Opportunities For Youth

BBC is seeking short (no longer than 2 minutes) documentary video
entries about “how you see the world.” Deadline: March 12.

Applicants can use any type of camera, including a mobile phone, a
point-and-click, or a friend’s camcorder. Entries must be sent in any of
the following formats: avi, mov, wmv, mp4, mpg, flv, 3gp, wav, mp3 or
wma. Only one entry per applicants will be accepted.

BBC is looking for original films that are emotionally touching,
important or visually impactful. The first prize is HD mini-DV video
camera.

For more information, click here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/myworld.shtml. Tips
for applicants are available here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2010/01/100120_myworld_toptips.shtml.

This week the nomination round for the International Children’s Peace
Prize 2010 has officially started. Organizations and governments will be
addressed to nominate a child between the age of 12-18 years old, who
they think is performing extraordinary efforts to improve or implement
children’s rights for themselves and children in their environment.

In still too many countries children’s rights are not at all or only
partially recognized and implemented. The fact that there are children
who will stand up for these rights and make sure that they are uphold,
is very important. The Children’s Peace Prize gives these children a
platform to speak and is a recognition for their work.

Therefore, KidsRights calls out to everyone worldwide to nominate a
child who would deserve the International Children’s Peace Prize.

The nomination form (English and Spanish) and more information about the
Prize can be downloaded at he link below.

* Nomination form
* Formulario de nominacion
* Information on Children’s Peace Prize 2010

http://childrenspeaceprize.org/2010/02/10/call-for-nominations-for-the-international-children%E2%80%99s-peace-prize-2010/##

We are currently accepting applications for the Ghana Innovation Prize. The Ghana Innovation Prize will be awarded to a Ghanaian between the ages of 14 and 18 who has created an innovative solution to a pressing problem in their community, has demonstrated passion for Africa, and who has academic promise. The award will also be used to honour the community that encourages and supports this young leader.

Applicants will be judged on the scalability, impact and ingenuity of their solution to a pressing problem within an African community. Additionally, they must show a track record of academic promise and a demonstrated passion for Africa. The winner will receive 10,000 GHC – half of which will go to the young leader, and half to the community that cultivated the young leader.

Submissions are due on March 31st; after which a panel of judges from ALA and from Ghanaian business and government will choose a maximum of 25 final candidates. These finalists will be invited to a Finalist Weekend in April, 2010, where they will be asked to present their submissions to the judges. Final awards will be given in May 2010 in front of media and distinguished guests.

Please download, complete and submit the form linked here. Rules and regulations can be read here and are also on the form. Common questions are answered in our FAQ. To learn more about ALA, visit http://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/

Deadline: 28 February 2010

The Zimbabwe Innovation prize is open to all Zimbabwe youth between the ages of 14 and 18. The prize is a $40,000 scholarship to the African Leadership Academy. The nominee must be an outstanding innovator. To apply, complete the nomination form and return it to the African Leadership Academy. Download a nomination form here

The Future Generation Art Prize established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is a worldwide contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and provide long-term support to a future generation of artists.

Deadline: 18/04/2010
Open to: Artists around the world up to 35
Prize: The first prize will receive $100,000.

The Prize is an innovative new international award for artists up to 35 years of age, investing in the artistic development and new production of works. Awarded through a competition, judged by a distinguished jury, the Prize is founded on the idea of generosity, a network of outstanding patron artists and institutional partners, and a highly democratic application procedure.

20 shortlisted artists will be selected to show their work in an exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre (Kiev). These artists will be judged by an international Jury who will award one main prize and up to five special prizes.

More info and online application.

Submission deadline: March 1, 2010

Named in honor of the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, the Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging feminist scholars and is awarded biannually to the best paper in an international competition. Leading feminist scholars from around the globe will select the winner. The prizewinning paper will be published in Signs, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. All papers submitted for the Stimpson Prize will be considered for peer review and possible publication in Signs.

Eligibility: Feminist scholars in the early years of their careers (less than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree) are invited to submit papers for the Stimpson Prize.. Papers may be on any topic that falls within the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship.

For details, see: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/signs/stimpson.html

It’s fun and easy! All you have to do is make a bright bold design (an emblem) which you think shows how young people can take action to preserve the wonders of our biodiversity. What are you waiting for? Start using your imagination and send us your best creations by 15 June.For more information click here.

The World Bank together with its partners invite you to participate in the international essay competition 2010 on the topic of youth unemployment. How does youth unemployment affect you? How can you tackle youth unemployment through youth-led solutions?

The deadline for submission is March 16 2010. Everyone between 18 – 25 years is welcome to participate.

For more information please visit: www.essaycompetition.org

Trafo is a youth information website with articles, videos and photos, on issues that matter to young Europeans, such as local projects, travel stories, opinions and all kinds of topics. The first Trafo articles have been created by 20 young Trafo journalists, who were trained during a 4-day event in Bratislava.

What is the Trafo competiton?
The Trafo competition is a chance to promote ideas, projects and events that inspire. Tell the world what matters to you and why others should participate or join. Your posting can be either a video, a text or photo / photo gallery with comments. The working language is English (to make this accessible to as many people as possible) and your posting must be original, i.e. created for Trafo, not recycled from an existing one. The competition is organized by the European Youth Card Association, the umbrella organisation of all national EURO<26 European Youth Card issuing organisations.

Taking place from 1 November 2009 until midnight of January 31, 2010, Trafo is holding a posting competition searching for the most inspiring and original post (consisting of a video, text, or photos) that tells your experience and fits into one of the following categories: Shout it Out, Do As I Do, or How I got from A to B. Entries to the competition can be made until January 31, and the winners selected will receive great prizes like Ipods and European Youth Cards.

Who can participate?
Anyone can participate, independent of country of origin or residence. The competition is for young people up to the age of 30 because you can also win European Youth Cards which give discounts on culture, travel and shopping up to the age of 30 (with exception of a few countries where it is still up to 26).

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The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program.

Armed with digital cameras, computers and their own boundless creativity, young people across the globe are bravely exposing human rights issues faced by themselves and their communities. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.

Click here for more information and to submit your film.

Selected films will travel to:

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 10-24, 2010
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2011 (dates tba)
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: March 2011 (dates tba)
Selected films will be included in the 2010 Traveling Film Festival

Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch websites
And distributed to teachers throughout the United States

To watch the films from our first year of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE please click here.