There are a number of prizes world wide which reward young and not so young inventors and makers. See below for two good ones. We would Iike to expand this space with more prizes or awards for inventors and makers so if you know of any, please drop us a line here

2009 PAN African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education

The 2009 PAN African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education (PAN) is open to organizations based in Africa working at all levels of education, from primary through to tertiary, as well as in non-formal education. PAN will award a first prize of $10,000 and two runner-up prizes of $5,000, there are up to 50 awards  of $1,000 for the best entry of each country. The top three award-winners will be sponsored a trip to South Africa for the awards presentation and peer learning visits to key Educating Africa and Teach A Man To Fish partners.  Go to the awardwww.teachamantofish.org.uk/competition

Online Applications – To fill in and submit an online application visit  www.teachamantofish.org.uk/competition

E-mailed Applications – A downloadable form can be found on the competition website (as above).  This form can be completed offline and sent as an attachment to an email to competition@teachamantofish.org.uk Postal Applications – Print off the downloadable form and fill it in by hand, then send via  airmail post to: TEACHAMANTOFISH, 10 TOLLINGTON PARK, LONDON, N4 3QX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Deadline: All entries must be received by TeachAManToFish before the 31  December 2009.

Go Ingenuity Award, – note the deadline is December 1st, 2009 – so this prize is now closed.

Go Ingenuity Award
The GO Ingenuity Award (GIA) is awarded to artists, inventors, and small business entrepreneurs to stimulate the next generation of “makers.” Building on the momentum of Maker Faire Africa, GO Campaign will award one-year, one-time fellowship grants to individual applicants who are eager to share their skills with marginalized youth in developing countries in ways that educate and inspire youth to harness their own ingenuity. The GIA emphasizes the sharing of innovative artistry and technology. Go to the award www.gocampaign.org/gia

The application process is quite simple and the guidelines are here, if you have any questions about this award please email info@gocampaign.org