Stars Foundation - Impact Awards
Subject: Children & Young People | Education | Health | Social & Human Services
Deadline: 19th January 2010
The STARS Foundation improves the well-being of disadvantaged children around the world by supporting organisations which meet their health, education and protection needs. It is based in the United Kingdom. Impact Awards - Established as an annual award, the STARS Impact Awards support organisations committed to achieving excellence in the provision of services to disadvantaged children and encourage the replication of effective approaches and practices. Each Award provides US$100,000 of unrestricted
funding as well as consultancy support tailored to meet the needs of the recipients. In addition, a smaller Award may be made at the discretion of the STARS Board of Trustees to recognise the work of an organisation whose application demonstrates potential as a rising star. Applications are restricted to organizations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. For a full list of eligible countries and other eligibility criteria, follow the link below.
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Ford Foundation - International Fellowships Program 2010
Subject: Education
Deadline: 15th December 2009
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) seeks to build a new generation of social justice leaders worldwide. The India Program supports candidates from groups that have historically lacked access to higher education. Eligible candidates who belong to marginalized and excluded groups and communities such as scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, religious minorities, women, physically challenged and those with other kinds of socio-economic deprivationare encouraged to apply. Ford Fellows come from groups and communities that have little access to
higher education, and are selected on the strength of their academic achievement, leadership skills and social commitment. By building on Fellows familiarity with grass roots problems, IFP seeks to raise the Fellows’ capacity through knowledge, skills and networks to become effective leaders in the struggle to improve lives in their communities, countries and regions, residing and working in the states of
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh or Uttarakhand.
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National Geographic Conservation Trust
Subject: Environment
Deadline: Rolling
The objective of the Conservation Trust is to support conservation activities around the world as they fit within the mission of the National Geographic Society. The trust will fund projects that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth's biological, cultural, and historical resources. Grants are made to individuals. Applicants must provide a record of prior research or conservation action as it pertains to the proposed project. Funding is not restricted to United States citizens. Researchers planning work in foreign countries should include at least one local collaborator as part of their research teams.
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James S & James L Knight Foundation News Challenge
Subject: Community
Deadline: 15th December 2009
Knight News Challenge - The Knight Foundation is seeking applications from anywhere in
the world for innovative ideas on distributing news and information content to local communities.
Any projects must use digital, open source technology; distribute news in the public interest
and be directed to local communities in a specific geographic area.
Read more | Link to Knight Foundation homepage
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National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund of South Africa
Subject: Environment | Community | Media & Arts | Social & Human Services
Deadline: 11th December 2009
The Distributing Agency for Charities of South Africa, established in terms of the Lotteries Act (No. 57 of 1997), is once again in the position to consider applications for funding from the proceeds of the National Lottery. Funding will be made available for major projects of National significance in the areas of Arts, Heritage (Cultural and Natural) and Indigenous Knowledge and Environment including, but not limited to, tours, exhibitions, infrastructure development, capacity development, restoration and also for the acquisition of South African works for the long-term benefit of all South Africans. The Distributing Agency will focus on the following areas: Social welfare developmental programs; Adult basic education; After-school care programmes; and Government schools in the Inner City, Informal Areas, Townships and Rural Areas (e.g. classrooms, toilets, fencing, school social work, psychologist, school nurse). Applicants must demonstrate beneficiary community representivity in their staff and management; and board and committees.
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USAID/PHILIPPINES Annual Program Statement for Expanding Participation of Persons with Disability in Development Programming
Subject: Disability | Social & Human Services
Deadline: 30th July 2010
USAID is providing approximately $2,000,000 worldwide in FY 2009 ESF Funds for projects that address the program objectives under this APS. Concept papers submitted by USAID/Philippines will compete on a global basis for funding. The funds should be used to support projects and programs that will increase the
participation of people with disabilities within the programs and strategies of USAID/Philippines. Programs and activities that could be adapted to better expand participation of people with disabilities could include, but is not limited to, programs in education, health, government, civil society building, rule of law, HIV/AIDS,
and employment opportunities. In addition, concept papers that would help facilitate the inclusion of people with disabilities into USAID program and activities such as capacity building programs for DPOs, disability awareness raising activities, conducting disability assessments and technical assistance to develop disability strategic plans could also be considered.
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Tech Museum of Innovation
Subject: Environment | Health | Tech Dev. & Science | Social & Human Services
Deadline: 31st March 2010
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity's most pressing problems by recognizing the best of those who are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing the planet. Each year, candidates are nominated and then invited to submit applications. Individuals, for-profit companies,
and not-for-profit organizations are eligible. International panels of judges review the applications and annually select 15 Laureates. Awards are presented in five categories: Health, Education, Environment, Economic Development, and Equality. Three Laureates in each category are honored and one Laureate per category receives $50,000.
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Blue Moon Fund
Subject: Community | Environment
Deadline: See website
Blue Moon Fund's programs explore new cultural and economic approaches to resource use, energy use, and urban development. The fund has three intitiatives under which they make grants: Rethinking Consumption & Energy - aimed at developing environmentally-friendly, efficient, and economically competitive transportation and energy choices worldwide; Balancing Human & Natural Ecosystems - aimed at reducing unsustainable resource pressures and preserving biodiversity and ecosystmes, especially as they affect human quality of life; and Reenergizing Urban Communities - focused on
supporting self-organization in cities.
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Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund
Subject: Environment
Deadline: 1st January 2010
The DWCF seeks to promote and enable wildlife conservation through partnerships with scientists, educators and organizations committed to preserving earth's biodiversity. The fund's interests are in furthering the support of established conservation programs - particularly those long-term in nature - that contain a strong in situ component (scientific field studies); promote education, awareness, and training in-country (education programs); and demonstrate a marked benefit to in-country participants, habitats, and species by working with local communities, regional/national NGOs, or governements that directly impact the initiative. The fund encourages global projects however it will only make grants to 501(c)(3) organizations. NGOs outside the U.S. can apply in partnership with a U.S. organization. Applications are
by invitation only. Potential applicants should contact the fund with a letter/email of inquiry.
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Grant Activity
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MacArthur Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Support Higher Education in Russia
The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a $1.5 million grant to a network of twenty scientific research and education centers across Russia to support training opportunities for young scientists and international peer-review of research proposals submitted to the Russian government.
To be administered by the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, the grant will support the final phase of the Program on Basic Research and Higher Education, a joint effort of CRDF and the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. Funded in part by MacArthur and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the program was launched in 1998 to assist in rebuilding Russia's scientific workforce following the Soviet era by helping state universities integrate teaching and research, modernize their scientific equipment, and train a new generation of scientists in Russian higher education.
The final phase of the program is designed to protect and enhance the investments MacArthur and its U.S. and Russian partners have made over the past decade, as the Russian government takes on more responsibility for the funding and development of the network. The grant will fund joint conferences for young scientists; an annual three-week English-language immersion course for undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers; and the international peer review of grant proposals submitted to the Russian MES to reinforce merit-based grantmaking in the country.
MacArthur Foundation Increases Commitment to Russian Higher Education. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Press Release
International health funding scheme launched
The UK-based international health charity, THET, and the British Council, the UK’s international body for cultural relations have launched a pioneering funding scheme supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Department of Health.
The scheme is aimed at strengthening partnerships, or ’links’, between UK health institutions and their counterparts in the developing countries.The International Health Links Funding Scheme (IHLFS), worth 3 million pounds, is a three-year scheme that provides grants and support for links.
The primary purpose of links is to build the capacity of developing countries’ health systems. Link activities can be very broad and include training and capacity building for staff, providing practical skills, continuing professional development and curriculum development.
This scheme will greatly contribute to the UK’s commitment to international development. The IHLFS will be divided into small grants of up to 3,000 pounds for ’brokering’ or supporting the development of new and young links; medium grants of up to 15,000 pounds over one or two years, and large grants of up to 60,000 pounds per year for three years. Grants will be given to links that contribute to the achievement of priorities defined in the national health plans of target developing countries, an official of British Council told APP.