Competitions
Heirs Life Essay Championship 2023 for JSS1 – JSS3 Students

The Heirs Life Essay Championship is an annual essay competition organised by Heirs Life to encourage literacy among young students while rewarding their creativity. This year’s edition is open to students in Junior Secondary Schools across Nigeria, and they get to participate for a chance to win N2,000,000 worth of scholarship, exciting prizes for the […]
How To Win UBA Sierra Leone National Essay Competition In 2023

United Bank for Africa Foundation (UBAF) has been in the business of promoting and improving the quality of education in Sierra Leone with the introduction of the UBA Sierra Leone National Essay Competition. Introduced in 2011, NEC has been UBA Foundation’s avenue of offering pupils and students an opportunity to strengthen their critical and literary […]
How To Win Cowbell Mathematics Competition In 2023/2024

Cowbell Mathematics Competition is an annual mathematics competition. Introduced by Cowbell, it is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and endorsed by National Examination Council (NECO), the National Examination body for secondary schools in Nigeria. It had two stages; the Qualifying Examination (written exam in designated centres across the country) and the Stage two […]
2023/2024 His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge

His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, 14th Emir of Kano & UN Advocate of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in partnership with 1 Million Teachers launched the annual MSII SDG Challenge in 2021. The aim of this challenge is to catalyze and empower teachers in developing innovative community projects focusing on SDG 4 – Quality Education, […]
Call for Applications: Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2023/2024

The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students age 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (2:00 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics, or mathematics. […]
Next Titan Africa Application Form Portal 2023/2024

The Next Titan Africa is a 12-week Entrepreneurial Reality TV show, and it gives an opportunity to young talented Africans who have great, innovative and unbeatable business ideas, to compete against one another in real-life entrepreneurial challenges in a bid to ultimately win Grand Prize to start their new business or to support their existing […]
Call for Applications: Foyle Young Poets Competition 2023/2024

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is one of the biggest and most established prizes for young people aged 11 – 17 in the world. Since it was founded in 1998, the Award has kick-started the career of some of today’s most exciting new voices, such as Sarah Howe, Jay Bernard, Helen Mort, […]
2023/2024 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition. 2023 marks 140 years since it was established in 1883. With thousands of young people taking part every year, it is an important way to recognise achievement, elevate youth voices and develop key skills through creative writing. About QCEC 2023 To mark the […]
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2023 for Young People Worldwide

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity, and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as […]
Call for Entries: SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition 2023

The SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC) is here again and promises to be great! This competition is not your usual essay contest – it is a chance for all primary and secondary school students in Nigeria between ages 9-16 to showcase their innovative ideas for solving national problems using technology. This year’s topic is […]