 300 Fellowship at ODI Global in Global.