Competitions

Join Physics Brawl 2024 and sharpen your physics skills! Compete in teams of up to five, solve challenging physics problems online, and earn points as you go. This free, fun, and international competition is open to high school students worldwide, and the best teams win awesome prizes and glory! Deadline: November 22, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/…/physics-brawl-2024…]

CIFOR-ICRAF Photo Competition 2024 Calling all photographers and nature lovers! Showcase the breathtaking beauty and vital importance of our planet’s biodiversity through your lens. Capture the essential role of forests and trees in sustaining life on Earth, from supporting countless species to mitigating climate change. Benefits First prize: USD 500, second prize: USD 400, and a people’s choice award of USD 300. Your photos can inspire action and highlight the need to protect our rich diversity! Deadline: October 14, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/…/cifor-icraf-photo-competition…]

DocA (Documentary Africa) provides financial support for the development, production and postproduction of documentary films to filmmakers and producers from the African continent. Applicants for the short film grants programme must have produced at least one documentary and be a citizen and resident of an African country. Deadline: 02 Oct 2024. Learn more and apply here:https://documentaryafrica.org/grants-2024/

Commonwealth country citizens aged 18 and over can now submit their short story of 2000-5000 words for a chance to win £5,000 in this annual writing competition by the Commonwealth Foundation. The prize is only open to short fiction (across all fiction categories), but writers may choose any topic or theme they wish. Deadline: 01 Nov 2024. Learn more and apply here:https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/

Be part of the Paris Peace Forum’s AI Action Summit in Paris on 10-11 February 2025. This is your chance to showcase AI initiatives that improve lives and ethically frame AI, with a focus on civil society and the global South. Deadline: October 6, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/conferences/ai-action-summit-2025]

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) is calling for innovative solutions to global security challenges! The 2024 Innovation Prize recognizes groundbreaking approaches to international security, offering the winner CHF 10,000 and global recognition. Deadline: September 23, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/…/gcsp-prize-for-innovation-in…]

Calling all designers! The WUI Design Challenge 2024 seeks innovative, user-focused design submissions that showcase how user research and evaluation have directly impacted product or service design. Winners will receive cash prizes and an invitation to present at the 2024 HCI International Conference. Benefits: Gold $1250, Silver $1000, Bronze $750, plus free registration to present at the HCI International Conference. Deadline: September 15, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/…/world-usability-design…]

Young Journalism Award 2024: A Call for Excellence! Atlas Network and La Cátedra Vargas Llosa present the IV Young Journalism Award, celebrating young journalists under 35 who embody informational rigor, ethical integrity, and a passion for freedom. This prestigious award, named after the esteemed journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner, invites submissions from all around the world. The winner will receive $10,000, with all expenses paid to speak at the Atlas Network’s Latin American Forum in Rio de Janeiro in 2025, and have their work published widely. Deadline: October 10, 2024 For more details and to apply, click here: [https://www.youthop.com/compe…/young-journalism-award-2024]

Seeking the Next Blue Unicorn EdTech Tools to Bridge Global Learning GapsThe UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub has announced a groundbreaking portfolio initiative called the “Blue Unicorn Farm,” which seeks innovative EdTech solutions to address the global learning crisis. The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub has announced a groundbreaking portfolio initiative called the “Blue Unicorn Farm,” which seeks innovative EdTech solutions to address the global learning crisis. With up to $150,000 in funding available for selected EdTech tools, the portfolio, launched in June 2024, aims to fund and support cutting-edge educational technologies that can transform learning outcomes for millions of children worldwide, particularly in low-resource settings. The first cohort of Blue Unicorn Farm portfolio investments target five critical areas: foundational literacy and numeracy, school readiness, inclusion of children with disabilities, teacher empowerment, and future skills development. The portfolio comes in response to alarming statistics, which show that 70% of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a simple text. “We are seeking visionary, inclusive evidence-based EdTech tools with the potential to improve learning outcomes for millions of children worldwide,” said Frank van Cappelle, UNICEF Senior Adviser on Digital Learning and Head of the UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub in Helsinki, Finland. Selected EdTech innovators will receive funding support, mentorship, technical assistance, visibility, engagement with local ecosystems, and a path to scale. Eligible applicants for the Blue Unicorn Farm initiative include technology companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations with evidence-backed EdTech tools. Additionally, selected tools will be showcased on the Learning Cabinet, a global platform for innovative EdTech tools, and will engage with local ecosystems for market insights and collaboration. Solutions will be evaluated based on their potential to impact over 100 million children, grounding in the science of learning, proven evidence of positive outcomes, secure data management, adaptability to low-resource contexts, and overall affordability and innovation. To this end, the Learning Innovation Hub, alongside with partners such as the Asian Development Bank, ARM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and others, have developed a stringent methodology to assess EdTech tools, called the EdTech for Good Framework. The program is particularly interested in solutions that employ innovative approaches such as personalized and adaptive learning, formative assessment, and immersive learning experiences. The first call for the Blue Unicorn Farm closed in June, 2024, but there is an ongoing open call for EdTech tools to be assessed through the EdTech for Good Framework. Tools that pass the screening will be placed in the upcoming Learning Cabinet online platform and will also be on the longlist for any upcoming calls for the Blue Unicorn Farm Portfolio. Join the EdTech for Good Initiative: https://web.inform.unicef.org/x/2UfkxpPc Previous Call for proposals: https://www.unicef.org/innovation/media/20386/file Contact: UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub : learninginnovationhub@unicef.org

AFRICA PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING INNOVATION! The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovation and entrepreneurship across sub-Saharan Africa. It offers a unique benefits package for up to 16 shortlisted participants to help accelerate their business and is run by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Deadline: 15 Oct 2024. Learn more and apply here:https://africaprize.raeng.org.uk/about-the-prize