Fellowships, grants and award
- TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme Deadline: 10 August 2021
- Call for projects on Energy Access Entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia Deadline, August 15, 2021
- IGB - Postdoctoral positions. Deadline September 15, 2021
- Call for proposals to Develop scalable solutions to address global energy poverty, Deadline, August 15, 2021
- Changemakers Innovation Challenge (Africa) Deadline 15 August, 2021
- Applications Open for Blockchain Bootcamp Deadline 20 August, 2021
- TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme Deadline: 20 August 2021
- World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program Deadline: August 23, 2021
- Call for proposals in East, West, and Southern Africa: Generating and mobilizing knowledge and innovation for early learning Deadline, August 23, 2021 - 23:59
- Expression of Interest: Agritech Challenge 2021 Deadline August 30 2021
- THRIVE Global Initiative,LATAM CHALLENGE Deadline 31 August, 2021
- UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-North Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations Deadline: 31 August 2021
- UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations Deadline: 31 August 2021
- TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme Deadline: 31 August 2021
- TWAS-CUI Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Merck Research Grants 2021 Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Applications now open for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowships Deadline 01 September 2021
- Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund Deadline: 3 September 2021
- ICGEB Arturo Falaschi Fellowship Programmes, PhD and Postdoctoral awards Deadline: 30 September 2021
- Stockholm International Water Institute-Stockholm Water Prize 2022 nomination call Deadline September 30, 2021
- XPrize Carbon Removal -Musk Foundation Deadline Student Award Submission: 1 October 2021
- Techstars Smart Mobility Accelerator Deadline Oct 06, 2021
- International Rising Talents - 2022 Call for Applications by Women for Science Deadline 07 October, 2021
- SPIRIT – Swiss Programme for International Research by Scientific Investigation Teams Deadline: 2 November 2021
- Energy Globe Award Deadline: 15 November 2021
- Milken-Motsepe Agritech Prize Deadline: December 2021
- Volvo Environment Prize Deadline: 10 January 2022
- NRF One Call for Proposals 2021/2022 Deadline: varies by programme as detailed in the general application guide here
- Seeding Labs Instrumental Access
- Mobility grants for research stays at Danish universities and other research institutions
Scholarships and training
- Global Rhodes Scholarships Deadline: 2 August 2021
- Developing an integrated model for spread of Plasmodium transmission blocking symbionts and effects on malaria incidence at icipe, Kenya Deadline: 12 August 2021
- Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program Deadline: 31 August 2021
- FAO Fellows Programme Deadline: 8 August 2021
- Bioscience Innovation Bootcamp, 2021 Deadline: 16 August 2021
- Rhodes East Africa Scholarship Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Rhodes Kenya Scholarship Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program Deadline 31 August 2021
- Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) call for Proposals 2021 Deadline 8 September 2021
- Rhodes West Africa Scholarship Deadline: 15 September 2021
- University of Pretoria-Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Programme, postgraduate studies – 2022. Deadline: 31 October 2021
- DAAD- The International PhD Programme for Agricultural Economics, Bioeconomy and Rural Development (IPPAE). Deadline October 31, 2021
- Antibiotics 2021 Ph.D. Thesis Award (1,000 CHF) Deadline: 15 January 2022
- Call for NRF Postgraduate Scholarships 2021
- Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa with German partner - Workshops, Symposia and Summer Schools in Africa Deadline: apply any time
- Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
- DAAD Deadlines: see list
- Google Career Certificates to help African learn new skills for digital jobs Deadline: ongoing
Call for papers and conferences
- Global Rhodes Scholarships Deadline: 2 August 2021
- Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program Deadline: 31 August 2021
- FAO Fellows Programme Deadline: 8 August 2021
- Call for Proposals for 2nd Round of Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation Deadline 20 August 2021
- Rhodes East Africa Scholarship Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Rhodes Kenya Scholarship Deadline: 31 August 2021
- Rhodes West Africa Scholarship Deadline: 15 September 2021
- University of Pretoria-Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Programme, postgraduate studies – 2022. Deadline: 31 October 2021
- Call for NRF Postgraduate Scholarships 2021
- Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa with German partner - Workshops, Symposia and Summer Schools in Africa Deadline: apply any time
- Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) DAAD Deadlines: see list
- Google Career Certificates to help African learn new skills for digital jobs Deadline: ongoing
- The 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Business, Management and Economics (BMECONF) Deadline: 25 February 2022
- Internet Society Foundation Research Grant Programme Deadline Open