The Australian Government has launched the Endeavour Awards 2011 under the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ (DEEWR), as part of the Australia awards initiative announced by the Australian Prime Minister in November 2009. These awards along with the international awards administered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) will now be under… [Read More]
Grants and Resources for Research
A list of current and past grant funding opportunities and useful resources for NGOs for research.
Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -2
The complete list of countries and their relevant awards are available in the application guidelines. Briefly speaking, the Endeavour Postgraduate Awards are eligible for countries in the Asia and the Middle East and the Americas; the Endeavour VET Awards are for countries across the Asia and the Middle East, Europe and the Americas; the Endeavour… [Read More]
Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -3
Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards a record of prior academic achievement and relevant work experience. Preference may be given to applicants with work experience that is directly related to their proposed course; a proposal that is relevant to the applicant’s needs and interests and those of their home country; the applicant’s potential to… [Read More]
Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -4
More details and benefits of various awards under the Endeavour Awards 2011 are given below briefly: 1. Endeavour Postgraduate awards are for carrying out postgraduate study/research for an Australian Masters degree for up to 2 years with grant value is AUD $108,500 or PhD for up 3.5 years with grant value is AUD $201,000. Only… [Read More]
William T. Grant Scholars Program: Opportunity for Young Researchers in NGOs
The William T. Grant Foundation has announced that it is now accepting applications for its William T. Grant Scholars Program. Young researchers or professionals pursuing research and employed in a nonprofit organization within or outside United States can apply for this opportunity. As William T. Grant Scholars, the selected candidates will each receive a grant… [Read More]
Toyota Foundation’s Grantmaking Programs
The Toyata Foundation, established as a grantmaking agency of the Toyata Motor Corporation is currently accepting applications for two of its grant programs: 1. Asian Neighbors Network: The Asian Neighbors Program, embracing the perspectives of relationships with nature and relationships with people, solicits proposals for practical projects aimed at resolving challenges that face communities in… [Read More]
Toyota Foundation’s Research Grant Program
Under the Research Grant Program, both individuals and organizations can apply for the funding support. There are no restrictions in terms of eligibility as any person with any nationality can apply. The basic theme for this fiscal year is “The Search for the Richness of Human Life and Activity.” The program is soliciting proposals for… [Read More]
IDRC Call for Applications for the Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has made available the Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley). The fellowship “provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in… [Read More]
AWARD Fellowships 2010 for African Women
The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowships 2010 is seeking applications from “African women working in agricultural research and development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply.” AWARD offers tailored, two-year… [Read More]
Rothamsted International Fellowship Scheme
“The primary objective of this prestigious Fellowship scheme is the exchange of vital scientific skills and technologies relevant to the agricultural and environmental needs and aspirations of developing and emerging countries. Through this process we also endeavour to improve the understanding and appreciation by developed economies of global problems in agricultural and food science. The… [Read More]
