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Deadline: 20 April 2012 Countries/Region: AFRICA The African Union Commission (AUC) is committed to ensure that science and technology in Africa contributes to its sustainable development efforts. The Act establishing the Union recognizes the need for Africa to embark on an ambitious strategic science and technology development programme, aimed . . . → Read More: African Union Research Grants-Open Call for Proposals -2012 DEADLINE- 29 February 2012 Sasol Bursary Scheme is a talent based scheme, as a result, only applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be invited to a selection interview. It is a comprehensive package that covers both financial as well as developmental support throughout the study period. All applications are done . . . → Read More: Sasol Bursary Scheme Countries/Region- India The awards given by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation were set up to continue the legacy of Late Mr. Jamnalal Bajaj to serve the society. The Awards recognize constructive work in the area of rural development, application of science and technology, development of women and child, and promotion of Gandhian . . . → Read More: Samhita- 35 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards The 18th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation is being organized by Collaboration and Entrepreneurial Partnerships at Munich, Germany from 18 to 20 June, 2012. The main aim of the conference is to present scientific papers in different sessions, the second and the third day focuses on interactive workshops for . . . → Read More: 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation to be held at Munich The Tech Awards is an initiative of the Tech Museum that was launched in November 2000 to recognize innovators who try to apply technology for the benefit of the humanity. . . . → Read More: The Tech Museum invites Nominations for the Tech Awards to encourage Use of Technology for Betterment of the Society Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA are going to organize the 2012 Millennium Youth Camp to be held in Helsinki Metropolitan Region, Finland in June 2012. . . . → Read More: Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA invite applications for participation in 2012 Millennium Youth Camp in Helsinki  5 comments - (Comments are closed)  Events, Grants and Resources for Youth Development  application process, applications, Camp Organizers, Helsinki Metropolitan Region, June, participation, project, technology, young, young people Pursuing its goal of using technology for a better society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has entered into a partnership with the Chinese Government’s Ministry of Science and Technology . . . → Read More: MOST and Gates Foundation Partner to meet the Global development needs Comments are closed Donor Updates better, countries, Gates Foundation Partner, health, needs, partnership, products, projects, research, technology ISIS, Inc. invites interested individuals and authors to submit abstracts for presentation at Sex::Tech 2012 to be held in San Francisco, California on April 1-3, 2012. This two-day annual conference will bring health and technology professionals together with youth, parents and community leaders to advance the sexual health of youth in the U.S. and abroad. . . . → Read More: ISIS Inc. invites Abstract Submissions for the Sex::Tech 2012 Conference Comments are closed Conferences Abstract Submission, Abstract Submissions, community, health, media, prevention, Sex Tech, technology, young, youth Google is seeking applications for the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Europe, the Middle East and Africa aimed at encouraging women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders. . . . → Read More: Google invites Applications from Women in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Gender and Women Development, Scholarships Africa, applications, eligible, Europe, Middle East, PhD, scholarship, science, technology, women The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) beginning October 24, 2011 will start accepting abstracts for the 7th International Conference on Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries (AHT) 2012. . . . → Read More: IET Call for Papers for the 7th International Conference on Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries 2012 Comments are closed Call for Papers, Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition 2011, accepted, conference, IET, link, October, promote, start, technology, world Stanton Foundation awarded grants amounting to $3.5 million to Wikimedia. The grants will be utilized to provide funds for major investments in the technology infrastructure that provides help to Wikipedia and its sister projects, so as to increase its readership. . . . → Read More: Wikimedia receives Grants worth $3.5 million from Stanton Foundation Comments are closed Donor Updates funds, grants, infrastructure, project, projects, provided, Stanton Foundation, technology, time, universities CRDF Global invites interested and eligible innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs from select eligible countries to participate in the first‐ever multinational technology idea competition. . . . → Read More: CRDF Global invites innovative solutions to critical problems from select countries for GIST Technology Idea Competition One comment - (Comments are closed) Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Agriculture Development, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition competition, countries, Eligibility Criteria, eligible, idea, innovative, problems, Selection Process, solutions, technology The Awards are presented to honor excellence, achievement and innovation in the field of mobile communication. . . . → Read More: GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards to recognize Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning Comments are closed Donor Updates achievement, applications, education, excellence, Global Mobile Awards, GSMA, innovation, learning, mobile, technology The Colombian Government, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched a new project, “Use and adoption of ICT in the National Network of Public Libraries.” . . . → Read More: The Colombian Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Join Forces to Strengthen the Country’s Public Libraries Comments are closed Donor Updates access, Colombia, conducted, information, project, public, skills, Strengthen, support, technology The Biodesign Program of the university is currently inviting applications for Biodesign Innovation Fellowship. . . . → Read More: Stanford University seeks Applications for 2012-2013 Biodesign Innovation Fellowship Program Comments are closed Fellowships applications, apply, business, fellows, fellowship, November, potential, Stanford University, teams, technology The eNorth East is a group working to encourage dialogue and consultation about use of information and communication technology for development and governance in North East region of India. The annual event of eNorth East serves as a platform for people to express their ideas and knowledge with other people. The eNorth East . . . → Read More: eNorth East Seeks Nominations for Award 2011 recognising best practices in ICT in North East India Between research and commercialization lie the critical stages of development and demonstration: the points at which technologies leave the laboratory and undergo conclusive real-world testing. Traditionally, development and demonstration have suffered from a financing gap, making them a weak link in what’s known as the innovation chain. That gap has proved . . . → Read More: SD Tech Fund seeks Statement of Interest for funding from Canadian Projects focussed on Clean Technology Successful integration of the Republic Croatia to the EU requires a shift towards knowledge economy where relationship between science, technology and economy is interrelated more than ever before, producing growing demand for knowledge transfer. Research activity in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Public Research Organizations (PRO) generates knowledge and technologies that . . . → Read More: EC grant opportunity to build technology transfer and commercialization capacities of Higher Education Institutions and Public Research Organizations in Croatia Comments are closed Croatia activity, build, Croatia, EC, grants, Higher Education Institutions, opportunity, Priority Issues, Public Research Organizations, technology Source: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently presented its 2011 Access to Learning Award amounting $1 million to the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN). ALIN is engaged in providing knowledge and information through a variety of innovative channels in remote communities throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. ALIN’s Knowledge Centers . . . → Read More: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2011 Access to Learning Award given to ALIN, providing knowledge and information in remote communities throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania One comment - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates communities, information, Kenya, lives, skills, Tanzania, technology, training, use Ashoka’s Youth Venture, in partnership with Staples Foundation, is seeking entries from young people for the 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition. The competition is organized to recognize the youths with innovative ideas about use of technology for advancing social change and improving the lives of people across the world. Youths with . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Youth Venture Invites entries for 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition Comments are closed Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Youth Development change, competition, innovative ideas, media, prize, social, technology, Techonomy, use CTI Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is now accepting proposals from African Region for participating in the second Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF-2) Business Plan Competition. Following the success of AFRICEF, AFRICEF-2 seeks to nurture entrepreneurs, start-up and existing companies, project teams and consortia with environmentally beneficial business proposals . . . → Read More: CTI PFAN seeks environmentally beneficial business proposals for Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Business Plan Competition One comment - (Comments are closed) Africa, Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change business, energy, investment, project, projects, proposals, selected, technology The $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation recognizes individuals whose technological innovations improve the lives of impoverished people in the developing world. The award also establishes (or creates) inventor role models who can inspire youth to solve challenges in the developing world through invention. To foster technological innovation for the developing . . . → Read More: $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) is organizing the Young Scientists Innovation Competition in September, 2011 and seeks proposals from students about the use of science and technology in addressing challenges at homes, schools and communities. The competition will be held during the 2011 National Science Week (NSW) from 19th . . . → Read More: The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST): Call for Proposals for Young Scientists Innovation Competition Techchange brings a three-week online professional development certificate course for working professional. This course is designed to help professionals in understanding the roles of technology in peace-building, development and humanitarian arenas. The course does not demand any specific technical skills from the candidates and offers candidates a chance to go through different case studies about . . . → Read More: TechChange invites applications for three-week online professional development certificate course Endorsed by the Municipality of Rome, the Global Junior Challenge is an international competition that honours and rewards individuals for innovative use of technology for education, unity and intercultural cooperation. The GJC is hosted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale under the Patronage of the Italian Presidency. It offers an opportunity to participating individuals . . . → Read More: Global Junior Challenge: Call for proposals for innovative use of technology in society Ashoka’s Youth Venture has announced the launch of the 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition, in partnership with Staples Foundation. This year’s global competition is open to any youth 12-24 years old who use innovation and technology to drive their venture and improve their community. Youth are invited to share . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Youth Venture seeks entries for of the 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Global Competition 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Youth Development change, Entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, technology, Techonomy, winner, young changemakers Sourced From: http://mis-asia.com/resource/cloud-computing/microsoft-delivers-cloud-to-ngos-and-schools-in-hong-kong/ Microsoft, in continuance to its several charity projects aimed at spreading usage of information and communications technology (ICT) to social service and education sectors, recently launched a new initiative in Hong Kong titled “Cloud Connect”. The initiative will enable schools and NGO’s to address the constraints of insufficient . . . → Read More: Microsoft launches Cloud Connect Initiative in Hong Kong: To provide charity pricing of applications for Schools and NGOs. Sourced from: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/06/10/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-fund-mobile-services-aid-farmers-developing-countries/ Mobile phones can mean different things to different people. For some they are the tool for communication, for others mobiles are like portable computers and cameras and many use them as complete entertainment solution. The usage of mobiles by the poorest communities to alleviate them above hunger and . . . → Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support mFarmer Initiative Fund aimed at improving the lives of farmers in developing countries 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates bill and melinda gates, bill and melinda gates foundation, communication, information, initiative, melinda gates foundation, technology The annual Access to Learning Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recognizes the innovative efforts of the public libraries and similar institutions outside the United States, especially from developing countries or those working with disadvantaged communities involved in connecting people to information and opportunities through free access to computers and internet. . . . → Read More: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation accepting applications for the Access to Learning Award 63 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bill melinda gates, grant, information, learning, melinda gates foundation, technology Sourced from: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/06/164861.htm With the purpose of using technology as a means to empower women around the world, The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced the launch of “TechWomen” initiative. Under this initiative, 37 women from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and the Palestinian Territories . . . → Read More: US Department of State launches TechWomen initiative: To encourage women and girls from MENA pursue tech-based careers One comment - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates american counterparts, educational, Inc, purpose, technology Sourced from: http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2011/pr110531.html In a recent announcement The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has revealed plans about its partnership with IBM and CDC Development Solutions aimed at increasing the number of employee volunteers at U.S.-based corporations by providing required support to local governments, small businesses, and civic groups in . . . → Read More: USAID announces initiative to encourage corporate volunteerism in US based corporations abroad One comment - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates alliance, Corporate, technology, USAID, volunteerism The Elsevier Foundation grants opportunity for Innovative Libraries Programs in developing countriesThe Elsevier Foundation seeks proposals for single-year grants aimed at supporting Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries. The size of grants ranges from US$5,000 to US$50,000. Proposals will be accepted for multi-year programs (up to three years) for grant amounts of US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year. The Innovative Libraries program supports capacity-building . . . → Read More: The Elsevier Foundation grants opportunity for Innovative Libraries Programs in developing countries 26 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs education, Elsevier, information, programs, sustainable improvements, technology Applications are invited from American scholars and professionals under the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship program offering them an opportunity for four- to 9-month grant in India and visit Indian Universities and Institutes during the academic year 2012-13. U.S. scholars and professionals in all academic fields are encouraged to apply. India has the largest . . . → Read More: Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship grants program now open for American Scholars and professionals to visit Indian Universities during the academic year 2012-2013 Comments are closed United States American, fulbright scholar program, grant, information, leadership, technology Africa Technology and Transparency Initiative (ATTI) seeks Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) followed by Full Proposal (from selected applicants) from organizations that use technology as an essential component for providing people with access to credible information about government actions and influence in Africa. Organizations that can look forward to the funding from ATTI can . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunity: ATTI support for projects that use technology to promote transparency and accountability in Africa 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs budget, funding, grant application form, information, proposal narrative, support, technology, unsolicited proposals Ashoka’s Changemakers and eBay Foundation invite entries for an international competition: Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works. The competition seeks to recognize the employment opportunities created by innovative programs for disadvantaged and vulnerable societies. The entries are expected to be the ones that are market-based and aimed at creating . . . → Read More: Changemakers and eBay Foundation International Competition open to market based innovations that create jobs for vulnerable populations 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs Changemakers, disruptive innovations, ebay, ebay foundation, employment, expansion, job, technology, vulnerable populations With the purpose of promoting green truck technology in China’s Guangdong Province, the World Bank has sanctioned a grant of $4.2 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The fund will be used to educate more than 500,000 truck operators in this Chinese region about the benefits of using fuel-efficient technologies and logistics . . . → Read More: Global Environment Facility approves $4.2 million project for demonstrating green freight technology to Chinese Truck Operators in Guangdong Province Comments are closed Donor Updates Bank, environment, global environment facility, Percent, sector, technology The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindberg Foundation is offering grants of up to $10,580 (which is a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs’ vision of a balance between the . . . → Read More: Lindbergh Foundation Grants for individuals working to balance technology and preservation of natural/human environment 24 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs application, grants committee, panel, Process, technology, vision Sourced from: http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org Shuttleworth Foundation’s Fellowship Programme offers flexible opportunities for individuals interested in bringing about social change through innovation in the areas of education and technology. The Fellowship Programme does not have strictly defined areas of funding as we have found this restrictive as people do not always fit into . . . → Read More: Shuttleworth Foundation’s Fellowship Program for Social Change 16 comments - (Comments are closed) Foundation Funds for NGOs cape town south africa, change, funding, Open, technology The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is accepting applications for its Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) which was established in 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. The program aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, . . . → Read More: Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Scholarships asian development bank, Bank, development, natural resource management, scholarship, scholarship program, science, technology The Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL) project has issued a call for applications for providing the free digital Global Disability Rights Library. Applications can be submitted by disabled people’s organizations, universities and agencies in developing countries. The GDRL project will award the digital library to sixty organizations which will be empowered . . . → Read More: Apply for the free Digital Global Disability Rights Library 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Free Resources for NGOs call, information, Knowledge, persons with disabilities, rights, rights library, technology The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking concept notes for the FY2011 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement. The Global Development Alliance is an innovative public-private alliance model for improving social and economic conditions in developing countries. It invites interest from prospective partner organizations to form innovative . . . → Read More: Concept notes invited for USAID’s Global Development Alliance 65 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs change, concept, development, global climate change, global health initiative, technology, USAID The United States Agency for International Development Mission in Indonesia (USAID/Indonesia) is calling for applications from US and non-US NGOs for a program to improve the quality of Indonesia’s health system. The EMAS (Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival) project is comprised of two components: the first is improved quality of hospital . . . → Read More: USAID requesting proposals from NGOs for Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival in Indonesia Comments are closed Indonesia Auto, Draft, funding, other useful resources, referral systems, technology, USAID The Microinsurance Innovation Facility housed at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Social Finance Programme has launched a new call for proposals under the new Round 5 of its innovation grants programme. Under this application window, the Facility expects to support three to five large grants, between US$100,000 and US$500,000, and four . . . → Read More: ILO’s New Call for Innovation Grants 53 comments - (Comments are closed) Latest Funds for NGOs call, innovation grants, international labour organization, New, Process, round, technology Instituted by the Good Governance Magazine, the Good Governance Award 2010 is dedicated towards individual excellence in governance and public service delivery using ICTs and e-Governance applications and platforms at National, State & Regional level. Awards are being conferred on pioneering steps and derivations having sustainable citizen impact from project initiation and implementation . . . → Read More: Send in your Nominations for the 2010 Good Governance Awards The Stockholm Challenge is a pioneer in promoting the use of ICT tools and technologies for the development of people and society. The Challenge, now owned by the Royal Institute of Technology (RIT) and mainly sponsored by SIDA, Ericsson and the City of Stockholm, helps “counteract social and economic disadvantage, wherever it occurs, . . . → Read More: The Stockholm Challenge Awards 2010 “The WSYA (World Summit Youth Award) selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and technological creativity, demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health, gender . . . → Read More: World Summit Youth Award In order to find innovative solutions to water-related problems faced by local communities around the world, GlobalGiving, InnoCentive and the Rockefeller Foundation have come together to sponsor challenges in this area. While the challenges will help find solutions for the water problems, the solution providers will also earn cash rewards of up to . . . → Read More: InnoCentive Challenges to find Innovative Solutions for World’s Water Problems Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs GlobalGiving, InnoCentive, innovation, Rockefeller Foundation, technology, water Launched in the year 2000, the Tech Awards have been established to recognize the efforts made using technology to improve the conditions of human life. The 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 . . . → Read More: $50,000 Cash Prize under Tech Awards for Health, Education, Environment, Economic Development, and Equality Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Economic Development, education, environment, equality, health, humanitarian, ngos, technology As technology becomes relevant to address social problems in developing countries, the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had launched a seed grant program in which its students competed with innovative ideas for bringing about social change. Fourteen teams of students were selected for the funding . . . → Read More: Using Innovative Technologies to mark Social Change Comments are closed Technology for NGOs developing countries, ideas, social change, students, technology Ashoka’s Changemakers have collaborated with ExxonMobil and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to launch the new Women | Tools | Technology Challenge for identifying innovative projects and solutions that use technology to economically empower women in developing countries. Technology can bring about greater empowerment of women; if women have access . . . → Read More: Women’s Economic Development Challenge Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Ashoka, Changemakers, competition, income, livelihoods, technology, women Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has been increasingly recognized as a significant tool for poverty reduction in poor and low-income developing countries. Currently, there is high level of interest and commitment from various quarters, including governmental agencies, private organizations, international development organizations and NGOs to explore, adapt and implement technology-based projects to speed . . . → Read More: ICT and Sustainable Development The Zayed Prize established in 1999 honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions for protecting and preserving the environment in any part of the world. It is a biennial Prize given out in the field of environment and sustainable development and it is considered to be the most valuable environmental award. It also . . . → Read More: The $1 Million Zayed Prize for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Dubai, environment, nominations, sustainable development, technology, UAE Access to Learning Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recognizes the efforts of organizations, including libraries around the world (outside of United States), which have made innovating efforts in ensuring the access of information for the people mostly through the use of computers and the internet. Although public libraries . . . → Read More: $1 million award from Gates Foundation for Facilitating Innovation in Learning The Rockfeller Foundation believes in promoting the positive effects of globalization. It uses the term, ‘smart globalization’ so that development of technology and other aspects are accessible to communities worldwide, including the ‘have-nots’ and reduce the divide between the North and South. To address this broader goal, it focuses its work on the following areas: . . . → Read More: Rockfeller Foundation Comments are closed Foundation Funds for NGOs development, environmental degradation, globalization, Rockefeller Foundation, technology, work |
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