New in:
1. Call for Proposals, Hivos (Kenya)
2. Call for Proposals, UN Women (Morocco)
3. Call for Proposals, UNFPA (Turkey)
4. The Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship
5. Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants Program (Australia)
6. Call for Innovations, UNDP (South Africa)
7. Request for Proposals, Sorenson Impact Foundation (USA)
8. Call for Proposals, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (USA)
9. New Voice Fellowship, Aspen Institute (see eligible countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America)
10. Open Call for Projects, Innovation Fund Denmark (Denmark)
All currently open calls:
Grant-making opportunities
1. Call for Proposals, UN Women (Europe and Central Asia)
Part of the regional project "Responding to the urgent needs of women and girls in marginalized and vulnerable situation exacerbated by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Europe and Central Asia". UN Women will be empowering women to withstand the health crisis’ social and economic impacts, become self-reliant and resilient to future shocks and act as agents of change during and in the aftermath of the pandemic through trainings/support.
Funding information: budget for proposals should be up to USD 90,000
Deadline: Aug 21, 2020.
2. Call for Project Proposals, UNESCO (Africa)
The German Commission for UNESCO invites UNESCO World Heritage sites and possibly other UNESCO designated sites such as Biosphere Reserves in Africa to submit proposals for financial support projects that help UNESCO designated sites to overcome an existing impairment due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
Funding information: min. EUR 10,000 and max. EUR 25,000
Deadline: Aug 21, 2020.
3. Call for Proposals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (Afghanistan)
Seeking proposals for promoting and coordinating civil society involvement and inclusive participation in the Afghanistan pledging conference (2020 Afghanistan Conference). This support is granted to an INGO/a globally operating NGO for coordinating and promoting Afghan civil society’s participation.
Funding information: up to EUR 200,000
Deadline: Aug 21, 2020.
4. Public Space Fellowship, The Bentway (Canada)
Will help build capacity in the next generation of diverse leaders that will steward the future of public space, ensuring resiliency, inclusion and equitable access. Fellows will act across disciplines and engage in unique collaboration with urban space practitioners, creatives, and organizational partners to support new initiatives and ongoing research.
Deadline: Aug 21, 2020.
5. Call for Proposals, US Embassy in Cyprus (Cyprus)
Projects that encourage and promote mutual understanding and collaboration between the US and Cyprus and should aim at benefiting the community, sharing common values, and where possible, feature collaboration with U.S. experts. Examples of such projects include but are not limited to cultural events, women’s empowerment programs, community infrastructure improvements, environmental or human rights campaigns, etc.
Funding information: requests between USD 1,000 and USD 5,000
Deadline: Aug 23, 2020.
6. Call for Proposals, Southern African Development Community (see list of countries in Africa)
To support innovative projects for the increased production, supply and availability of affordable and innovative products (relevant medical and pharmaceutical products) to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the SADC countries.
Funding information: grant per successful single applicant to range from EUR 50,000 to 100,000 for for-profit companies, and from EUR 100,000 to 200,000 for non-profit initiatives.
Deadline: Aug 24, 2020.
7. New Call for Innovations, UNDP (South Africa)
UNDP and the Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa requests applications from local innovators developing technologies/solutions addressing the country’s water challenges, particularly those exacerbated or introduced during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Deadline: Aug 25, 2020.
8. Call for Proposals, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (USA)
Seeks to learn from programs, policies, and practices that are advancing gender equity around the world to understand how they can be adapted to improve health and well-being in the United States, and build a national Culture of Health.
Funding information: up to USD 1,000,000. Individual awards between USD 100,000 –250,000 each.
Deadline: Aug 26, 2020.
9. Small Grants Program, UNESCO and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (see link for eligible countries in Asia)
Will enable indigenous youth (ages 18-35) to access small financial grants to facilitate their work and implement COVID-19 response projects in their countries or communities over a period of three months.
Funding information: up to USD 3,000
Deadline: Aug 28, 2020.
10. Call for Proposals, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (see eligible countries in link)
Looking for innovative initiatives to contribute to food systems’ improvements and transformative and sustainable impacts on poor people. In order to do so the SDC launched four Calls for Proposals.
Funding information: depending on the particular Call
Deadline: Aug 28, 2020.
11. New Request for Proposals, Sorenson Impact Foundation (USA)
Inviting potential grant recipients to propose solutions that can contribute to a more equitable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Specifically targeting solutions that enable recovery through developing and growing businesses as well as the communities they’re in to equitably rebuild coming out of the current social, health and economic crisis.
Funding information: awards will range in size from USD 25,000 to 250,000.
Deadline: Aug 30, 2020.
12. New Call for Proposals, Hivos (Kenya)
Hivos East Africa is seeking to change the Domestic Workers (DW) sector in Kenya through funding an organization with experience in elevating DW wages, job opportunities, rights, voice and protection. In order to address these issues, they would like to use ICT as an enabler.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
13. New Call for Proposals, UN Women (Morocco)
The interventions expected from the implementing partner fall within the strategic priority "Combating violence against women and girls" of UN Women’s work plan, including raising awareness of men and boys, challenge discriminatory norms and stereotypes, promote positive masculinities, and a push for favorable social norms towards gender equality.
Funding information: proposal budget range must correspond to MAD 250,000 - 300,000.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
14. Call for Proposals, International Development Research Centre (East Africa)
GrOW East Africa will support locally grounded in-depth evaluative and action research to identify and scale successful solutions for achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality in the world of work. It is a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Canada’s IDRC.
Funding information: CAD 500,000 - 700,000 depending on project type
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
15. Call for Applications, Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (see eligible countries in link)
For research on firms and climate change. The objective of PEDL is to fund cutting-edge, policy-oriented research that could be published in leading academic journals and be relevant to the policy dialogue in LICs.
Funding information: between GBP 10,000 and 40,000.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
16. Research Grants Program 2020, Merck
Open to scientists in all career stages who are affiliated with any research-based institution, university or company. Aim is to create new sustainable partnerships with leading global science and technology players to work on breakthrough science. Research areas: drug discovery, next generation machine learning, bioreactor design for cultured meat, and pandemic preparedness/fighting new emerging viral infectious disease.
Funding information: grants of EUR 100,000 - 500,000 per year for up to 3 years
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
17. Call for Proposals: Non-Grant Instrument Program, Global Environment Facility
Under GEF-7, the GEF will accelerate the use of non-grant instruments in support of delivering global environmental benefits and continue to catalyze investments from capital markets at global and national levels aligned with focal area objectives.
Funding information: maximum financing amount per project/program is USD 15 million
Deadline: Sep 1, 2020.
18. Call for Proposals, Agropolis Foundation (Sub-Saharan Africa)
"Innovative Co-Learning for Agriculture-based Solutions", in partnership with the Center for Synthesis and Analysis on Biodiversity (Cesab) Biodiversity Research Foundation (FRB) and the Biovision Foundation aims to support innovative, intersectoral and interdisciplinary training or learning projects that promote the agroecological transition through innovative approaches, tools, teams and networks.
Funding information: Up to EUR 835,000, complemented by partial postdoc co-funding by FRB/Cesab (valued at EUR 65,000) and by co-funding of two Summer/Winter/Thematic Schools by Biovision Foundation (valued at EUR 20,000).
Deadline: Sep 1, 2020.
19. Call for Applications, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (USA)
The goal of the program is to conduct original research and evaluate the extent to which health system models of care are advancing health equity for the Medicaid-eligible populations they serve. Will fund research on health systems models of care to better understand which model components are essential to promoting health equity.
Funding information: each grant can be up to USD 300,000 to accommodate between 12–18 months. Total available USD 2.7 million.
Deadline: Sep 2, 2020.
20. Call for EOIs, International Development Research Centre and the Global Partnership for Education (see eligible countries in link)
For projects to generate and mobilize knowledge so national education systems in developing country contexts can address shared policy challenges related to improving access, quality and the performance of their systems.
Funding information: individual projects receive between CAD 750,000 and 1.20 million.
Deadline: Sep 2, 2020.
21. New Call for Proposals, UNFPA (Turkey)
The purpose is to identify eligible non-governmental organizations for prospective partnership with UNFPA Turkey to support achievement of results outlined in the 2016-2020 6th Country Programme.
Funding information: grant application ceiling is max. USD 30,000
Deadline: Sep 4, 2020.
22. Request for Research Proposals, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Conservation (ALC) program is issuing a targeted request for research proposals that center an analysis of women and/or young people in integrated rural agriculture or forest-dependent livelihoods development and conservation initiatives in tropical forested regions.
Funding information: to one or more organizations between USD 100,000 and 1,000,000 (for a maximum of 1,000,000) over a period of three years.
Deadline: Sep 4, 2020.
23. Call for Proposals, Fondation Tuck (France)
For its research program “The Future of Energy” – Leading the chance, a scientific program in support of a successful energy transition. Topics: Hydrogen – energy carrier of the future? Holistic SWOT analysis and Critical path analysis for deployment of renewable electricity generation.
Funding information: requests should not exceed EUR 50,000
Deadline: Sep 4, 2020.
24. New Call for Proposals, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (USA)
Politics of Health Policy & Systems Research Funding. Invites proposals for research studies towards an improved understanding of how and why multilaterals, bilaterals and major foundations choose to, or not to, fund HPSR, with particular attention to the political factors and determinants that influence such decisions.
Funding information: max. amount available USD 90,000
Deadline: Sep 5, 2020.
25. Call for Proposals, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (USA)
Seeks an organization (or up to three collaborating organizations) to plan an initiative, which, by influencing policy and systems change, rectifies the inequitable distribution of parks and green spaces in low-income communities and communities of color in urban regions, including small and midsize cities (pop. 50,000–500,000).
Funding information: will award one planning grant of up to USD 400,000
Deadline: Sep 9, 2020.
26. Institutional Challenge Grant, William T. Grant Foundation (USA)
Encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
Funding information: award will provide USD 650,000 over three years
Deadline: Sep 10, 2020.
27. Call for Small Grants, UN Women (see eligible countries in link)
To support civil society advocacy and response to the socio-economic impact of COVID-19
on women and girls in all their diversity. The EU and the UN have embarked on a new, global, multi-year initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) - The Spotlight Initiative.
Funding information: welcomes expressions of interest between USD 5,000 to 15,000
Deadline: Sep 11, 2020.
28. Call for Proposals, Council of Europe (EU)
To support initiatives carried out in the framework of the annual Global Education Week (GEW) from the 16-20 November 2020, with the objective to raise awareness about global development education in Europe and in accordance with the 2030 Agenda 5 development pillars (people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships).
Funding information: intends to award five micro-grants with max. amount EUR 5,000 each
Deadline: Sep 14, 2020.
29. Jack Kimmel International Grant Program, Tree Fund
Provide much needed funding to arboriculture and urban forestry researchers all over the world. This grant is administered by TREE Fund, with participation from the Canadian TREE Fund in the evaluation process.
Funding information: amounts are limited to a max. of CAD 10,000 and will vary depending upon the adjudged value of the project relative to the needs of the arboriculture community. No project may receive more than one award from this program.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
30. Regional Multi-Country Action Grants, Balkan Civil Society Development Network (see eligible countries in link)
To support regional networks and initiatives in the Western Balkan region by financially backing projects that will contribute to wider participation of civil society groups and enhanced regional cooperation among CSOs in promoting civic space.
Funding information: depending on the specific objective, EUR 20,000 – 70,000
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
31. Call for Applications, Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark)
For projects supporting science education and informal learning environments. Aims to promote science general education and strengthen interest, knowledge and competencies in science and technology among children, young people and the population in general.
Funding information: total of up to DKK 50,000,000. for distribution in autumn 2020 for project grants of DKK 3,000,000 - 6,000,000 of up to 6 years duration.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
32. Call for Proposals, NordGen (Nordic countries)
For projects aimed at adapting environmentally and climate-friendly crops by using plant genetic resources. To support the development of Nordic plant breeding to satisfy the long-term needs of the agricultural and horticultural industries, especially adaptation to climate change, targets for environmental policies, and demands from consumers and markets.
Funding information: approx. 24 million SEK in total. A max. of 16 million SEK per project
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
33. NWO announces CFPs for SDG Interactions and Policy Interventions in Developing Countries (see eligible countries in link)
Invites consortia to propose high-quality and relevant knowledge brokering and synthesis expertise, services, activities and products to proactively support the program objectives and the research consortia funded in the SDG Interactions program.
Funding information: EUR 300,000
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
34. Call for Proposals, European Commission (Morocco)
Promotion of social services to vulnerable populations in the area of social assistance, notably through the introduction of innovative services or upgrading and development of existing services (services offered by social protection establishments (EPS), in particular for children and the disabled (educational inclusion and other services).
Funding information: min. amount EUR 250,000; max. amount EUR 400,000.
Deadline: Sep 22, 2020.
35. Micro Grants, Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship (Denmark)
Open to students or PhD students enrolled for and following a full-time education at an educational institution in Denmark. Initiative aims at strengthening economic growth and employment in the country. The long-term goal is to create growth companies that contribute with jobs, export income and growth in society.
Funding information: depending on the grant type, you can apply for up to DKK 25,000 or up to DKK 50,000
Deadline: Sep 28, 2020.
36. Regional Call for Proposals, International Development Research Centre and the Global Partnership for Education (see eligible Latin American/Caribbean countries in link)
Projects to generate and mobilize knowledge so national education systems in developing country contexts can address shared policy challenges related to improving access, quality, and the performance of their systems.
Funding information: individual projects receive funding between CAD 750,000 and 1.2 million.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
37. Grant Program, Mazda Foundation (New Zealand)
Provides financial aid to individuals and causes which provide: assistance towards the maintenance and improvement of the natural environment, assistance in the advancement of culture and education, assistance to young people through advancement of education and employment skills development, and assistance in the arts that expose NZ culture.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
38. Call for Proposals, European Commission (EU)
Preparatory Action on Media literacy for All which aims at boosting media literacy in Europe through pursuing innovation and collaboration across media literacy communities within the EU, including by building on and scaling up existing solutions.
Funding information: total EUR 500,000; depending on the quality of the proposals, the Commission expects to fund 2 - 5 projects.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
39. Call for Projects, Strategic Innovation Program IoT, Vinnova (Sweden)
Call is looking for projects with ideas on how the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used in the public sector to achieve a higher quality of life for people in Sweden.
Funding information: Preparation project: max. SEK 300,000. Prototype development project: max. SEK 2,000,000. Projects for implementation: max. 5,000,000 SEK per project.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
40. U.S. Embassy Port of Spain Public Affairs Section (PAS) Annual Program
Open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The purpose of funding projects is to further contributions to economic growth and the development of human and government capacity in Trinidad and Tobago, while developing people-to-people, institutional, and economic ties between the US and Trinidad and Tobago.
Award information: may range from a minimum of USD 500 to a maximum of USD 20,000.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
41. New Open Call for Projects, Innovation Fund Denmark (Denmark)
The objective with this call is to invest in research-based projects within social sciences and humanities, involving partnerships from public and private institutions (universities, municipalities, schools, hospitals, companies, NGO´s, consultancy, unions, etc.) that contribute to solutions to major societal challenges globally and in Denmark.
Funding information: budget for this call is DKK 30 million
Deadline: Oct 1, 2020.
42. Call for Research Proposals, McGill University (Canada)
“Reducing language barriers to enhance access to health and social services while optimizing outcomes” has been identified as a thematic priority area. The topic is broadly construed, and eligible proposals may consider it from theoretical, digital, methodological, evidence-informed perspectives.
Funding information: invites proposals max. CAD 30,000 for projects funded up to 18 months (October 2020 – March 2022).
Deadline: Oct 2, 2020.
43. New Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants Program (Australia)
The grants provide funding for short-term research collaborations to develop a new technology, product or service, with focus on addressing gaps in Australia’s waste and recycling capability, particularly in regards to plastics, paper, glass and tires.
Funding information: matched funding of between AUD 100,000 and AUD 3 million.
Deadline: Oct 11, 2020.
44. r4d Program launches Second Call for Transformation Accelerating Grants
Second Call for Transformation accelerating grants (TAGs) that allow teams of r4d researchers and implementing partners (e.g. policy makers, the private sector, development practitioners) to make use of the knowledge, tools and technologies developed within r4d projects through translation and implementation initiatives. Transformation accelerating grants (TAGs) focus on co-creation, social learning, technology transfer and transformative actions with the ultimate aim to accelerate transformation towards sustainable development and reduce poverty in countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Award information: A total budget of about CHF 800'000 is available
Deadline: Oct 12, 2020.
45. EUROPE DIRECT Activities (2021-2025), European Commission (Sweden)
EUROPA DIRECT works continuously and proactively to reach out to people and make them feel more involved in the EU. Through its activities, it disseminates information that enables people to make balanced decisions about the future of the EU and to participate fully in the European democratic process.
Funding information: first year total budget allocated EUR 528,000; individual annual grant 2022-2025 EUR 45,600; individual annual grant amount 2021 is EUR 30,400
Deadline: Oct 15, 2020.
46. Early Career Grants, National Geographic
Designed to offer less experienced individuals an opportunity to lead a project. Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application submission but are not required to have an advanced degree. Focus areas: changing planet, human journey, and wildlife.
Funding information: projects typically funded for USD 5,000 and cannot exceed USD 10,000.
Deadline: Oct 21, 2020.
47. CLÁR-Funding for Small-Scale Rural Projects (Ireland)
The CLÁR program (CeantarLagaÁrd-Riachtanais) provides funding for small-scale
infrastructural projects in rural areas. CLÁR aims to support sustainable development in
identified areas by attracting people to live and work there. The funding works in
conjunction with local funding and on the basis of locally identified priorities. The scheme is
funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. It is delivered by local
authorities in consultation with groups in local communities.
Award information: EUR 5 million
Deadline: Oct 28, 2020.
48. Grant Scheme, Union for the Mediterranean (see eligible countries in link)
To enable citizens in the region, particularly the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, to mitigate the labor market challenges following COVID-19 outbreak, by improving the citizens’ employment situation as well as the business environment for entrepreneurs and MSMEs.
Funding information: total EUR 1,130,000; min. EUR 100,000 and max. 300,000
Deadline: Oct 29, 2020.
49. Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants 2020, Fundación MAPFRE
To provide financial support for undertaking research projects in areas of Health Promotion.
The grants are open to any academic and professional researcher and research teams wishing to run research programs, independently or as part of the universities, hospitals, companies or research centers to which they are affiliated.
Funding information: total EUR 240,000. Max. amount each grant EUR 30,000
Deadline: Oct 30, 2020.
50. Connection Grants Program, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada)
Supports events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events/activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating, and may serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects. Supports workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities
Funding information: must request min. CAD 7,000; for supporting events CAD 7,000-25,000; for supporting outreach activities CAD 7,000-50,000
Deadline: Nov 1, 2020.
51. Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA (USA)
RCPP promotes coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners to implement projects that demonstrate innovative solutions to conservation challenges and provide measurable improvements and outcomes tied to the resource concerns they seek to address.
Funding information: max. available for any project (combined financial and technical assistance) is USD 10 million. The min. amount for a project is USD 250,000.
Deadline: Nov 4, 2020.
52. Partnership Development Grants, Government of Canada (Canada)
Provides support over one to three years to teams/partnerships, led by a project director, to: develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities, by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models.
Funding information: CAD 75,000 - 200,000
Deadline: Nov 15, 2020.
53. Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, NOAA (USA)
Funds projects that address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits
by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase other opportunities to keep
working waterfronts viable.
Funding information: max. funding amount is USD 300,000
Deadline: Nov 20, 2020.
54. Call for Proposals, Social Science Research Council
As part of the Just Tech program, seeks proposals from across the social sciences and related fields that address the risks, opportunities, and challenges posed by public health surveillance stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Funding information: awards will range from USD 5,000 to 10,000, with larger amounts directed to projects committed to research partnerships
Deadline: ongoing
55. Collaborate Pacific, New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (see eligible Pacific countries)
Aims to support effective governance, leadership, regional cooperation, and sustainable development in the Pacific through support to one-off, small scale activities that tackle issues that matter to the region. Recognizes that partnership, capacity building, people-to-people links, and knowledge-sharing are critical to ownership of development processes.
Deadline: ongoing
56. Global Water Futures – Affiliate Projects
To deliver risk management solutions, informed by leading-edge water science and supported by innovative decision-making tools to manage water futures in Canada and other regions where global warming is changing landscapes, ecosystems, and water environments.
Deadline: There is no associated closing date with applications.
57. Call for Applications, Urgent Action Fund (Africa)
Urgent Action Fund-Africa is expanding its COVID-19 response towards supporting women, transgender and gender non-conforming defenders with disabilities to: develop and widely disseminate messages and information about the disease in disability friendly formats, simplify and/or translate complex COVID 19 information, and provide practical resources.
Funding information: up to USD 8,000
Deadline: applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
58. COVID-19 Young Leaders Fund
Program is designed to support young leaders who are tackling the Covid-19 pandemic on the frontlines. Applicants should be focused on SDGs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. One Young World will prioritize initiatives which can use the funds to impact the maximum number of people to the greatest extent.
Funding information: One Young World recommends requesting between GBP 2,500 - GBP 10,000.
Deadline: Program is open on an ongoing basis.
59. Global Innovation Fund (GIF)
This program seeks to invest in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world. Open to funding innovations in any sector as long as they can demonstrate their innovation improves the lives of those living on less than USD 5 PPP per day.
Range: USD 50,000 – 15,000,000
Deadline: Program is open on an ongoing basis.
Fellowships and other opportunities
1. Call for applications: Expanding the Beijing+25 Youth Task Force
To expand the composition of the Youth Task Force that will work in the Generation Equality Forum process closely with UN Women, civil society organizations and other stakeholders from September 2020 to September 2021, to ensure the meaningful involvement of young people in the global processes of the 25th review and appraisal of the BPfA.
Deadline: Aug 21, 2020.
2. Call for Applications, EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Program (Europe)
The EU’s main climate innovation initiative. It supports entrepreneurs, businesses, students and researchers bring their clean tech innovations, products and services to the market.
Journey to an investible and scalable startup goes through three stages, each taking 6 months and with a special focus.
Deadline: Aug 23, 2020.
3. Africa Fellowship Program, World Bank
Targets young, talented African nationals who are completing, or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has built a strong pipeline of young African talent interested in a career in development, international institutions, African governments, think tanks, and academia.
Deadline: Aug 23, 2020.
4. Call for Applications, Fellow Programme, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Welcomes proposals that envisage active collaboration with IASS researchers and aim to achieve joint outputs with one or more of the institute’s research groups: perception, values, orientation; democratic transformations; governance for the environment and society; systemic interdependencies: technology, nature, society; energy systems and societal change; forums: science, policy and society.
Deadline: Aug 23, 2020.
Every year the TED Fellows program selects a new group of extraordinary, multidisciplinary individuals by open application. Instead of business people, policy wonks and government officials, the TED Fellows program focuses on doers, makers, inventors, advocates, filmmakers and photographers, musicians and artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, NGO heads, and human rights activists.
Deadline: Aug 24, 2020.
6. Call for Submissions, MY World 360° and SDG Action Campaign
Creators of all ages, countries and languages can bring the global community closer together by capturing actions that are making a difference in response to Covid-19, thereby sharing their vision of a post-pandemic world that meets the Sustainable Development Goals.
Deadline: Aug 31, 2020.
7. Online Workshop, INGSA Global Week of Dialogue Science Advice & COVID-19: What are we learning?
14-17 September, 2020
“What was done right and what has gone wrong in pandemic responses to date?” INGSA is running a week long dialogue, to pick apart some of the strands of what has happened - to shed light on real-time lessons that jurisdictions and the multi-lateral system can draw on to improve their potential for better outcomes in the immediate, medium and long term.
8. EPIC Model Workshop, EPIC-N, Global Adaptation Network, START (Asia)
A learning workshop on the EPIC model for Asian countries, which will be held back-to-back with the Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Forum in March 2021. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity for collaborating pairs of individuals representing municipal governments and nearby universities to gain skills on the use of the EPIC-N model to address local sustainability challenges and return home with a work plan to implement it.
Deadline: August 15, 2020.
9. German Chancellor Fellowship for Tomorrow's Leaders (BRICS & USA)
Offers you an opportunity to take the next career step in Germany – irrespective of your field of work. In order to apply, develop your own project idea and find the host of your choice to mentor you.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2020.
10. Ignite 2020: Opportunity for Women in Agribusiness (Africa)
Designed to spark and inspire African Women Agribusiness Founders to be at the forefront of the sector. It nurtures and turns ground-breaking ideas into profitable and sustainable Agribusinesses. Assists with technical know-how, market access, and mentorship.
Deadline: Sep 20, 2020.
11. New The Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship
Supports young social entrepreneurs and their local/global initiatives to help accelerate their leadership journey. This scholarship is for young leaders whose focus is on supporting, advancing, and / or solving issues in the health care space including mental health, like health care professionals, nurses, volunteers of health care organizations, medical students.
Deadline: Sep 25, 2020.
12. Call for Submissions, Sustainability
To explore and advance understanding of (a) the present state and effectiveness of local, national, and regional policies engaging with, and transforming, the climatological, environmental, social, and economic impacts and consequences of primary and secondary sector expansion and urbanization; and (b) how environmental policies might be designed and embedded into future regional economic and urban development planning to encourage coordination and coherence across sectors and policy domains to deliver sustainable transformations for meeting Agenda 2030 and African Union Agenda 2063.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020.
13. New New Voice Fellowship, Aspen Institute (see eligible countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America)
Recruiting a total of 20-25 Fellows for 2021 who are development experts in fields such as food security, global health, human rights, and climate change. For the 2021 class, special consideration to Fellows whose work focuses on COVID-19 relief, vaccine development, and pandemic resiliency.
Deadline: Oct 1, 2020.
14. Call for Female Applicants: AIMS-Canada Research Chairs in Climate Change Science, International Development Research Centre, Canada and Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Each Chair will be provided up to USD 970,000 over a four-year period and tasked with executing a world-class research program able to contribute significantly towards building both the human capital and the scientific knowledge-base required to solve important climate change-related problems in Africa and beyond.
The application process will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.
15. Scholarship for Displaced Students, Columbia University
Supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education. These students will receive full tuition, housing, and living assistance while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees across all 18 Columbia schools and affiliates. Scholarship aims to shift the global dialogue surrounding displaced persons, from one that views them as a burden to one that recognizes them as vital contributors to global innovation and prosperity.
16. Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges, University of Basel
Course: How can we address societal challenges with research? Investigate the principles, processes, and uses of transdisciplinarity. Topics include: transdisciplinary projects on sustainable development, migration, and health.