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Commonwealth Young Professionals Programme Job Opening – London (£28,500 pa + Benefits)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: 17:00 GMT Sunday 29 November 2015.

Position: Assistant Programme Officer – Gender Section
(£28,500 pa + Benefits)

The Commonwealth Secretariat are proud to be supporting youth empowerment through its newly created Young Professionals Programme (YPP). The YPP creates multiple opportunities for talented and qualified young people from across the Commonwealth to contribute to our core work through the transference of technical expertise, innovative ideas, specialist knowledge and fresh perspectives.

This Assistant Programme Officer role sits within the Gender Section under the wider Secretary-General’s Office. Responsible for supporting the section’s wide variety of programmatic work, the Assistant Programme Officer will be involved in project management, research and analysis, financial planning, event and workshop coordination, development of technical papers, information and records management and promotion of the Gender Section’s work.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • To be considered for this role you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 27 years or younger at the time applications close.
  • You must have a Bachelor degree or higher in the area of gender, women’s empowerment, economic and social development or related humanities or social sciences discipline.
  • You have at least one year of demonstrable work experience in a relevant field to gender and development, plus experience in using financial systems (including for requisitions, invoicing and payments) and information management systems.
  • Experience working in a developing country, highly multicultural context and in/with Government, intergovernmental or international non-governmental organisations is highly desirable.
Skills:
  • Demonstrates drive and initiative, a motivated self-starter with a can-do attitude.
  • Strong:
  • Verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Creative thinking and solution building abilities.
  • Strategic thinking and operational planning capabilities.
  • Analysis and synthesis skills
  • Administrative and organisational abilities, including an eye for detail.
  • Numerically literate.
  • Technologically savvy
  • Ability to work autonomously and in teams, and in a multi-cultural work environment
    Demonstrates commitment to Commonwealth values

If you are keen to gain excellent experience in of the world’s most high-profile youth development programmes and can thrive in our multi-cultural environment, the commonwealth secretariat is looking forward to hearing from you.

Apply Now for the Commonwealth YPP Assistant Programme Officer – Gender Section

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth YPP Assistant Programme Officer – Gender Section Job Opening

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2016 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries to study in the United Kingdom

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: April 1st 2016

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is one of the largest and most prestigious scholarship schemes for international study in the world. Since it was established in 1959, around 30,000 individuals have benefited – 25,000 of them have held awards funded by the UK government, managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC).

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships is offered by the CSC for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries in 2016. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are offered for selected taught Master’s courses, and are usually tenable for one year only. These scholarships do not cover undergraduate courses, PhD study, or any pre-sessional English language teaching.

Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

  • Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person
  • Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
  • Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2016
  • By August 2016, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard
  • Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a developed country
  • Be unable, either yourself or through your family, to pay to study in the UK
Intended beneficiaries:
  • High-quality postgraduate students who have not studied extensively overseas before, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the UK, and who have the potential to enhance the development of their home countries with the knowledge and leadership skills they acquire.

Scholarship Worth:

Shared Scholarships are jointly funded by the CSC and participating UK universities. Each Scholarship provides:
  • Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (arranged by the university; funded by the CSC)
  • Approved tuition and examination fees (funded by the CSC)
  • Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,034 per month, or £1,268 per month for those studying at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2015-2016 levels) (paid and funded by the university)
  • Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a dissertation, where applicable (claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC)
  • Warm clothing allowance and visa reimbursement, where applicable (paid and funded by the university)
  • Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas (claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC)
  • Excess baggage allowance, up to an annual approved limit, when returning home (claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC)
  • No additional allowances are available for spouses or other dependants.

How to Apply

  • You should apply to study an eligible Master’s course at a UK university that is participating in the Shared Scholarship scheme. Here is a list of participating universities and eligible courses.
  • You must make your application using the CSC’s Electronic Application System (EAS) – information on how to use the EAS, including detailed guides, is available at http://bit.ly/cscuk-shared-scholarship
  • Before applying, you must check with your UK university for their specific advice and rules for applying, and for their own closing date for applications. Here is a list of contact details
  • You can apply for more than one course and/or to more than one university, but you may only accept one offer of a Shared Scholarship. The CSC will not accept any applications that are not submitted via the EAS to your UK university or applications directly from individuals.
  • All applications must be submitted by 23.59 (BST) on 1 April 2016 at the latest. Each university has its own closing date for applications, and most fall before 1 April 2016. You must submit your application by the date advised by your UK university.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

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Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2016 for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 23.59 (GMT) on 19 November 2015

Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

High-quality graduates who have the potential to become influential leaders, teachers, or researchers in their home countries, and whose proposed research has a developmental and leadership focus.

Your application must be made in the context of a departmental/institutional link with a UK university already in operation or currently under negotiation.

Applications without supporting statements from both your home country supervisor and your proposed UK supervisor will be considered ineligible.

Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

  • Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person
  • Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
  • Be registered for a PhD at a university in your home country
  • Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2016
  • By October 2016, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)

Scholarship Worth:

Each scholarship provides:
  • Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)
  • Approved tuition and examination fees
  • Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,034 per month, or £1,268 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2015-2016 levels)
  • Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
  • Warm clothing allowance
  • Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas
  • If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £444 per month for the first child, and £109 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your children and solely legally responsible for them

Selection process

Once received by the CSC, each candidate’s application is first considered by a member of the CSC’s panel of advisers with expertise in the subject area concerned, and then by the CSC’s selection committee in competition with other candidates.

Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:

  • Academic merit of the candidate
  • Quality of the proposal
  • Potential impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2016 for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries

 

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Bright Ideas competition for Young People from the Commonwealth ( Fully Funded to attend the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi
Application Deadline: September 30th 2015

Are you passionate about international development and have an idea that could change the world?

Send your Bright Ideas talk, and you might be selected to attend the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta, with all your travel and accommodation expenses covered by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Bright Ideas from a Young Commonwealth showcases the ideas and activities of young people aged 15-29 from Commonwealth countries who are leading positive change in their community, country or region through their own innovative solutions to challenges large and small.

Bright Ideas events and videos are a great way to generate discussion about challenges facing the Commonwealth and solutions already coming to fruition.

Supported by the Commonwealth Youth Programme, our hope is to inspire and motivate young people to see how they can put their ideas into action to make a better world.

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Eligibility Requirements:

Each entrant must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Aged between 18 and 29 years.
  • Citizen of a Commonwealth country.
  • Be an individual – group entries are not permitted.
  • Doing great and innovative work in democracy or development, which has created change for a community or beyond.

Application Requirements:

  • Each entrant must submit a suitable video or audio file in accordance with the Bright Ideas code of conduct. Please note that entries must be original and specific to the competition; you cannot submit pre-existing audio or video files.
  • Each entrant must also hold a valid passport and be eligible to obtain a Schengen visa for entry to Malta (and any transit destinations)

How to Apply:

  • Submit your Bright Ideas talk in video or audio format to [email protected] by 30 September 2015, 5pm London time (GMT+1).

Along with your submission, please include the following in your email:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Country of origin
  • A short sentence (max 50 words) explaining your Bright Ideas talk.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Bright Ideas competition for Young People from the Commonwealth

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2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest for unpublished short fiction ( £15,000 in Cash Prize).

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 1 November 2015 (12 noon GMT)

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is part of Commonwealth Writers, the cultural initiative of the Commonwealth Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Entrants must be citizens of a Commonwealth country
  • Writers from non-Commonwealth countries (including the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe) are not eligible.
  • For regional purposes, entries will be judged by country of citizenship. Where the writer hasdual citizenship, the entry will be judged in the region where the writer is permanently resident.
  • Entrants must be aged 18 years or over.
  • There is no requirement for the writer to have current residence in a Commonwealth country, providing she/he is a citizen of a Commonwealth country.
  • All entries will be accepted at the discretion of Commonwealth Writers which will exercise its judgement, in consultation with the prize chair as necessary, in ruling on questions of eligibility.
  • The ruling of the chair on questions of eligibility is final, and no further correspondence will be entered into.
Entry rules
  • Entries must be made by the writer.
  • Entries will only be accepted via the online entry form.
  • The deadline for receipt of entries is 1 November 2015 (12 noon GMT)
  • Only one entry per writer may be submitted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize
  • The story must be the entrant’s own work.
  • The story must be original and should not have been published anywhere in full or in part before 1 May 2016.
  • Published work is taken to mean published in any printed, publicly accessible form, e.g. anthology, magazine, newspaper. It is also taken to mean published online, with the exception of personal blogs and personal websites.
  • Entries previously submitted to the Commonwealth Short Story Prize are not eligible.
  • All entries must be in English
  • Entries must be 2,000 words minimum, 5,000 words maximum
  •  Entries should be uploaded in a PDF document

Prize regions

Africa:Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
Prize:
  • There will be five winners, one from each region.
  • One regional winner will be selected as the overall winner.
  • The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize receives £5,000 and
  • The remaining four regional  winners £2,500.
  • If the winning short story is a translation into English, the translator receives additional prize money: £2,000 for the overall winning story and £1,000 for a regional winning story.

Submit Entry Now for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest for unpublished short fiction

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest

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Transformative Actions Program Tap Potential Video Contest 2015 on Climate Change (1,000 Euro Prize & Social Reporting Gig at COP21in Paris France)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 30 September 2015

  • Are you a budding filmmaker with an interest in climate change and the environment?
  • Are you passionate about cities and how they can tap their potential to tackle climate change?
  • If so, keep reading for a chance to win a cash prize of 500 euro and a social reporting gig at COP21 this December.

The Transformative Actions Program (TAP) is a 10-year initiative aiming to showcase the potential of local climate action. It aims to improve cities’ and regions’ access to financing, and maximize investment in low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development and governance processes. The TAP will showcase 100 ambitious projects at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris in December 2015.

The TAP Video Contest invites you to show off your videography talent, and share your ideas on how to tap the potential for climate action.

Across the globe, people are turning the climate change challenge into an opportunity. We want to hear these stories. Your film might focus on your own actions, those of a community group or university, or perhaps the work your city or region is doing. The story is yours to tell – but here are some ideas to kick-start your brainstorming:

  • Describe an initiative that focuses on combatting climate change. How could this be scaled up to have an even greater impact in your city or further afield?
  • Share your ideas on a new or existing project that would convince your family, friends or colleagues to take climate action. What is it about this project that encourages the community to get on board?
  • Have your say on the transformative action needed to encourage sustainable development in your hometown. If you were the mayor, what would be your first order of business?

Requirements:

  • Your film can be in any digital video format – you can even use your smartphone!
  • Choose whatever film style you wish. Perhaps you want to narrate, sketch, sing, animate, or illustrate your story… Be creative!
  • Your film can be in any language, but we strongly suggest you include English subtitles and a full script.
  • Your film must not have been entered in other film contests before.

How to Apply:

It’s easy! Anyone can join, as an individual or in a group. You may submit as many entries as you like. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Create a 15 second to 3 minute digital video about tapping the potential of transformative climate action in cities or regions.
  2. Upload your film on Vine, Youtube, Youku or Vimeo.
  3. Tag your film with #TAPPotential and share your video with your social network!
  4. Write an email to [email protected] to inform us of the link by 30 September 2015. Please provide us with your name and a contact telephone number.

Selection Criteria:

The winner will be marked out of a total of 50 points on the following criteria:

  • Content: clarity and effectiveness of the video in documenting a story about climate transformation, promoting action and/or offering new solutions. (15 points)
  • Innovation, originality, and impact: telling the story in a fresh and unusual way, appealing to a broad and diverse audience and encouraging further thought and action. (15 points)
  • Technical expertise: quality of camera and audio work, effectiveness of editing and strength of script. (10 points)
  • Online impact: How many likes or views your video gets when published online. We want you to share and promote your video to your network! (10 points)

Prize

  • First prize: 500 euro
  • Second prize: 300 euro
  • Third prize: 200 euro
  • Winners will also be offered the opportunity to work alongside ICLEI’s Communications Team as a social reporter at the Cities and Regions Pavilion – TAP 2015 at COP21 in Paris. (Please note the prize does not grant entrance to the restricted UNFCCC Blue Zone at COP21.)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Transformative Actions Program Tap Potential Video Contest 2015

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2016 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: August 31st 2015

Do you know a young person making a positive difference in your community or country?

Nominations are open for the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. These awards recognise inspiring young people whose development work has had a significant impact on people and communities in their country or region.

Young people aged 15 to 29 years can apply for the awards, which celebrate the achievements of those who lead initiatives to enhance democracy and development, from poverty alleviation to climate change, to peace building.

A total of 16 finalists will be shortlisted from four Commonwealth regional categories: Africa and Europe, Asia, Americas and Caribbean, and Pacific.

Criteria for nomination

Individuals are able to nominate themselves or can be nominated by someone who is able to vouch for the legitimacy of the nominee’s development work. The nominee must meet the following criteria:

  • The nominee must have been engaged in their development work for more than 12 months either in a professional or voluntary capacity
  • The nominee must be from a Commonwealth member country
  • The development work must be ongoing and in a Commonwealth member country
  • The nominee should not be older than 29 on 31 December 2016
  • Nominees should give permission for their names to be put forward (if nominated by someone else).
  • Award winners and finalists must agree to take part in publicity and activities generated by the Commonwealth.
  • The development work can be within any number of areas, including agriculture, skills training, arts and culture, environment protection, education, health and well-being, human rights, information and communications technology, journalism and many more areas including sport, science and sustainability.

Benefits:

  • A winner will be selected from each region, and invited to London, United Kingdom, in early 2016 for a formal awards presentation.
  • In addition to four regional award winners, one exceptional entrant will be recognised as Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2016 for Excellence in Development Work.
  • The finalists will receive cash grants of GBP£1,000 to continue their development work, and will each be awarded a trophy and certificate.
  • Each regional winner will receive a cash grant of GBP£3,000, while the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year will receive GBP£5,000 to support an ongoing project or initiative.

Nomination Process:

Complete the online nomination form to submit a nomination.

You will be required to provide:

  • Details about yourself
  • Details about the person you are nominating (if nominating someone)
  • The reasons you think the nominee (or you, if you are nominating yourself) deserves to win
  • A description of the development work and how it makes a positive difference to the lives of others.

Awards will be decided on the basis of:

  • Quality of impact
  • Level of innovation/fresh approaches to problem-solving
  • Quality of achievement
  • Quality of the evidence provided
  • Sustainability: building capacity of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work is funded by the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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2016 Queen’s Young Leaders Programme (Search for the Most Inspirational young people within the Commonwealth)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: September 7th 2015

The Queen’s Young Leader Award recognises and celebrates exceptional people aged 18-29 from across the Commonwealth, who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives.

Each year from 2014 to 2018, 60 inspirational young people will be selected to receive an Award and become ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’ – one for every year that The Queen had served as Head of the Commonwealth at the time of her Diamond Jubilee. The aspirations is for at least one young person, from every Commonwealth country, to receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award for achievement in transforming their own lives and the lives of others.

Eligibility Criteria:

Each application/nomination must meet the following criteria:

  • Applicants/nominees need to have proven experience of working to improve their communities locally, regionally or at a national level and be able to show evidence of their achievements.
  • Applicants/nominees must be aged between 18 and 29 for the year of the award and be citizens of a Commonwealth country.
  • Applicants/nominees need to demonstrate evidence of their leadership qualities.
  • Priority will be given to individuals who have over come challenges to achieve their goals.
  • All applicants/nominees need to be supported by a suitable referee

Benefits

  • Winners of this prestigious Award will receive a unique package of training, mentoring and networking, including a one-week residential programme in the UK during which they will collect their Award from Her Majesty The Queen.
  • With this support, Award winners will be expected to continue and develop the amazing work they are already doing in their communities.
  • As part of the Award, winners will receive bespoke mentoring and online learning provided by the University of Cambridge.

Selection:

  • All applications/nominations will be considered based on the young person’s achievements to date as well as their potential and their future ambition.
  • Award winners will be short-listed by a panel made up of young people from across the Commonwealth and a small team of advisors representing the three partner organisations.
  • The short list for Award winners will then be presented to The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme Board, which contains members from all three partner organisations, for final selection and decision.

Apply Now for the 2016 Queen’s Young Leaders Programme

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Queen’s Young Leaders Programme

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Call for Nomination: Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) Representatives 2015 Elections.

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Nomination Deadline: 16 July 2015.

Do you want to be part of a team representing the voice of young people in the Commonwealth?

Nominations are now open for the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) 2015 Elections for its executive team, and will close on 16 July 2015.

The Commonwealth Youth Council is one of the largest and most diverse democratically elected youth-led organisations in the world, representing young people from across the Commonwealth in Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Americas, Africa and Europe. It’s the legitimate and official voice for young people from 53 Commonwealth countries.

To fit the general criteria for nomination, candidates:

  • must be at least 15 years old at nomination, and be under 30 years for the entire term of office (November 2015-November 2017)
  • must have a minimum of three years’ experience as a national and regional/international youth leader
  • should be an experienced youth advocate
  • must be national of a Commonwealth country, but do not need to be resident in that country.

Available Post:

The following positions are available and will be served for a two-year term:

  • Chairperson
  • Vice Chairperson – Inclusion and Engagement
  • Vice Chairperson – Partnerships and Resources
  • Vice Chairperson – Policy and Advocacy
  • Regional Representative – Africa and Europe
  • Regional Representative – Asia
  • Regional Representative – Caribbean and the Americas
  • Regional Representative – Pacific
  • Representative – Special Interest Groups

The elections are transparent and democratic. After nomination and reference checks, approved candidates will begin campaigning from August 2015, leading up to the elections.

Young people will have the opportunity to choose their leadership team on Election Day, 24 November 2015 during the Commonwealth Youth Council’s General Assembly in Malta.

The Election

The elections will coincide with the Commonwealth Youth Forum and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015. This year’s Youth Forum delegates are shaping national and Commonwealth agendas on topics of particular interest to young people under the theme ‘Adding Global Value…#WhatNext?’

If you are a young person between the age 15 and 29 who would like to attend the Commonwealth Youth Forum and CYC General Assembly as a participant, visit the CHOGM Youth Forum site.

Here is the list of documentation for nominations and the CYC elections:

If you have any questions about the CYC elections please contact us at: [email protected]

Any queries about attending the Commonwealth Youth Forum 2015 can be sent to: [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) 2015 Elections.

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Forests and People photo contest 2015 (Win a trip to the XIV World Forestry Congress in South Africa)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 21st 2015

Are you a young photographer passionate about nature and people?

Forests and trees are important to the well-being and livelihoods of people everywhere, especially in rural areas. Hundreds of millions of people rely on forests for food, energy and shelter. They have tremendous potential to contribute to sustainable development and to a greener economy.

Enter the Forests and People photo contest to help raise awareness about the importance of forests for people today and for generations to come, and you could win a trip to the Congress!

About The XIV World Forestry Congress

Where: Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre
When: 7-11 September 2015, Durban, South Africa

The XIV World Forestry Congress, hosted by the Republic of South Africa, will bring together the global forestry community to review and analyse the key issues and to share ways of addressing them.

The Congress – the first to be held in Africa – is inclusive of people from all countries, regions and sectors, whether they belong to a government organization, NGO, private company, scientific or professional body, a forestry society, or simply have a personal interest in attending.

All photo entries should feature both forests (or forest products) and people.

Eligibility

  • Entrants should be 18 or above and must have taken the photograph themselves.
  • The photographs should not have been taken before 1 January 2013.
  • Photographs should not have dates or text on top of the image.
  • Each participant can send up to three photographs.
  • All photographs should be in jpeg format.
  • Participants must fill out a form indicating:
  • Name, surname, date of birth, email, title and description of photograph, location and date when photo was taken.
  • Participants must also accept the legal conditions described in the form.

Format

File size: Minimum pixel width 1754 pixels at 150 ppi; maximum file size 5 MB.

Image data files should be created with digital smartphones and still cameras (including medium and large-format cameras).

Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Both colour and monochrome images will be accepted. (Scans of photographs taken by film cameras are not eligible.)

The standard colour space for the judging process is sRGB.

Prize:

  • The prize for the winner will be a trip to the Congress (travel, accommodation and registration fee), as well as a portfolio review by Stuart Franklin.
  • The winning photograph and 15 runners-up will also feature in a XIV World Forestry Congress calendar.

Jury:

  • Award-winning Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin will lead the jury. Franklin is perhaps best known for his celebrated photograph of a man defying a tank in Tiananmen Square, China, in 1989, as well as his photographic essay The Time of Trees, which examines the social relationship between nature and society.

Submit Your Photo Now for the XIV World Forestry Photo Contest

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Forests and People photo contest 2015 

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Out of the Blue: The Prince of Wales’s Commonwealth Environmental Photography Awards (Win an all expense paid trip to Malta)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 6th September 2015

Good pictures can tell stories in ways that words sometimes cannot. RCS hope that ‘Out of the Blue’ will inspire Commonwealth citizens to use photography to engage with the vast blue world around the Commonwealth, to celebrate its beauty, highlight its importance and alert global leaders to its vulnerability.

By doing so, people of the Commonwealth can directly encourage global leaders to take positive action and adopt more of the solutions that we know are at hand to protect and use natural resources in a sustainable way.

Eligibility:

  • The Competition is open to all Commonwealth citizens.
  • Only images taken in Commonwealth countries will be accepted.

Categories

Competition entries are invited in the following categories.

Nature’s Assets

Images in this theme will be judged on their power to inspire a greater appreciation of the natural riches of our blue world.

People and the Oceans

Images in this theme will be judged on their ability to convey the interdependence between the human world and that of the oceans, seas and coastal environments. Winning entries might, for example, emphasize how healthy marine environments sustain people’s welfare through fishing or tourism.

Human Impacts

Images submitted in this category will be judged on the extent to which they might raise awareness about the different ways in which the human race can impact on oceans, whether positively or negatively.

Prize:

  • The winning entries will be showcased at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that will take place in Malta in November 2015 through an exhibition that will be in place for the run up to and during the Heads of Government meetings.
  • Awards will be given as follows:
  • The Prince of Wales’s Commonwealth Environmental Photography Awards Overall WinnerThis Award will be given to the image which is judged to be the best overall image submitted into the competition.
  • The winner of this Award will be invited to travel (expenses paid) to Malta in November to receive their prize at an Award Ceremony as part of the Out of the Blue Exhibition.
  • Category Winners (over-18s)The Over-18 Category Winner Awards will be given to the images judged to be the best submitted in each thematic category for over-18s. There will be one Award for each of the competition’s three categories.
  • Category Winners (under-18s)The Under-18 Category Winner Awards will be given to the images judged to be the best submitted in each thematic category for under-18s. There will be one Award for each of the competition’s three categories.
  • Category Finalists (over-18s)There will be three finalists per category for over-18s.
  • Category Finalists (under-18s)There will be three finalists per category for under-18s.
  • Highly Commended – Smart phone entryThis Highly Commended Award will be given to the image judged to be the best photo taken using a Smart Phone.
  • Highly Commended – ‘Most Liked’ photo entryThis Highly Commended Award will be given to the entry which receives the most ‘likes’ on the Out of the Blue competition website.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Out of the Blue: The Prince of Wales’s Commonwealth Environmental Photography Awards

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2015 Caplow Children’s Prize ( $250,000 for saving Children’s lives)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 12 2015

The 2015 Children’s Prize seeks the best and most effective project that proposes to save the greatest number of children’s lives with $250,000.

The Children’s Prize is an open web-based competition focused on under-five child survival with eligibility extending to everyone, individuals and organizations, across the world. Through our entrepreneurial and scientific approaches we are ensuring that more children under the age of five survive and thrive.

The 2015 Children’s Prize seeks the best and most effective project that proposes to save the greatest number of children’s lives.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Anyone can apply.
  • Proposals will be accepted from non-profits (charities), for profits (companies), government programs, academic institutions, and individuals aged 18 years or older.
  • The Children’s Prize is available to anyone worldwide that:
  • works with or for children,
  • could save more children’s lives with more funding,
  • could save those lives within two years, and
  • has an excellent but realistic plan that includes an impact assessment.

Entries will be evaluated based on the:

  • ability to impact rates within a child mortality indicator (U5MR, IMR, NMR, etc.),
  • effectiveness, innovation and scalability of the intervention approach within global health,
  • feasibility of the proposed lives-saved estimate,
  • probability of success,
  • ease of verification, and
  • inclusion of an impact assessment.

Each proposal submitted must clearly define the specific child mortality indicator it will impact. For example, indicators may include:

  • Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR): also referred to as Child Mortality Rate, is the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed as per 1,000 live births.
  • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): is the probability of dying between birth and exactly one year of age expressed as per 1,000 live births.
  • Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR): is the probability of dying before reaching 28 days of age, expressed as per 1,000 live births in a given year.
  • Perinatal Mortality Rate  (PMR): is the number of perinatal deaths (defined as a stillbirth or an early neonatal death) over the total number of births (stillbirths and live births) per 1,000 total births.

Timeline:

June
Round 1 closes. Review Period. Approximately 10-20% of Round 1 entries will be invited to provide additional information and materials.

July
Round 2 opens and is by invitation only.

August-September
Round 2 closes. Review period. Approximately 10-20% of Round 2 applications will be judged by the expert committee.

 October
Judging Committee convenes in Miami.

December
Winner announced.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Caplow Children’s Prize 2015

 

 

One winner will be awarded the $250,000 prize to directly execute their proposed project, within two years. Think you have the best project idea to save the most children under-five? Apply now,

 

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