Deadline: 30-Jan-22 The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) is accepting applications for its highly selective leadership and business management capacity building program. This program is designed for African women entrepreneurs seeking to expand their knowledge, increase their skills, broaden their network, and make lifelong connections. AWEC is the accelerant behind hundreds of African female entrepreneurs who have transformed and grown their businesses. They are … [Read more...] about 5th Cohort of African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative
SAAF Flexible Grants for NGOs working on Access to Safe Abortion
Deadline: 20-Feb-22 The Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) is providing grants to organisations in low- and middle-income countries working to improve access to safe abortion. Funding can be used for any work related to abortion, such as provision of services, advocacy, education and research. SAAF is the only international fund focused exclusively on the right to safe and legal abortion, supporting organisations in low- and middle-income countries. Funding Information The initial grant … [Read more...] about SAAF Flexible Grants for NGOs working on Access to Safe Abortion
Making More Health Accelerator 2022
Deadline: 31-Jan-22 If your innovation contributes to the increase in healthcare access in Africa by addressing any of the challenges highlighted, Ashoka is interested in receiving your application. The MMH Business Accelerator, currently in its fourth year, is a structured business growth program that consists of 2 phases. Phase 1 – called the “Pilot Phase” runs for 12 months and involves co-creation and pilot implementation of a high-impact strategic project or initiative to drive … [Read more...] about Making More Health Accelerator 2022
World Food Prize Foundation’s Norman Borlaug Field Award
Deadline: 15-Jun-22 The World Food Prize Foundation has launched a call for nominations are now open for the Norman Borlaug Field Award to recognize exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 who has clearly demonstrated intellectual courage, stamina, and determination in the fight to eliminate global hunger and poverty. The award will honor an individual who is working closely and directly “in the field” or at the … [Read more...] about World Food Prize Foundation’s Norman Borlaug Field Award
Nominations Open for the World Habitat Awards
Deadline: 14-Mar-22 Nominations are now open for the World Habitat Awards to recognize and highlight innovative, outstanding, and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects, and programmes from across the world. Award Details As well as international recognition, a prize of £10,000 is made to each of the two Gold Award winning projects. Trophies are also presented to the Gold Award winning projects and travel and accommodation costs are met for one representative of each project … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for the World Habitat Awards
Radio Art Residency for Artists from Non-German Speaking Countries
Deadline: 31-Jan-22 Applications are invited for the Radio Art Residency- an international fellowship programme for artistic practice on the radio. The programme offers a three-month residency twice a year in Weimar for artists from non-German speaking countries. The aim of the fellowship is to promote independent and open-ended artistic work and to support the realisation of new artworks. The programme encourages artists from various disciplines to deal with the narrative, technical and … [Read more...] about Radio Art Residency for Artists from Non-German Speaking Countries
Lead2030 Challenge for SDG5 (Achieve Equality for Women)
Deadline: 18-Feb-22 100+ Accelerator/AB InBev is proud to support the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5. The Challenge aims to find and support solutions that will empower women and close the equality gap ensuring a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. The challenge welcomes solutions from an innovative women-founded company that provide solutions to or solves any of the following: Infrastructure solutions that provide women-owned/operated small enterprises with opportunities to … [Read more...] about Lead2030 Challenge for SDG5 (Achieve Equality for Women)
CFPs to support Tracking of Climate Finance at National Level
Deadline: 11-Feb-22 The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) has launched a call for proposals to "Development and application of a methodology on climate finance as part of a country’s transparency framework" to develop a methodology that supports the tracking of climate finance at the national level in the context of NDC implementation and the benefits associated with climate action and that enables integration of such data in a country’s transparency framework. The … [Read more...] about CFPs to support Tracking of Climate Finance at National Level
Call for Nominations: FORBES AFRICA’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2022
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity Attention visionaries, innovators, change-makers, and risk-takers! FORBES AFRICA is back, once again on the hunt for Africans under the age of 30, who are building brands, creating jobs, and transforming the continent in their respective fields. The FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 list is the most-anticipated annual compilation of game-changers in Africa and for 2022,they are on the quest for 30 of the continent's brightest achievers under the age of 30 from the … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: FORBES AFRICA’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2022
Non-Traditional Advocates for Transparency Response Fund
Deadline: 1-Mar-22 The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a project that supports creating an enabling and inclusive environment where citizens can advocate for human rights and democratic governance. The program should provide short-term emergency financial assistance to allow individuals and groups (‘advocates’) who are not traditional human rights defenders by … [Read more...] about Non-Traditional Advocates for Transparency Response Fund
Grants for Supporting Diverse Anti-Censorship Solutions
Deadline: 15-Mar-22 The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for grant support for nascent, developing anti-censorship platforms. In support of the U.S. government’s policy to “promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet that fosters efficiency, innovation, communication, and economic prosperity, while respecting privacy and guarding against … [Read more...] about Grants for Supporting Diverse Anti-Censorship Solutions
NOFO: Mobilize Private Capital for Internet Connectivity
Deadline: 29-Apr-22 The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Innovation, Technology, and Research (ITR) Hub within the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) seeks to develop new partnerships to mobilize private capital for internet connectivity and digital financial services in emerging markets under the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP). DCCP is a global, whole of government initiative led by the U.S. Department of State to … [Read more...] about NOFO: Mobilize Private Capital for Internet Connectivity
4th Edition of Transformative Cities Initiative
Deadline: 15-Feb-22 The Transformative Cities Initiative is an opportunity for progressive local governments, municipalist coalitions, social movements and civil society organizations to popularize and share their experiences of building solutions to the planet’s intertwined political and ecological crises. The initiative draws on the emerging wave of transformative practices and responses taking place at municipal level worldwide, by creating a unique platform and award process that will … [Read more...] about 4th Edition of Transformative Cities Initiative
Apply for Viva Tech Challenge
Deadline: 5-Mar-22 Applications are now open for the Viva Tech Challenge. It is the world’s rendez-vous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation! Created in 2016 by Publicis and the "Les Echos" group, VivaTech has become the biggest startup and tech event in Europe and is recognized worldwide as a powerful catalyst for business transformation, startup growth and innovation for the common good. VivaTech brings together the world’s top business leaders, startups, investors, … [Read more...] about Apply for Viva Tech Challenge
FIND and Unitaid launch RFP to Select Services of Organizations
Deadline: 2-Feb-22 FIND and Unitaid have launched a request for proposals (RFP) to select services of organizations, with a proven record of advocacy and awareness-raising in healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, to implement projects to achieve the below specific objectives: Increase access and uptake to COVID-19 testing and therapeutics, as they get recommended, through development and implementation of robust and evidence-based advocacy strategies supported by advocacy, … [Read more...] about FIND and Unitaid launch RFP to Select Services of Organizations
WB/FT: Global Blog Writing Competition
Deadline: 31-Jan-22 The World Bank Group (WB) and the Financial Times (FT) are inviting you to enter this year’s fourth annual global blog writing competition. The World Bank Group is looking for your most inventive ideas, high-quality writing, and innovative solutions that would strengthen education going forward. You could win a chance to be published in the Financial Times and the World Bank Blogs. Eligibility Criteria Participants must be enrolled in high school or a version … [Read more...] about WB/FT: Global Blog Writing Competition
The Breakthrough Institute seeking Applications for Generation Fellowship
Deadline: 28-Jan-22 The Breakthrough Institute is seeking applications for its Generation Fellowship. It is the Breakthrough Institute's young leader’s initiative, through which they train and collaborate with the next generation of ecomodernist thinkers, writers, and scholars. At Breakthrough, they believe paradigm shifts are a generational affair. Solving the world's major environmental and human development challenges will occur over decades and will not advance through old and outmoded … [Read more...] about The Breakthrough Institute seeking Applications for Generation Fellowship
DSM | One Young World Scholarship 2022
Deadline: 25-Jan-22 Applications for DSM | One Young World Scholarship 2022 are now open. DSM is a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience, applying science to improve the health of people, animals and the planet. DSM’s purpose is to create brighter lives for all. DSM’s products and solutions address some of the world’s biggest challenges while simultaneously creating economic, environmental and societal value for all its stakeholders - customers, employees, … [Read more...] about DSM | One Young World Scholarship 2022
Global Equality Fund LGBTQI+ Program
Deadline: 4-Mar-22 The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) to submit applications for projects that provide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) communities with the tools to empower local movements and communities, prevent, mitigate, and recover from violence, discrimination, stigma, and human rights abuses, promote full social inclusion, or address critical issues of … [Read more...] about Global Equality Fund LGBTQI+ Program
Call for Proposals for Open Window Program
Deadline: 14-Feb-22 The Agency Fund has announced a call for proposals for Open Window to support research and innovation projects: A Pilot round is suitable for untested ideas. The expected output is a proof-of-concept. Advanced funding rounds are suitable for ideas with a degree of existing evidence or scale. The expected outcomes are greater evidence and greater scale. There are no defined contribution limits. The lottery of birth is deeply unfair. Yet even people in poverty … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals for Open Window Program
