Opportunities

The YSE programme seeks to inspire, equip and enable youth of different nationalities to embark on social enterprises (SEs) in Singapore and beyond. If you have a social enterprise idea, we want to help you make it happen! Participants will learn from leading social entrepreneurs, business professionals and other youth […]

Atlas Corps is an overseas fellowship for the world’s top social change leaders. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. The Atlas Corps Fellowship typically lasts 12 to 18 months. Fellows serve full-time […]

As research in the field of poverty related diseases (PRDs) gains momentum, it is paramount to facilitate opportunities for early and mid-career scientists in sub-Saharan Africa to develop their clinical research skills. Providing possibilities for individual training would enable talented scientists to establish themselves as independent researchers and team leaders […]

The WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are one of the world’s highest accolades in the Travel & Tourism sector, aimed at recognising best practice in sustainable tourism. Candidates can apply in one of the five categories: Social Impact, Destination Stewardship, Climate Action, Changemakers or Investing in People. Judging process is based on three-steps: […]

No Woman Left Out Initiative, Africa invites applications for eligible Women organizations for the 1st Round of its Small Grants Program in Nigeria with the theme “Pushing Forward Equality & Empowerment of Women for National Impact”. NWLOI, Africa supports the economic and social progress of Women to become real economic […]

The UK Youth Climate Coalition is building a chorus of voices, voices of young people answering the question “What does climate justice mean to you?”. They are seeking to collect heart-felt, personal stories on climate justice to demonstrate that young people have a voice and that it is important to […]

The fellowship is open to grassroots women activists working broadly on issues of peace and security across Africa and will begin with a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya in January 2019.  All costs of travel and participation will be covered. The Peace and Social Change Fellowship is designed to bring together […]

Since mid-2012, UNODC’s small grants scheme has assisted a number of African-based civil society organizations (CSOs) across the continent in developing innovative anti-corruption projects to raise awareness on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its implementation. With applications now open for the fifth round of funding, the grants […]

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program at Columbia University is pleased to announce the launch of the Peace and Social Change Fellowship Program. The fellowship is designed to generate knowledge, build skills, strengthen relationships and exchange strategies among frontline women changemakers working on issues of social change, justice, and, […]

The Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award recognizes entrepreneurial initiatives that take innovative approaches to building resilient societies and realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. While resilience is the core theme of this annual programme, its specific focus changes from year to year. Our 2019 award will focus […]

Every year, Technovation invites teams of girls from all over the world to learn and apply skills needed to solve real-world problem through technology. WORTH Technovation offers girls around the world the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Girls ages 10 to 18 learn […]

Technological progress is constantly changing how we work, from automation to artificial intelligence. With these advancements, firms adopt of new ways of production, helping markets to expand, and societies to evolve. While advances in technology can eliminate the need for some jobs, the World Development Report 2019 notes that it […]

If you have a passion for innovation, the ability to devise new solutions to old problems, and a willingness to challenge the established orthodoxy, then we want to hear from you. Who are we?  We are Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption.  From villages in rural Africa to the […]

The PDFelement Scholarship contest 2018 is now open. PDFelement is a simple yet robust PDF editing software that empowers teams and institutions around the world. Their goal is to help you work smarter, not harder! How do you use PDFs at school? What kind of documents do you work with […]

Do you have a great digital idea that has the potential to create a better world? If so, please 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 […]