The two categories of the $5,000 AAAS Mentor Awards (Lifetime Mentor Award and Mentor Award) both honor individuals who, during their careers, demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and careers.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, June, North Africa, Science, Southern Africa, West Africa
The $5,000 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility is presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor organizations or individuals (including but not limited to scientists, engineers, or health professionals) who have advanced scientific freedom and responsibility under challenging circumstances.
- Central Africa, East Africa, Health, June, North Africa, Science, Scientist, Southern Africa, West Africa
Applications are now open for the £2,000 Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Conference Grants. Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries outside of their country of work.
- 2025, Academic Research, Central Africa, East Africa, June, Researchers, Southern Africa, West Africa
Celebrating its eleventh year, the Global Citizen Waislitz Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $300,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. The grand prize and two additional prizes are $100,000 each, for a total of three prizes.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, June, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The $75,000 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship in Problem-Driven Biomedical Optics and Analytics provides an annual award to translate new biomedical optics and biophotonics technologies to clinical practice for improving human health.
- 2025, Academic Research, Central Africa, East Africa, Fellowship, Health, North Africa, September, Southern Africa, West Africa
The GHC 50,000 Asogli State Youth Empowerment Program is calling all young entrepreneurs! Pitch your big idea and stand a chance to win prizes.
- 2025, Ghana, May, Training Program, Youth
The AED 61,000 Artist Residency Grants invites both local and international artists to create new work and engage with the Ras Al Khaimah community.
- 2025, Art, Artists, East Africa, Filmmaking, June, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Global Health Corps’ Africa Leadership Accelerator is a 9-month, hybrid program designed to strengthen the leadership and management skills of early to mid-career health professionals working across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- 2025, East Africa, Fellowship, Health, June, Southern Africa, Youth
The $10,000 Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme is an initiative designed to equip emerging leaders with the skills, knowledge, and resources to champion intercultural dialogue as a strategy to address pressing global challenges.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, June, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Youth
Nominations are now open for the $1,500 Copic Award 2025, a competition that provides an opportunity to share diverse artworks created using Copic products.
- 2025, Art, Artists, Central Africa, Creative Industry, East Africa, June, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa