- Prize Pool – $10,000
- Deadline – December 15, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Applications are now open for the 2025 Canva Africa Design Challenge, an opportunity for young African creatives to design practical, high-impact templates tailored to the needs of local businesses. From WhatsApp product menus to email templates, business cards, brand kits, social video layouts, creator rate cards, and even link-in-bio designs, this challenge invites you to create templates made for Africa, by Africa.
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Benefits
- A share of the US$10,000 prize pool.
- 1:1 mentorship sessions with Canva designers.
- Exclusive Canva swag for winners.
- Winning templates will be published on Canva.
Additional Winner Rewards
- A three-month Canva Pro subscription for each winner.
- Canva Pro access will be added shortly after winning.
- If a winner already has an active Canva Pro subscription, the three-month prize will begin after the current subscription expires.
Eligibility:
- Open to young people across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Participants must design a practical Canva template that helps local businesses grow.
- First-time designers are welcome to apply.
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