WIPO IP Moot Court Competition 2027
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
CompetitionOnlineCloses 6 Nov 2026
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WEMA Hackaholics 7.0 (2026)
Wema Bank
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2026
UBA Foundation
CompetitionOnline, Nigeria1 day left
TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge 2026
TutorsLinks
CompetitionOnline, NigeriaCloses 31 Oct 2026
SADC Media Awards 2027
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat
CompetitionCloses 28 Feb 2027
QoG Best Paper Award 2026
Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg
CompetitionGothenburg, SwedenCloses 9 Dec 2026
Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change Contest 2026
Pulitzer Center
CompetitionOnlineCloses 1 Nov 2026
Human Rights Essay Award 2027
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law
CompetitionWashington, DCCloses 3 Feb 2027
Hackaholics 7.0
Wema Bank
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
FoodTech 500 Global Ranking 2026
Forward Fooding
CompetitionOnlineCloses 15 Nov 2026
EQUALS in Tech Awards 2027
EQUALS Global Partnership
CompetitionOnlineCloses 7 Nov 2026
D-Prize Challenge 2026/2027
D-Prize
CompetitionWhere your venture worksCloses 6 Dec 2026
American University Human Rights Essay Award 2027 | Full Tuition Scholarship
American University Washington College of Law
CompetitionWashington, D.CNo closing date published
Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters and Allianz
CompetitionOnlineCloses 18 Dec 2026
Africa Jobs Fund x SDRB Somalia Business Plan Competition 2026
Africa Jobs Fund
CompetitionOnline, Somalia focusCloses 6 Nov 2026
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Award 2026
Octopus Energy
CompetitionOnline, 47 countriesCloses 11 Dec 2026
ARSO 14th Continental Essay Competition 2026/2027
African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO)
CompetitionOnline, AfricaNo closing date published
AIEI Startup Pitch Session at the AI Horizon Conference 2026
AI Ethics and Integrity International Association (AIEI)
CompetitionCloses 31 Oct 2026
Whitley Awards 2027
Whitley Fund for Nature
CompetitionRemoteCloses 30 Oct 2026
OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS
OpenCV and AWS (hosted on Devpost)
CompetitionOnline, worldwide4 days left
Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership
Ashoka (Andrew Carnegie Foundation)
CompetitionKenya, Nigeria, South AfricaCloses 31 Jan 2027
True Story Award 2027 for reportage
True Story Award
CompetitionRemoteCloses 31 Oct 2026
CompetitionRemoteCloses 31 Oct 2026
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 6 Nov 2026
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 6 Nov 2026
Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon
Amazon (hosted on Devpost)
CompetitionOnline, worldwide1 day left
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 31 Oct 2026
African Union Theme of the Year 2027 Logo Competition
African Union Commission
CompetitionRemote1 day left
AIPS Sport Media Awards 2026
AIPS, the International Sports Press Association
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 4 Nov 2026
21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism
CompetitionRemote, Nigeria2 days left
Sony World Photography Awards 2027, Youth competition
World Photography Organisation
CompetitionOnlineCloses 5 Jan 2027
Sony World Photography Awards 2027, Student competition
World Photography Organisation
CompetitionOnlineCloses 27 Nov 2026
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
African Poetry Book Fund
CompetitionOnlineCloses 1 Dec 2026
Science Without Borders Challenge 2027 (Navigate with Care)
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 1 Mar 2027
Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI Hackathon
Nebius and NVIDIA (hosted on Devpost)
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 30 Oct 2026
IUSSP Early Career Award 2027 (Africa Region)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
CompetitionAfrica regionCloses 1 Nov 2026
ARC Prize 2026
ARC Prize Foundation
CompetitionOnlineCloses 2 Nov 2026
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 (ages 17 and under)
Natural History Museum, London
CompetitionRemoteCloses 3 Dec 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026, Adult Competition (entry fee waived for residents of listed African countries)
Natural History Museum, London
CompetitionRemote, AfricaCloses 3 Dec 2026
CompetitionRemoteCloses 11 Mar 2027
CompetitionRemote, GhanaCloses 30 Oct 2026
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry
African Poetry Book Fund (Brown University)
CompetitionOnlineCloses 1 Dec 2026
Hacktoberfest 2026
Major League Hacking and DEV, presented by DigitalOcean
CompetitionOnlineCloses 31 Oct 2026
Anzisha Prize fellowship
Anzisha
CompetitionAfricaCloses 10 Nov 2026
Through MY EYES International Competition 2026/27 (poetry, art, short film)
Never Such Innocence
CompetitionOnlineCloses 26 Feb 2027
Tech Hub Africa Hackathon 2026
Tech Hub Africa
CompetitionRemoteCloses 18 Dec 2026
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition 2027
Blue Ocean Competition
CompetitionRemoteCloses 21 Feb 2027
The Earth Prize 2027
The Earth Foundation
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 31 Jan 2027
CompetitionCloses 15 Nov 2026
International Woolmark Prize
The Woolmark Company
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
Global Energy Hackathon 2026
Anneru Solutions
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 1 Nov 2026
EF Hult Prize 2027 student startup competition
Hult Prize Foundation
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
Agribusiness Growth Challenge, Window 3 (Business Growth Awards)
Agri-Business Facility for Africa (GIZ, with the EU and OACPS)
CompetitionRemote, 49 countriesCloses 30 Oct 2026
CompetitionOnlineCloses 30 Nov 2026
World Series of Innovation 2026-27
NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)
CompetitionRemoteCloses 13 Dec 2026
World Food Day Poster Contest 2026 (ages 5 to 19)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 6 Nov 2026
Immerse Education Essay Competition 2027
Immerse Education
CompetitionRemote3 days left
The scholarship covers the course; travel to an in-person course is not stated as covered
Global Ideas Competition 2027 (Leaders of Tomorrow)
St. Gallen Symposium
CompetitionOnline, Symposium in StCloses 1 Feb 2027
Escape Pod original science fiction submissions
Escape Artists (Escape Pod)
CompetitionOnlineCloses 31 May 2027
Blue Planet Awareness Contest 2027
Bow Seat Creative Action for Conservation
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 7 Jun 2027
Bennington Young Writers Awards 2026 (poetry, fiction, nonfiction)
Bennington College
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Nov 2026
Bennington Young Scientists Awards
Bennington College
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Nov 2026
4YFN27 Awards startup competition
GSMA 4YFN
CompetitionOnline4 days left
TSL International Student Competition 2027: Navigating El Nino
Trust for Sustainable Living
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Mar 2027
Slingshot Challenge 2027
National Geographic Society
CompetitionRemoteCloses 5 Feb 2027
Lumiere Scholars Essay Award, fall 2026 round
Lumiere Education
CompetitionOnlineCloses 30 Nov 2026
Diamond Challenge 2027
Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 14 Jan 2027
CompetitionOn siteCloses 15 Nov 2026
Build Your AgriCanvas competition, Submission Window 3 (cashew value chain)
MOVE-ComCashew (GIZ) with the Agribusiness Facility for Africa
CompetitionRemote, 49 countriesCloses 30 Oct 2026
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