Applications are open for Ashoka-Carnegie Challenge For Civic Leadership 2026/2027. Do you have an idea for creating positive change in your school or community? Or are you already working on a project for good and engaging others to make a difference? That’s civic leadership: identifying a challenge in your community and working with others to create solutions, inspire action, and make a positive difference. (more…)
Applications are now open for the WTO Youth Talent Incubator Programme. The programme targets young researchers in academia and research institutions, including think tanks, research foundations, research centres and policy research organizations, as well as young professionals in government. It is built around three pillars: mentoring, capacity building and networking. Participants will engage with global experts, WTO Members and other international and regional stakeholders. (more…)
Applications are open for Mastercard Foundation/UNDP Young Africa Innovates (YAI) Programme Cohort 2. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Young Africa Innovates (YAI) Programme, cohort 2 call for applications. (more…)
Applications are open for AGRA Agri SME Enterprise Support Program 2026. AGRA, in collaboration with IACL, has launched a call for applications targeting youth and women led agribusinesses in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. The Agri SME Enterprise Support Program seeks to identify and support 100 enterprises, comprising 20 enterprises from each participating country. (more…)
Applications are open for Next Gen Initiative 2026. The Next Gen Initiative is the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development’s flagship leadership program for emerging African women leaders. Designed to cultivate Africa’s next generation of women public leaders, the program provides promising young women with the exposure, experience, and support needed to advance their leadership journeys. (more…)
Applications are open for AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference 2026. YPC 2026 will bring young Africans from across the continent together to help shape that future. Taking place immediately ahead of the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2026), YPC 2026 is the official youth platform for the conference. It will connect young health professionals, students, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, advocates, communicators and community leaders with one another and with Africa’s public health leadership. (more…)
Applications are open for Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. The Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships support visual storytellers undertaking long-term documentary photography projects that explore environmental and conservation challenges and, importantly, the people and communities working toward solutions. (more…)
