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Deadline: 31 July 2016 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) along with UN Women is seeking nominations for its GEM-TECH Awards with an aim to celebrate personal or organizational achievements and innovative strategies to advance Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in the area of ICTs. GEM-TECH Awards provides a platform for advancing … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for GEM-TECH Awards 2016! Recognizing Exceptional Work in Accelerating Gender Empowerment

Deadline: 22 July 2016 Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) is seeking letter of intent to provide small grants to the projects that are led by women and that help empower women and girls, in grassroots communities. VGIF was founded in 1969 and has funded over 515 projects in 93 countries, focusing on issues ranging from education and … [Read more...] about VGIF Small Grants Program: Seeking Letter of Intent from Grassroot Women-led Projects in Developing Countries

Deadline: 1 February 2017 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is currently inviting applicants for its Human Rights Essay Award 2017. The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual competition sponsored by the Academy and seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly work in international human rights law. The topic for Human rights Essay … [Read more...] about Applications Open for Human Rights Essay Award 2017!

Deadline: 25 September 2016 Nominations are open for Stockholm Water Prize 2017 by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) with a mission to generate and promote knowledge, solutions and tools leading to water-wise decisions for sustainable development. Thematic Areas Water Governance Transboundary Water Management Climate … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for Stockholm Water Prize 2017: Improving the Human Rights and Basic Service

Deadline: 7 September 2016 The Open Society Foundation is seeking applications for its 2016 Open Society Fellowship Programme with an aim to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate … [Read more...] about 2016 Open Society Fellowship Programme: Supporting Fundamental Open Society Challenges

Deadline: 9 October 2016 The Grinnell College is seeking applicants for its 2017 Grinnell Prize. The Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, or the Grinnell Prize, directly reflects Grinnell’s historic mission to educate men and women who are prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and their abilities to serve the common … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for 2017 International Grinnell Prize of $100,000!

Deadline: 30 September 2016 Nominations are open for the 2016 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, awarded by the Prime Minister of the French Government in order to reward actions of civil society, individual and collective, for the defense and protection of human rights worldwide. This Prize, which was set … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for the Prize for Human Rights 2016: Protecting Human Rights Worldwide

Deadline: 28 July 2016 The Waislitz Foundation and Global Citizen are inviting applicants for its Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2016 in order to recognize individual excellence in work to end extreme poverty. Key Areas Global Citizenship: How do you embody and exemplify the values and practices of a Global Citizen? Impact: What is … [Read more...] about Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2016: Recognizing Individual Excellence in Work to End Extreme Poverty