Category: Call for Applications
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The 2013 SEED Awards for Start-Up Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: June 12th, 2013. Are you a start-up entrepreneur? Are you a women-led enterprise? Does your business or business idea integrate social and environmental benefits, solving pressing local issues? Does your enterprise make significant contributions to mitigating and/or adapting to climate change? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your enterprise? If you meet SEED’s…
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The 2013 Peter Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation ($100,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: July 1 2013 The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is given each fall to a nonprofit organization that best demonstrates Druckerʼs definition of innovation: “change that creates a new dimension of performance.” The award has been given annually since 1991 and is accompanied by a first-place prize of $100,000. The program is…
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Register Now for the Acumen Storytelling for Change Course.
Registration Deadline: May 5 2013 Storytelling for Change is a 4-week course that will help you better connect with your audience, whether in a meeting with one person or in a presentation to hundreds of people. To make this course widely accessible, it is free. What you’ll Learn By the end of this 4-module course, you will…
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The Open Society Foundations’ Youth Initiative proposals- $10,000 Grant for Curating NGOs.
The Open Society Foundations’ Youth Initiative requests proposals for up to $10,000 in funding to develop and curate thematic pages on the new global youth portal and community at youthpolicy.org. The site aims to consolidate knowledge and information on youth policies across the international sector, ranging from analysis and formulation to implementation and evaluation. Themes Potential themes…
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The 2013 JCI Osaka Peace Conference of Youth (All Expense paid Trip to Visit Japan)
Application Deadline: May 31st 2013 Junior Chamber International Osaka (JCI Osaka) is inviting participants from all around the world to participate in Peace Conference of Youth (PCY) 2013 . The PCY (Peace Conference of Youth) is a program to aim cultivating leaders who can take proactive actions and use their initiative for the achievement of world peace.…
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The 2013 Golden Baobab Prize for African Children’s Literature.
Submission Deadline: July 14, 2013. Established in 2008, the Golden Baobab Prize for Children’s Literature is a prestigious annual pan-African award for excellence in African children’s writing. Golden Baobab awards three prizes annually to eligible African writers: the Golden Baobab Prize for Picture Book, the Golden Baobab Prize for Early Chapter Book, and the Golden Baobab…
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The Vital Voices Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Growth Program for Women Entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: May 13 2013 The Vital Voices Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Growth Program is a one-year comprehensive and tailored program focused on building the capacity and concrete skills of SME women business owners to create actionable business plans to grow their businesses. The Program will target women-owned SMEs in the Middle East and North Africa,…
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The 2014 Elsevier Award For Women Scientists In Developing Countries
Application Deadline: September 15 2013 Research excellence nominations accepted through September 15 to support research, build capacity and inspire a new generation of women scientists in the developing world The Elsevier Foundation, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world hereby call for award…
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The 2013 Brightest Young Mind Summit.
Application Deadline: 24 May 2013. BYM is seeking next Generation Leaders. Inspiring Individuals and Change Makers. Applications are now open for the 2013 Brightest Youngest Mind Summit.The BYM summit will take place from July 23 – 28, 2013 at the T-Systems Campus, Midrand, Johannesburg. BYM’s seeks ‘To channel the hearts and minds of young people into initiatives that…
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The 2013 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival.
Submission Deadline: 30 June 2013. The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on PLURAL+ themes: migration, diversity and social inclusion. Recognizing youth as powerful agents of social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and…
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Women’s World Summit Foundation PRIZE FOR WOMEN’S CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFE.
Submission Deadline: 30th April 2013 Awarded since 1994 by WWSF Women’s World Summit Foundation – an international, non-profit, humanitarian NGO, serving the implementation of women’s and children’s rights and the UN development agenda – the Prize ($ 1000 per laureate and $ 3000 for specific African women’s organisations), honors women and women’s groups around the…
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The 2013 World Youth Summit Award (Global Contest for Young Developers and Digital Entrepreneurs -under 30 years of age)
Application Deadline: July 15 2013 The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest which brings together young developers and digital entrepreneurs -under 30 years of age- who use internet and mobile technology to put the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into action and make a difference. We will bring these young revolutionarists and social entrepreneurs to…
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Apply Now: The University of Pittsburgh Global Student Leadership Summit 2013.
Summit Dates: July 20-23, 2013 Application Deadline: Sunday, May 5, 2013 Apply Online The fifth annual Student Leadership Summit will be held July 20-July 23, 2013 at the University of Pittsburgh. Apply online by May 5, 2013. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! Are you a student leader? The University of Pittsburgh invite you…
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Wellcome Trust Development Awards (Broadcast, Gaming and Film)
The Wellcome Trust Development Awards support the development of broadcast, gaming or film proposals that engage the audience with issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible way. We are interested in funding individuals and organisations with brilliant early-stage ideas for television, radio, gaming platforms or cinema. In broadcast we are keen to…
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Cisco-VNI Service Awards (Recognizing Innovation in Connecting the Unconnected): $10,000 for the five Most Innovative Stories.
Challenge Ends : May 10, 2013 A total of $10,000 will be awarded to the five most innovative stories. Submit your story by May 10, 2013 to be eligible. This program seeks to recognize organizations and individuals who have either created applications or solutions, or are end-users of these same communication services and solutions. Cisco…
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The 2013 Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On Awards for Women in Technology.
Deadline: 10 April 2013 The Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of technical women helping one another. The cash awards, funded by donations from the Systers Online Community, are intended as means for women established in technological fields to support women seeking their place in the fields…
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100 Bar None (FULL SPONSORSHIP) to attend the One Young World Summit 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Candidates from 100 less well-represented countries can apply for full sponsorship to attend the One Young World Summit 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. What is 100 Bar None? 100 Bar None is an initiative to enable young people from 100 less represented countries to attend the One Young World Summit 2013. The scheme will allocate full…
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Call for Nominations: 2013 Commonwealth Youth Development Awards for Excellence in Development Work.
Application Deadline: 30 June 2013. What: The Awards highlight contribution young people make to achieving development goals. Whom: Nominees for the awards should be aged between 15 and 29 years. Do you know of a young person making a positive difference to the lives of other people in your community or country? The Commonwealth Youth…
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The German Development Media Awards for Human Rights Journalists. (2,000 Euros Cash Prize)
Applications Deadline: May 31st 2013 The German Development Media Awards recognize excellence in human rights and development journalism. The awards champion independent media across the world and put the spotlight on journalists telling important stories affecting their communities, countries and regions. These awards are a new initiative by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation…
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Call for Proposals: West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF) Business Plan Competition.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2013 The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the Climate Technology Initiative . Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) and the Regional Clean Energy Investment Initiative (RCEII) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), together with their West Africa CTI PFAN partners are inviting West African…
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International Youth Forum Seliger 2013 (Russia)
Application Deadline: May 15th 2013 The main goal of the Forum is to build an international community of young people based on the principles of peaceful coexistence, the promotion of personal and democratic liberties and recognition of cultural diversity. International Youth Forum Seliger 2013 is a celebration of youth and multiculturalism that will leave you with…
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Hult Prize 2013: start-up accelerator for social entrepreneurship (Win 1 Million Dollars in Seed Capital to solve global hunger )
DEADLINE: April 19, 2013 The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for social good. Dedicated to launching the next wave of social entrepreneurs through identifying, funding, mentoring, advising and launching new social businesses. College and university students from around the world are being called to action to compete in one of five regional rounds of…
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2013 Women PeaceMakers Program (International Fellowship of Resolution).
Women PeaceMakers Applications are now open for the 2013 residency! Women PeaceMakers will be in residence from August 19 to October 11. Application Deadline: May 1. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego in California, is currently accepting applications for its Women PeaceMakers Program (WPM). The…
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The Andi Leadership Institute for Young Women ( For Libyans).
Application Deadline: March 27 2013 The Andi Leadership Institute for Young Women seeks to equip the next generation of young, female peacebuilders with the necessary conflict resolution and leadership skills during their formative years, providing them with greater access to peace negotiations and leadership positions in the future. The Institute will launch its pilot program…