Deadline- July 1, 2013 Applicants are invited for BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards to recognize basic research and creative work of excellence, as embedded in theoretical advances, models and fundamental perspectives for an improved understanding of the natural, social and artificial or technological worlds, technological innovations and developments, and the creation of… [Read More]
3rd Call for Proposals invited for The Jobs Fund 2013/14
Deadline- 15 MARCH 2013 The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), on behalf of the National Treasury, invites proposals to submit innovative proposals that will facilitate job creation and lead to systemic change within the South African economy. The fund operates on challenge fund principles; funding allocations are transparent, open and competitive. R9 billion has… [Read More]
Proposals invited for Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia
Deadline- 10th Dec, 2012 Countries/Region- Indonesia Proposals are invited to implement EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) to complete the first round of reporting and reconciliation, with publication schedule for late 2012 or early 2013. Civil Society has played an important role in the emergence of the EITI in Indonesia. Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia,… [Read More]
Proposals invited for 10th European Development Fund
Deadline- 20th December 2012 Countries/Region- Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Algeria, Benin, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Canary Islands, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Ceuta, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica , Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,… [Read More]
The Presidential Innovation Fellowship opportunity for innovators
Countries/Region- America Innovators are invited to apply for The Presidential Innovation Fellows program that aims for significant results in six months. Each team of innovators works together in-person in Washington, DC on focused sprints while being supported by a broader community of interested citizens throughout the country. The five projects launching this summer have straightforward… [Read More]
Foundation Ensemble’s Programme Fund and Small Grants Fund Call for Proposals
Foundation Ensemble provides grant support to NGOs in areas of water and sanitation, sustainable development and animal biodiversity through its Programme Fund and Small Grants Fund. The Foundation has issued a 2012 call for proposals for providing funding for projects that will bring multiple benefits in three or more categories of impact among the following:… [Read More]
Insights for Donors
A document containing insights for donors to strengthen monitoring and evaluation for women’s rights was published by Association For Women’s Rights in Development (AWID). The document, authored by Srilatha Batliwala, provides twelve specific insights for developing more effective M&E systems for people who are working for women’s rights. The document draws upon the extensive research… [Read More]
2012 Templeton Award: Nominations sought from innovative and impeccable public society members
Nominations are invited for the 2012 Templeton Award that is aimed at rewarding the living individuals that are not only creative and innovative but leave an impact by means for their achievement record. Their achievement must highlight or exemplify one of the various ways in which human beings express their yearning for spiritual progress. Consideration… [Read More]
Foundation Ensemble’s Call for Proposals for “Sustainable Development and Job Creation”
The Foundation Ensemble has renewed its call for proposals for the year 2011 under the “Sustainable Development and Job Creation,” supporting the emergence of local microstructures and environmentally-friendly sources of employment. As this is a Program Fund of the Foundation, covering 85% of its Annual Endowment, it covers areas of water/sanitation and sustainable development. In… [Read More]
Threshold Foundation’s International Bremen Peace Award 2011
Proposals are invited by the Threshold Foundation in Germany to nominate individuals or organizations for the International Bremen Peace Award. The Award provides honour to exemplary commitments to Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation for the fifth time. The Award honours people and organizations that set an example through their work contributing to reconciliation,… [Read More]
