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2022 ONE Africa Award for Sustainable Development Goals Driven Projects ($USD 100,000)

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Application Deadline: 30 September 2022

The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. SDG targets range from halving extreme poverty, to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education.

The 2022 ONE Africa Award recognizes best practices by an African organization addressing social development issues through innovative advocacy in promotion of SDG attainment, by aligning with the #JobsNowAfrica Campaign which is focused on job creation. The organization that is selected as the winner will receive prize money of $100 000.

Requirements

Award recipients can be exceptional organizations and other groups demonstrating commitment and success in assisting Africans in meeting one or more of the SDGs through innovative advocacy-based programs.

  1. The 2022 ONE Africa Award is open to ALL organizations focused on job creation in ANY sector (agriculture, ICT, commercial, etc.) of industry and advocating for ANY initiative (Women empowerment, disability, disadvantaged, job creation, youth empowerment etc.)
  2. Qualified recipients may be engaged in direct services to achieve any of the SDGs but must demonstrate a strong advocacy component integral to the delivery and success of their programs.
  3. Qualified recipients may be advocacy/pressure groups and think tanks engaged in governance activities such as the monitoring of flows of resources and/or holding governments accountable to commitments to SDG attainment.

The 2022 ONE Africa Award recognizes best practices by an African organization addressing social development issues through innovative advocacy in promotion of SDG attainment, by aligning with the #JobsNowAfrica Campaign which is focused on job creation. The organization that is selected as the winner will receive prize money of $100 000.

How to Apply:

Please complete each section of the application and attach the required supplemental documents by 30 September 2022 23:59 SAST / 21:59 GMT/UTC

Download application form:

PDF FORMAT

MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT

Please send your completed application to:

ONE Campaign
First Floor, Sedgwick House, 19 Muswell Road, Bryanston, Sandton, 2021 South Africa

Or via email to: [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2022 ONE Africa Award

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The Global Development Network (GDN)/AFD online video contest 2021 (monetary prizes worth EUR 6,000)

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Application Deadline: July 4th 2021

The Global Development Network is partnering with the French Development Agency, AFD, to conduct an online video contest, on key development transitions taking place across the globe. The videos will tell the story of these transitions through the eyes of young researchers working in the Global South – enabling global audiences to learn about their challenges and successes. The videos will link deep local knowledge and perspectives to the public discourse on global development through a variety of subjects such as climate, energy, gender, governance and more. 

Global Transitions, Southern Voices 

More scientific evidence is available today on the boundaries of our planet, natural and social, than ever before. Yet, steering change in the right direction – locally, regionally and globally – remains a major challenge. Scientific evidence remains hard to grasp. It struggles to find its way into public and policy debates. The public understanding of the broad development transitions we are living through at the planetary level remains limited. Efforts to revert this trend, bringing development transitions back into the public discussion, are essential to shaping our collective present and our future. 

The Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and the Global Development Network (GDN) have joined hands to launch a global video contest targeting young researchers conducting quality work on the transitions that are shaping development today – locally, regionally or globally. Young scholars based and operating in the global South are invited to submit to the contest short, self-produced videos. Drawing from their own scientific endeavours and that of others in their field of work, young researchers are asked to communicate clearly and concisely about the societal challenges and dynamics they are studying. Using a language that is appropriate for a wide audience of non-specialists, the videos should aim at bringing into public discussions quality and up-to-date knowledge on the key development transitions shaping our lives. 

Benefits

  • Through a two-step competitive selection, the contest will shortlist up to 20 videos. Shortlisted applicants will receive structured feedback and support (from both communications experts and research staff) before they are invited to re-work and submit a final and longer version of their video.
  • All shortlisted participants who go through the revision and resubmission will compete for monetary prizes worth EUR 6,000. 
  • A Jury of senior academics co-chaired by Thomas Mélonio (Executive Director of Innovation, Research, and Knowledge, French Development Agency) and Pierre Jacquet (President, Global Development Network) will assign prizes to the 3 top videos. Both winners and finalists will have a chance to take part in further audio-video productions by AFD and by GDN, with the potential of gaining global visibility.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GDN/AFD online video contest 2021

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The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award (Financial Support of $75,000)

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Application Deadline: March 31st 2021

The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award is launching its first competition designed to highlight and support the work of pioneering young entrepreneurs developing health innovations.

We want to encourage business entrepreneurship and help advance promising health care solutions that support and empower healthcare workers – those on the frontline of delivering healthcare to communities. Therefore, we are looking for innovative healthcare solutions aimed at supporting, protecting, and empowering healthcare workers through solutions like training programmes, providing protective equipment or improving the quality of healthcare

Eligibility criteria

  • To be eligible to apply you must be aged between 18 and 35 at the time of applying for the Award and be a citizen or resident of an African country.
  • Successful applicants will need to show how their inventive healthcare solution is scalable, measurable and makes a lasting impact for healthcare workers.

Benefits

Award winners will receive:

Financial Support worth a total of $75,000.

First prize of $40,000

Second prize of $20,000

Third prize of $15,000

A 3-month Business Mentorship programme from leading entrepreneurs.

Technical support with Intellectual Property protection, if relevant.

Gain exposure and recognition from global healthcare leaders and the public

Evaluation criteria

You must be able to show your innovation is scalable, measurable, has a sustainable and positive impact on healthcare workers and that their innovation is commercially viable and at least at the proof of concept stage. Submissions will be evaluated based on the following:

  • Innovation. The submission must show, first and foremost, an innovative character this means it must break new ground and meet a challenge in its city, region or country.
  • The applicant must show the innovation be scaled up and used in a wider region of the country, neighbouring countries or across the continent.
  • Impact.  It must show a measurable and sustainable impact on health. It will be important to show not only that it supports, equips, protects and trains healthcare workers but that this is measurable and can be maintained and is therefore sustainable.
  • Commercial viability. The innovation must be commercially viable, so we have to see that it is a business proposition, that it can compete effectively with its competitors and make profit.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award

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Région Normandie call for proposals ‘Our Freedom Prize 2021’ (€ 25,000)

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Application Deadline: January 18th 2021

The Freedom Prize invites young people aged 15 to 25 from France and around the world to choose an inspiring person or organization, committed to an exemplary fight for freedom. What makes this prize so special is that it involves young people at each of its stages: from the proposals submitted to the international panel of judges to the final selection of the winner.

A key stage of the Freedom Prize, the call for proposals ‘Our Freedom Prize 2021’ offers the opportunity to 15-25 years olds from all over the world to present, in a form, the person or organization whose fight for the freedom they wish to defend. freedom.

The 2021 Freedom Prize can be a person or an organization, media or unknown. He / She must have carried out at least one concrete action during the last three years.

All the elements transcribed in the form “Our Freedom Prize 2021” will be used by the international jury of the Freedom Prize which will meet on February 12 & 13, 2021 in Caen to study all the proposals received and select the 3 people or organizations that will be put to the online vote from March 15 to April 25, 2021.

It’s up to you to make your choice and find the right arguments. One of the proposals will be awarded the 2021 Freedom Prize!

2021 Freedom Prize ceremony

The laureate of the Freedom Prize will receive an endowment of € 25,000 to support their fight during an award ceremony that will take place in Caen as part of the Normandy World Peace Forum in June 2021.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Région Normandie call for proposals ‘Our Freedom Prize 2021’

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Merck Bilharzia Storytelling Lab 2020 for innovative Kenyan Storytellers (USD$10,000)

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Application Deadline: 24th of November 2020

The Bilharzia Storytelling Lab is looking for 20 community leaders and innovative storytellers in Kenya. The Lab is a hackathon focused on developing innovative communication tools that can support Bilharzia elimination efforts (also known as Schistosomiasis) in Kenya.

Benefits

– All teams will take part in the competition of 10.000 USD for the implementation of the project with Merck’s support.

Throughout the program you will have access to masterclasses and top experts from NGOs, foundations, corporates, universities and the public sector. You will learn about behavioral change, powerful communications tools and key drivers in the health space while becoming part of a movement of passionate storytellers that works collaboratively to eliminate Bilharzia.

The Storytelling Lab includes two pre-lab workshops on January 9th and 16th and the Lab itself from January 28th-30th. The Bilharzia Storytelling Lab is hosted and sponsored by Merck and is free of charge. Merck actively supports the efforts of achieving the targets of WHO’s NTD Roadmap 2030, which ultimately ensures the global elimination of Bilharzia. Merck has provided more than 1 billion tablets to date but wants to support more initiatives for prevention and treatment of the disease.

Bilharzia (also known as Schistosomiasis) is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms. People are infected during routine agricultural, domestic, occupational, and recreational activities, which expose them to infested water. Currently, six million Kenyans are infected, and another 15 million are at risk of contracting Bilharzia.

Requirements

  • Between 18 and 40 years old
  • Currently based in Kenya or ability to be in Kenya during the lab
  • High reading and speaking proficiency in English
  • Experience working with either storytelling, journalism, or communications
  • Availability for the full program from pre-lab phase on January 9th and 16th to the Lab itself January 28th- 30th

Preferred Qualifications

  • Desire to initiate and implement ideas and solutions
  • Knowledge of or strong interest in health and/or development
  • Specific expertise e.g. tech skills or experience in social impact, the political landscape, community building, etc.

Benefits

  • Make a difference and learn how to spark behavioral change
    Create impactful stories through an immersive innovation program and learn how to change health behaviors for Bilharzia elimination from
    experts in storytelling, media production, and health promotion
  • Get the chance to win 10,000 USD of implementation support
    The winning storytelling project will be supported with seed funding of 10,000 USD to implement a pilot and will have a chance to work with
    Merck on upscaling the project to other communities, the national level or other countries
  • Get acquainted with a new toolkit to solve complex issues
    Acquire skills in innovation and design thinking that can be applied in professional endeavors beyond the Storytelling Lab
  • Become part of a network
    Join a network of experts, mentors, facilitators, and be introduced to organizations
  • Discover new opportunities
    Create connections and discover new opportunities for collaboration with experts, mentors, and organizations

A proven methodology to create powerful stories

The Storytelling Lab combines storytelling with human-centered design thinking. Through this methodology, participants dig deep into root causes of challenges related to global development and are provided with ways of structuring both stories and impact campaigns. Human-centered design thinking puts the human aspect at the center of the proposed solution with the aim of making sure products are relevant for the people you want to serve.

By merging processes used in social innovation with traditional journalism we allow storytellers to think in a more structured way
about their processes and more thoroughly about the potential impact of their stories.

PROBLEM FRAMING
Defining the problem and the group of people that are affected by the problem

IDEATION
Producing creative ideas that address the problem framing

IMPACT PLANNING
Planning for the desired impact and fitting it with production plans

PROTOTYPING
Creating prototypes of the idea, pitching to organizations, planning for a pilot and budget

PITCHING
Creating a compelling pitch to partners and funders

PILOTING & IMPLEMENTING
Implementing communication projects and seeking opportunities for scaling

How to apply

In order to apply you need to:
• Link to an online CV or portfolio (LinkedIn or website)
• Gather at least two examples of work you have done as a storyteller– and make sure you have a link to them (If you don’t have any previous work samples, you can upload an audition video or other creative project showcasing your motivation or storytelling approach)
• Ensure you are available to participate in all parts of the program in January 2021
• The application deadline is the 24th of November 2020
If you have any questions regarding the application process reach out to Luise Jochimsen ([email protected])
If you want to apply to the Storytelling Lab you can do it here: bit.ly/Bilharzia

Feel free to reach out to [email protected] or [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Merck Bilharzia Storytelling Lab

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Daimler and Benz Foundation/Einstein Forum Fellowships 2021/2022 for Young Thinkers (Fully Funded to Germany & Stipend EUR 10,000)

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Application Deadline: May 15, 2021

With the scholarship, the Einstein Forum and the Daimler and Benz Foundation want to offer outstanding young scientists from Germany and abroad the opportunity to carry out a research project that is outside of their previous work. The aim is to support those young universalists who – like Albert Einstein – are not only characterized by their exceptional achievements in a specific scientific field, but also by their interdisciplinary commitment.

The scholarship is linked to a stay in the summer house of Einstein’s summer house in Caputh, which lasts between five and six months. The Einsteinhaus is a place of significance in terms of both science and architecture history and is connected to the universities of Potsdam and Berlin. The scholarship holder receives a grant of EUR 10,000 as well as the travel expenses incurred.

Requirements

  • Applicants should be under 35 years of age and hold a qualified university degree in a humanities, social sciences or natural sciences subject. 
  • The applications for 2022 should a CV and an exposé of the activities planned under the grant project (both in English) and include two academic references and up to May 15, 2021 be filed.
  • The scholarship holders are expected to adequately document the scientific work carried out during the months in Caputh. Documentation includes giving a public lecture in the Einstein Forum and in the Daimler and Benz Foundation. However, the scholarship expressly does not serve to complete a work that has already started, such as a dissertation or habilitation thesis.
  • The applications are evaluated according to the quality, originality and feasibility of the project proposals as well as according to the applicant’s academic background. It does not matter here whether a doctorate has already been started or completed. 
  • The proposed project does not have to be completed within the given timeframe, but can serve as the start of a new, longer project.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FUNDING WILL NOT BE AWARDED FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN A DISSERTATION. SUBMITTED PROJECTS MUST DIFFER NOTICELY IN CONTENT, AREA AND FORM FROM THE APPLICANT’S PREVIOUS WORK.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the current Einstein scholarship holder will not be able to start his stay in Caputh until 2021. Therefore, the next scholarship cannot be awarded for the coming year as planned, but only for 2022. All submitted applications remain valid and will be considered for the next selection. The new application deadline is May 15, 2021. If you would like to withdraw your application, please let us know.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Daimler and Benz Foundation/Einstein Forum Fellowships 2021/2022

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Call for Proposals: 2020 Prince Claus Fund/Goethe-Institut Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change (€20,000)

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Application Deadline: 31 July 2020 at 17:00h Amsterdam Time. 

The Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institut are issuing a new Call for Proposals to support cultural and artistic initiatives tackling pressing environmental issues around the world. The Call for Proposals: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change is the third of this cycle and builds on the 2018 & 2019 editions, through which 35 exceptional projects were supported. This 2020 edition will be the last in this format, though the Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institut remain committed to supporting people who are finding creative ways to address environmental issues and the climate crisis. 

Alarming changes in nature and our environment are all around us: forests and wildlife are disappearing; air and oceans are increasingly polluted; sea levels are rising; and the frequency of extreme weather phenomena is increasing; additionally, the outbreak of a world-wide pandemic is a wake-up call. While causes and consequences of environmental change are being debated by politicians, scientists and the broader public, the most affected people are often those with least power to stop the process. 

Cultural practitioners, artists, architects and designers in many parts of the world are initiating projects, exchanging ideas and rethinking responses to environmental change, while actively engaging their communities. Now, more than ever, we need the arts and culture to help us respond; to inspire and motivate us by offering new ideas that challenge our perceptions and change our habits by introducing radical and trans-disciplinary perspectives and envisioning models of climate justice in the world. 

This call for proposals is aimed at Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe (please refer to the list of eligible countries below). We encourage innovative multi-disciplinary cultural initiatives by individual artists, creative professionals as well as cultural organisations; especially initiatives that express how the arts and new media can propose solutions to environmental issues and create alternatives that support sustainability and climate justice, foster cooperation and an exchange of new ideas globally. In this challenging period, we also encourage people to come up with new formats and modes of engaging with both local and global audiences.  

We are specifically looking to support initiatives that: 

  • Employ new media to re-imagine a more sustainable world, and provide space for different perspectives within the sustainability discussion
  • Promote the inclusion of women, indigenous communities and other marginalised groups
  • Support innovative & contemporary artistic and cultural interventions that enable local impact while encouraging a global exchange on culture of sustainability and climate justice as well as challenges to democracy the climate crisis poses
  • Encourage out of the box initiatives by artists and cultural practitioners looking to re-imagine conventional approaches to environmental sustainability and climate justice
  • Support the development of artistic initiatives that reinforce and rethink traditional knowledge and methods as a means to promote sustainability and climate justice

With this call for proposals we invite artists and cultural practitioners to envision a better future for our planet.

The Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institut will support initiatives within the financial range of €15,000 – €20,000.

The deadline for the submission of project applications is 31 July 2020 at 17:00h Amsterdam Time. 

Please send project applications with supporting materials to [email protected]. Only applications filled out in the application form, sent to the email address above and received before the deadline will be considered. 

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For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Prince Claus Fund/Goethe-Institut Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change

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UNESCO/Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize 2020 for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities ( USD $ 40,000)

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Application Deadline: September 2nd 2020

Worldwide there are more than one billion persons with disabilities. Their existence is impeded by inadequate legal frameworks to protect their rights and a lack of financial and human resources to carry out their activities related to basic needs. Moreover, they also have a lack of opportunities to access information and knowledge, as well as the benefits of scientific and technological development.

The UNESCO/Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (hereafter the Prize) is to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations in promoting the inclusion; and enhancing the lives of persons with disabilities through the application of digital solutions, resources and technologies.

In line with UNESCO’s strategic objectives and especially the Major Programme Communication and Information, this includes translating human rights and fundamental freedoms into action, with a particular emphasis on removing barriers to enable greater access to information and knowledge, as well as learning and participation in society through the effective application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

The Prize has also direct thematic linkages to other UNESCO’s Major Programmes.

The Prize

The Prize will be offered biennially in 2020/2021. The Prize will be awarded in each biennial edition and will be divided equally to:

An Individual Person; and

An Organization.

These awards are for individuals and organizations and are not for projects or programmes. Successful individuals and organizations will usually have undertaken a series of relevant projects and programmes, developed appropriate tools or resources, and enhanced co-operation and partnerships that will contribute to their achievements, but it is the overall personal or organizational contribution that will be assessed.

The total amount available for the Prize biennially is USD $ 40,000, which will be distributed equally between the individual and the organizational winner.

UNESCO will publicize the Prize winners, and will seek to work with them to enhance and promote their continued activities in the field of the digital empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Prize winners (Laureates) will be selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the basis of the assessments and recommendations made by a Jury.
    
All processes relating to the administration of the Prize will adhere to UNESCO’s Statutes for the Prize.

Thematic axes

The Prize builds on three thematic axes of importance in UNESCO’s work with persons with disabilities, including an immediate response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Formulating policy, advocacy, co-operation and partnerships;

Creating and developing digital solutions, enabling environments and processes, including tools and resources;

Building and strengthening the capacities of people to create, adapt and use digital solutions in a cost efficient and sustainable manner.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO/Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize 2020

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2020 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences for women scientists in Low Income African countries (USD5,000)

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Application Deadline: 20th May 2020

This award, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to honour women scientists in Low Income African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences

2020 edition of the award:

The award recognizes women scientists for their achievements in Biological Sciences.

Eligible nominees are female scientists national of a Low Income African country who have been living and working there for at least two years immediately prior to their nomination. (i.e. from 18/2/2018);

Fellows of TWAS are not eligible;

Selection:

A pre-screening of the candidates will be done at TWAS, the nomination dossiers of the qualified candidates will then be submitted to jury members for their evaluation. Based on this evaluation Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim will select the winner.

How to nominate a scientist:

The 2020 nominations can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of this page.

To resume working on saved nominations, click on the “RESUME” button at the bottom of this page.

The extended deadline for receiving nominations is 20 May 2020, however we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the deadline but submit the nomination as early as you can to enable us to process it as quickly as possible.

Before starting compiling the nomination, PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE MAXIMUM CHARACTERS ALLOWED.

A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material:

  • Nominator contact details;
  • Nominee contact details (self nominations are not accepted) and general information on the nominee, including the country where she has been working and living in the past 2 years;
  • Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to process her personal data for the purposes of her nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003. This authorization can only be submitted through the online platform. The privacy authorization form is available for download in the section ‘nominee’s personal data’. The form must be filled in and signed by the candidate and then uploaded onto the on-line platform;
  • Suggested citation (15-20 words highlighting the nominee’s scientific achievements in Biological Sciences);
  • Supporting statement regarding the nominee’s contribution in Biological Sciences. Supporting statements should explain in detail the work performed by the candidate and its significance in the relevant scientific context. Clear reference should be made to the scientific impact of the nominee’s work. Vague supporting statements will not be considered and will negatively affect the evaluation;
  • Clear and detailed account of any time spent abroad by the nominee in the past two years;
  • PhD: information on subject area, year and awarding institution;
  • Brief information on membership in academies and societies;
  • Brief information on awards and honours received;
  • List of 10 most significant publications listed in an internationally acceptable format;
  • The nominee’s brief CV and her complete list of publications are also to be uploaded, separately, onto the online platform.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2020 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences

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D-Prize Challenge 2020/2021 Prize for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)

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Application Deadline:June 1st, 2020 at midnight PT (pacific time) 

The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet millions of people still don’t have access. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges below?

D-Prize will award the most promising teams with up to $20,000 USD to launch a pilot version of your new organization wherever extreme poverty exists. 

ELIGIBILITY

  • D-Prize is for aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, of any age, and any background.
  • D-Prize will consider funding existing organizations only if: you are piloting a new distribution-focused initiative, and you need high risk capital.

Round 2

  • Top entrepreneurs invited to participate in Round 2 will be asked to draft and submit a full plan of their venture, roughly 10 pages in length plus any desired appendices. The plan will include more details on operations, a budget, milestones, and other items. Participants will receive a Round 2 Proposal Packet with full instructions.
  • Those invited to the Second Round will have about four weeks to submit a plan.

Final Round

  • Entrepreneurs invited to the Final Round will interview with judges over email and on the phone. Depending on the promise and cost-effectiveness of a proposal, judges may award up to $20,000 in funding.
  • The average D-Prize award size is $12,000.

Piloting Winning Ventures

  • Besides direct funding, D-Prize can assist in helping your venture attract future funding if
    the pilot proves successful.
  • D-Prize will also provide you access to the D-Prize network of past
    winners, and will do our best to support you in other ways.

Application Procedure:

Proposal Instructions
● Prepare your concept note and resume(s), and clearly name your files. Concept notes
and resumes can be separate documents. Files must be PDF and are limited to a size
of 4MB each.
● Input your contact details and upload your documents to www.d-prize.org/submit

Questions?
Email the D-Prize team at [email protected].


TIMELINE

Select a challenge above and be prepared for the following deadlines: 

  • The Global Competition launches on April 20th, 2020.
  • Early Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2020 at midnight PT (pacific time) 
  • Regular Submission Deadline: June 22nd, 2020 at midnight PT (pacific time) 
  • Extension Deadline: July 13, 2020 at midnight PT (pacific time)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the D-Prize Challenge 2020/2021 Prize

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Australia Scholarships 2020/2021 for International Students (AUD $30,000)

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Application Deadline: Ongoing

The CMU Australia Scholarships for International Students is valued at AUD $30,000 for the duration of 21-month masters degrees, and AUD $20,000 for the duration of 12-month masters degrees.

Future Innovator Scholarship for Africa (FISA)

With this scholarship, ambitious African students will be encouraged to be leaders in innovation in the African region.

Scholarship Eligibility

Students who are eligible for the scholarships need to meet below criteria:

  • Be a citizen of a country in Asia, South America or Africa
  • Meet the admission requirements for a CMU Australia full-time master coursework degree, 12 month or 21 month tracks
  • Be accepted into a CMU Australia master coursework degree commencing in August 2019 or August 2020
  • Accept CMU Australia’s offer letter and pay the deposit by required deadline

Other conditions

  • Students who are citizens or hold permanent residency of Australia or New Zealand are not eligible
  • This scholarship will not be applicable for students who defer the commencement
  • This scholarship is not applicable in conjunction with any another CMU Australia scholarships or other government scholarships including but not limited to Endeavour and Australian Awards scholarships
  • Students need to maintain their enrolment throughout their course in full-time study and meet CMU Australia’s academic progression policy
  • If a student withdraws from the master program before completion, he/she may be required to repay the value of scholarship awarded

How to Apply

If you’re a resident from a country belonging to Asia, South America or Africa, you will be automatically assessed for the scholarship when you apply for a master program to study with us. Upon being accepted to study at CMU Australia, we will contact you of your scholarship eligibility.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Scholarships 2020

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