[July 2024]
Here is a list that will introduce you to the latest funding opportunities, programs, or awards that support and promote NGOs and Individuals in the South Asia.
U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka launches the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI) Program
Deadline: 16-Aug-24
U.S. Embassy Colombo, in collaboration with the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, invites proposal submissions from U.S. public and private academic, cultural, and exchange-of-persons institutions, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions…[more]
Call for Applications: Climate Journalism Workshop
Deadline: 25 July 2024
The Embassy of France in Bangladesh is pleased to announce applications for the Climate Journalism Workshop aims to gather journalists from South Asia to reflect on the challenges and opportunities related to climate change, ahead of COP 29…[more]
TAF Emerging Artist Award (South Asia)
Deadline: 15 September 2024
The Arts Family (TAF) is now accepting applications for it’s Fourth Edition of TAF Emerging Artist Award – South Asia to support talented emerging artists and assist them in building their careers by providing them with exposure and guidance in the international art market…[more]
Call for Applications: MSF Without Borders Media Fellowship 2024
Deadline: 14 July 2024
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a call for proposals by journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and newsrooms editors to join the Without Borders Media Fellowship to encourage humanitarian and health related journalistic reporting, and leverages scientific storytelling to draw attention to emerging local or cross-border issues in the South Asia region…[more]
Google South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards
Deadline: 2 August 2024
Google is pleased to announce the South Asia & Southeast Asia Research Awards that are focused on supporting exceptional computer science research in the region…[more]
Call for Concept Notes: Improving Cost-Effectiveness of TB Screening with New Tools
Deadline: 18 July 2024
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pleased to announce a call for concept notes, through which they seek to catalyze innovations that can transform community-wide systematic TB screening practices, irrespective of symptoms, making them more likely to be scalable and to promote uptake in high TB -burden settings…[more]
Apply Now: Regional Youth Parliament on Climate Action
Deadline: 14 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Regional Youth Parliament on Climate Action (RYPCA) to leverage the energy, creativity, diversity, and passion of young leaders in the Asia-Pacific region, drawing on their extensive knowledge and firsthand experiences to profoundly shape and influence climate policies at both national and regional levels…[more]
Request for Proposals: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Program
Deadline: 23-Aug-2024
The Lacuna Fund is accepting proposals for the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Program to support efforts to develop open and accessible datasets for machine learning applications related to understanding and mitigating the impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Latin America and South and Southeast Asia…[more]
$50,000 Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Prize – Apply Now!
Deadline: 31-Jul-24
The Factor[e] Ventures is seeking groundbreaking solutions that empower smallholder farmers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to reduce post-harvest loss…[more]
Call for Proposals: BTF Large Grant Projects (Bhutan)
Deadline: 31-Jul-24
The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) would like to invite project proposals under the following thematic areas based on objectives defined under BTF’s Royal Charter, the priorities set for the 13th Five Year Plan of the Royal Government and inputs received during the stakeholder consultation…[more]
Mentorship and Story Grant Program
Deadline: 28 July 2024
Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) is offering a unique opportunity for TRF Alumni in India, Bangladesh and Brazil to apply to a second round of mentorship and story grant program about just transition…[more]
Wildlife Conservation Trust Small Grants for India (₹3,50,000 to ₹4,00,000 per grantee)
Deadline: 10-Aug-2024
The Wildlife Conservation Trust is inviting submissions for the WCT-Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Endangered Species Grants Programme to support critical conservation research and grassroots projects by awarding small grants to promising researchers, conservationists, and conservation organisations…[more]
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (Bangladesh)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The U.S. Embassy Dhaka is pleased to announce a call for the Hubert H. Humphrey (HHH) Fellowship Program, a unique, nine-month professional development program open to candidates working across the public and private sectors including the research organizations, think tanks, and NGOs in Bangladesh…[more]
CFAs: Human Rights & Religious Freedom Journalism Awards (India)
Deadline: 31 July 2024
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) is looking for outstanding stories that explore the questions of human rights and the lived reality of religious minorities and marginalized communities in India…[more]
ADB Challenge: Innovative Cooling Solutions for Rural Women in Asia
Deadline: 31-Jul-24
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is inviting applicants to discover and test cooling storage solutions designed specifically for rural women in Bangladesh and Cambodia which will enhance their ability to adapt, minimize losses caused by heat, and foster economic stability and food security within agricultural and related sectors…[more]
Apply for Afghanistan Cultural Fund – Storytelling
Deadline: 15 August 2024
Goethe-Institut is currently accepting applications for the Afghanistan Cultural Fund that supports projects by artists and cultural practitioners from Afghanistan…[more]
NOFO: Film Makers Capacity Building Workshops and Festival (Sri Lanka)
Deadline: 02-Aug-2024
The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo announces an open competition to implement a program to build the capacities of young filmmakers – including women — in Sri Lanka…[more]
Submissions open for Teach For India Fellowship
Deadline: 1 September 2024
Submissions are now open for the Teach for India Fellowship, an empowering movement to revolutionise education in India…[more]
Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 (India)
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Government of India decided to Institute an award designated as Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Award to recognize the excellent work done by individuals and Institutions in India in the field of Disaster Management like Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Rescue, Response, Relief, Rehabilitation, Research/ Innovations or Early Warning…[more]
NOFO: Youth Leadership Summit (Sri Lanka)
Deadline: 19-Jul-24
The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo is seeking a local implementing partner to administratively support a four-day Youth Leadership Summit intended to develop the next generation of Sri Lankan youth leaders…[more]
Applications are now open for WomenLeaders India Fellowship 2024-25
Deadline: 28-Jul-24
The WomenLeaders India Fellowship powered by Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices invests in extraordinary social sector women leaders and social entrepreneurs to drive an ambitious, urgent agenda for women’s leadership in India…[more]
Apply for Afghanistan Cultural Fund – Music
Deadline: 15 August 2024
The Goethe-Institut is pleased to announce the Afghanistan Cultural Fund that supports projects by artists and cultural practitioners from Afghanistan…[more]
iCreate Aerodynamic Blade Challenge (India)
Deadline: 31 July 2024
iCreate is seeking applications for its Aerodynamic Blade Challenge to support promising innovators through product development and commercialisation, linking them with customers and investors…[more]