Deadline: 30 June 2017
Applications are open for Innovation in Science Literacy Award (ISLA) 2017 to reward creative ways in which international development programmes or individual projects have succeeded in addressing a local challenge in a disadvantaged community with a measurable and sustainable increase in science literacy.
Applications from all disciplines are invited but preference will be given to those projects which have focused on traditionally non-dominant members of society including women, minorities and the very poor.
ISLA is funded and administered by the Hardie Wren Development Initiatives (HWDI), a new NGO, and facilitated in collaboration with NIDA.
Award Information
The recipient of the Innovation in Science Literacy Award 2017 will receive £5,000 (five thousand pounds sterling).
Eligibility Criteria
- EU-, UK- or US- based organisation works through a local organisation outside of those countries, the local organisation is encouraged to apply.
- The ISLA Award is open to all NGOs or legal entities operating in the general fields of science and health literacy.
- Applications must be made by a nongovernmental organisation or an entity legally recognised in its country of operation.
- Applications must be submitted in English, French or Spanish using the language-specific application form via an online submission process no later than 30th June, 2017.
- Applications on all aspects of science literacy (including subsets such as health, agricultural, environmental and citizen science) are invited.
- Projects must have been completed within 3 years of the 2017 Award, i.e. between September 2014- September 2017.
- Collaborations between organisations and / or countries are welcomed.
How to Apply
Applicants can fill the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit ISLA.