Applications are open for Google Hustle Academy AfCFTA Digital Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Programme. Powered by Google Hustle Academy, ADIEP is a free initiative designed to help 7,500 SMEs across Africa thrive in the digital economy by equipping them with future-ready business and digital skills. (more…)
Applications are open for Ilorin Innovation Hub Accelerator Program 2025. The Ilorin Innovation Hub Accelerator, powered by IHS Towers, is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort. This programme supports high-potential African startups building the hardware, software and infrastructure that will drive the continent’s digital and industrial future. (more…)
Applications are open for NGO Whisperer® Global Fellowship Programme 2026. The NGO Whisperer® Global Fellowship Programme is an accredited seven-month rigorous virtual leadership programme for exceptional leaders and founders of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social enterprises worldwide, especially those from low and middle-income countries. (more…)
Applications are open for AIEd Forecasting Competition: Education in 2028. AI is already transforming education in ways both positive and negative—and the pace is accelerating. This forecasting competition invites anyone with a thoughtful perspective—educators, researchers, technologists, students, and beyond—to make specific, defendable forecasts about AI’s impact on education by the end of 2028 (roughly the same span between ChatGPT’s release and today). (more…)
Applications are open for UNICEF StartUp Lab Education Challenge 2025. Are you an innovator, social entrepreneur, or startup working on education solutions? UNICEF is calling for submissions to its StartUp Lab Education Challenge 2025, focused on designing tech-driven, inclusive models for out-of-school children in Ghana. This is your chance to build real-world solutions, secure funding, and help bring children back into learning pathways. (more…)
Applications are open for Canva Africa Design Challenge 2025. Canva Africa Design Challenge is an opportunity for young African creatives to design practical, high-impact templates tailored to the needs of local businesses. From WhatsApp product menus to email templates, business cards, brand kits, social video layouts, creator rate cards, and even link-in-bio designs, this challenge invites you to create templates made for Africa, by Africa. (more…)
Applications are open for Africa Impact Fundraising Grant (AIFG) Program 2025. The Africa Impact Fundraising Grant (AIFG) Program is an new initiative by the New Africa Fund, aimed at empowering African NGOs, community-based organizations, and social enterprises to address the pressing need for funding and fundraising expertise. (more…)
Applications are open for develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2026. develoPPP Ventures is aimed at young companies, whose innovative business model improves living conditions in a developing or emerging country and who are planning to scale up. Via a matching-funds model, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides non-dilutive capital of 100,000 euros for suitable growth investments. (more…)
The NextGen Fellowship is a special track under the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme, powered by the Airtel Africa Foundation. It spotlights exceptional young Nigerians and equips them with digital skills, mentorship, and real-world experiences that turn learning into lasting opportunity. (more…)
Applications are open for Mest/Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2026. The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship is an entrepreneurship acceleration program designed to support promising African EdTech ventures. The Fellowship provides select EdTech companies with critical business and financial support, as well as insight into the science of learning, preparing them for scale, sustainability, and impact. (more…)
