Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The British Council has launched the Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Enterprise and Innovation Challenge – Ecosystem Partner grant call to strengthen higher education and innovation ecosystems through a structured capacity-building programme. They help to … [Read more...] about Open Call: Ecosystem Partner for the IAU Enterprise and Innovation Challenge
Prizes and Challenges
Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award
Deadline: 12-Jan-2026 Entries are now open for the Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award to foster clinical research into any aspect of Parkinson’s disease conducted by young investigators who are under-represented in current research. By recognizing and honoring the … [Read more...] about Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award
Call for Applications: “Innovate for GMC” Challenge (Bhutan)
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025 The Innovate for GMC Challenge offers a unique platform for Bhutanese youth to design, test, and implement solutions that address both national and global challenges. Participants will work intensively in Gelephu Mindfulness City, learning from experts, developing new … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: “Innovate for GMC” Challenge (Bhutan)
Nominations open for Impact Awards
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025 Entries are now open for the Impact Awards to provide funding opportunities for innovative research projects that aim to bring new light to the biology of Parkinson’s disease and advance the field with unconventional approaches. The proposals may bring new light to the … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Impact Awards
Entries open for Parkinson’s Foundation Launch Award
Deadline: 29-Oct-2025 The Parkinson's Foundation Launch Award provides vital support to talented postdoctoral researchers to help them transition into independent research careers dedicated to Parkinson’s disease. The Launch Award seeks to attract the best and brightest individuals conducting … [Read more...] about Entries open for Parkinson’s Foundation Launch Award
Call for Entries: Mountain Future Award
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 In celebration of International Mountain Day 2025, which contributes to the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) invites institutions, established organizations and individuals over the age of 18 … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Mountain Future Award
Apply for Water Council Fall 2025 Tech Challenge
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025 The Water Council presents its Fall 2025 Tech Challenge focused on technologies to better manage water quality within water systems and enable smarter, faster decision-making. The challenge seeks technology solutions and new systems, processes or tools for decision-making … [Read more...] about Apply for Water Council Fall 2025 Tech Challenge
Entries open for the Gambia Press Union National Journalism Awards
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 Entries are now open for the Gambia Press Union National Journalism Awards to honour and celebrate courage and excellence in Gambian journalism across all type of news and information media – print, online/multimedia platforms, radio, television, and photography. The … [Read more...] about Entries open for the Gambia Press Union National Journalism Awards
Call for Nominations: Short Film Awards (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 Entries are now open for the Short Film Awards to celebrate originality, creativity, and storytelling skills among young Indian filmmakers. The award is open to short fiction, non-fiction, animation, or mixed-genre films, aiming to provide a platform for independent … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: Short Film Awards (India)
Call for Submissions: Toto Photography Award (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 Nominations are now open for the Toto Photography Award to celebrate original and compelling photographic work by young creators. This non-commercial, not-for-profit award celebrates emerging talent in the photographic medium, supporting artists who bring a distinct … [Read more...] about Call for Submissions: Toto Photography Award (India)
Call for Entries: Digital Art Award (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 Applications are now open for the Digital Art Award to recognise and celebrate original, innovative and non-commercial art by young Indian creators in the Digital Illustration and Digital Art medium. The award carries a prize of ₹60,000 for one winner and is open for … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Digital Art Award (India)
Cecil King Memorial Award Grant Programme (United Kingdom)
Deadline: 08-Dec-2025 The Psoriasis Association is inviting applications for the Cecil King Memorial Award, a grant designed to support early-career researchers undertaking projects focused on psoriasis. The Psoriasis Association will consider applications that have clear relevance to their … [Read more...] about Cecil King Memorial Award Grant Programme (United Kingdom)
Open Call: Environmental Student Action Challenge (Canada)
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 Do your students have big ideas about making their local environment a better place? Are you looking for ways to support their ambitions and enthusiasm? If so, the Environmental Student Action Challenge (ESAC) is here to help! The Environmental School Action Challenge … [Read more...] about Open Call: Environmental Student Action Challenge (Canada)
Entries open for Unlimited’s Large awards (over £25k) in UK
Deadline: 29-Sep-2025 Submissions are now open for the Unlimited’s Large awards to support bold creative visions from disabled artists based in England, Scotland, and Wales. High quality, Disabled-led, Innovative and ambitious, Touring or exhibition potential to reach diverse venues and … [Read more...] about Entries open for Unlimited’s Large awards (over £25k) in UK
Open Call for Youth Spotlight Award 3.0 (Nigeria)
Deadline: 14-Sep-2025 Are you a passionate young Nigerian creating solutions, driving impact, and championing policy-linked action to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Then the Youth Spotlight Award 3.0 is for you! The focus areas are: Good Health and Well-being, Quality … [Read more...] about Open Call for Youth Spotlight Award 3.0 (Nigeria)
Nominations open for Unlimited’s Small Awards (under 25k) – UK
Deadline: 29-Sep-2025 Applications are now open for the Unlimited’s Small Awards to support bold creative visions from disabled artists based in England, Scotland, and Wales. The panel will consider: High quality, Disabled-led, Innovative and ambitious, Clear with strong development potential … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Unlimited’s Small Awards (under 25k) – UK
Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport (Canada)
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The Province of British Columbia and the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council have collaborated to establish the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Indigenous youth athletes throughout … [Read more...] about Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport (Canada)
Applications Open for 2025 Edition of the Human Rights Prize
Deadline: 14-Sep-2025 The 2025 edition of the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, now in its 38th year, offers a vital opportunity for individuals and organizations dedicated to the protection of child rights. This year, the French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights … [Read more...] about Applications Open for 2025 Edition of the Human Rights Prize
‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Award (UK)
Deadline: 04-Dec-2025 The ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Awards are designed to support community-led research. The ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Awards provide funding of up to £5,000 for demonstrator pilot-scale projects that promote the health of individuals through … [Read more...] about ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Award (UK)
Call for Entries: Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature
Deadline: 15-Nov-2025 The African Griot Review is proud to announce the return of the Alexander Nderitu World Literature Prize to honour original, one-act stage plays from anywhere in the world. The contest is open to writers anywhere in the world, aged over 18. All entries must be in English. … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature
Submissions open for Pure Ocean Challenge
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025 Entries are now open for the Pure Ocean Challenge to support innovative applied research projects worldwide, contributing to the protection of fragile marine ecosystems and biodiversity. The initiative is built around 4 major themes: The Pure Ocean Challenges (based on … [Read more...] about Submissions open for Pure Ocean Challenge
Nominations open for Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award (South Africa)
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025 Applications are now open for the Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award to focus unambiguously on excellence and exceptional scholarship. The Award is granted to candidates of the highest calibre to enable them to undertake a programme of cutting-edge, internationally … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award (South Africa)
Entries open for Photography Awards in United States
Deadline: 01-Dec-2025 Submissions are now open for the Photography Awards to draw attention to the importance of Alaska’s marine ecosystems especially interested in photographs depicting coastal and offshore seascapes, marine life, marine science, and how people connect with Alaska’s … [Read more...] about Entries open for Photography Awards in United States
Entries are Now Open for the 2026 Ockenden International Prizes
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025 The Ockenden International Prizes celebrate and uplift visionary projects that foster self-reliance among refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers across the globe. Welcoming applications from not-for-profit organizations, these annual prizes shine a … [Read more...] about Entries are Now Open for the 2026 Ockenden International Prizes
Call for Entries: Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Deadline: 01-Nov-2025 The search for some of the Commonwealth’s best short stories has begun again. Apply Now! The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation. The prize covers the Commonwealth … [Read more...] about Call for Entries: Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Nominations open for IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 Applications are now open for the IWRS Student Research Award to encourage graduate student scholars engaging in evidence-based, theoretically-grounded research on any aspect of insect or understudied invertebrate sentience (defined broadly as subjective experiences, … [Read more...] about Nominations open for IWRS Student Research Award in Sentience
Entries open for IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 Submissions are now open for the IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare to encourage graduate student scholars engaging in evidence-based, theoretically-grounded research on any aspect of insect or understudied invertebrate welfare. This award will be given to a graduate … [Read more...] about Entries open for IWRS Student Research Award in Welfare
Applications open for “Financial Fraud Fighter” Challenge (India)
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025 The Financial Fraud Fighter Challenge is designed to empower startups to develop innovative solutions that can prevent frauds in the banking, financial, and insurance ecosystem. The challenge focuses on BFSI – Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance, Fraud Prevention, … [Read more...] about Applications open for “Financial Fraud Fighter” Challenge (India)
Henri Cartier-Bresson Self-Published PhotoBook Award
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson has launched the Self-Published PhotoBook Award, which is annually awarded to a self-published photography book released during that calendar year. With this award, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson supports artists who produce and … [Read more...] about Henri Cartier-Bresson Self-Published PhotoBook Award
Entries open for Huawei France Tech Arena Challenge
Deadline: 24-Oct-2025 The Huawei France Tech Arena is an opportunity for individuals studying or recently graduated in the EU to showcase their skills in analytical modeling, optimization, and simulation. The event focuses on two main areas: Light Chaser (Optical Networks) and Future Network … [Read more...] about Entries open for Huawei France Tech Arena Challenge
Submissions open for Maribor Photobook Award
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 The Maribor Photobook Award returns in 2025, inviting publishers, photographers, artists, and designers to submit published or self-published books created in the past two years to celebrate excellence and innovation in contemporary photobook publishing. This year’s … [Read more...] about Submissions open for Maribor Photobook Award
Entries open for the 6th ColorPro Awards
Deadline: 20-Sep-2025 The 6th ColorPro Awards invites artists to submit work that captures the continuous movement of creativity—effortless, rhythmic, and ever in motion—carrying ideas forward with clarity and purpose. The categories for submission are Photography, Videography, Digital Art, … [Read more...] about Entries open for the 6th ColorPro Awards
Call for Nominations: Shine’s Mental Health Media Awards (Ireland)
Deadline: 21-Sep-2025 The Shine Media Awards are seeking submissions for exceptional media work that deals with stories related to mental health. The objective of the Awards is to give national recognition to media items which: foster greater public understanding of mental health issues and … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: Shine’s Mental Health Media Awards (Ireland)
Nominations open for Gilchrist Fieldwork Award in United Kingdom
Deadline: 23-Nov-2025 The Gilchrist Educational Trust offers an award to support original and challenging overseas fieldwork carried out by small teams of university academics and other researchers. A £15,000 annual award is available for a team of established researchers with an outstanding … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Gilchrist Fieldwork Award in United Kingdom
Apply for RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards (UK)
Deadline: 23-Nov-2025 Entries are now open for the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards for PhD students undertaking fieldwork/data collection to advance geographical knowledge. The RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards provides grants of up to £2,500 for PhD students. The awards are open to … [Read more...] about Apply for RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards (UK)
Submissions open for Ray Y Gildea Jr Award (UK and US)
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025 The Ray Y Gildea Jr Award supports innovation in teaching and learning in higher and secondary education. Grants of up to £1,000 are awarded annually. Applications can be made for projects to research, develop and/or pilot innovations in teaching and learning in any field … [Read more...] about Submissions open for Ray Y Gildea Jr Award (UK and US)
Apply Now: D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge and Award 2025 (West Africa)
Deadline: 03-Sep-2025 The D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award is a new initiative launched as part of Moonshot by TechCabal 2025, in collaboration with the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub, designed to spotlight bold and innovative startups and organisations operating at the … [Read more...] about Apply Now: D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge and Award 2025 (West Africa)
Nominations open for Exploring and Thinking Bursary Award (Ireland)
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025 Entries are now open for the Exploring and Thinking Bursary Award to develop their practice in 2026. The Exploring & Thinking Bursary Award will grant one bursary valued at €4,000-€5,000 for each of the four local authority areas in Dublin, supporting individual … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Exploring and Thinking Bursary Award (Ireland)
Champion Awards for the Youth of Laguna (Philippines)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025 Sibol 2025 is part of the flagship program of Gawad Kampeon para sa Kabataan ng Laguna, organized in partnership with Gawad Laguna Inc., ModelSK, and the Youth Development Affairs Office of Laguna, to provide seed grants that recognize and support outstanding youth … [Read more...] about Champion Awards for the Youth of Laguna (Philippines)
Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge 2026 (Global South)
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025 The Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge 2026 is now open for applications, offering opportunities for innovators to advance green and sustainable chemistry solutions in the Global South. The focus areas include Waste Utilization; Alternative Energy … [Read more...] about Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge 2026 (Global South)
Entries open for the 7th annual Earth Partner Prize
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025 The Earth Partner Prize invites artists of all nationalities, races, genders, and faiths, aged 14 to 30, to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis. Participants might explore themes such as: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material … [Read more...] about Entries open for the 7th annual Earth Partner Prize
Call for Applications: Human Rights Prize on Trafficking and Exploitation of Children
Deadline: 14-Sep-2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, with this year’s theme focusing on the urgent issue of trafficking and exploitation of children. Every year since 1988, the French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: Human Rights Prize on Trafficking and Exploitation of Children
Submit Applications for Eastern Cape Innovation Challenge (South Africa)
Deadline: 25-Sep-2025 The EC Innovation Challenge seeks to combat unemployment and drive socio-economic growth by empowering participants to create innovative solutions to pressing societal issues. The focus is on Agriculture (Agro-processing and Aquaculture): Sustainable Value-Addition for … [Read more...] about Submit Applications for Eastern Cape Innovation Challenge (South Africa)
Entries open for #MyLittleBigThing Challenge in Africa
Deadline: 15-Oct-2025 Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the #MyLittleBigThing Challenge to find and support young innovators who are creating an African narrative for sustainability. The program's core objective is to find and support young innovators creating an African … [Read more...] about Entries open for #MyLittleBigThing Challenge in Africa
Nominations open for Watersprite Award
Deadline: 08-Sep-2025 Want to join the largest student-led film festival in the world? Here’s your chance! Apply to become a judge for Watersprite 2026 and watch and rate a number of entries from around the world. The festival accepts films across four genre categories: Fiction, Documentary, … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Watersprite Award
Nominations open for New Frontiers Research Award (South Africa)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust New Frontiers Research Award recognizes the efforts of visionary early-to-mid-career researchers determined to build high-performance research teams and the South African academy. The award is intended to provide researchers with the freedom … [Read more...] about Nominations open for New Frontiers Research Award (South Africa)
Submit Applications for WSA Young Innovators Award
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions, applications, projects, or products driving positive change, created by young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states. The WSA Young Innovators Award focuses on digital solutions … [Read more...] about Submit Applications for WSA Young Innovators Award
Nominations open for Bill Bowes Volunteer Organization of the Year Award (Canada)
Deadline: 17-Oct-2025 The City of Grande Prairie offers a meaningful opportunity for local volunteer organizations through the Bill Bowes Volunteer Organization of the Year Award. This accolade shines a spotlight on groups that have delivered exceptional community service, voluntary … [Read more...] about Nominations open for Bill Bowes Volunteer Organization of the Year Award (Canada)
Accelerate STEAM Education: The 2025 GM Challenge
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025 The "Accelerate STEAM Education: The 2025 GM Challenge" is being launched by General Motors and MIT Solve to seek inspiring solutions that expand access to STEAM learning across the United States and empower learners of all ages to explore and succeed in STEAM … [Read more...] about Accelerate STEAM Education: The 2025 GM Challenge
Entries open for Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge (Kenya)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025 The Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge invites submissions of innovative solutions that inculcate the spirit of environmental conservation and sustainable management. The third-round theme will be "Scaling Innovations for Environmental Impact," with the challenge … [Read more...] about Entries open for Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge (Kenya)
