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.
Deadline: 1 February 2010
This annual competition seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly works in international human rights law. The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law grants two Awards, one for the best article in English and one for the best article in Spanish. The Jury deciding the Award will be comprised of professionals with a recognized expertise in international human rights law. The best articles may be published in the American University International Law Review. For details, click here.
Deadline: 15 February 2010
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation invites entries for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2010. The award carries a cash prize of US$25 000. The nomination deadline is 15 February 2010. Find out more
Deadline: 19 January 2010
Applications are now open for the 2010 STARS Impact Awards. We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 STARS Impact Awards recognising outstanding organisations working in children’s health, education and protection. Eligible organisations working with children in Africa, the Middle East, Asia or Pacific are invited to apply. Each Award carries US$100,000 of unrestricted funding as well as consultancy support. For information on previous Award recipients, please visit our website. All information regarding the application process and the eligibility criteria is available at www.starsfoundation.org.uk
Deadline: 9 December 2009
The Martin Ennals Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2010 award for human rights defenders. The award, worth 20,000 Swiss Francs (US$17,500), is given annually to individuals or organisations that have demonstrated an exceptional record of combating human rights violations by courageous and innovative means. Special consideration is given to those who are at risk and in need of immediate protection. This year’s award went to Emad Baghi, a leading Iranian human rights defender based in Tehran. Baghi has been a vociferous opponent of the death penalty in Iran and has campaigned to challenge interpretations of Islamic law on the subject. He has spent four years in prison within the last decade and still faces charges related to his work for prisoners’ rights. Find out more
Deadline: 17 February 2010
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: tolerance and human rights, health, economic and social equity, peace and security, institutional responsibility, and environmental sustainability. These issues are at the heart of the foundation’s vision of empowering people to create a peaceful, prosperous, sustainable world. Within these issues, we are particularly interested in applications from social entrepreneurs working in five critical sub-issue areas that threaten the survival of humanity – climate change, nuclear proliferation, pandemics, conflict in the Middle East and water scarcity. Skoll social entrepreneurs are innovators who have tested and proved their approach, are poised to replicate or scale up their work to create equilibrium change and engage others with a message that resonates with individuals whose resources are crucial to advancing these solutions.
The Skoll Awards are designed for leaders who contribute value to a peer network committed to continuous learning. By telling their stories, they join in the foundation’s ongoing celebration of the power of social entrepreneurs. The Skoll Awards provide later-stage, or mezzanine, funding, subject to payment limitations described below under Budget Guidance. In most cases, the grant is provided for core support to help organisations expand their programmes and capacity to deliver long-term, sustainable equilibrium change. The Skoll Awards are not intended for new or early-stage programs or initiatives. Programmes submitted for consideration should have a track record of no less than three years. In addition to core support, the Skoll Foundation supports the participation of Award recipients in the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a year-round basis, with successful applicants receiving initial funding installments shortly after decisions are made. Regular deadlines (listed below and updated regularly) assist us in managing the internal review process for these applications, a process that takes a minimum of six months to be completed. Awards will be presented publicly at a ceremony at the Skoll World Forum, which occurs at the end of every March in Oxford, England.
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The Ghana Innovation Marketplace (GIM) application deadline has been extended.
Waste Management: Big Problem! Big Opportunity!
What is GIM
A business plan competition to support SMEs to develop and implement innovative and viable solutions to Waste Management.
Who Can Apply
Individuals, SMEs, Research Institutions, CSOs, Media Houses and NGOs
Where to Apply
Download application forms at www.ghanainnovationmarketplace OR Pick up application forms at the Knowledge Space, World Bank Ghana Office Annex OR send request via email to address below.
100 Applicants to be Shortlisted
50 Finalist to be awarded between GHC 5,000 and GHC 50,000
Deadline for Applications: Extended to Monday, 30th November, 2009
Timeline for GIM Program of Activities
• 11th – 12th November, 2009, Waste Management Conference, KNUST, Kumasi
• 7th – 21st December, Assessment of Proposals
• 12th – 15th January, 2010, Capacity Building workshop to fine-tune proposals, ILGS, Accra
• 29th January, 2010, Submission of Final Proposals
• 21st -22nd February, 2010 Marketplace & Awards Ceremony
Organized by
Second Urban Environment Sanitation Project (UESP II) – Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development
Ministry of Trade and Industry – Ministry of Environment Science and Technology
World Bank Ghana Office
Supported by: AMA, KMA, TMA, SAEMA – TAMA – IFAWAMI – KNUST – ILGS – EMPRETEC – ESPA
Managed by: African Aurora Business Network (AABN)
For more information, please visit: www.ghanainnovationmarketplace.com or call
Maureen on 021 325930/0244383293 – Email: gim@africanbusinessnetwork.org
The Conference sponsors would like to confer a Young Presenter’s Award at
the closing plenary of the International Conference on Family Planning. We
are soliciting expressions of interest in being considered for the award,
which carries a prize of $1,000 USD. To be eligible you must meet the
following criteria and respond to us with the details below by October 31st.
FP Conference 2009 – Young Presenter’s Award
Are you aged 35 or less?
Are you from a country in the south?
Are you lead author and presenting a paper at the upcoming FP conference?
Would you like to be considered for an award for best young presenter?
If so, please reply by email to Angela Nanyanzi at angela@musph.ac.ug and
provide all the information below.
Name:
Age:
Country:
Organization you work for:
Abstract number, title and date of presentation:
The winning presentation will be selected using the following criteria:
Innovative subject
High technical quality
Clear PPT slides
Strong and clear delivery
Addresses public health need of developing country
Potential for moving to policy
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International Conference on Family Planning:
Research and Best Practices
www.fpconference2009.org
(Deadline: November 2)
These awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial, Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), honor outstanding community service by young people in grades 5 through 12 at the local, state and national level. Young volunteers can apply online at http://spirit.prudential.com or at www.principals.org/prudential.
Applications must be completed by November 2, 2009, then printed out, signed and submitted to a middle or high school principal, Girl Scout council, county 4-H agent, American Red Cross chapter, YMCA, or affiliate of HandsOn Network. Those without Internet access can get a paper version of the application form by calling 877-525-8491 toll-free.
Participating schools and local organizations will select Local Honorees in early November and present them with Certificates of Achievement. These Local Honorees also will receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award if they have contributed the minimum number of volunteer hours to qualify (50 hours for age 14 and younger, 100 hours for those older). All Local Honorees are then reviewed by a state-level judging committee, which will name the top two candidates from each state and the District of Columbia – one high school student and one middle level student – as State Honorees on February 9, 2010.
These State Honorees will receive $1,000 awards, engraved silver medallions, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., with a parent for four days of recognition events May 1-4, 2010. Runners-up at the state level will receive bronze medallions or Certificates of Excellence. In Washington, a distinguished national selection committee will name 10 of the 102 State Honorees as America’s top youth volunteers of the year. These National Honorees will receive additional awards of $5,000, gold medallions, crystal trophies for their nominating schools or organizations, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for nonprofit, charitable organizations of their choice. http://spirit.prudential.com