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Jobs, grants, fellowships, and calls for collaboration across the AI ecosystem.
Free Carnegie Mellon University Africa AI Certificate 2026 Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) is inviting qualified learners to apply for its Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Africa, a six-course online program designed to equip partic...
German–Ghanaian international cooperation has a new face on the block: the Private Sector and Innovation Promotion (PSInno) programme, implemented in partner...
Build a working agentic AI for a real African institution. This challenge is open to not only developers but problem solvers located anywhere in Africa. The ...
Early-career African drug discovery researchers writing in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry put Africa’s share of global scientific output at 2 to 3 percen...
Build your AI skills through “Bridging Government AI Capacities for Public–Private Partnerships”, which offers selected applicants access to seven free, self...
Applications are open for the Build 2026 Innovation Expo, inviting African AI startups, builders, developer teams, researchers, students and emerging innovat...
Program Highlights Purpose: To provide African researchers with cutting-edge training in AI for scientific research. Funding: The program covers travel, hous...
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through the Africa IGF Secretariat and in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Uni...
Askya, in partnership with Magna Collective and Moonshot by TechCabal, is inviting applications for its 2026 cohort. A 6-week pan-African programme that woul...
Some communities are built by an organization. The best ones are built by people who decide to show up. WiMLDS Accra is growing, and behind every meetup, wor...
Governments are partnering with the private sector on AI. But do public officials have the skills to make those partnerships work? Effective public–private p...
AI-native African companies took less than 2% of the continent’s startup funding in the first half of 2026, Grégoire de Padirac, CEO of Digital Africa, told ...
The IAPS AI Policy Fellowship is a fully funded, three-month program for professionals from varied backgrounds seeking to strengthen practical policy skills ...
What if AI governance became more than a compliance requirement, and instead became a competitive advantage? At the 2026 IT Governance Summit, Stanley Asante...
Voice AI built for how Africans actually speak. That is the problem this challenge is trying to solve. 🎙️🌍 The Sahara CodeSwitch Africa Challenge, organised ...
Applications are now open for NeurON, the first African-hosted GPU/CPU compute cluster designed strictly for innovators, startups, and researchers working at...
PART-TIME FELLOW HYBRID $5,000 STIPEND The Policy Entrepreneurship Fellowship (PEF) empowers and guides participants in advancing their policy ideas into pra...
The AI Civic Action Accelerator is a free, six-session, part-time programme that helps individuals or small teams turn early-stage ideas about AI and public ...
AI for Ghana is offering a completely free, personalized AI strategy for anyone who wants to learn how to use AI in their daily life. You aren't signing up f...
Apply to undertake high-impact research that helps ghanaian languages remain visible, usable, and relevant in emerging AI systems. Application deadline: 30th...
The AgenTrust AI Fellowship 2026, launched by OPAQUE, is a six-month fully remote program for engineers, researchers, and AI governance professionals working...
The Google Public Policy Fellowship program is held in markets across the United States, Europe, and the Emerging Markets. It offers undergraduate, graduate,...
Applications are now open for the UNDP Responsible AI Bootcamp, an opportunity for organizations developing or deploying AI systems to assess their use cases...
Learn how to create engaging content, professional websites, and powerful apps like a pro. This hands-on training is designed for beginners and aspiring crea...
"Monetizing Your Skills With AI: Building Digital Products” is a free practical session organised by Team SydCrest to show participants how to use AI and the...
Applications are open for the 12-week, fully funded Data Analytics Programme in Accra and Kumasi, delivered in partnership with Generation Ghana, with women ...
KAIA Network is opened to women currently enrolled in or admitted to a PhD program at an accredited institution in sub-Saharan Africa. $5,000 grant, mentorsh...
Institute for Law & AI Academic Fellowship: Applications are open for this two-year, full-time fellowship for aspiring legal scholars interested in AI la...
GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 (Applied Track): Applications are open for this fully funded three-month fellowship in London, offering professionals the opp...
GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 (Research Track): Applications are open for this fully funded three-month fellowship in London, offering aspiring AI governan...
Opening Date: 17 November 2026 Deadline: 18 March 2027 Budget: €3 million (approximately €1.5 million per project) Objective: To promote international collab...
This fellowship provides financial resources, mentorship, and technical training to empower women PhD candidates in Sub-Saharan Africa to excel in AI/ML rese...
The BASE Fellowship is a 13-week, part-time remote program beginning in September 2026 and will extend to December 2026,, designed to develop Black researche...
African Technology Forum / Google is offering a fully funded AI training programme for African students and recent graduates. Application closed: May 31, 202...
Application Deadline: 15 June 2026 Organised By: Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Gates Foundation, Masakhane African Languages Hub, and Google.org Opportunity Typ...
Application Deadline: 15 January 2026 Organised By: UNESCO and Somerset House Studios Programme Type: Remote International Artist Residency Eligibility Mid-c...
The AI for Humanity Prize offers up to $150,000 in unrestricted funding to a team using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or data science ...
This online self-paced course introduces participants to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance through five structured modules. Each mo...
Dates: June 29 – August 28, 2026 (9 weeks). Location: In-person at LISA (London Initiative for Safe AI). Extensions: Up to 6 months of continued funding, men...
Program: AI Innovators in Residence Purpose: Help people understand and use AI responsibly Duration: October 1 – December 19, 2026 (12 weeks, in-person) Time...
Dates: 23 June – 21 July 2026 Format: Online, instructor-led training Duration: ~4 weeks (6 live sessions + project work) Language: English (with accessibili...
Duration: 5 months Applications deadline: May 3, 2026 (11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth) Programme start: September 2026 Programme end: February 2027 (approx.) Loc...
Host: University of the Witwatersrand in partnership with TU Academy Course Dates: 15 September–17 October 2026 Registration closes on 1 September 2026 Forma...
Start date: 14 April 2026 Duration: 5 weeks Mode: Online (2 live sessions per week) Organisers EthicsLab, University of Cape Town (UCT) African Observatory o...
Host: African Observatory on Responsible AI (AORAI) Type: Free online training course (cohort-based learning programme) Format: Remote / online learning...
Organiser: Centre for AI Security and Access (CASA) Prize: $10,000 total funding pool Deadline: 3 May 2026 Focus: AI safety solutions tailored to African con...
Type: Innovation & capacity-building program Host: A+ Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms Focus Area: Gender equality, feminist AI, and community-driven AI...
Type: Research Fellowship Host: ResearchRound Duration: 10 weeks (May – July 2026) Focus Area: AI, humanities, social sciences, and African-centered AI resea...
Type: Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) Host: NIYEL Focus Area: AI policy, governance, and civil society engagement in Francophone Africa Target Audienc...
Type: Fellowship Focus Area: Ethical AI, civic tech, and human rights Target Audience: Technologists with AI experience and interest in social impact Duratio...
Type: Fellowship Program (Workshops & Seminars) Focus Area: AI Policy, Governance & Ethical Innovation in Africa Target Audience: Professionals and e...
Duration: 4 months (full-time research) Start date: July 20, 2026 Deadline: April 26, 2026 Stipend: 3,850 USD / 2,310 GBP / 4,300 CAD Funding for compute: (~...
Application Deadline: April 17, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2026 Dalberg AI Fellowship Program. Dalberg is seeing an increasing gap in awareness a...
This is a summit dedicated exclusively to the African AI ecosystem. From indigenous LLMs to sovereign data infrastructure. If it’s AI, it lives here! Buildi...
International Conference on Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (ICCAIML-2026) will be held in Accra,Ghana during 25th and 26th Mar ...
The AI Forum Ghana is an exclusive platform where Ghana’s leading business, technology, and government leaders converge to explore how artificial intelligenc...
The moment we've been building toward is finally here. On February 12th, brilliance meets opportunity. Join us for "Closing the Digital Divide: Advancing AI ...
African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) is inviting applications for PhD Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Artificial Intelligence (AI) T...
Key information Dates: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 Location: Greece Organized by: CHS US, CHS Greece Open to: Postdoctoral researchers (one position) Applic...
SUMMER POLICY SCHOOL | Register for the AI Course 🎒 Register your interest 🖇️ https://bit.ly/3NjHLqH What does AI governance in Southern Africa look lik...
This is a fully-funded, 3-month fellowship for professionals looking to pivot into AI policy. Whether you come from tech, public service, law, or academia, y...
🎉 Big Announcement!🎉 We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Masakhane & Data Science for Social Impact (DSFSI) Micro-Grants Program 2025! 🚀 This i...
Are you part of a women’s rights organisation in Africa exploring new ways to create impact using AI? We’re inviting organisations like yours to join the Gen...
The OpenAI Residency is a six-month program designed to identify, mentor, and develop exceptional individuals with the potential to make outsized contributio...
The GIZ project AI Made in Africa reviewed 180 open datasets curated from over 500 sources such as Kaggle and Open Africa to see how they are supporting inno...
Academic Program Scholarships / Fellowship The Builder Fellowship places rising AI talent inside Block’s design and engineering teams to tackle real challeng...
AI4PEP offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Afri...
Applications are now open for the Accelerator Fellowship Programme of the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford. This pioneering initiative ...
Global call for applications of AI to empower people and communities to unlock economic opportunity for a resilient future. The Activate AI: Economic Opportu...
Socio-economic impacts of AI in Africa Call for concept notes on the socio-economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on Africa from the Artificial Int...
The summer school, a joint initiative by Mila and the Université de Montréal brings together participants from different backgrounds and horizons to explore ...
The Code4Food Security Fellowship Program 2025 offers a fully funded 5-month AI and Machine Learning training experience focused on transforming food systems...
Applications Open: IDIA Fellowship 2026 Artificial Intelligence is reshaping Africa—but women remain underrepresented in its design and policy. The IDIA Fell...
AGROBOOST is a pilot driven, 5-year multi-disciplinary project that aims to transform the agricultural sector into a more attractive, sustainable and efficie...