Competitions

Applications are now open for Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2020. The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $250,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. Every year a total of four prizes is awarded and are presented by the Waislitz Foundation …

German Embassy London and the Goethe-Institut London is Calling German and British Creative Teams at Home who are freelance creative professionals and come from all cultural areas including visual arts, literature, music, design or film for Stand Together and Go Virtual As COVID-19 continues to affect the world and poses …

Entries are now open for the seventh annual African Fact-Checking Awards, the only awards programme that honours journalism by Africa-based media in the expanding field of fact-checking. Each year, they see growing interest in fact-checking as evidenced by the number of organisations that have emerged focusing their efforts on debunking …

Applications are now open for Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2020. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (3:00 minutes in length maximum) that …

The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2021 playwriting competition. The Yale Drama Series is an annual, international competition for emerging playwrights, the award is in cooperation with Yale University Press, and is solely sponsored by the David Charles Horn Foundation.  The winning team will be selected by the …

Samsung Engineering and the United Nations Environment Programme is pleased to launch “The 13th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition” inviting youth all over the world to raise awareness on the theme of the upcoming World Environment Day – Time for Nature.        As many of you know, World Environment Day is the …

World Bank and Identity for Development calls for Innovation to Strengthen Inclusion and Empower the ‘Invisible Billion’. The 2nd Mission Billion Challenge is now open for Submission. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights how countries with platforms (such as digital ID systems, digital payment systems, and integrated social protection information ecosystems) are able …

 The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) is calling on photographers of all ages and abilities to enter its annual photography competition, ‘Weather Photographer of the Year 2020’ and ‘Young Weather Photographer of the Year 2020’ in association with AccuWeather, a global weather and leading digital media company. This popular competition attracts entries from around the world and …

The World Bank Group has launched a call for Innovation under the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA) . This Call for Innovation seeks to identify innovative and feasible solutions to fight coastal erosion and flooding issues associated with the ongoing development of large commercial ports and maritime operations …

Applications is open to broadcasters, production companies, independent journalists, filmmakers, producers and other audiovisual media professionals in the six EU Eastern Partnership Countries for the 2020 ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe. The prize rewards outstanding TV, film and online programmes dealing with topics of migration, integration …