Began 1979, The Open Society Foundations remain today committed to the global struggle for open society and respond quickly to the challenges and opportunities of the future. The foundations fund a range of programs around the world, from public health to education to business development. Women’s Rights Program, one of the foundation’s focused programs, supports… [Read More]
How do we apply to the UN Women Trust Funds?
UN Fund for Gender Equality Women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including, but not limited to, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labor associations, agricultural collectives, and advocacy networks can apply for the Fund. The applicant organization must have legal status with the local competent national authority and must be located in at least one… [Read More]
Resource guide on Fundraising Resources for Women’s and Girls’ Rights
The 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be coming up in the next few weeks. In light of this session, we have prepared a resource guide on Fundraising resources for Women’s and Girls’ Rights. This resource guide profiles the networks, foundations and organizations providing funding support to organizations around the world that are… [Read More]
International Social Science Council Seed Grants
Deadline: 31 March 2015 International Social Science Council calls for proposals Transformative Knowledge Networks for Transformations to Sustainability Programme. This programme is to address today’s issues and challenges of global environmental change. It will enable social scientists to enhance knowledge networks which will strengthen sustainability research. ISSC provides up to 900,000 Euro to each Knowledge… [Read More]
Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) Seed Grant Opportunities
Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) provides direct funding to faculty members of University of Michigan and to graduate students pursuing scholarship, research and other creative activities. The research areas or activities must be related to women and gender. IRWG fosters collaboration and further the research of all U-M faculty members and graduate… [Read More]
Resource Guide: International Seed Grant Opportunities for New NGOs and Early Start-Ups
Funding sources for new NGOs and new ideas are rare. Most donor agencies prefer to provide financial support to experienced organizations. But this does not mean that early-stage grant-seekers should feel discouraged. We have gathered a list of those grant-making agencies which offer programs to provide small and large size grants to new ideas, promising efforts, potential… [Read More]
Africa Seed Grants Program for Conservation and Research Projects
The Cleveland Zoological Society offers $1000 to $3500 for conservation and research initiatives in Africa. The projects involving wildlife and their habitats, and educational or cultural activities that involve or impact wildlife and their habitats are supported by the seed grants. Focus Areas Wildlife protection (law enforcement, illegal wildlife trade issues, etc.) Human wildlife conflict… [Read More]
Up to $2 Million Fund of International Wheat Yield Partnership for Organizations Around The Globe
Deadline: 15 March 2015 The International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) invites pre-proposals from both public and private organizations around the world for its first call of proposal for the year 2015. Organizations seeking new ways to increase the genetic yield potential of wheat are encouraged to participate in the grant program. IWYP is inviting reliable… [Read More]
SWITCH Asia II Concept Note Submission Guideline
You are required to complete the Concept Note Form available in the SWITCH Asia II Call to be eligible for the grants. The concept note requires an estimate of the amount of contribution requested from the Contracting Authority and an indicative percentage of that contribution in relation to the total amount of the Action. If selected, you… [Read More]
Activities and Expected Results of SWITCH Asia II Grant Program
Projects will work closely with the SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component in order to maximize policy impact and sustainability. They will have to actively disseminate their results and facilitate exchange of good practices, and to cooperate with the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility on documenting the results of the overall program. The projects should envisage development and actual… [Read More]
