(February 2020)
Awards and Prizes offer numerous opportunities to International NGOs as well as grassroots NGOs to grow, enhance their skills and build networking through training, mentorship and capacity building programs. Here is a list of amazing opportunities with exciting benefits for you!
United Nation’s Global Climate Action Award
If you are leading a results-driven project that is successfully addressing climate change, then apply for the United Nation’s Global Climate Action Award…[more]
2020 Anti-Corruption Award: Chance to attend 19th edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Seoul, Republic of Korea
Launched in 2000 as the Integrity Award, and renamed in 2016, the Anti-Corruption Award honours remarkable individuals and organisations worldwide, including journalists, public prosecutors, government officials and civil society leaders…[more]
International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 (€100,000)
Would you like to be part of the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020? Nominate your changemaker now…[more]
Call for Nominations: World No Tobacco Day Awards 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day Awards of individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control…[more]
2020 World Habitat Awards to Foster Innovative Solutions to Global Housing Challenges
Applications are now open for 2020 World Habitat Awards to recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world…[more]
Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development
Submissions are now open for the 12th cycle of Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development. Recognizing excellence and supporting urban best practices to improve the living environment…[more]
2020 Right Livelihood Award to honour and support Courageous People Solving Global Problems
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Right Livelihood Award to honour and support courageous people solving global problems…[more]
Nominate an Organization for the UN’s Highest Environmental Honour “2020 Champions of the Earth Award”
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, aiming to recognize the contribution of outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment…[more]
Youth Democracy Award 2020: Young. Loud. United (?)
Do you worry about the current state of democracy and turn this concern into an innovative project? Then apply for this year’s Youth Democracy Award…[more]
Nominations Open for the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research
Nominations are now open for the $10,000 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, presented every October in Des Moines, Iowa, by the World Food Prize Foundation…[more]
Submit Applications for Lyle Spencer Research Awards to Transform Education
Spencer Foundation is inviting applications for its Lyle Spencer Research Awards to Transform Education…[more]
Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers 2020
Applications are now open for the 2020 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers…[more]
Applications Open for Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards
Skål International is seeking applications for its Sustainable Tourism Awards to spotlight best practices globally…[more]
2020 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) is now accepting submissions for its 2020 Awards in International Journalism…[more]
Call for Nominations: ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award 2020
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) seeks nominations for the 2020 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards…[more]
Nominations Open for International Green Gown Awards
Is your institution the most sustainable institution of the year? Is your institution benefiting society? Is your institution empowering students? If yes, then you can apply for International Green Gown Awards…[more]
Entries Open for 2020 STARTS Prize
The STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field of creativity and innovation at the crossings of science and technology with the arts. The STARTS Prize of the European Commission is launched by Ars Electronica, BOZAR and Waag…[more]
Japan Foundation Awards 2020 Call for Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Japan Foundation Awards…[more]
Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards to recognize Global Excellence in Food Innovation and Community Impact
Nominations are now open for the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards to recognize global excellence in food innovation and community impact…[more]
MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020 (International Prize): Get a Chance to Win 100,000 US Dollars
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]
2020 iF Social Impact Prize: A Great Opportunity to Win EUR 50,000
Nominations are now open for 2020 iF Social Impact Prize to support projects that contribute to society…[more]
2020 WWSF Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) Prize for women’s creativity in rural life…[more]
AnitaB.org Systers Pass It On Awards Program ($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]
Nominations Open for the 13th Edition of BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation…[more]
2021 Rolex Awards for Entrepreneurship from around the World
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]
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]
2020 The Diana Award to develop and inspire Positive Change in the Future of Young People
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]
Nominations Open for International Young Eco-Hero Awards 2020
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]
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]
UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2020
UNESCO is currently inviting governmental and non-governmental entities, civil society actors and individuals active in strengthening foundations for peace and tolerance to propose candidates for the 2020 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence…[more]
Submissions Open for the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2021
The Zayed Sustainability Prize has announced that its submissions process for the 2021 edition is now open…[more]
2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize and Get a Chance to Win 60,000 Euro
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation has announced a call for nominations for the 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize…[more]
Nominations Open for 2020 World Agriculture Prize (100,000 USD)
The World Agriculture Prize is offered by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) with the support of Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) to academicians for outstanding lifetime achievement…[more]
Applications Open for Rural Youth Innovation Award in Latin America and the Caribbean
Applications are now open for the Rural Youth Innovation Award in Latin America and the Caribbean to identify, reward and disseminate innovative and sustainable initiatives carried out by youth from Latin American and Caribbean countries…[more]
Nominations Open for Africa Food Prize 2020 (US $100,000)
The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives…[more]
Wellcome Trust: Investigator Awards in Science
The Wellcome Trust is currently accepting applications for its Investigator Awards in Science to enable independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science…[more]
Submit Nominations for King Baudouin African Development Prize!
Nominations are open for King Baudouin African Development Prize to draw public attention to the many inspirational stories, including challenges and successes, emerging from the African continent…[more]
Submit Nominations for Evens Education Prize 2020
For the 2020 Evens Education Prize the foundation is looking for inspiration and new ideas to foster the motivation and abilities to think critically about social questions…[more]
Apply for 2020 Al-Sumait Prize “Education” and Win 1 Million US Dollars
The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is seeking applications for its 2020 Al-Sumait Prize “Education” to advance economic and social development, human resources development and infrastructure on the African continent…[more]
2020 Brower Youth Awards inviting Young People based in North America
Earth Island Institute established The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower…[more]
The Evens Journalism Prize for Geopolitics 2020
The Evens Foundation invites nominations for the 2020 Evens Journalism Prize for Geopolitics…[more]
Call for Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders: 2020 Tusk Conservation Awards (Africa)
Do you know someone who deserves recognition for the amazing conservation work they do in Africa? Have the lives of the people and wildlife of Africa been improved through their leadership? Have they had a significant impact on wildlife population numbers? Do they provide mentorship? Have their ideas been replicated across the continent, or should they be? If the answer is yes to any of these then apply now for 2020 Tusk Conservation Awards…[more]
2020 Edition of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize is now open for Nominations
Aged 16-30 and working on a project with a European dimension? Apply for the 2020 Charlemagne Youth Prize and win funds to further develop your initiative…[more]
Wellcome Trust: Collaborative Awards in Science
Wellcome Trust is seeking applications for its Collaborative Awards in Science to promote the development of new ideas and speed the pace of discovery…[more]
Nominations Open for the 2020 Free Media Awards
The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius hereby invite nominations of independent journalists, bloggers, Internet media and newspapers for the 2020 Free Media Awards…[more]
Samuel Crumbine Award for Excellence in Food Protection
The Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award is a prestigious award given annually to local environmental health jurisdictions that demonstrate unsurpassed achievement in providing outstanding food protection services to their communities…[more]
2020 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes in Canada & U.S.
Applications are now open for 2020 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes to celebrate inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America…[more]
Apply for 2020 Daiwa Foundation’s Awards Program
Applications are now open for 2020 Daiwa Foundation Awards…[more]
Apply for CASS Travel Awards 2020 and Grab $4,500 – Australia
Contributing to Australian Scholarship and Science (CASS) Foundations is seeking applications for its 2020 Travel Awards to enable early career researchers to attend and participate in international conferences relevant to their current research…[more]
The Landsberg Award: Raising Awareness about Women’s Equality Issues in Canada
The Landsberg Award is proudly presented by the Canadian Journalism Foundation in association with the Canadian Women’s Foundation…[more]
Applications Open for 2020 Stephen Lloyd Awards
Applications are now open for the 2020 Stephen Lloyd Awards which is an initiative of the Bates Wells Foundation…[more]
2020 CJF-Facebook Journalism Project News Literacy Award – Canada
The CJF-Facebook Journalism Project News Literacy Award celebrates efforts to encourage Canadians to understand and critically assess the quality of news in their community as well as the practices that underpin factual reporting as key contributions to Canadian democracy…[more]
Nominations Open for the 2020 Australian Alumni Awards
The 2020 Australian Alumni Awards are an opportunity to celebrate alumni excellence and their outstanding contribution to their profession, community and country through exemplary leadership, integrity, innovation and hard work. The Awards honors the alumni work and talent, demonstrated at the local, national and/or international level…[more]
United States: 2020 AARP Purpose Prize is now open for Nominations
Nominations are now open for 2020 AARP Purpose Prize to honor extraordinary people ages 50 and older who tap into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all…[more]
Nominations Open for Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize to Recognize Outstanding and Lasting Scholarly Contributions
Nominations are now open for Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Endowed Fund at Brandeis University supports this annual award…[more]
