Google Rise Science & Engineering Awards for Africa, Europe, Middle east & Asia 2011

The Google RISE Awards are now open for applications.
Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards are designed to promote and support Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Computer Science (CS) education initiatives. Google provide awards to organizations working with primary & secondary schools and university students to provide enrichment programs in these fields.
Google believes that technology will continue to play an important role in shaping our future and knows that the youth of today will help innovate and drive these technologies for years to come. Through the Google RISE Awards Program, Google aspire to help students by offering growth and development opportunities.

International Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy for Africa 2012

World's leading green energy awards, International Ashden Award 2012, seeks entries from Africa

The award program seeks to hear from inspirational, innovative local clean energy programmes from across Africa, Asia (including China), Central and South America and the Caribbean that are reducing carbon emissions and providing significant social and economic benefits to their communities. The UK-based Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries for the 2012 awards. The organizers want to hear from organizations in the developing world and the UK that are increasing use of sustainable energy, reducing carbon emissions and/or changing behavior to significantly cut energy use.

2012 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) By Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF)

Deadline for Applications: 30 September 2011

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the first Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The prize honours and encourages innovative achievements that contribute toward developing new products, increasing efficiency or saving cost in Africa. The prize also promotes among young African men and women the pursuit of science, technology and engineering careers as well as business opportunities with potentials of contributing to sustainable development in Africa.

ENPC Excellence & Leadership MBA Scholarship in France 2012

ENPC Excellence and Leadership Scholarship 2011-2012 for Full Time MBA at ENPC, France is reserved for the best and brightest students applying to the ENPC School of International Management, Paris. The scholarship is applicable to the 3 MBA specializations offered by ENPC School of International Management: International Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Risk Management. The ENPC Excellence & Leadership Scholarship is a special MBA partial reduction fee reserved for meritorious students applying for a full time MBA at ENPC for the academic year 2011-2012.

Google offers Kenyan Businesses Opportunity to get Online with Free, Easy to Build Websites

Getting Kenyan Businesses Online
Google, in partnership with Safaricom, Equity Bank and KENIC (Kenya Network Information Center), offers small and medium businesses in Kenya the opportunity to create free, easy to build websites to bring their businesses online. This initiative, referred as “Getting Kenyan Businesses Online” (GKBO), is aimed at assisting thousands of Kenya SMEs, to own an online presence.

Skoll Masters Scholarship in Social Entrepreneurship for International Students, UK 2012

The Skoll Fully Funded International Scholarship Program for MBA Students in Social Entrepreneurship, at Oxford University UK

The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once selected, these students are known as Skoll Skollars.