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AFRICA IMPACT FINANCE INITIATIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 8 April, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The grant giving portfolio aims to provide fair, transparent and equitable distribution of funds of up to £1500 GBP to projects across Africa.  The number of grants given per round will depend on the availability of funds.

ELIGIBILITY:

The organization applying for the grant is operating out of the African continent.

The project aims to improve the education of children or young adults up the age of 25.

The organization has been operational for a period of 12 months.

The organization is community-based.

BENEFIT:

Funds of up to £1500 GBP to projects across Africa. 

APPLY

GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE PROGRAM

Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 18:00 UTC

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Google Summer of Code is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development. GSoC Contributors work with an open source organization on a 12+ week programming project under the guidance of mentors.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be eighteen (18) years of age or older upon registration for the Program;

Be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution, including a college, university, masters program, PhD program and/or undergraduate program, as of the Acceptance Date;

For the duration of the Program, be eligible to work in the country in which he or she resides; and

Not be an Organization Administrator or Mentor in the Program.

He or she is an employee (including intern), contractor, officer, or director of:

Google or its affiliates, or

an Organization or any of its affiliates.

He or she is an immediate family member (including a parent, sibling, child, spouse, or life partner regardless of where the Student lives) of one of the individuals listed in subsection (ii) above or a member of their household (whether related or not).

He or she has participated as a Student in Google Summer of Code two (2) or more times previously.

BENEFIT:

Accepted students spend the summer coding with guidance from a mentor (3 months).

Successful student contributors are given a $6000 USD stipend,  enabling the student concentrate on coding for 3 months

APPLY