(January 2020)
2020 Ideas for Action: Call for Young Professionals to accelerate Innovative Solutions for SDGs
The World Bank Group and the Zicklin Center at Wharton have announced the 2020 Ideas for Action (I4A) competition, which engages young people (18-35 years old) to develop innovative solutions in support of the implementation of the SDGs…[more]
This Request for Applications for NGOs in the areas of Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is currently accepting applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent conflict, and peacebuilding. With the launch of its new Environment and Conflict program, USIP will support groundbreaking research with clear potential to improve policy and practice that addresses how changes in the natural environment influence the risks of violent conflict…[more]
International Young Eco-Hero Awards 2020 (Cash prize up to $500)
Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, is seeking nominations for International Young Eco-Hero Awards 2020 to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16…[more]
Technovation Challenge: Inviting Young Women-led Innovations around the world
Applications are open for 2020 Technovation Challenge for teams of girls from all over the world to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology…[more]
The Bertha Foundation inviting projects to fund up to USD $10,000
The Bertha Foundation has launched the second Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year deep-diving into one pressing social justice challenge…[more]
100,000 US dollars funding to safeguard Biodiversity
Nominations are open for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020, an international biennial prize which is co-organised by the AEON Environment Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity…[more]
British Council’s International Summit for the World’s Best Young Media Makers
The British Council is looking for 100 of the world’s most talented, motivated and passionate student journalists to attend an intensive media training programme…[more]
Fondation Ensemble inviting Organizations for Endangered Animal Species Small Grants
The Fondation Ensemble is seeking proposals for its “Endangered Animal Species” small grants project that contributes to protecting one or more threatened animal species according to the IUCN classification (‘Critically Endangered’ or ‘Endangered’)…[more]
AnitaB.org Systers Pass It On Awards Program (Up to $1,000 USD)
Nominations are now open for the Anita Borg Systers Pass It On Awards Program to honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of women technologists helping one another…[more]
Call for Nominations: 2020 Global Water Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Global Water Awards to enhance the credibility of water based industries…[more]
Truepic Social Impact Grant Program for Organizations
Applicants are invited to apply for the first round of the Truepic social impact grant program which is designed to help organizations working to positively impact their community or the world…[more]
Spencer Foundation announces Small Research Grants Program ($50,000)
Spencer Foundation has announced the Small Research Grants Program to support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years…[more]
UNESCO WHV Call for Projects from Youth NGOs
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has announced the Call for Projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2020. This Call welcomes the participation of all interested organisations and institutions. In addition, it offers a new opportunity to apply for not only one-year cycle, but also two-year cycle process, with the aim to foster and encourage the commitment to World Heritage…[more]
Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge ($15,000 in prizes)
Applicants are invited to apply for 2020 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge that harnesses the power of capital markets and student creativity to create positive impact in a world of perpetual resource scarcity and continued population growth…[more]
GlobalGiving Accelerator Program: Inviting Non-Profits Worldwide to achieve Crowdfunding Success
GlobalGiving is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations for its 2020 Giving Season Accelerator in order to build skills, access tools, and grow their base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding success…[more]
UAE-based Foundation’s $1 million Grant Initiatives for Global Prosperity
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), a philanthropic foundation based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched “The Global Maker Challenge”, for leading manufacturers, start-ups and entrepreneurs, governments, UN agencies and philanthropists, academia and researchers…[more]
2020 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award: Receive USD 150,000 for Humanitarian Work
Nominations are now open for the 2020 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award to honour individuals, groups and organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, displaced and stateless people…[more]
2020 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program (Fully Funded)
Applications are now open for 2020 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program…[more]
€2M Grant Opportunity for strengthening Global Food Security
The FAMAE is seeking applications for the Food for Good Challenge to develop an innovative and concrete solution from field to fork to deliver fair, sustainable & healthy food, for everybody, everywhere…[more]
Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program: Supporting Efforts in Conservation
Wildlife Acoustics is accepting applications for its Scientific Product Grants Program to support efforts in conservation and environmental stewardship…[more]
An Opportunity for Leaders working on Climate Change and Sustainability Engagement in NGOs
Are you curious and part of an NGO covering sustainability and climate topics? Are you looking for new and insightful approaches to boost the impact of your work and accelerate change in sustainable behaviours that really matter? If yes, then apply for the Second Round of “The Academy of Change”…[more]
Submit Your Applications for Culture and Animals Foundation’s Grant Program
The Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF) is accepting applications for its grant program…[more]
Qatar Foundation offering US$20,000 to NGOs for Innovative Educational Projects
Qatar Foundation is seeking applications for its 2020 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards to recognize and promote six successful innovative projects that are addressing global educational challenges…[more]
Russell Sage Foundation seeking Proposals on “Race, Ethnicity & Immigration”
The Russell Sage Foundation is seeking investigator-initiated research proposals on the social, economic, and political effects of the changing racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population, including the transformation of communities and ideas about what it means to be American…[more]
2020 Kinship Conservation Fellowship: A Chance to Join a Community of Practitioners
Applications are now open for 2020 Kinship Conservation Fellowship to provide the opportunity to learn and apply principles and practices to improve how practitioners interpret and respond to complex environmental conservation problems…[more]
2020 Start Up Energy Transition Award (Up to 10.000 Euros Prize Money)
The International ‘Start Up Energy Transition’ (SET) initiative is inviting young and innovative companies around the world…[more]
2020 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards to Felicitate the Efforts of Women and Men (Cash Prize of Rs. 10,00,000)
Nominations are now open for 2020 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards with an aim to felicitate the efforts of women and men who have dedicated their life to Gandhian constructive work and the ideals which Jamnalal Bajaj had cherished all his life…[more]
2019-2020 Thought For Food (TTF) Global Challenge (Fully Funded Trip to the TFF Summit)
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for Thought For Food (TFF) Challenge 2019-2020 which is an annual collaborative prize competition that creates successful, socially responsible food and agriculture startups in all parts of the world…[more]
The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation offers grants up to $1,500
The Melinda Gray Ardia Envrionmental Foundation is currently seeking applications for Environmental Curriculum Development Grants to assist educators in the design and implementation of holistic environmental curricula…[more]
National Geographic Society launches RFPs for Recovery of Species on the Brink of Extinction
The National Geographic Society has launched a Request for Proposals for “Recovery of Species on the Brink of Extinction” program to support priorities of IUCN SSC Species Conservation Plans as well as conservation actions that are endorsed by the relevant IUCN SSC Species Specialist Group…[more]
Early Career Grants: An Opportunity for Individuals to Lead a Project
Applications are now open for the National Geographic Society’s Early Career Grants which are designed to offer less experienced individuals an opportunity to lead a project…[more]
National Geographic Society announces Exploration Grant Program
The National Geographic Society is seeking proposals from an experienced project leader in the areas of conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology for its Exploration Grant Program…[more]
2020 DRL Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement is now open for Applications
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is seeking applications for its “2020 DRL Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement” to protect the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet by promoting fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the free flow of information online through integrated support to civil society for technology, digital safety, policy and advocacy, and applied research programs…[more]
National Geographic Society announces RFPs for “Biodiversity Exploration and Discovery”
The National Geographic Society is seeking proposals for its grant program entitled “Biodiversity Exploration and Discovery” to support inventories, surveys, and research expeditions in regions of the world where species discoveries are more likely to occur and where little or no information is available…[more]
UNESCO seeking Nominations for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2020
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seeking nominations for its UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2020 which is funded by the Cano Foundation (Colombia) and the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation (Finland)…[more]
2021 Rolex Awards for Entrepreneurship (Up to 200,000 Swiss Francs)
Nominations are now open for 2021 Rolex Awards for Entrepreneurship to identify and invest in pioneering projects of exceptional individuals from around the world…[more]
The Maypole Fund accepting Applications from Women Only
The Maypole Fund is accepting applications from women only with an aim to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by feminist anti-militarist women whether individual women or women only groups to proactively challenge patriarchy…[more]
2020 Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) Fellowship Program
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia University is currently seeking applications for the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) Fellowship Program…[more]
2020 The Diana Award is now open Applications
Applicants are invited to apply for The Diana Award 2020 which is the most prestigious accolade a young person aged 9-25 years can receive for their social action or humanitarian work…[more]
Get a Chance to Explore planned Project with ZIS Foundation Travel Grant
Do you want to discover the world? if yes, then ZIS Foundation Travel grant is the right choice…[more]
Wellcome announces International Exchange Programmes in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics
Wellcome is currently inviting application for International Exchange Programmes in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics for transforming careers and shaping the direction of future research…[more]
Wellcome Invites applications for Research and Development Awards in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics
Wellcome has currently announced call for Research Development Awards in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics to boost Research and Development…[more]
Nominate a Peacemaker for the 2021 Sydney Peace Prize
The Sydney Peace Foundation is pleased to announce its Sydney Peace Prize 2021, Australia’s only international prize for peace to recognise leading global peacemakers, ensure their voices are heard, and support their vital work for a fairer world…[more]
