Organizations or living individuals who have been working towards building better relations or developing constructive dialogue between communities belonging to different faiths can be nominated for the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize. Nominators are required to write a description and a letter … [Read more...] about Award for Work related to Interfaith Relations and Dialogue

Nonprofits working with people who are over 50 years old have an opportunity to participate in the MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Opportunity Awards that are given to recognize the efforts done for people over the age of 50 years. The work should demonstrate innovation in terms of … [Read more...] about Encore Opportunity Awards for US-based Nonprofits only

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is accepting applications for 2010-2011 competition under the JR Program for International Peace in which Senior Fellowships would be awarded to NGO practitioners and others working for peace and conflict resolution. The Program awards proposals that … [Read more...] about USIP's Senior Fellowship Program on Peace and Conflict Studies

BBC World News Service Ltd. is running a global competition to identify the most innovative and enterprising grassroots-projects or small businesses. The projects that have an element of social entrepreneurship, use technology in an innovative manner, increase investment in the local community and … [Read more...] about BBC's World Challenge: A Competition for Best NGO Projects

The International Youth Foundation's "YouthActionNet" program has launched the Global Fellowship Program. Under this program, applications are requested from young people, between the age group 18-29 years, who are making positive changes in their communities around the world. Eligibility criteria … [Read more...] about Global Fellowship Program from the YouthActionNet

This may sound rather technical, but the grant opportunity is actually opened to all, including NGOs, individuals, private organizations, social researchers and scientists. The Grant Challenges Explorations Round 3 of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now open and it can be applied by just … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation Grant Opportunity

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) has announced the The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for Good Practices (GPs) which aim at promoting the information dissemination of good practices that contribute towards the sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region. The … [Read more...] about NGOs working in Sustainable Development can apply for Awards for Good Practices

The Grawemeyer Awards 2010 have a prize amount of $200,000 for "ideas, policy proposals, technological advances, program initiatives and research reports that present a well-articulated approach to the advancement of teaching and learning." The purpose of the awards is to promote ideas for the … [Read more...] about Award for Ideas on Education

Changemakers.net have launched the collaborative competition called the "Champions of Quality Education in Africa" for identifying the innovators of quality education in Africa. NGOs are eligible to apply and they should demonstrate that their ideas and practices meet the criteria of innovation, … [Read more...] about Competition for Quality Education Champions in Africa

USAID in partnership with Tech Museum has the Tech Awards which is a global competitive awards program that honors people who are applying technology for the benefits of humanity in an innovative manner. It awards those individuals who have successfully used technology for the betterment of human … [Read more...] about Tech Awards for Technology-driven Social Change