New in:
- Great Ape Conservation Fund - Africa
All currently open calls:
Grant-making and other opportunities
(Kenya, Congo DR and other Sub Saharan countries)
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately USD 11,711,500 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) to fund one technical assistance project in the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and one other African trade partner country to enhance labor compliance in key export sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.
Deadline Date - 11-May-2021. Grant Size; more than USD 1 million.
- Call for Proposals: African Cities Lab (this call is open for most African countries)
African Cities Lab (ACL) is a joint initiative led by EPFL, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Maroc), Sèmè City campus (Benin), the University of Carthage (Tunisia), the University of Cape Town (South Africa), and the University of Rwanda to contribute to sustainable urban development on the continent. The initiative aims to create a digital education platform and its content on urban planning and urban development in Africa.
Deadline Date - 15-Jun-2021. Grant Size; Not Available.
- Submit Applications for Air Quality Management Community of Practice in West Africa
(Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, and other Western African countries)
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs' (OES) Office of Environmental Quality (ENV) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), has announced this Notice of Funding Opportunity ("NOFO") for the project "Air Quality Management Community of Practice in West Africa".
Deadline Date - 16-Jun-2021. Grant Size; USD 100,000 to USD 500,000.
- Call for Applications for Air Quality Management Community of Practice in Southern Africa (this call is open for the Southern Africa countries)
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs' (OES) Office of Environmental Quality (ENV) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), has announced this Notice of Funding Opportunity ("NOFO") for the project "Air Quality Management Community of Practice in Southern Africa".
Deadline Date - 16-Jun-2021. Grant Size; USD 100,000 to USD 500,000.
- Project Proposals for Granting Financial Aid in Namibia and Angola (this call is open for Namibia and Angola)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of South Africa has announced a procedure for acceptance and selection of proposals for pilot projects to be implemented in Namibia and Angola with grants within the official assistance for development of the Republic of Bulgaria with an initial implementation period in 2022.
Deadline Date - 28-Jun-2021. Grant Size; USD 1000 to USD 10,000.
- Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) of HIV Services in Sierra Leone (this call is open for Sierra Leone)
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) of HIV Services in Sierra Leone to improve HIV care and services for a better client experience, and, ultimately, improve health outcomes through PEPFAR site and service monitoring.
Deadline Date - 19-Jul-2021. Grant Size; USD 10,000 to USD 100,000.
- Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators
With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has launched a new Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI) programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology.
Deadline Date - 27-Jul-2021. Grant Size; USD 10,000 to USD 100,000.
- New Great Ape Conservation Fund - Africa
In response to the decline of ape populations in Africa and Asia, the U.S. Government enacted the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000. The Act provides for the conservation and protection of apes by supporting conservation programs in countries within their ranges and the projects of persons and organizations with demonstrated expertise in ape conservation.
Deadline Date – 30-Jul-2021. Grant Size; USD 450,000
The IDRC, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the LEGO Foundation invite proposals from individual organizations, or consortia of organizations, for projects to generate and mobilize knowledge to enable national education systems in developing countries to address challenges associated with two targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Deadline Date- 23-Aug-2021. Grant Size; USD 700,000 to USD 1 million per grant.
THE BERTHA CHALLENGE: Fellowships for Activists and Investigative Journalists
At Bertha we know that many activists and investigative journalists are already doing ground breaking work to investigate, amplify their work and connect with each other. The Bertha Challenge aims to support this by providing time to work exclusively on a focused project, the spaces in which to connect with a diverse global cohort of Bertha Fellows and partners, and the resources to develop and deliver tangible products that speak directly to the Bertha Challenge question.
Deadline: 3rd July 2021
Young African Leaders Initiative
YALI Regional Leadership Centers (RLCs) are located at higher education institutions in sub-Saharan Africa and offer leadership training programs to young leaders between the ages of 18 and 35. By providing in-person and online training, networking, and professional development opportunities, the RLCs serve as a place for regional collaboration driven by young leaders. The RLCs are a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in close partnership with The MasterCard Foundation and other private sector partners. Each center is managed as a public-private partnership.
2021 CEGA Non-Resident Fellowship Application
The CEGA Non-Resident Fellowship seeks to equip early career African social scientists with the skills needed to carry out rigorous evaluations of economic development programs. Selected researchers will have a chance to remotely audit courses at Berkeley or other universities, develop skills in impact evaluation, and have access to a personalized mentorship program to develop their research ideas. Each fellow will be paired with a faculty mentor affiliated with the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a research center based at UC Berkeley.
Deadline: 21st June 2021
Youthful Cities: Digital Storytelling Lab
Through a unique partnership with Coventry City of Culture Trust, British Council, The Space, BBC R&D and with support from Google Arts & Culture, we are launching an Open Call for Artists (18-25yrs) in Coventry (UK) and Nairobi (Kenya) to collaborate with one another and create digital, interactive and immersive storytelling that responds to some of the themes identified in the Youthful Cities Index. The Digital Storytelling Lab programme is part of Youthful Cities, a series of four international cultural and creative exchanges between artists in Coventry and Nairobi (digital storytelling).
Deadline: 12th July 2021
The Future is Female Mentorship Program
As a Black and women-owned business that focuses on African markets, it is in C. Moore Media, International Public Relations DNA to be vocal about our support for diversity, especially as it pertains to Black women and girls. In 2020, right in the middle of the global pandemic, when businesses around the world were reeling from the pandemic, and we too as a company was trying to navigate the new normal, we wanted to reach back and help African female entrepreneurs and founders of startups during the global chaos that was surrounding us all.
Deadline: 5th July 2021
2021 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
In 2015, under the umbrella of its Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme established a prize in order to recognise deserving individuals or organisations that have an innovative approach to addressing international security challenges. The prize is designed to reach across all relevant disciplines and fields. It is intended to encourage and recognise excellence in contributing to new approaches to enhancing sustainable global security.
Deadline: 23rd September 2021
MEST Training Program (Class of 2022)
MEST offers a 12-month graduate-level training to aspiring entrepreneurs across the African continent. The entrepreneurial training program in business, communications and software development includes extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch and the chance to receive seed investment and grow businesses.
Deadline: 17th September 2021
Rise Up’s Youth Champions Initiative
Rise Up’s Youth Champions Initiative invests in powerful young leaders ages 18-29 who are leading the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice movement in Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, and the United States. Our externally validated model enables young leaders to create large-scale change through leadership development, technology, innovation, and advocacy.
Deadline: 15th July 2021
Internships
2021 Lafarge Africa Graduate Trainee Program
The 2021 Graduate Trainee Program aims to attract a diverse group of young, bright technical talent to develop into strong industry leaders that will help us continue to achieve the extraordinary. Join us as we find better ways to build together. Lafarge Africa Plc, through this and other talent development programs, continues to create the conditions for a diverse and inclusive workforce, with particular emphasis on gender balance in operational roles and developing talent at an early career stage.
Deadline: 26th June 2021
Effective healthcare institutions need effective leaders. The IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) programme trains emerging leaders (under the age of 40) working in healthcare centres around the world and links them together in a peer-support network. To contribute to building capacity in this area, IAP launched its Young Physician Leaders (YPL) programme in 2011 in partnership with the World Health Summit (WHS) and the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres and Medical Universities.
Deadline: 30th June 2021
Nestle: Nesternship 2021 for East, West and South Africa
As a global company, we have many opportunities. This could also mean an international career that broadens your experience and knowledge. The first decision you need to make is where your passion lies. We hire students onto apprenticeship and internship programmes worldwide, based in different areas of our business. Many of our managers and senior leaders started their career at Nestlé as graduates. Our entry-level positions have some common characteristics such as individual responsibility and autonomy. While you’ll benefit from best-in-class training, you’ll need the drive to make the most of our formal development programmes, and on-the-job training.
Deadline: 30th July 2021
South African National Parks Internship Program 2021
Applications are hereby invited from graduates who completed their National Diploma (NQF6) at Public Higher Education Institution (HEI) in South Africa and wish to be placed SANParks for a period of one (1) year with a monthly stipend of R5, 000.00. SANParks is under no obligation to employ the Intern upon completion of the programme.
Deadline: Not Specified