Small businesses form the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, yet they consistently grapple with challenges, notably the perennial obstacle of securing vital funding. According to the World Bank, African SMBs face a staggering financial gap of $330 billion. Additionally, only 25 percent of SMBs in
Published: 2023-10-02 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: October 12, 2023
The EXCELerator program is a rigorous 6-month capacity building and leadership development training for young people who have an idea of an environmental project tackling an issue facing an ecosystem, wildlife, community, culture, or their livelihood. Project ideas can be just that, ideas that th
Published: 2023-10-02 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: October 8, 2023
The OCPP Ghana Scholarships, funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, offer a unique opportunity for students from Ghana to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science. Aimed at early to mid-career researchers from Ghana who wish to develop a career in marine
Published: 2023-09-30 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: October 17, 2023
With the German-African Innovation Promotion Award ( GAIIA ), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) honors outstanding achievements by African scientists. The prize promotes the further development of research results into innovative solutions that address the social a
Published: 2023-09-30 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: November 7, 2023
The University of Ottawa is proud of the diversity of its international student body. This renewable scholarship is offered to international students who are citizens of African countries, who are admitted in the Fall 2024 term (September start date) or later with an admission average of 80% or high
Published: 2023-09-30 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: April 1, 2024
Applications are now open for the Access ART X Prize. The Prize awards early-career artists from Africa and its Diaspora with opportunities to develop their practices, with the intention of setting them up for the highest levels of success on the global stage. Formerly open only to Nige
Published: 2023-09-30 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: October 18, 2023
Entering its NINETH year, this intensive program brings together African secondary school students between the ages of 14–18 for a cost-free, intensive academic and residential program. Administered by the Yale Young Global Scholars Program and building off that model of interdisc
Published: 2023-09-30 Type: Training Deadline: January 25, 2024
The Chilean Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AGCID) is offering grants to pursue Master's studies at Chilean higher education institutions in 2024. The purpose of the AGCID Human Capital Training Programme is to contribute to the training of professionals in Master's
Published: 2023-09-29 Type: Masters Study in: Chile Deadline: November 10, 2023
The Female Founders Growth Program is specially designed in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and WEAV Capital designed to support female-led tech start-ups in Nigeria. The selected startups will partake in a world-class Investment Readiness Programme
Published: 2023-09-28 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Nigeria Deadline: October 6, 2023
The Ph.D. program at the Kroc Institute empowers students to become outstanding scholars and teachers who contribute to a growing body of peacebuilding knowledge and practice with the goal of addressing violence and alleviating human suffering. Peace studies Ph.D. students choose a&nbs
Published: 2023-09-28 Type: PhD Study in: United States Deadline: December 15, 2023
The Université de Montréal introduces a new scholarship program for exemption from additional tuition fees for international students. The goal of this new program is to help the best talent from around the world attend one of the finest francophone research universities in the worl
Published: 2023-09-28 Type: College School Deadline: February 1, 2024
Building on the successes of previous scholarship programmes, Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C) is pleased to announce the launch of the 7th K•A•C Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Program. Indicative examples of the types of project proposals that the scheme w
Published: 2023-09-28 Type: College School Deadline: November 30, 2023
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜB?TAK) and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries in the South who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in a field of the natural and related applied sciences in the departm
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Fellowship Study in: Turkey Deadline: December 25, 2023
The National Treasury’s Chartered Accountants Academy offers a three-year full-time training contract that will provide trainees with an opportunity to develop the Professional Values, Attitudes and Acumens (PVAA) proficiency in pursuance of the Chartered Accountancy CA(SA) profession. Trai
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Training Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 9, 2023
The WSA Young Innovators are a special recognition for young people under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The submitted solutions have to include: Development by young innovators under the age of
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: College School Deadline: October 10, 2023
Are you a Smart Agriculture startup founder? Do you have an innovation that has the potential to promote climate-smart agri-practices in Africa? Are you eager to scale in Senegal? Then the GreenAPI: Smart Agriculture Program is looking for you! The ‘GreenAPI: Smart Agriculture Program&rs
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: October 16, 2023
The IMF is inviting applications from Experienced Macroeconomists to join the Mid-Career Economist Pipeline – a competitive pool of ready-to-hire Macroeconomists for all internal economist positions at the Fund.
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Internship Study in: United States Deadline: Not Specified
PLSI through its MacArthur Foundation funded project to strengthen public audit practices and accountability at the state level in Nigeria is implementing a Public Audit Media Fellowship to assist independent media actors to use audit data to investigate, report and expose corruption at subnational
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: October 6, 2023
Film Lab Africa is a pioneering accelerator initiative launched by the British Council, tailored to empower emerging filmmakers and TV producers in Nigeria. Our programme is meticulously designed to provide an all-encompassing framework of support and avenues for growth, fostering enhanced skills, e
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
World Heritage interpretation and presentation refer to the processes and methods of communicating the values and significance of a World Heritage site to local communities, visitors and the wider public. Interpretation and presentation are critical for the conservation and management of World Herit
Published: 2023-09-27 Type: Training Study in: Namibia Deadline: October 1, 2023