Scholarships & Financial Aid

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs)including FinDev Canada, CDC Group(CDC)of the United Kingdom,Proparco of France and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States along with the Mastercard Foundation,announced today at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference that they are joining forces to sponsor the 2X Invest2Impact –Business Competition.The purpose of the competition is to…

Application Deadline: 5th july 2019. The AYADA Lab program takes place in Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana from June 2019 to April 2020. It consists of local and regional workshops, mentoring by some of the best African entrepreneurs today in the areas of cultural and social entrepreneurship, networking with African and European cultural…

Application Deadline:  30 June 2019: InfoNile invites young journalists aged 35 and below in the Nile Basin countries to submit proposals for in-depth investigative multimedia journalism stories on climate change impacts and youth-initiated solutions in rural communities of Nile Basin. These stories are part of a series of stories focusing on climate change and youth-driven initiatives…

Application Deadline: July 1st 2019 In July 2014, U.S. Government announced the creation of four Regional Leadership Centers (RLCs) in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa to serve as regional hubs across the continent to encourage transformational learning and enhanced leadership skills. The RLCs are a collaborative effort between the United States Agency for International…

Application Deadline: 21 June 2019 Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is looking for journalists based anywhere in Africa who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via illicit means.  Wealth of Nations is a long-term engagement, and journalists who take part must commit to…