AU Call For Innovators: Innovating Education In Africa 2025

The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose practical education innovations with the potential for sustainability, scalability and replication on a wide scale. We are looking to mobilize continental education innovators to rethink solutions that will help address education and skills development challenges in Africa.

Benefits for successful applicants

Successful applicants will benefit from:

1. Grants of up to USD 50,000 to strengthen interoperability with public education and TVET systems, while generating evidence of impact.

2. Promotion of innovation to AU Member States, RECs and Development Partners, including publication in the Africa Education & Skills Innovations Handbook 2026.

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3. Certificate of Recognition from the AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation.

4. Capacity building support from partner organizations.

5. Structured engagement opportunities with Member States to inform national policy dialogues on digital transformation, greening of TVET systems, AI governance and robotics integration aligned with CTVET-34 and STISA-2034.

6. Participation in the 2026 Innovating Education in Africa Expo and Ministerial Policy Dialogue on CTVET-34 and STISA Alignment.

7. Contribution to the development of the Continental Policy Toolkit on Digital, Greening, AI, and Robotics Integration in TVET and Higher Education.

8. Inclusion in the Brief on AI Readiness in African Education Systems and the IEA 2026 Innovation Catalog.

How to apply

Interested applicants should download the application details here https://au.int/sites/default/files/announcements/46204-annc-Revised_Call_for_Submissions_IEA_2026_EN_rev.pdf

For further information regarding this program check the Africa Union website