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The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Grant Prize worth US$10,000 for All

Deadline: 15 July 2014

The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is accepting nominations from around the globe for Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards of US$10,000. The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards were established in 1996 to recognize and honour the achievements of individuals, organizations and governments around the world for the conservation and wise use of wetlands.

The award aims to provide the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Categories:

  1. The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use
  2. The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation
  3. The Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetland Champions

Submission Requirements:

  • The form must be accompanied by a document of up to 2,500 words, providing the necessary background, explaining how the nomination corresponds to the objectives and criteria of the Award, and providing an assessment of the results achieved.
  • Nominations must be accompanied by letters of recommendation from two independent individuals (not including the nominator) who are not related to the nominee, and do not work in the same organization, who can assess the nominee’s contributions and can be contacted by the evaluation panel.
  • The nomination will be assessed on the basis of the nomination form, the additional information provided and the letters of reference.
  • Nominations must be accompanied by at least one high resolution photograph of the nominee (person or team) in electronic form (minimum size of 1920×1080 pixels) with photo credits and permission for use by the Ramsar Secretariat at its discretion, including when announcing the Ramsar Award winners.
  • All winners must be ready to provide at least 20 high-resolution images illustrating their activities and achievements, with captions, photo credits and permission for use by the Ramsar Secretariat at its discretion and by DANONE-Evian for Award publicity material in different media.
  • Limited additional information such as images, short videos or links to web resources may also be provided, preferably in electronic form, to illustrate the nomination.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Individuals and groups of all nations are invited to nominate individuals, institutions (including government institutions and non-governmental organizations and community groups), or private companies, of any nation.
  • Nominees must be alive at the time of nomination. Awards will not be given posthumously.
  • Self-nominations is not be accepted.
  • Nominations of current members of the Ramsar Standing Committee, members and invited experts of Ramsar’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel, and Ramsar Secretariat staff members will not be accepted.

Note:

  • The nomination form for the Ramsar Wetland Convention Awards can be downloaded from the Ramsar Web site
  • Nominations must be submitted to the Ramsar Convention Secretariat in English, French or Spanish, using the Ramsar Award form.

For more information, visit The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards page.

The John and Alice Tyler Grant Prize worth $200,000 on Environment

Deadline: 12 September 2014

The University of Southern California is accepting nominations for the $200,000 John and Alice Tyler Prize 2014. Individuals or entities in different fields are encouraged to make nominations of living individuals or public or private institutions anywhere in the world who have made demonstrated achievements in environmental science, policy, energy and health conferring great benefit upon humanity.

Prize: $200,000 Cash (Joint winners share the cash prize.)

The Prize is awarded for

  • Ecological or an environmental condition – protection, maintenance, improvement or understanding – anywhere in the world.
  • Sources of energy – known or new – discovery, further development, improvement, or understanding.
  • Medical discoveries or achievements with significant benefit in environmental aspects of human health.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Nominee can be living individual or public or private institutions in any nation.
  • Nominee’s work must fit to one of the above mentioned fields.
  • Nominations can be made by – any individuals or entity active in fields such as biology, oceanography, geology, medicine, public health, chemistry, and physics; engineers in fields such as civil, environmental, petroleum and chemical engineering, and social scientists in fields such as geography, political science, economics and the law; and universities, research institutions and their members.
  • Self nominations are not considered for the award.

Complete nomination includes- nominee’s curriculum vitae or resume, one page statement of accomplishments and supporting materials (articles, publications or other exemplary materials for which the award is proposed), three or more letters of reference signed by the supporter and emailed directly to the Tyler Prize office, and names, addresses and emails of 3 to 5 additional references.

Nomination form must be submitted electronically via email by the deadline.

For more information, please visit Tyler Prize.

Japan International Award 2014 worth $15,000 for Young Agricultural Researchers in Developing Countries

Deadline: 13 June 2014

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC), in support of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), is accepting applications from young agricultural researchers in the developing countries for Japan International Award 2014. The recommendation should be made by a research institute. The primary objective of the award program is to o increase motivation among young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and related industries in developing countries.

The US$5,000 award each will be provided to maximum three young researchers who demonstrate outstanding performance in research and development, and outstanding research achievements that will lead to future technological innovation. The grant award ceremony will be held on November 2014 in Japan.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidate must be a non-Japanese researcher belonging to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university. Candidate must be maximum 40 years old as of 1 January 2014, and must have demonstrated outstanding performance in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing countries.
  • Past applicants can also re-apply if they haven’t received the award in the past.
  • Candidates must have demonstrated outstanding achievements in research and development that will lead to future technological innovation for a developing country.
  • Candidates must commit to attend the commendation ceremony and deliver a lecture if selected as the winner.

Note: Application must be prepared according to the ‘Instructions in the Preparation of  Application Forms’ and submitted by the recommending institute via post and must reach by the deadline.

For more information, please visit the Award Announcement.

Also read about Grant of 500,000 Japanese Yen for Research Scientists in Asia-Pacific Region.

The BBVA Foundation Research Grants worth €400,000 in Climate Change and Development Cooperation

Deadline:  30 June 2014

Interested candidates from around the globe are invited to submit applications for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards. The BBVA Foundation promotes scientific research of excellence by funding research projects, disseminating the results to society through diverse channels including symposia, workshops, lectures, publications and exhibitions, and providing advanced training and research awards.

The major purpose of this award is to encourage world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of broad impact for their originality and theoretical significance.

Focus Domain: Climate Change & Development Cooperation

Other Domains: 

  • Scientific and Technological Research
  • Contemporary Classical Music

Award Categories:

  1. Climate Change
  2. Development Cooperation
  3. Ecology and Conservation Biology
  4. Information and Communication Technologies
  5. Economics, Finance and management
  6. Biomedicine
  7. Contemporary Music
  8. Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Eligibility criteria:

  • Candidates shall be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number in the case of convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the candidate(s) belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.
  • In categories Climate change and Development cooperation, entries are also open to agencies and organizations in the public or private sector (not-for-profit in the latter case) under the conditions stipulated in the preceding paragraph, providing their institutional or organizational purpose is to undertake activities relating to climate change or development cooperation.
  • Awards may not be granted posthumously.

Note:

  • Winners of the Nobel Prize in any of its categories and past winners of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards shall likewise be entitled to nominate. The BBVA Foundation may also invite nominations from researchers and creative practitioners who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
  • The same institution may nominate more than one candidate without limitation of number, but no candidate may be nominated for more than one award category.

For more information, visit BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards page.

Postgraduate Fellowship in Agricultural Sciences by TWAS-CSIR for Developing Countries Outside India

Deadline: 31 August 2014

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India and TWAS are seeking applications for Postgraduate Fellowship Program in the field of Agricultural Sciences. The mission of this program is to recognize, support and promote excellence in scientific research in the developing world.

Eligibility criteria:

Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December 2014.
  • Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
  • Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.
  • Hold a Master’s degree in science and technology.
  • Be regularly employed in their home country and hold a research assignment there.
  • Be accepted at a CSIR laboratory/institution and provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution
  • Provide evidence of proficiency in English.
  • For Sandwich Fellowships, applicants must be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the home university.
  • For Full-time Fellowships, applicants must be willing to register at a university in India within the first year, if agreed to by CSIR.

For more information, visit TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship page.

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The Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program for Overseas and Domestic Projects

Deadline: 10 June 2014

The Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program is accepting applications for overseas project grant and domestic project grant.

  • Overseas project – targets the activities in overseas, conducted by groups based in Japan or foreign groups collaborate with Japanese groups. Applications can be made for maximum 7 million Yen to conduct project up to two years (starting from January 2015).
  • Domestic project– targets community-based activities in Japan. Grant applications can be made for up to 3 million Yen to implement the project for up to two years (starting from January 2015)

The major objective of the grant program is to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities both in Japan and overseas for the purpose of sustainable development.

Themes

  1. Biodiversity Conservation
  2. Global Warming Countermeasures

Eligibility Criteria

  • NPOs (Non-profit organizations), NGOs (Non-governmental organizations), charitable organizations and officially unregistered voluntary organizations or groups are eligible to apply.
  • For-profits, national, regional and municipal government agencies, schools (including from kindergarten to universities) and international institutions (established by international agreements) are not eligible for this grant.

For more information, please visit Toyota Environment Activities Grant Program.

Researcher Links Initiative of the British Council Calls for Workshop Proposals

Deadline: 9 June 2014

The British Council is calling Leading Researchers to respond to the call for workshop proposals under the Researcher Links initiative. The researchers should propose themes for workshop focusing on building links for future collaboration and enhancing the researchers’ career opportunities.

Objectives

  1. Contribute to capacity building of early career researchers
  2. Establish new research links or significantly develop existing links, with the potential for longer term sustainability
  3. Support international development-relevant research (not a requirement for workships held in Russia and Qatar)

Between 15 and 20 researchers from each partner countries can take part in each workshop. The workshops will be 3 to 5 days long led by the two coordinators- one from the UK and one from the partner country.

Challenge Areas

  1. Agriculture
  2. Energy
  3. Education
  4. Economic growth
  5. Health
  6. Water and Sanitation
  7. Food and Nutrition
  8. Demographic change / migration / urbanization
  9. Infrastructure
  10. Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
  11. Governance, society and conflict
  12. Development-relevant data collection, quality and access

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants can be the national of any country but one of the applicant must be based in the UK and another must be based in one of the following partner countries- Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
  • Applications must be made on a bilateral basis between institutions in the UK and a partner country and must be led by two Leading Researchers.
  • The participants of the workshops must be early-career researchers and must also be based in either the UK or one of the partner countries.
  • Proposed research should have direct international development relevance. It should contribute to the economic development and welfare of a country.

For more information, please visit British Council Researcher Links.

Women Weave the Web Campaign: Support to Grassroots Women Leaders Create Positive Change in the Community

Deadline: 13 August 2014

Grassroots Women Leaders generating positive changes in their community are invited to submit three written journal entries to World Pulse’s 2014 Women Weave the Web Campaign. The competition, open to women around the globe, will award $20,000 Lynn Syms Prize along with other incredible prizes.

Lynn Syms, sculptor and philanthropist, is a woman passionate about elevating the voices of unheard women in the world. She hopes to inspire more people to contribute resources to strengthen grassroots women’s leadership globally with her prize.

Prizes

  1. $20,000 Lynn Syms Prize
  2. A Feature Profile on WorldPulse website
  3. An all expenses paid-trip to speak her message in New York City

The Lynn Syms Prize will be awarded to an outstanding grassroots woman and visionary voice using digital tools to effect change and advance her community work. The awardee can use the monetary prize to support her community based work over a period of two years.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Entrant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and have reached the age of majority in their state/country/province of residence as of the date of entry, except for persons residing in jurisdictions where the Contest is prohibited.
  • Candidates must be successfully using digital tools to advance her work and she must participate in World Pulse’s Women Weave the Web Campaign.
  • Candidates must have an established organization, program or project, though in the early stage of development.
  • Candidates must have following demonstrated characterstics- courage, commitment and integrity; and must possess demonstrated ability to serve as an inspiration to community leaders elsewhere.
  • Candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively in English for her/his cause and elevate community concerns.
  • Candidate must be working on initiatives that address a pervasive problem faced by women around the world.
  • Primary focus of the candidate must be promotion of global issues through the eyes of women.
  • Candidate must demonstrate exceptional track record of early accomplishment in community based work.
  • Priority is given to candidates based and working primarily in a developing country.

For more information, please visit WWW Prizes and Opportunities.

Read more about Women Weave the Web Campaign!

The National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2014

Deadline: 30 June 2014

Individuals around the world (except for some restricted countries) are invited to submit photo entries for the 26th Annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their stunning travel experience in given categories.

Categories

  1. Travel Portraits
  2. Outdoor Scenes
  3. Sense of Place
  4. Spontaneous Moments

Prizes

  1. First Prize: An 8-day National Geographic Expedition to Alaska for two
  2. Second Prize: A 5-day National Geographic Photo Workshop for one in Santa Fe, New Mexico
  3. Third Prize: A 6-day cruise for two on a Maine windjammer schooner
  4. Merit Prize (7): A $200 gift certificate to B&H Photo; A framed print of merit photo, matted and framed by the National Geographic Imaging Lab; and The Art of Travel Photography Course on DVD

Eligibility Criteria

  • Individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry and who do NOT reside in Cuba, Iran, New Jersey, North Korea, Sudan or Syria are eligible to take part in the contest.
  • Employees of National Geographic Society, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their immediate family members or persons living in the same households of such employees, whether or not related are not eligible.
  • Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies or photographic prints are acceptable.
  • All digital files must be 20 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or .jpg format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image).
  • Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in the National Geographic International Photography Contest, the National Geographic Photography Contest or any National Geographic Traveler photo contest.
  • The photograph, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest entrant. Copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity should not be infringed and there should be no other party who has any right, title, claim or interest in the photograph.
  • The caption must be complete and accurate, sufficient to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken.
  • Watermarks are not acceptable.

For more information, please visit the 2014 Contest.

2014 Cocoa Fellowships for Latin American & the Caribbean and Asia

Deadline: 27 June 2014

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in cooperation with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is accepting applications from scientists, researchers or policymakers who are in the early or middle stages of careers in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago in Latin america and the Caribbean and in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam in Asia for the FAS Global Cocoa Borlaug Fellowships.

Targeted Research Areas for Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. Genetics and breeding
  2. Plant propagation methods
  3. Diseases – plant pathology and control methods, particularly for witches’ broom and frosty pod
  4. Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Targeted Areas for Asia

  1. Cocoa genetics and breeding
  2. Plant propagation methods
  3. Diseases – plant pathology, control methods – particularly for vascular streak dieback and black pod
  4. Pests – entomology, control methods – particularly for cocoa pod borer and mirids
  5. Soil fertility and plant nutrition

The fellows will work with a mentor at a U.S. university, research center or government agency, usually for 6-12 weeks. They may also attend the annual World Food Prize Symposium, held each October in Des Moines, Iowa.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be the citizens of an eligible country, fluent in English.
  • Applicants must have completed a Master’s or higher degree and must be in the early or middle stage of their career, with at least two years of practical experience.
  • Applicants must be employed by a university, government agency or research entity in their home country.
  • Applicants must demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship.

Complete application includes- completed application form, program proposal and action plan, signed approval from applicant’s home institution, two letters of recommendation, official copy of transcript for college/university degree(s), and copy of passport identification page.

For more information, please visit Accepting Applications for 2014.