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COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION SHORT STORY PRIZE

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Application Deadline: 1 November, 2023

LOCATION: London, United Kingdom

The 2024 Prize will open for submissions from 1 September 2023 to 1 November 2023. The prize is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 18 and over. It is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction

ELIGIBILITY:

The prize is open to all Commonwealth citizens aged 18 and over –  please see the full list of Commonwealth countries here.

The story must be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.

The prize is only open to short fiction, but it can be in any fiction genre–science fiction, speculative fiction, historical fiction, crime, romance, literary fiction–and you may write about any subject you wish.

Submissions are accepted in Bengali, Chinese, Creole, English, French, Greek, Malay, Maltese, Portuguese, Samoan, Swahili, Tamil, and Turkish. Stories that have been translated into English from any language are also accepted and the translator of any winning story receives additional prize money.

Your submission must be unpublished in any print or online publication, with the exception of personal websites.

BENEFIT:

The regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives a total of £5,000.

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MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: Friday, 20 October 2023

LOCATION: Multiple Region

Applications for the 2024 Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships are now open. Fellowships are open to young professionals, mid-career and new executives from Africa with relevant work experience and a master’s degree.

ELIGIBILITY:

National of an African country

Minimum 7 years’ of relevant work experience

Master’s degree

Under the age of 40, or 45 for women with children

Any additional criteria as set by the host

BENEFIT:

Each year three Fellows have an opportunity to work in the executive offices of the AfDB (Abidjan), ECA (Addis Ababa) or the ITC (Geneva), with a stipend of $100,000. 

During their 12-month programmes, Fellows gain both technical and leadership skills, while contributing directly to research and policy design. A special feature of the programme is the opportunity to benefit from the direct mentorship of the heads of the host organisations. 

Fellows also become members of the Now Generation Network (NGN), through which they continue to contribute their skills and insights to building a better Africa.

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