Competitions/Awards

Looking for global competitions for students?

Application opens for online competitions for students with prizes in cash and kind every year.

You’ll find cooking, poetry, essay competitions in Nigeria, Ghana and other African and developing countries

Here you find competitions, prizes, and awards on essay, video and other competitions open for Young Africans.

Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2025 For Teachers Worldwide ($1,000,000 Prize)

Applications are open for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2025 For Teachers Worldwide. Apply Below:  When is the Application ...
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ICFJ/ONE/Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling 2025 for African Journalists

Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. The contest is named after late British journalist and longtime ICFJ board ...
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Zenith Bank 2024 Zecathon 4.0 Startup Pitch Competition For Nigerian StartUps (62 Million Naira Prize)

Applications are open for the Zenith Bank 2024 Zecathon 4.0 Startup Pitch Competition For Nigerian StartUps. Apply Below: When is ...
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Youth And Elections in Africa Dialogue Series Essay Writing Competition 2025

The Youth and Elections in Africa Essay Competition 2025 invites young Africans to share their views on key election issues, ...
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Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2025 For Young Leaders (US$250,000 Prize)

Applications are now open for the Global Goals Prize, offering  US$250,000 to young leaders who are making a measurable impact ...
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Win $12,000 in the Dell Technologies Graduation Project Competition for Africa (Dell Envision the Future Competition)

Dell Technologies has launched the annual graduation project competition for senior undergraduate students from universities in the Middle East, Africa, ...
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