General Opportunities

The Digital Lab Africa invites applications for projects open to anyone from the field of digital content creation: artists, producers, designers, start-ups, SMEs, collectives, students or entrepreneurs, based in Sub-Saharan Africa or a national of a country in this region.Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is a platform and a call for projects dedicated to creative content linked with innovation in...

The Bristol Short Story Prize – an annual international writing competition open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers.  The 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries. The closing date is midnight on May 1st 2019.The 2018 Bristol Short Story Prize was won by Dizz Tate (left) for her story, Cowboy Boot. 2nd prize went...

The City University of New York invites applications for the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism open to professional journalists across the world for the 2019/2020 academic year. The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant investigative or enterprise story that provides fresh insight into an important business, financial or...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites applications for the Web Editor and Social Media internship - Spanish for 3-6 months.The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life.They are on the ground in 177 countries, working with them...

The PeaceTech Accelerator is open to early-stage startups that are ready to scale on the cloud. The PeaceTech Accelerator is an eight-week program in Washington, D.C. providing intensive mentorship and training with particular emphasis on cloud technology. They work to help talented startups and nonprofits scale rapidly and sustainably. They focus on 7 core innovation themes:Integrity, accountability and governance Countering violent...

Algeria Youth Leadership Program is open for applications in the USA. This is a four-week, fully funded, U.S-based cultural exchange program, focused on the primary themes of civic education, youth leadership development, respect for diversity, and community engagement.This Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Northern Nevada...

Google invites applications for the Software Engineering Intern, Researcher available to an applicant who is currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD programme in Computer Science or a related technical field.Research and Machine Intelligence is a high impact team that’s building the next generation of intelligence and language understanding for all Google products. To achieve this, we’re working on...

Microsoft is accepting applications for 2019 Imagine Cup EMEA Regional Final in the Netherlands open to Computer science students and teams in Africa. One idea starts the journey. Your innovation could change the future of technology and be at the forefront of life-changing solutions.Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to...

The Global Cooling Prize in India is inviting innovators from across the globe to develop affordable and climate-friendly cooling solutions that meet the needs of millions of people around the world.The solution must meet a variety of climate- and resource-focused criteria, while also operating within cost and scalability constraints. This exciting competition will take place over the course of...

Mekatilili Fellowship Programme opens for applications for African Youths in Kenya aimed at adopting pedagogy and creative learning techniques that strives to empower learners.This is in collaboration with the Technological Innovations for Inclusive Learning and Teaching (tiilt) Lab at Northwestern University and with support by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab and The Legatum Center for...