Opportunities

Deadline: Varies by Country Applications are open for Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneur Awards 2019. The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. EO GSEA supports student entrepreneurs who require much needed mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the

Deadline: August 15, 2018 Applications are invited for the WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) Leadership Development Program 2018. The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) seeks high-potential media women for participation in its flagship leadership development programme. WIN works with media companies and their high potential female employees to overcome the gender gap in management

Deadline: September 1, 2018 Applications are open for the Alexander Von Humboldt HIIG Internet and Society Fellowship 2019. The Internet and Society fellowship is internationally focused and offers a unique opportunity for innovative thinkers who wish to engage in the exchange of research experiences and to set up new initiatives. Fellowships may range from a minimum of

Deadline: Varies Applications are open for the DAAD Scholarships for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses 2018/19. With its development-oriented postgraduate study programs, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best

Deadline: September 12, 2018 Applications are open for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Program 2019 to study at Stanford University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars develop a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation. Every year, up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world will receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford,

Deadline: August 31, 2018 Applications for the European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Program 2018 are now open. Each year the European Commission offers 2 five month, paid traineeships, for 1,300 trainees; administrative or translation. Starting on March 1 or October 1, trainees gain hands-on experience of EU policy making in a multicultural environment. Trainees work all over the European Commission/Services/Agencies mostly in Brussels,

Deadline: September 14, 2018 Applications for the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Scholarships 2019/2020 are now open. To achieve the goal of being a catalyst for public sector transformation, Africa Initiative for Governance will every year, for five years starting in 2017, fund five scholarships for outstanding West Africans from all backgrounds who are passionate about the public

Deadline: August 6, 2018 Applications are open for the IFC/IYF Contest for Youth Engagement in Energy, Water & Transport 2018. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and International Youth Foundation (IYF) have launched a new publication Creating Value Through Global Youth Engagement: A Smart Investment for the Infrastructure and Natural Resource Industries. To highlight cases and best practices

Deadline: August 17, 2018 Applications are invited for the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award 2018. Young reporters from across the world are invited to submit their work to enter for this award that celebrates of emerging journalistic talent. Now in its sixth year, the award (in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association) is Thomson Foundation’s annual journalism competition, dedicated