Funding Initiatives for NGOs and Individuals addressing issues of Sustainability for Development

(August 2019)

Explore the latest collection of funding initiatives for NGOs and Individuals who are working on three dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social, and economic.

5th Round of Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grants Now Open
The Academy of Medical Sciences is delighted to be working with the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society to offer Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Networking Grants, available through the GCRF, which is part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)…[more]

Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award to boost Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Nomination has been announced for the Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award to recognise entrepreneurial initiatives that take innovative approaches to build resilient societies and realising the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…[more]

Netherlands Enterprise Agency Call for Applications: SDG Partnership facility (SDGP)
With the SDG Partnership facility (SDGP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) as the executor, aims to help achieve the sustainable development goals in developing countries…[more]

AI for Earth Innovation Program: Funding Available
The National Geographic Society and Microsoft’s AI for Earth program is inviting applications from all over the world to support novel projects that create and deploy AI tools to improve the way they monitor, model, and ultimately manage Earth’s natural systems for a more sustainable future…[more]

United Nations – The Nippon Foundation Critical Needs Fellowship
Apply for “United Nations – The Nippon Foundation Critical Needs Fellowship” program with an aim to assist developing States, particularly least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, to address identified critical needs in the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and related instruments, as well as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 and other related SDGs…[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]

EU Call for Proposals for Supporting CSOs to Contribute to the Achievement of the SDGs- Collect More Spend Better
The European Union (EU) is seeking proposals for its grant program entitled “Support to civil society organizations to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Collect more spend better”…[more]

AGFUND’s Financial Grants for NGOs, INGOs, UN Agencies and Individuals
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) has announced financial prize grants of up to US $1 million to NGOs, International NGOs, UN Agencies, Government institutions and also individuals around the world under the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development…[more]

UNESCO Call for Abstracts: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities towards Effective Governance of Diversity in Africa
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has opened a call for abstracts in preparation of a Regional Conference on the theme: Governance of Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development and Peaceful Coexistence in Africa, to be held in Accra Ghana, from 10 to 12 October 2019…[more]

Applications Open for 2019 Actors of Urban Change Program
Do you have an idea to change your city? Do you want to work together with partners from different sectors and disciplines? Would you like to learn from, exchange with and be inspired by changemakers from other European cities? If Yes, then apply now to become an Actor of Urban Change…[more]

Tinker Foundation improving the Lives of Latin Americans through its Institutional Grants Program
Tinker Foundation is pleased to announce its Institutional Grants program with the goal of creating the conditions for the development of effective policy changes that improve the lives of Latin Americans…[more]

MeerWissen supporting Partnership Projects to Strengthen Marine Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
With the partnership projects funded from this 2nd Call for Concepts MeerWissen seeks to contribute to discussions and ongoing policy developments aimed at building sustainable blue economies in African partner countries…[more]

Nordic-Russian: Feasibility Study for Co-production between Researchers and Local Indigenous Communities
NordForsk has issued a call under the Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research and encourages research projects with partners in Greenland to apply for funding with an additional fund…[more]

CEC announces 2019 Call for Proposals “Helping Your Community Adapt to Extreme Events”
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is accepting applications for projects to fund under the North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA)…[more]

Nordic Energy Research Call for Proposal for Energy Research
The Nordic Energy Research (NER) is inviting proposals for Energy Research which is seeks to promote cooperative and policy development in the Nordic region, as well as develop new knowledge about and solutions for the many aspects of the energy area affecting the Nordic countries…[more]

Applications Open for Reimagine Education Conference & Awards 2019
Applications are open for Reimagine Education Conference & Awards that is a global competition rewarding innovative approaches aimed at enhancing student learning outcomes and employability, offering $50,000 in funding to the overall winner/s and 16 ‘Oscars’ of Education. It culminates in an international conference for all those seeking to shape the future of education…[more]

Apply for 2019 Emerald African Management Research Fund Award
Emerald and AFAM (Africa Academy of Management), in association with INASP and the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), are delighted to offer a research grant for an African project in the field of management research…[more]

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