EdTechnical has launched the $25,000 “Education in 2028: AIEd Forecasting Competition”, inviting submissions from anyone interested in predicting how AI will reshape teaching, learning, and higher education by 2028.
- 2025, Central Africa, December, Digital, East Africa, Education, North Africa, Researchers, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
Applications are now open for the $10,000 Canva Africa Design Challenge, an opportunity for young African creatives to design practical, high-impact templates tailored to the needs of local businesses.
- 2025, Central Africa, Creative Industry, December, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Youth
The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2026 supports young entrepreneurs whose innovative business models improve living conditions in developing or emerging countries. Selected companies receive non-dilutive capital of 100,000 euros through a matching-funds model funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
- 2025, December, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Youth
Impact-driven startups and social enterprises can now apply for Expo City Dubai Foundation’s Global Innovators Programme, which offers grants of up to US$ 100,000. The programme backs scalable solutions that tackle urgent challenges, especially in the Global South.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, Energy, Engineering, North Africa, November, SME, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, run by the Meltwater Foundation, is now accepting applications for its third cohort. The program offers $60,000 in equity-free funding, business acceleration, mentorship, market access, and impact-driven learning support.
- 2026, Accelerator, Central Africa, East Africa, Education, Fellowship, January, North Africa, SME, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
The $6,000 Halcyon House EquityTech Fellowship is open to for-profit startups worldwide that leverage technology to increase social and financial inclusion and close equity gaps in education, wealth, and accessibility.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, Education, Fellowship, North Africa, November, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
The $6,000 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship invites African entrepreneurs to accelerate solutions that strengthen climate adaptation, resilience and food security through high-impact ventures.
- 2025, Central Africa, Climate Change, East Africa, Fellowship, Food, North Africa, November, Southern Africa, West Africa
The AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya aims to promote agricultural innovation among Kenyan youth and contribute to the country’s food security through technology-driven entrepreneurship.
- 2025, Agric Business, Climate Change, East Africa, Kenya, November, Youth
The Circular Lab, has launched the Open Call for Waste Management Startups 2026 — an international innovation challenge designed to identify, support, and accelerate breakthrough ideas that can transform how cities manage waste.
- 2026, Central Africa, Creative Industry, East Africa, January, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The JournalismAI, a global initiative based at LSE in partnership with the Google News Initiative, has opened its $100,000 Innovation Challenge programme designed for small and medium-sized news publishers exploring the potential of artificial intelligence.
- 2025, December, Digital, Journalism, Kenya, Nigeria