Buckminster Fuller Challenge: $100,000 prize to support a strategy that will solve humanity’s most pressing problems
Deadline: 4 October 2010
All Countries
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge awards $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of a strategy that has significant potential to solve humanity’s most pressing problems…[more]
FACT Social Justice Challenge 2010 to address inequalities and injustices in our society
Deadline: 4 October 2010
All Countries
The Social Justice Challenge 2010 from FACT (French American Charitable Trust) seeks to surface innovative Projects that leverage web and/or mobile technologies that foster collaboration around social justice issues…[more]
The Aftermath Project seeking proposals to support Photographic Projects that tell the other half of the story of conflict
Deadline: 1 November 2010
All Counries
The Aftermath Project has announced that it is now accepting applications to support photographic projects that tell the other half of the story of conflict…[more]
ICRC Competition to report on the situation of young people affected by armed conflict
Deadline: 1 October 2010
All Countries
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced a call for applications for young people to participate in the ICRC Young Reporter Competition…[more]
International Climate Protection Fellowships
Deadline: 15 December 2010
Developing Countries
Offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the fellowships offer an opportunity to undertake research during one-year stay in Germany…individuals working on societal issues relating to climate change are encouraged to apply…[more]
UNESCO/Bilbao Prize (Human Rights)
Deadline: 8 September 2010
All Countries
UNESCO is seeking nominations of individuals and institutions for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for promoting a culture of human rights at regional and international level…[more]
Travel Grants to attend the 2011 meetings of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Expert Mechanism
Deadline: 1 October 2010
All Countries
OHCHR’s UN Voluntary Trust Fund is accepting applications for the provision of travel grants to participate in the deliberations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Expert Mechanism on the Rights of…[more]
OHCHR’s Indigenous Fellowship Programme 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline: 1 October 2010 for French language component and 29 October 2010 for Russian language component
All Countries
The Indigenous Fellowship Programme 2011 to be organized in Geneva provides opportunities for selected Fellows to undergo interactive training programmes on human rights, OHCHR and other UN systems and mechanisms…[more]
SEVEN Fund Request for Proposals: Open Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
Deadline: 15 October 2010
All Countries
SEVEN Fund is requesting proposals to undertake research and explore questions related to poverty, enterprise development and the relationship between prosperity and progressive human values and to look at how enterprises can contribute to making stronger societies…[more]
Deadline: 4 August 2010
All Countries
Organizations led by social entrepreneurs working to address challenges in the areas of tolerance and human rights, health, economic and social equity, peace and security, institutional responsibility, and environmental sustainability can apply for these awards, which offer grant funding support to scale up projects…[more]
UNESCO/Bilbao Prize (Human Rights)
Deadline: 8 September 2010
All Countries
UNESCO is seeking nominations of individuals and institutions for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for promoting a culture of human rights at regional and international level…[more]
