The Student Entrepreneurship Series is aimed at empowering and equipping Student Entrepreneurs Across Africa with knowledge, skills, and tools that properly position you and your business for success. It is an unforgettable journey of: Sign Up Now for the Online Edition happening on the 18th of May, 2024 here https://bit.ly/TheSESeries Deadline: 12th of May, 2024. Click HERE to Apply
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Call For Applications: McKinsey & Company Forward Africa Program 2024 Forward is a free, ten-week online learning program offered by McKinsey to equip individuals at different stages of their work life with practical skills to succeed in the future of work. Whether you are in the early days of your career or navigating a new opportunity, the Forward learning journey will help you develop new ways of thinking, expand your skill set, and boost your confidence. At the end of the program, you will receive a McKinsey Forward digital badge and join an exclusive global network of lifelong learners. Eligibility…
Call For Applications: Prince Claus Fund & Creative Industries Fund NL Building Beyond Mentorship Program 2024 (up to €10,000) Building Beyond is a learning structure where artists come together with a group of peers to reflect on their practice, activate it within their local context, and collectively assemble ideas and universalities from across the continent – aimed at engaging with the built environment as an interpretive and alterable world. READ ALSO: Call For Applications: BIC Art Master Africa Competition (Up to $3,000 cash prize) They support practices that engage with the relational worlds of communities and public space in this setting.…
Call For Applications: Unicorn Kingdom Global Tech Awards for Tech Startups in Africa The Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards (UKPA) are now open to startup companies specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Connected & Automated Mobility (CAM) Technology, Cyber Security and Digital Trade Solutions from across Africa. The launch of the Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards across Africa, which offers tech start-ups from across this vibrant continent the opportunity to showcase their innovation and potential on a global scale, while opening up fascinating opportunities for the UK’s already vibrant tech ecosystem, is an exciting journey of growth and success.” The UK offers endless opportunities, including…
Call For Applications: UNESCO International Fund ( Up to $100,000 Prize) As a result of its commitment to strengthening the cultural and creative industries in developing countries, applications have been opened for the UNESCO International Fund. UNESCO is launching the fifteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through an open and competitive process, projects will be selected based on their ability to generate concrete and lasting results towards the development of the creative sectors in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention. Since 2010, the IFCD has invested more than US$ 11.5 million through 152 projects in 71 developing countries. …
Call For Applications: JWO Research Grant for African Environmental Scientists ( Up to $150,000 Grant ) The JWO Research Grant has been instrumental in advancing vital research initiatives across the continent. As it approaches almost a decade of existence, the JWO Grant aims to attract a greater number of early-career scientists to apply in 2024, offering them the opportunity to potentially receive a transformative award. Over the past five years, early-career scholars and scientists specializing in various environmental disciplines such as biodiversity, microplastics, and disease vectors have eagerly sought this grant to explore innovative research topics aimed at addressing the unique…
BIC brings to you the “Art Master” Ball Pen art contest that encourages talents across Africa and the Middle East to showcase their creativity and compete with fellow artists. The 2024 Competition theme is Ubuntu Together. “Ubuntu Together” is an African philosophy that stresses our interdependence and shared humanity. It calls on artists to illustrate the strength found in community bonds and collective harmony. Eligibility Prizes Get recognized and rewarded for your talent. Get chosen by the experienced judging panel to become the BIC Art Master of Africa for 2024. Deadline: July 18, 2024 Click HERE to Apply
Call For Applications: Google for Startup Academy Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education is a three-month hybrid program dedicated to supporting high-potential startups in the education industry using AI technology to grow and innovate responsibly. After the initial three months of core content, beneficiaries of the Google Startup Academy will continue to receive product support and mentorship from Google to help them address their challenges. Featuring a series of workshops, mentoring and networking events, the Google for Startup Academy helps founders develop data-driven strategies for acquiring new customers and partnerships, tools to innovate responsibly with emerging technologies, and…
SMEDAN Unveils “SMEDAN Speed Pitch” SME Competition, With up to N1.5M cash prize SMEDAN, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, has unveiled a new initiative called “SMEDAN Speed Pitch,” aimed at enhancing financial literacy and facilitating access to funding for small businesses. Charles Odii, Director-General of SMEDAN, explained that the program is part of SMEDAN’s ‘GROW Nigerian’ strategy, designed to strengthen local production by providing SMEs with both financial and non-financial support, including market access, knowledge enhancement, mentorship, and tools for sustainable growth. According to a statement by Peter Adeshina, Special Adviser on Media to the Director-General…
Call For Applications: EDC/ MasterCard Transforming Nigerian Youths Program For 40,000 MSMEs in Nigeria The Transforming Nigerian Youths program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria. This program is brought to Nigeria by the Young Africa Works-Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University. EDC is teaming up with the Foundation to build the capacity of 40,000 MSMEs with a special focus on agriculture and creative sectors especially women-led businesses in Nigeria. The training will be delivered via EDC’s…