Fellowships, grants & challenges.
Filter by status, initiative focus, or target audience. All open calls feature living stipends or equity-free catalytic capital, expert mentorship, and direct pan-African placement.
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2026 African Youth Policy & Futures Fellowship
$12,000 Living Stipend + AU Desk Placement
Join 40 high-performing young policy researchers formulating legislative briefs and futures scenarios across 18 African member states.
CivicTech Seed Innovation Grant 2026
$25,000 Equity-Free Seed Funding + 6-Mo Incubation
Catalytic funding and prototyping support for young African founders building tech solutions that enhance civic accountability, climate resilience, or public service access.
East African Circular Economy Design Challenge
$15,000 Pilot Implementation Prize
A 10-week human-centered design challenge for grassroots teams solving urban plastic recycling and decentralized organic waste processing.
Call for Papers: African Youth Economic Futures Journal
$1,500 Honorarium per Accepted Paper + Open-Access Indexing
Inviting empirical research manuscripts authored by African scholars under 35 examining informal market digitization, green job pathways, and AI governance.
Southern Africa Climate Adaptation Lab 2026
Full Travel, Board & $8,000 Community Grant
Community-led adaptation residency designing drought-resilient smallholder farming strategies in Southern African river basins.
Pan-African Youth Governance Advisory Council
Direct Consultation Seat at Regional Economic Desks
12-month appointment for exceptional youth civic leaders providing youth-proofing advisory on regional integration agreements.