Deadline: 30 April 2018 The South American Business Forum is inviting applications for The Power Paradox- Connecting future leaders to contribute to the sustainable development of the world. Each year the forum receives 100 outstanding university students from around the world together with 40 leaders of business, political and academic areas. SABF mission is to bring together current and future leaders, regardless of generation and nationality, through the development of a platform for … [Read more...]
Latest Grants, Funding Opportunities and Resources in Ghana
Latest grant, funding opportunities and other resources including call for proposals, request for proposals, call for applications in Ghana.
OPEC Fund for International Development: Seeking Applications for OFID Scholarship 2018/2019
Deadline: 4 May 2018 The OPEC Fund for International Development(OFID) is seeking applications for its OFID Scholarship 2018/2019 which aims to help highly motivated, highly driven individuals overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers – the cost of graduate studies. The winners of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a scholarship spread over a maximum of two years, toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, … [Read more...]
Call for Nominations: 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize
Deadline: 6 April 2018 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking nominations for the 2018 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights. The prize will be awarded at an event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2018, as part of the annual commemoration of the Human Rights Day. The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an honorary award given to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding … [Read more...]
Competitive African Rice Initiative: Call for Expression of Interests for Matching Fund (MF)
Deadline: 31 March 2018 The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) has announced a call for expression of interest & short concepts under the CARI Matching Fund (MF) in Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania. The objective of the MF is to leverage contributions from the MF partner/consortium in order to drive sustainable improvements in the rice sector and improve the livelihoods of rice farmers in the countries where CARI is operational. The scope of the MF is related to Output B … [Read more...]
Ghana to Host the 2018 World Press Freedom Day to mark Country’s Growing Democratic Credentials
Ghana to host the 2018 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) as a mark of the country’s growing democratic credentials. The Accra event will bring together civil society, the academia, media and representatives of the judiciary. The event will be in four plenary sessions including an academic conference on the safety of journalists, a youth newsroom and photo exhibition. The Director-General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Madame Bokova added that … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs Prize!
Deadline: 25 April 2018 Feed the Future is currently accepting applications for its Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs prize to access investment advice, business analysis, and other services to take their agribusinesses to the next level. This prize will help women take their businesses to the next level by providing winners with acceleration services including investment readiness consulting, investor matchmaking support, and business analysis. This prize will help woman-led enterprises … [Read more...]
Fund for Internet Research and Development: Africa Grants 2018
Deadline: 6 April 2018 The Fund for Internet Research and Development (FIRE) is currently accepting applications for its Africa Grants 2018. The beneficiaries will be provided with series of institutional strengthening and capacity building activities aimed at providing the knowledge, tools and contacts needed to further advance successful initiatives. The FIRE Africa Grants program designed to encourage, support and develop innovative online solutions to Africa’s education, information, … [Read more...]
ICNL: Fellowships to Promote Research on the Legal Framework for Civil Society
Deadline: 30 March 2018 The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) has announced the availability of four (4) new research fellowships. The fellowships will provide the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC for up to 4 weeks during June – August 2018 to conduct research on the legal framework for civil society and civic participation. This is an action-oriented fellowship. It is designed to provide opportunities to engage practitioners and scholars to advance the legal … [Read more...]
USAID: Seeking Applications for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (CEP-NTD) Program
Deadline: 27 April 2018 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement(s) from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. organizations to fund a program entitled "Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (CEP-NTD)". CEP-NTD seeks to support disease-endemic countries to control and/or eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with proven, cost-effective public health interventions. Building on the successes that have been … [Read more...]
Submit Applications for the 27th edition of the Sur International Journal on Human Rights!
Deadline: 31 March 2018 Conectas Human Rights invites contributions in the form of articles, case studies, institutional reflections and artistic pieces with preference given to activist voices from the Global South for the 27th edition of the Sur International Journal on Human Rights, to be published in July 2018. The objective of the Sur International Journal on Human Rights, published by Conectas, is to influence the global human rights agenda by producing, fostering and disseminating … [Read more...]
Wellcome Trust: Seeking Applications for Investigator Awards in Science
Deadline: 24 July 2018 The Wellcome Trust is currently accepting applications for its Investigator Awards in Science that enable independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science. Benefits research expenses staff materials and consumables animals equipment access charges research management and support costs travel and subsistence overseas allowances fieldwork expenses inflation allowance … [Read more...]
Applications Open for the Africa Innovation Summit 2018 to mobilize Innovation Potential of Africa!
Deadline: 30 March 2018 Applications are now open for the Africa Innovation Summit 2018 which is an Africa-wide and home grown initiative aimed at harnessing the innovation potential of the continent. The goal is to engage as many people as possible in order to build a broad constituency in support of innovation in Africa. The basic fact is that Africa cannot outsource its development. It aims to mobilize the people and, especially those with the ‘power to act’, including investors, the … [Read more...]
Cerebro Labs: Seeking Applications for its Cerebro Startup Challenge
Deadline: 23 March 2018 Cerebro Labs is seeking applications for its Cerebro Startup Challenge to help startups create a disruptive value proposition, innovate their business models, and accelerate their business growth through an array of business support services. The challenge aims to assist startups to connect with a network of domain experts, investors, advisors, and corporate partners. Cerebro Labs is a tech business incubator and accelerator for pre-seed and early stage startups … [Read more...]
Apply for 2018 Shark Tank of Wellness Student Global Competition!
Deadline: 1 June 2018 Applications are open for 2018 Shark Tank of Wellness Student Global Competition that is a unique global challenge in which three university students are rewarded for their most innovative, impactful ideas for the wellness industry. This competition defines the wellness industry broadly and is looking for innovations in sectors as varied as architecture/design, beauty, education, fitness, hospitality, investment, medicine, nutrition, real estate, spa, technology, travel, … [Read more...]
Health Systems Research Initiative: Providing evidence to strengthen health systems in LMICs
Deadline: 5 June 2018 The Department for International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust (WT) jointly fund the Health Systems Research Initiative. Aims The funders aim for a significant majority of research projects within the portfolio to focus on low-income countries. Generate evidence on how to strengthen and improve health systems for people living in low- and middle-income countries. … [Read more...]
Applications Open for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund!
Deadline: 15 April 2018 Applications are open for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund to provide selected start-ups in Africa and Asia Pacific with equity-free funding, technical assistance, and the opportunity to partner with mobile operators in their markets to help scale their products and services into sustainable businesses with positive socio-economic impact. For the third round, the Fund will be supporting start-ups willing to work with mobile operators. The fund is … [Read more...]
Apply for International Women’s Day 2018 “Best Practice” Competition!
Deadline: 30 April 2018 Are you running International Women's Day activity? Could it be an example of 'best practice'? Might further groups benefit from seeing and understanding your success? Can you provide engaging content and photographs as evidence of your activity and its impact? If so, the International Women's Day 2018 "Best Practice" Competition could be for you. This competition encourage groups to strive, helps progress the gender agenda and sets a worldwide expectation for … [Read more...]
Apply for International Tropical Timber Organization (IITO) Fellowship Programme!
Deadline: 10 June 2018 The International Tropical Timber Organization (IITO) is seeking applications for its fellowship programme through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Ghana Climate Innovation Centre Incubation Programme!
Deadline: 19 March 2018 Applicants are invited to apply for the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre Incubation Programme to support entrepreneurs and new ventures in Ghana involved in developing profitable and locally-appropriate solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Sectors & Criteria To be eligible to apply to the GCIC, the business should fall into one of the following 5 sub sectors: Energy Efficiency: Ghana’s power sector continues to face difficulties in closing … [Read more...]
European Student’s Union: Seeking Applications to Unite Students and Refugees for Integration in Society and Education
Deadline: 15 April 2018 European Student's Union(ESU) is inviting applications for‘Together, Moving Forward’ Programme which is a small grant programme aiming at building positive refugee-host interactions across Europe. ESU encourage and promote valuable and viable options for refugees and asylum seekers to access and benefit from education, and be part in their communities. This programme was started in 2016 and since then ESU has supported several valuable projects, shared views with … [Read more...]
