Do you want to win some prizes? Check these ongoing contest for Nigerian students and Professionals 2026. You can also find online competitions here.
Join the 3MTT National Impact Challenge Share a 2-min Before & After video of your 3MTT/DeepTech journey. This National Impact Challenge is for any individual that must have participated in any 3MTT Program .
Published: 22 Jan 2026 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Feb 2026
Call for Entries - Logo Competition: Sweden and Nigeria at 65 is ongoing. In 2026, Sweden and Nigeria celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations - a partnership built on friendship, trade, and shared values. To mark this milestone, the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja invites artists and designer
Published: 14 Jan 2026 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
The Wits/PPS “Health Economics for Africa” Essay Competition showcases the voices of undergraduates and postgraduates at African universities on health economic issues critical to Africa this is to advance the discipline of health economics on the global stage.
Published: 13 Jan 2026 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
UNDP Nigeria is launching a national call for solutions towards discovering, validating and amplifying Nigeria-based, demonstrably working tech or tech-enabled solutions that are already helping to build safer digital futures for women and girls. The call seeks to spotlight, support and amp
Published: 05 Dec 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 12 Dec 2025
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) invites eligible organizations to apply for the 2026 Grant aimed at Strengthening Institutions, Women’s Voices, Rights, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in Nigeria. Theme: Ending Gender-Based Violence for Increased Women Leadership ABOUT TH
Published: 27 Nov 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 12 Dec 2025
Federal Government NiYA StartUp Pitch 2.0 Application is open The contest is scouting 100 of Nigeria’s most innovative tech startups for mentorship, funding, enterprise support & national visibility. NiYA is built to empower you with the skills, tools, and support you need to grow. &nbs
Published: 25 Nov 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
The Student Venture Capital Program (S-VCG) provides funding, validation support, and national visibility for bold student-led businesses -- powered by the Federal Ministry of Education. S-VCG provides milestone-based grants, structured validation support, and a national inno
Published: 17 Nov 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
The Sterling Team, in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Nigeria, is pleased to announce the National Essay Competition for Secondary School Students 2025. The National Essay Competition 2025 provides a platform for senior secondary school stude
Published: 04 Nov 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Nov 2025
The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee is pleased to introduce Students Tax Reform Challenge, a nationwide competition for young Nigerians to showcase their knowledge, ideas and creativity on the new tax reform laws. Objective: The competition and award seek to: Raise
Published: 03 Nov 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Dec 2025
The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art. This annual competition inspires students to be creative while promoting public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world&rsq
Published: 27 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 02 Mar 2026
SOWEF Essay Competition 2025 is an academic initiative designed exclusively for SS3 students in Nigeria. The competition seeks to challenge SS3 students to reflect, research, and present innovative ideas that can shape the future of education in Nigeria while addressing the influence of social
Published: 23 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 27 Oct 2025
Call for Entries: Essay Competition on “Antimicrobial Resistance and My Future: Why Should Young People Care?” Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) happens when germs like bacteria and viruses stop responding to the medicines meant to kill them. This makes common infections harder to t
Published: 21 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 10 Nov 2025
Calling all young innovators. Are you creative and innovative with an interest in youth health? Here's a chance to change the world. We are looking for ideas from young people on the question, "How might we persist in providing youth-friendly HIV self-testing and prevention services?"
Published: 21 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 17 Nov 2025
In Collaboration with the GIZ African Union, Meraki Afrique present this Writing Competition so that young people can showcase their writing skills and share their ideas. Essay Theme: “No Visa, No Problem? Youth Perspectives on Intra-Africa Mobility” This year&rsquo
Published: 17 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 07 Nov 2025
African Organisation for Standardisation welcome you to the 13th Continental Essay Competition. Theme – “The role of harmonised standards in reducing Technical Barriers to Trade and in promoting fair and just trade within the Intra-African and Global Trade“
Published: 17 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Value: $35,010 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
Kellogg’s Super Stars is our dream for the future generation in Nigeria: a generation of well-nurtured, healthy children. Kellogg’s Super Stars Scholarship Competition is an initiative to bring out the best expressions from our Super Stars and motivate them by sponsoring their
Published: 15 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
he Nigerian Army is organising the COAS Literary Competitions 2026 with the theme “The NA: The People's Army, Our Army". The Competitions is open to applicants in Primary and Secondary Schools as well as undergraduates in Nigeria. CATEGORIES All the categories for the COAS
Published: 09 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 31 Mar 2026
The Segun Aina Foundation (SAF), as part of activities marking its 30th Anniversary, invites SS1–SS2 students in Osun State public secondary schools to participate in the Essay Competition on the theme: “Harnessing the Power of Youth: Innovations for a Sustainable Future.”
Published: 06 Oct 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
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