Deadline: 1 December 2018 The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme and the Whiting Foundation are accepting proposals for projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to safeguard documentary heritage that is acutely threatened by recent conflict or other disaster, whether natural or man-made. The second round will continue to facilitate the vital work of restoring physical objects and making the information they carry accessible to a wider … [Read more...]
Latest Grants, Funding Opportunities and Resources in Senegal
Latest grant, funding opportunities and other resources including call for proposals, request for proposals, call for applications in Senegal.
Nominations Open for Education Research in Africa Award!
Deadline: 15 October 2018 Nominations are open for "Education Research in Africa Award" to promote high quality education research, produced by African universities, research centers and research networks. The Award is organized by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Development Institute (ECAD) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), with financial support from the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC). The research works of candidates … [Read more...]
France Libertés – Danielle Mitterrand Foundation: Call for Proposals on Water and Climate
Deadline: 26 October 2018 France Libertés –Danielle Mitterrand Foundation has launched a call for proposals to support projects, led by non-profit organizations, promoting the link between water and climate. In this call, they focus on the interrelations between water and climate and taking into account their links, in order to integrate the protection of this natural resource in the fight against global warming. The links between Water and Climate have been regularly demonstrated and … [Read more...]
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Seeking Applications for International Climate Protection Fellowships
Deadline: 1 March 2019 The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is seeking applications for its International Climate Protection Fellowships for young climate experts from developing countries. The fellowships enables prospective leaders in academia and industry to implement a research-based proposal in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation during a one-year stay in Germany. Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually, funded … [Read more...]
Call for Participation: 32nd Khwarizmi International Award
Deadline: 20 November 2018 Applicants are invited to submit applications for 32nd Khwarizmi International Award to recognize the efforts made by researchers, innovators and inventors from all over the world and to appreciate their invaluable achievements and contributions to various fields of science and technology. The Khwarizmi International Award is named in memory of the achievements of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, the Iranian mathematician and astronomer. The award ceremony of the … [Read more...]
OTF Call for Applications: Core Infrastructure Fund Grant Program
Deadline: 1 November 2018 The Open Technology Fund (OTF) is seeking applications for its Core Infrastructure Fund that supports the ‘building block’ technologies, infrastructures, and communities relied upon by digital security and circumvention tools strengthening internet freedom, digital security, and the overall health of the internet. Award information OTF awards are performance-based contracts (see an example template here) signed directly with the applicant. Payment is issued on … [Read more...]
Nominations Open for The Diana Award 2019!
Deadline: 29 March 2019 Nominations are open for The Diana Award which is the most prestigious accolade a young person aged 9-25 years can revive for their social action or humanitarian work. The Award mission is to develop and inspire positive change in the future of young people. They believe that young people have the power to change the world. Eligibility Criteria The young person(s) must be aged 9-25 years at the time of their nomination and must have carried out the activity for … [Read more...]
USAID: Development Innovation Ventures Annual Program Statement (APS)
Deadline: 11 September 2019 The United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Global Development Lab (Lab), is seeking applications for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program. Through a year-round grant competition, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) sources innovative ideas, pilots and rigorously tests them, and supports the scale-up of solutions that demonstrate proven impact and cost-effectiveness. DIV’s tiered funding … [Read more...]
National Institutes of Health: HIV/AIDS High Priority Drug Abuse Research
Deadline: 7 September 2021 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its "HIV/AIDS High Priority Drug Abuse Research" to stimulate high priority research relevant to drug misuse and HIV/AIDS. Central to the NIH high priority areas of research are principles such as engaging people at risk into screening and preventive services as well as linking and re-linking people living with HIV (PLWH) into care with the goal of achieving durable viral suppression and addressing … [Read more...]
African World Heritage Fund: Inviting Proposals for Conservation Grants
Deadline: 14 October 2018 The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is currently inviting proposals for its Conservation Grants to provide grants to African State Parties to implement projects and activities which focus on improving the State of Conservation of World Heritage properties. The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in … [Read more...]
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Reporting the Illegal Internet Trade in Wildlife
Deadline: 24 September 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with The Global Initiative Against Organized Crime (GIATOC) funded by the Government of Norway is offering a training scheme on Reporting the Illegal Internet Trade in Wildlife for journalists from Africa and Asia. In marketplaces across the world the illegal wildlife trade is booming, and enormous, irreparable damage to biodiversity is occurring. Hundreds of thousands of endangered and legally protected plants, insects and … [Read more...]
Call for Applications: Caine Prize for African Writing 2019
Deadline: 31 January 2019 Applications are open for Caine Prize for African Writing that is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition. Benefits Winning and short-listed authors will … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Research Grants Program!
Deadline: 6 November 2018 The Center for Education and Ethics has announced a Research grant program that encourages applicants to understand educational policy and practice in broad terms, including issues that directly relate to K-12 schools and higher education institutions, but also concerning policies that influence children’s growth and development in the family and other institutions. Topics the proper content of moral education and of the rights of parents to choose its … [Read more...]
Thomson Reuters’ Photojournalism Grants: Inviting Young Journalists from around the World
Deadline: 15 November 2018 Thomson Reuters is inviting applications for its Photojournalism grants program to recruit and develop a diverse new generation of young photojournalists. Photojournalism grants will help young photojournalists tell original human stories from around the world. Following the success of last year’s grant program, which saw eight recipients from across four continents selected from hundreds of high-quality entries, Reuters Pictures is again offering up to eight $5,000 … [Read more...]
Call for Nominations: 2019 United Nations Public Service Awards
Deadline: 30 November 2018 Nominations are open for 2019 United Nations Public Service Awards to recognize excellence in public service at the global level. The UNPSA is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide. Through an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promotes … [Read more...]
Call for Proposals: Promoting International Joint Research Targeting Global Issues
Deadline: 2 November 2018 Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) in collaboration with the Japan International Collaboration Agency (JICA) has announced a call for proposals for Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) with an aim to promote international joint research targeting global issues. The aim of the program is to acquire new knowledge and technology that lead to the resolution of global issues and the advance of science and technology, and … [Read more...]
European Commission: ERC Synergy Grant Programme 2019
Deadline: 8 November 2018 The European Commission is inviting applications for its “ERC Synergy Grant” with an aim to promote substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, to cross-fertilize scientific fields, and to encourage new productive lines of enquiry and new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines. ERC Synergy Grants are intended to foster research at the intellectual frontiers by enabling a … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Ashden Awards 2019!
Deadline: 6 November 2018 Applications are open for Ashden Awards that reward innovative enterprises and programmes that deliver, or play a key part in enabling the delivery of sustainable energy systems and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits. Categories Clean Cooking (£20,000 prize) Sustainable Energy & Healthcare (£20,000 prize) Financial or Business Model Innovation (£20,000 prize) Powering Business (£20,000 prize) Sustainable Mobility … [Read more...]
World Bank Call for Proposals: The Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact)
Deadline: 28 September 2018 In partnership with the World Bank, governments from 12 West and Central African countries are seeking proposals from higher education institutions that address a regional development challenge through a focused program of postgraduate education and applied research. The proposals are part of the preparations for the Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project, which aims to improve the quality, quantity and development impact of … [Read more...]
Global Social Venture Competition 2019: Empowering Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs
Deadline: 3 December 2018 Entries are open for Global Social Venture Competition 2019 to support the most promising early-stage for-profit or nonprofit solutions that address the world’s most pressing social challenges using technology. The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) empowers the next generation of social entrepreneurs by providing them with mentoring, exposure, and over $80,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into ventures that address the world’s most pressing … [Read more...]
