Awards and prizes are an excellent opportunity for NGOs and individuals seeking support for their work. Check out a list here.
International Eco-Hero Awards for Young Environmentalists
Deadline: 28-Feb-23
Have you been working to preserve the world around you? Have you been teaching others how to protect the environment? Have you been doing an environmental research project? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you are eligible for Eco-Hero Awards.
Action for Nature is proud to honor the work of young people between the ages of 8 and 16 all over the globe who have done creative environmental projects with a cash prize, certificate of achievement, and public recognition.
Prize Information
Winners receive a cash prize of up to $500, a special certificate of achievement, public recognition on our website and in the media, as well as exclusive access to their Eco-Hero Alumni Facebook Group.
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Nominations Open for Mental Health Award
Deadline: 7-Jun-23
Wellcome Trust is accepting nominations for Mental Health Award to support the validation of biological, psychological, social or digital markers to enable stratification in anxiety and/or depression as early as possible.
Wellcome aims to drive a transformative change in the ability to intervene as early as possible in the course of anxiety and depression, broadly defined, in ways prioritised by the people who experience them.
This work involves advancing scientific understanding of how brain, body and environment interact in the course and resolution of these conditions; finding new and improved ways to predict, identify, and stratify groups of people so that they can provide more timely and personalised interventions; and finding new and improved ways of intervening.
Funding Information
- Level of funding: Up to £5 million
- Duration of funding: Up to 5 years
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IFBA: Biosafety Heroes Program
Deadline: 20-Dec-22
The International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) is accepting Nominations for Biosafety Heroes Program.
The IFBA has created a Biosafety Heroes program to identify and celebrate extraordinary individuals who make significant contributions to help others in the field of biosafety and biosecurity.
IFBA Biosafety Heroes are exceptional and inspiring individuals honored by the global biosafety community as having made a difference for the better. Biosafety Heroes serve as role models, showing others that each individual is important and can contribute to the global fight against infectious diseases.
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Nominations Open for the 2023 Women in IT Awards
Deadline: 10-Feb-23
DiversityQ is delighted announce that nominations are open for the 2023 Women in IT Awards, Asia Edition.
The awards, now its fith year, have recognised and celebrated women, allies, and organisations across Asia for their outstanding contribution to the technology industry.
Despite the global pandemic, they continue to see incredible dedication, transformation and innovation from individuals and organisations alike. Women in tech are gaining ground as the technology industry makes slow but steady progress in shrinking its gender gap, and is it reported in the ‘April 2022 Deloitte Insight article’ that women in tech leadership are making the fastest advances.
The 2023 Awards wants to shine a light on the impact of all the transformations, innovations, and growth of the past 2 year.
The judges are looking for individuals, organisations and initiatives that have gone and beyond, and that have demonstrated a huge impact on businesses, employees, and the wider industry.
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2022 Homo Homini Award – Nominate Your Hero
Deadline: 12-Dec-22
Nominations are now open for the People in Need’s Homo Homini Award 2022 to acknowledge all individuals and organizations for their efforts and help promote their cases in case they are persecuted.
Homo Homini has become one of the most prestigeous awards of its kind. Every year, People in Need confers the Homo Homini award to individuals who have greatly contributed to the promotion of human rights and democracy and nonviolent solutions to political conflicts.
People in Need is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded on the ideals of humanism, freedom, equality and solidarity. They consider human dignity and freedom to be fundamental values. They believe that people anywhere in the world should have the right to make decisions about their lives and to share the rights expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
People in Need organization was established in 1992 by a group of Czech war correspondents who were no longer satisfied with merely relaying information about ongoing conflicts and began sending out aid. It gradually became established as a professional humanitarian organization striving to provide aid in troubled regions and support adherence to human rights around the world.
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Nomination Open for Global Water Awards
Deadline: 23-Feb-23
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) is accepting nominations for the Global Water Awards 2023.
Categories
- Water Company of the Year
- Desalination Company of the Year
- Water Technology Company of the Year
- Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year
- Public Water Agency of the Year
- Desalination Plant of the Year
- Water Project of the Year
- Wastewater Project of the Year
- Industrial Project of the Year
- Smart Water Project of the Year
- Water Leaders Award
- Zero Carbon Champion.
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[Fighting Disinformation] WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2023
Deadline: 15-Jan-23
Nominations are now open for the WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2023.
Theme
- Digitalisation has transformed the way people interact with each other in a profound way. New technology allows them to connect with people from all over the world, share knowledge and create actions toward the future we desire. With all its facets, the internet has become crucial in grassroots movements fighting for democracy, human rights, and sustainable development. It has enabled people to raise their voices in previously impossible ways.
- But there are darker and more worrying aspects of the digital conversation. Over the past years, they have seen how disinformation have the power to manipulate their image of societal events, their political discussions, and their elections. Digital platforms are being used to increase polarisation and cause intolerance of others’ opinions.
- To enable more resilient and sustainable societies, they need to find ways to use the internet to benefit democracy, sustainable development and movements toward a better world, and at the same time, mitigate the risks they now see so clearly. Creating countermeasures against disinformation is vital for the functioning of their modern public discourse.
- The theme for WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2023 is therefore Fighting Disinformation. The award welcomes nominations of persons or organisations that effectively have taken on the challenge to fight disinformation, have improved the democratic discourse and created change that will inspire others, thereby facilitating the work to reach the UN Sustainable Goals 2030.
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WWSF: 2023 Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
The Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) has launched the “Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life” to honor women and women’s groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of the quality of life in rural communities.
The Prize aims to draw international attention to laureates’ contributions to sustainable development, household food security and peace, thus generating recognition and support for their projects. While rural women are vital in providing examples of sound practice in their communities, they still do not have full access to tools needed for development, such as education, credit, land rights and participation in decision making. By highlighting and awarding creative development models, innovations and experiences enhancing the quality of rural life, WWSF participates in addressing the eradication of rural poverty, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment.
Prize Details
- The award (US$ 1000 per laureate) represents their solidarity contribution for efforts and obstacles to overcome and is not meant to be a project fund, although in many cases the prize money is re-invested in the laureates’ programs.
- To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, rural women are key in delivering results with courage and compassion.
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IDRC Research Awards 2023–2024
Deadline: 1-Feb-23
The International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) research awards application process for 2023 is now open!
Thematic Areas
- This year IDRC will offer research awards related to these development areas or themes:
- Climate-Resilient Food Systems,
- Democratic and Inclusive Governance,
- Education and Science,
- Ethics in Development Research,
- Global Health,
- Policy and Evaluation, and
- Sustainable Inclusive Economies.
- All awards will be based in Ottawa except for the Global Health award that will be based in Nairobi.
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SET Award: Apply Now to Become One of the 15 Top Energy Start-Ups of 2023!
Deadline: 16-Jan-23
Nominations are now open for the Start Up Energy Transition Award (SET) 2023, an international competition for start-ups worldwide who are working on ideas affecting the global energy transition and climate change.
Categories
- Energy Generation & Storage
- The generation, storage and distribution of renewable energy is the backbone of the energy transition. It forms the basis of green energy supply and supports many sister services that are creating their net zero future. In this category, they are looking for start-ups developing solutions to decarbonise their most energy-intensive sectors, as well as those accelerating the adoption of new solutions through capacity building.
- Key words (not limited to): Clean Energy Generation | Energy Storage | Grid operation & Flexibility | Power DSO/TSO | Hydrogen & applications | Bio & alternative fuels | Waste to Heat/Energy
- Mobility & Transportation
- So long as they have space, they will need to move in it. Transportation and mobility continues to be one of the most essential but energy-intensive sectors they monitor (using 26% of global energy). As this sector continues to grow, so does their need for innovations that cut its emissions. This category rewards creative solutions in a sector that can span the large and the physical to the virtual and the digital.
- Key words (not limited to): Smart Mobility | Charging Technology | Synthetic fuels | Public transport | Cargo & Fleet management | energy efficiency in Logistics | Last Mile Transportation | Maritime & Aviation Sector
- Industry
- Industry is one of the most challenging sectors for decarbonisation and energy innovation. But while this sector accounts for one-third of global greenhouse emissions and 38% of energy use, progress is slow, associated with major changes in materials, unwieldy bureaucratic processes, and high upfront costs. Nevertheless, innovation here represents one of the biggest, most important, and most profitable ways for companies to decarbonise.
- Key words (not limited to): renewable energy applications for industry | new energy sources | increasing efficiency | waste heat utilisation | Carbon Reduction & Accounting | carbon capture / DAC/ CCUS
- Buildings & Construction
- Their built environments consume lots of energy (30% of global energy), whether in construction, materials used, or the chunk that is wasted in keeping them warm or cold. This last factor is often overlooked as attentions shift to more headline-grabbing projects. But urban energy concepts, digitalisation and new energy communities are playing a vital role in bringing change to this important sector. Everyone, from the private household to commercial properties to the industry itself. This category rewards those creating the comfortable, cost-effective, energy-efficient buildings of the future.
- Key words (not limited to): Heating & Cooling | new materials | low-energy concepts | urban energy transition | energy communities | district energy systems | heat supply & district heating | building efficiency
- Quality Energy Access & SDG-7
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The main goal for them is captured in SDG-7: ensuring all have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern clean energy. In this category, they reward start-ups who are looking to the future and working with and empowering the communities that are most impacted by climate change. They are looking for innovations that will make energy services for all a reality.
- Key words (not limited to): Affordable, reliable and modern Energy for all | off-grid communities | micro grids | expansion and modernisation of infrastructure | empowerment.
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2023 RISK Award “Climate Resilience and Early Warning” endowed with € 100,000
Deadline: 20-Dec-22
Nominations are now open for the 2023 RISK Award that is looking for project proposals in the field of climate resilience and early warning.
In this sense, the 2023 RISK Award reflects a combined approach from three major UN frameworks, namely the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2015. They especially invite non-profit organisations, NGOs, but also academic institutions and local communities to apply with their non-profit projects on this topic.
The risks posed by population development, environmental and climate change are increasing. Complex technical systems and infrastructure are additional risk factors. The RISK Award partners recognise the need to address this development. The RISK Award has been set up to help improve risk reduction and disaster management by providing financial support to projects dedicated to these issues.
They are looking for projects addressing one or more of the following key elements of early warning systems:
- Disaster risk knowledge
- Preparedness and response capabilities
- Warning dissemination and communication
- Detection, monitoring, analysis and forecasting of the hazards and possible consequences.
Benefits
- The RISK Award is endowed with 100,000 €. This means that they can contribute to your project with a maximum of 100,000 €. However, they also understand that there are many initiatives that are larger. In this case, please write in your application what the volume of your overall project is and where the other required financial resources will come from.
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Call for Nominations: Mahathir Science Award
Deadline: 1-Mar-23
The Mahathir Science Award Foundation (MSAF) is pleased to invite nominations for the 2023 Mahathir Science Award.
The Mahathir Science Award recognises the peopleand/or organisations that have made theworld’s most outstanding contribution to solving problems of the tropics through science and technology.
Categories
- The Award has two categories, namely:
- Tropical Agriculture
- Tropical Architecture and Engineering
Award Information
- The recipient of the 2023 Mahathir Science Award will receive a prize of USD100, 000, a gold medal, and a certificate. In receiving the award, the winner will also cooperate with MSAF to promote the tropical sciences through engagement sessions.
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Global Startup Awards – Apply Now!
Deadline: 17-Jan-23
Applications are now open for the Global Startup Awards (GSA).
The search is on across all 55 countries to identify solutions in multiple categories with a focus on financial inclusion, HealthTech, AgriTech, Fintech, renewable energy, sustainability and women-in-tech.
Working with local innovation ecosystem players in each of our regions, GSA Africa will earmark those innovation leaders with tech-based startups solving the biggest problems facing Africa and the world such as global warming and climate change.
Categories
- Agritech
- Mobility & Logistics
- Commerce Tech
- Edtech
- Best Web 3.0 Startup
- Best Green Tech Startup
- Diversity Role Model of the Year
- Best Health Tech Startup
- Ecosystem of the Year
- Best Co-Working Space
- Best Accelerator/ Incubator Program
- VC of the Year
- Best Newcomer
- Founder of the Year
- Startup of the Year
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World Literacy Awards 2023
Deadline: 16-Dec-22
Nominations are now being accepted for the “World Literacy Awards 2023”.
Every year, the World Literacy Foundation recognizes individuals and organizations annually for their outstanding endeavors that promote literacy learning.
The World Literacy Summit is an Initiative of the World Literacy Foundation, a global non-profit organisation that works to ensure every young individual regardless of geographic location has the opportunity to acquire literacy and reading skills to reach their full potential, succeed at school and beyond.
Categories
- Contribution to Literacy by an Organization
- Awarded to an organization that continues to operate and provide a cutting-edge difference in literacy.
- Contribution to Literacy by an Individual
- Awarded to an individual for their outstanding efforts to improve literacy.
- Contribution to Literacy by a Youth
- Recognizes the efforts and actions of a young person to reduce illiteracy.
- Academic Research Recognition Awards
- Presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution not only in literature but in their intellectual work on writing and research. Identify Academic Research paper or study.
- Government, State, Province, City Recognition Award
- Awarded to a governemt entity for its outstanding Government policies and improvements in literacy and education. Identify entity for outstanding work, research, new program to qualify.
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2023 REM Asia Awards Application Period Now Open: Granting Multiple Awards!
Deadline: 10-Jan-23
The Renewable Energy Markets is accepting nominations for 2023 REM Asia Awards that recognize individuals and organisations that are building markets or demonstrating leadership in green power procurement in Asia.
The renewable energy landscape in Asia is moving faster than ever, and no other conference offers a greater advantage for those who build, buy, and market clean energy than Renewable Energy Markets Asia.
Decisionmakers from around the world meet for two days of in-depth conversations, panel discussions, and targeted small group meetings focused on providing the latest information and strategies for those leading the region’s clean-energy transition.
REM Asia focuses on the opportunities and challenges in scaling clean energy throughout Asia. This annual online conference includes panels on regional renewable demand and trends, corporate buyer perspectives, renewable energy policies, new procurement models, and more. It is a unique opportunity for participants in Asian clean energy markets to share strategies, innovative ideas, and opportunities for collaboration.
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Front Line Defenders 2023 Award – Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Deadline: 13-Jan-23
The Front Line Defenders is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.
The purpose of the Award is to give visibility to HRDs who are not normally acknowledged or recognised at the international level. At the same time, the Award should not bring additional risk for which the HRD is not prepared.
The annual Front Line Defenders Award was established in 2005 to honour the work of HRDs who are courageously making outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others, at great personal risk to themselves. The Award focuses national and international attention on the HRDs work, providing them with a greater national and international platform to speak about and advocate for their work.
Benefits
In addition to the Award, winners will receive:
- a modest financial prize;
- a security grant to improve their security measures;
- collaboration with Front Line Defenders for media work in recognition of the Award;
- advocacy by Front Line Defenders related to the Award and the work of the winners;
- an event co-organized by the HRD, local partners and Front Line Defenders to give visibility to the Award in the winners’ countries;
- the Global Laureates will attend a ceremony in Dublin at a date to be determined;
- ongoing security consultation with Front Line Defenders.