Call For Applications: Japan Government MEXT Teachers Training Scholarship 2025 (Fully funded; Allowance, Travel Expenses, Education Fees) The Japanese Government proudly announces the MEXT Scholarship program, targeting Teacher Training Students for the academic year starting October 2025. The Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship allows a number of applicants to be nominated by the embassies of their respective countries of origin to study in Japan-based institutions. Its aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the grantee’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider…
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Call for Applications: RAISEAfrica – Renewables Accelerator Program 2025 for Innovative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa This unique initiative aims to foster innovation in the renewable energy sector, offering young African entrepreneurs a platform to scale up their businesses and bring forward groundbreaking solutions for the continent’s energy transition. With the support of renowned partners such as Enel Green Power, European Investment Bank, EDP, EY Foundation, CSIR, and SAICA ED, RAISEAfrica is set to continue its mission to drive impactful change by providing entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed. The program offers both pre-acceleration and acceleration tracks designed to cater…
Call For Applications: Federal Government NIYEEDEP Program For Nigerians The DIYEEP Program seeks to create 6 million direct jobs in within the agric-related sector of the economy, contributing to household poverty alleviation, food security, mass employment generation, youth deradicalization, and national stability. The “Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalization Program (NIYEEDEP)” aims to facilitate and provide adequate economic engagement of youths for active economic participation, nation-building, economic development, de-radicalization, and national security. Apply Also: Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities For Africans ( Up to EUR 300,000 Grant) The mission of the program is to help youths to access the financing, enterprise…
Call For Applications: ICC-ITC-WTO MSME Group Small Business Champions Competition Are you an organization that supports the circular business model? Are you a non-governmental organization that empowers small businesses and entrepreneurs to become sustainable? Do you own a small business that is implementing or wanting to scale sustainable innovations? Launched for the first time in 2021, the World Trade Organization’s Informal Working Group of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises, together with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), and this year in partnership with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), are calling for innovative ideas that…
Call For Applications: Code for Africa (CfA) African Academy for Open Source Investigation (AAOSI) Fellowships 2025 The program aims to equip journalists from investigative media and watchdog NGOs with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and SOCMINT forensic analysis skills to produce an evidence-driven analysis of information manipulation and interference (IMI) and coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB), as well as to support access to credible information. Apply Also: i3 Investing in Innovation Africa Cohort 3 ( Up to $225,000 Grant) The goals for AAOSI Fellowships are to: The Fellowship Program The Fellowship aims to enhance information integrity in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal by tackling…
Call For Applications: Providus Bank SheThrives Program For SMEs in Nigeria Providus Bank SheThrives program is an initiative of Providus Bank in collaboration with Enterprise Development Centre-Pan Atlantic University and UN Women. It aims to empower female entrepreneurs by equipping them with the skills, resources, and connections needed to drive business growth and sustainability. The program focuses on addressing critical areas of business management while offering tailored support and opportunities to advance their enterprises. Apply Also: Young Africa Enterprise Project (YAEP) For African Entrepreneurs Key components include: Enhancing Business Management Skills: Providing female entrepreneurs with a comprehensive understanding of key…
Call For Applications: i3 Investing in Innovation Africa Cohort 3 ( Up to $225,000 Grant) Do you think your venture can bring affordable, high-quality health products and services closer to where patients are? You might belong in our next cohort. Learn more about our application process and selection criteria or click the button below to start your application now. Eligibility Criteria Who are we Looking For? i3 seeks to catalyze the development of early and growth stage ventures building data-driven products or services focused on the distribution of health products in Africa. Apply Also: FMN Prize for Innovation 4.0 (Up to N10Million Grant)…
Call For Applications: FMN Prize for Innovation 4.0 (Up to N10Million Grant) Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, a leading food and agro-allied group in Africa, launches the FMN Prize for Innovation to encourage new ideas in food production, innovation, and engineering and how these can impact and enable a sustainable food system in Nigeria. Every year, FMN Prize for Innovation will highlight an important part of the food value chain that is critical to the transformation and long-term development of the country’s food systems. Contestants Entries Big Ideas From The Maiden Edition. The maiden edition of FMN’s Prize for Innovation…
Call For Applications: Young Africa Enterprise Project (YAEP) For African Entrepreneurs The Young Africa Enterprise Project (YAEP) is a pioneering initiative designed to empower young African entrepreneurs and catalyze economic growth across the continent. Developed by Stars-Like-Us Europe and the African Network of Youth Policy Experts (AFRINYPE), YAEP aims to harness the potential of Africa’s young entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities necessary to thrive in the global marketplace. African youth have enormous talents and will be encouraged to look inward and harness their potential in SMEs as catalysts for personal and regional economic rebirth. Apply…
Call For Applications: Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge phase III (cash prize of up to USD 250,000) GRP, together with Shockwave Foundation and Munich Re Foundation, invite agricultural innovators in East Africa to apply for the Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge. Applications close 31 January 2025. After two successful rounds of the Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge, we are pleased to be teaming up with Shockwave Foundation and Munich Re Foundation on round III. RAIN aims to convert seed-level innovative agricultural ideas that are meeting resilience needs in East Africa and scale them to sustainable business ideas of…