Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020 [₦ 7 Million Prize]

Application Deadline: 28th August 2020

Overview:

Despite significant investment and resolutions around power generation and distribution, over 60% of users in Lagos are estimated to still be unmetered and this affects the last-mile distribution to customers.

The NGYouthSDGs and Oxfam Nigeria International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020

Application Deadline: August 9, 2020.

Overview:

This year, the United Nation’s International Youth Day 2020 is focused on “Youth Engagement for Global Action” and explores medium engage youth from the local level to the global level. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a serious challenge but it has also presented an opportunity, notably for several young people in Nigeria and Africa develop innovative solutions; adopt creative mechanism and rebranded to meet the numerous needs

RFI Musique Discovery Prize 2020 [10,000 Euros, A Tour In Africa, A Concert In Paris]

Application Deadline:  31st July 2020

Overview:

The Discovery Prize is an opportunity each year to showcase new musical talents from the African continent.

Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest 2020 [Up to US$1,000,000 Prize]

Application Deadline: UTC + 8 30th August 2020

Overview: 

Apps UP (Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest) aims to inspire global developers to leverage HUAWEI HMS Core to create innovative apps, bringing smart life services to 650 million Huawei device users in 170+ countries and regions. The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest involves separate regional competitions in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and China. 

Morland African Writing Scholarships 2020 [Up To £18,000 Grant]

Application Deadline: Friday 18th September 2020.

Overview: 

The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2020 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. To help meet this need the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book.

Nigeria COVID-19 Innovation Challenge [Up To ₦1 Million Prize]

Application Deadline 1st May 2020

Overview:
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that is yet to be controlled. Nations are facing health and economic challenges whose impact will still be felt after the crisis is over. With countries in lockdown to flatten the curve, more need to be done to support the government's efforts to curtail the effects of the pandemic. Nigeria COVID-19 Innovation Challenge is an initiative of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) aimed at

2020 Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge For Innovators And Entrepreneur [ $ 10,000 Grant ]

Application Deadline: May 31, 2020


Overview: 
The world as we know it is rapidly changing and Lagos, projected to become the world’s largest megacity by 2100, already faces significant challenges despite its position as a regional economic hub. These challenges present significant opportunities for entrepreneurs who leverage innovative approaches to build solutions that solve critical issues that impact residents within the city.

The Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge is designed to support the innovators and entrepreneurs who are shaping the Lagos of tomorrow.

The Global E-commerce Talent(GET) Global Challenge 2020 [14,000 USD Grant]

Application Deadline: May 4, 2020 

Overview:

The African Leadership University in Collaboration with the Alibaba Business School Global E-commerce Talent Program is organizing the Africa edition of the GET Global Challenge 2020. The Challenge is themed: Digital Solutions during COVID-19 and beyond. The Africa edition is a part of the larger Global

2020 Global Landscapes Forum Logo Competition [€500 Cash Prize]

Application Deadline: 9th May 2020

Overview:
Are you a young creative with a passion for the environment? YIL and GLF are calling young people to action, to design the new logo for Generation Restoration, a youth-led, youth-centered initiative that will run throughout the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030).

World Bank #Blog4Dev Competition 2020 for Young Africans

• DEADLINE: November 30, 2019

• ELIGIBILITY: Must be a citizen of, and currently living in, a Sub-Saharan Africa country and be between 18-28 years of age on November 30, 2019.

• TOPIC: What will it take to end child marriage in your country?

British Council #IdeasChangeLives Challenge 2019 (£20,000 Prize + More)

Do you have a great digital idea that has the potential to create a better world? If so, enter the #IdeasChangeLives challenge. You could win a prize of £20,000 and the chance to work with the British Council’s Digital, Partnerships and Innovation team on an initiative to help achieve one of six of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2019 | N4.5m in Prizes

Deadline: 4th November 2019.

UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, announces the commencement of the 2019 edition of the National Essay Competition (NEC) for senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The NEC provides a competitive platform to develop the intellectual and writing abilities of senior secondary school students in Nigeria. Winners get educational grants to study in any African University of their choice.