ProgrammeMadrid, Spain, hybridNo closing date published
Programmes open to people anywhere in Africa
Training that teaches you something. Applying costs nothing, unless the card shows a fee. Some end with a certificate.
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Showing 121 to 144 of 163 open to people anywhere in Africa. That is 163 on these pages and 121 more behind the “more from” lines, 284 in all. The pages show up to 2 from each organisation, so one large employer cannot fill them. Tap “more from” to see the rest of its listings. Counted as of 21:07 on 1 November, Lagos time. Every listing, wherever it is open
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DRYLANDS SUMMER SCHOOL
CRDD
For people living in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and 6 more
ProgrammeIsiolo County, KenyaCloses 20 Nov 2026
In person
Zoombassador Program (15 creator-entrepreneurs, six months)
Zoom Communications
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeOnlineNo closing date published
Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 2027
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeLaxenburg, AustriaCloses 10 Jan 2027
ProgrammeOnline, worldwideCloses 31 Jan 2027
WiSER Pioneers Program 2027 (women aged 25 to 35, sustainability leadership)
Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeYear-long programme, UAE basedNo closing date published
ProgrammeNigeriaNo closing date published
United Nations Young Professionals Programme 2026 (Development and Sustainability exam)
United Nations Secretariat
For citizens of Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and 2 moreNeeds French
ProgrammeUN duty stationsCloses 30 Nov 2026
UNDP ECoWYERT Programme Training for Women and Youth-led Enterprises and Traders
UNDP with the Mastercard Foundation
For citizens of Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi and 3 more
ProgrammeSouth Africa, Zambia, ZimbabweApply any time
The Diana Award and AGFUND Development Programme, Cohort 2 (January to July 2027)
The Diana Award
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeOnlineCloses 1 Dec 2026
TWAS Research Professors in Least Developed Countries, requests from research groups and institutions in LDCs
TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeCloses 23 Nov 2026
Supervisory Board Member / Audit Committee Member
Transnational Institute (TNI)
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeRemote, AmsterdamApply any time
St. Gallen Symposium and Oxford Global Leadership Challenge 2026
St. Gallen Symposium and University of Oxford
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeFive day challenge4 days left
Mitacs Globalink Research Award, 6,000 dollar research internship in Canada for senior undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs
Mitacs
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeA Canadian universityApply any time
ProgrammeNigeriaNo closing date published
ProgrammeChapel Hill DenhamNo closing date published
Huawei South Africa Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme 2026
Huawei
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeNo closing date published
ProgrammeOnlineApply any time
ProgrammeNigeriaNo closing date published
ProgrammeOnlineNo closing date published
ProgrammeOn siteNo closing date published
In person
Clinton School International Public Service Projects 2027, host a Master of Public Service student for a summer
Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas
Open to any nationality
ProgrammeRemote, worldwideCloses 1 Dec 2026
Changemakers for Youth Programme 2027 (second cohort)
ChangemakerXchange
For people living in Egypt, Morocco or Tunisia
ProgrammeOnline, 3 countriesCloses 9 Nov 2026
ProgrammeNigeriaNo closing date published
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