(June 2019)
Awards and prizes are announced not only to provide financial support to NGOs and individuals for their exemplary work but also to give them recognition, develop their professional networking and publicize their work.
Similarly, fellowships are awarded to organizations and individuals for building their skills and improving their abilities for bringing about social change.
Here, we take a look at the latest awards, prizes and fellowships offering grants, networking support, skill-building training and more.
World’s Most Prestigious Award for Sustainability- The Energy Globe Award 2020! Apply Now
Nominations are open for the world’s most prestigious award for sustainability- the Energy Globe Award 2020. The objective of the Energy Globe Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for many environmental problems feasible solutions already exist. Projects submitted from over 180 countries take part each year in the awards…[more]
Submit Your Applications for Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for “The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards” to recognise and support brilliant young innovators tackling the planet’s biggest environmental and social challenges, and to help them achieve scale for impact…[more]
Nominations Open for 2019 CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year
Nominations are open for Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Environmental Photographer of the Year 2019 to promote and reward excellence in international environmental photography, and to enhance the understanding of the causes, consequences of and solutions to climate change and social inequality…[more]
2020 IOC Women and Sport Awards for an Outstanding Contribution to Promote the Advancement of Gender Equality
Women, Men or Organisations are invited to apply for 2020 IOC Women and Sport Awards for making their remarkable contributions to the development, encouragement and reinforcement of women and girls’ participation in sport…[more]
Nominations Open for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
The Suqia is seeking nominations for its Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award to support research and development of new and innovative technologies that produce, desalinate and purify water, using solar energy to support the global position of the UAE in developing solutions for challenges that are faced by poverty– and disaster-stricken communities worldwide…[more]
Nominations Open for the 2020 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity
The 5th edition of the 2020 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity is now open for nominations. The Aurora Prize aims to recognize and support those who risk their life, health, freedom, reputation or livelihood in order to save and aid individuals that suffer as a result of today’s tragedies, especially man-conceived disasters and crimes against humanity…[more]
5th Edition of the Free Press Awards to recognise Journalists Worldwide
Free Press Unlimited is pleased to announce its fifth edition of the Free Press Awards 2019 with an aim to celebrate the work of the best journalists and media professionals…[more]
2019 U.N. Correspondents Association Awards for Best Media Coverage
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 24th annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations…[more]
Dan David Prize is now open for Nominations
Nominations are now open for Dan David Prize which is an international award, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University…[more]
2019 International Quality Awards is now open for Nominations
Nominations are now open for International Quality Awards 2019 to recognise and reward the contribution of quality professionals, teams and entire organisations across the globe…[more]
Applications Open for 2019 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation
Applicants are invited to apply for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation. The objective of the Prize is in conformity with UNESCO’s policies and is related to the Programme of the Organization in the field of environment, natural resources and education for sustainable development…[more]
Nominate Your Peace Hero for N-Peace Awards 2019
Calling for nominations for the 2019 N-Peace Awards. Through its yearly awards, the N-Peace network aims to recognize influential people with extraordinary commitments who share powerful stories as activists and peace-builders…[more]
2019 NOW-Us! Award is now open for Nominations
The Spindle and Voice have joined forces for the second edition of the NOW-Us! Award that recognises inspiring inclusive initiatives from Africa and Asia that work to promote diversity and inclusion to trigger the self-empowerment of marginalised and excluded groups and communities…[more]
Nominations Open for 2019 Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize!
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2019 Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize which rewards those who can increase access to financial services, reduce the costs of that access, and better serve end clients in the region…[more]
APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize 2019 Nominations now open
The inaugural APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize is now accepting nominations for outstanding research work that strives to improve women’s health, economic well-being, and chart more inclusive growth…[more]
USAID’s Inclusive Health Access Prize: A Chance to Win $150,000
USAID is offering $150,000 in prizes to private organizations with a track record of affordably, accountably, and reliably expanding health care access to the poor and most vulnerable through public-private integration, while also demonstrating a vision for expanding this approach to new geographies…[more]
2019 European Youth Award Inviting Creative Entrepreneurs & Journalists
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2019 European Youth Award that is a European-wide contest to motivate young people, social entrepreneurs, and start-ups to produce digital projects having an impact on society…[more]
Wellcome Trust seeking Applications for Investigator Awards in Science
Wellcome Trust is seeking applications for its Investigator Awards in Science that enables independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science…[more]
Adelante Reporting Initiative Fellowship inviting Journalists to travel Colombia
As part of the IWMF’s Latin America reporting initiative, Adelante, six journalists will travel to Medellin, Colombia from September 26 to October, 11 2019. All reporting fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City on September 26, where they will complete a comprehensive security and first aid training (HEFAT) from September 27 to 30. Fellows will then depart for nine days of reporting in Medellin, Colombia and the surrounding area…[more]
Global Good Fund 2020 Fellowship Program focuses on Leadership Development! Apply Now
The Global Good Fund is inviting applications for its Fellowship programme in order to identifies high-potential leaders and accelerate the leadership of social entrepreneurs around the world…[more]
Malaria No More Reporting Trip 2019: A Chance to Travel Rwanda
As part of the IWMF’s partnership with Malaria No More, four journalists will travel to Rwanda from September 16-27, 2019 (11 days total: 9 days in country and 1 travel day each way) for a reporting fellowship on Rwanda’s efforts to end malaria, the impact U.S. investments in supporting those efforts are having on Rwandan women and girls, and the role that women are playing in leading the fight against malaria…[more]
Atlas Corps Fellowship for Global Leaders working in the Communications and Marketing Field
Atlas Corps is currently inviting emerging global leaders working in the communications and marketing field to apply for Fellowships in the United States…[more]
Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa is now open
Applicants are invited to apply for Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) which is the capacity development component of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)’s Holistic Empowerment for Livelihoods Program (HELP)…[more]
Apply for ASEAN-India Research Traning Fellowship 2019
Applications are open for 2019 ASEAN-India Research Traning Fellowship (AI-RTF)…[more]
2019 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship Award on Gender and Reconciliation
Global Reconciliation has announced the call for nominations for the 2019 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship. The Fellowship is the premier award in the world recognising effective achievements in reconciliation. This year, the theme of the Fellowship is Gender and Reconciliation. The award carries with it an AUD $10,000 prize…[more]
Apply for Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science
Wellcome Trust is accepting applications for its Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science…[more]
The Commonwealth Fund’s inviting Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice
The Commonwealth Fund’s is currently inviting applicants for its Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice to provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts…[more]
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Inviting Applicants around the World
The International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) is inviting applicants for its Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, who treat children with kidney disease in developing countries and the hard to reach areas of the world…[more]
German Chancellor Fellowship opens for Tomorrow’s Leaders
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is looking for the leaders of tomorrow from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and the USA…[more]
Applications Open for Earth Journalism Network 2019 Reporting Fellowships to the UNCCD
Earth Journalism Network has announced a fellowship program that will allow selected journalists to attend and cover the 14th conference of the parties (COP 14) to the UN convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)…[more]
U.S. Mission to France seeking Applications for Central and Eastern Europe Journalist Fellowship Program
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for public and private non-profit organizations to submit proposals to carry out a program to support independent media in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia through training, mentoring and skills building in the United States…[more]
Country Specific
Bangladesh – U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh inviting Applicants for 2020-2021 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Djibouti – U.S. Embassy in Djibouti announces Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2020-2021
India – India Fellow 2019 Program engaging Youth in Nation Building
United States – Apply for Leadership in Government Fellowship – United States
Zimbabwe – Teach for Zimbabwe: An Incredible Opportunity for Fellows to Enhance their Leadership Skills
