Changemakers.net has launched another competition called the "Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities" with the sponsorship of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The competition is open to NGOs and other agencies from all countries. The competition aims to gather innovative … [Read more...] about Changemakers.net Competition seeking Innovative Solutions for Rural Communities

The Asian Institute of Technology has issued a Call for Proposals under its 2009 Small Grants Competition Program launched in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The grant is to "tackle bio-innovation and its social and policy implications for poverty alleviation … [Read more...] about ASTA Small Grants Competition to tackle Bio-innovation

The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Award is open to individuals who are working to promote human rights in a non-violent manner. Individuals who are dedicated towards promoting human rights in their own countries despite the existing adverse conditions are preferred for the … [Read more...] about Human Rights Award from the Robert F Kennedy Center

The UNU-IAS (United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies) Fellowship Programmes provide opportunities for young scholars and policymakers from developing countries to purse PhD and postdoctoral research. The research will be undertaken under the supervision of an UNU-IAS faculty member … [Read more...] about Fellowship Programmes from United Nations University

The International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management 2009 is open to NGOs and other organizations around the world to apply for a prize worth US $150,000. The award is annually organized by the Swiss Re, a global reinsurer as part of its corporate social responsibility. The award … [Read more...] about $150.000 Award for Sustainable Watershed Management

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has launched the Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) in the context of the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples held between 1995 to 2004. The programme aims to provide an opportunity for indigenous people … [Read more...] about OHCHR has launched the Indigenous Fellowship Programme

The MasterCard Scholars Program in partnership with the Frankfurt School of Micro Banking Summer Academy is providing partial scholarships to managers and mid-managers of micro-finance institutions to participate in the Summer Academy in Frankfurt to be held in July 2009. There are two courses … [Read more...] about MFI Managers can apply for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program