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The Sandoz HACk Healthcare Access Challenge 2018 (€20,000 seed funding)

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Application Deadline: 23.59 CET on November 30, 2018.

Do you have a digital solution to a local healthcare access challenge? You can make a difference!

The Sandoz HACk is a global competition that invites inspirational ideas that use digital technology with the potential to complement – or even disrupt – established approaches to healthcare access.

Universal access to healthcare remains the single largest unmet medical need. Two billion people don’t have access to the medicines they need. Four hundred million lack access to essential health services.

You can make a difference!

Simply tell us how digital technology can improve access to medicines in your community. Your idea, no matter how small, can make a big difference, and if selected, we will help you make that happen!

With a focus on innovation through digital technology, our ambition at Sandoz is to create a passionate, ever-active community of entrepreneurially minded individuals committed to improving healthcare access.

Benefits:

  • Sandoz will work with shortlisted entrants to incubate and enhance their ideas, in order to arrive at practical, scalable solutions that help improve people’s lives in communities around the world.
  • Those with the best ideas will travel to South by SouthWest (SXSW; Austin, Texas), in March 2019, to participate in a five-day Accelerator event, to evolve their ideas into an actionable business plan. The winner will receive seed funding and support from Sandoz to help bring their idea to life.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Sandoz HACk healthcare access challenge 2018

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Knight Foundation/ Online News Association Journalism 360˚ Challenge 2018 for Immersive Storytelling Projects ($200,000+ in funding)

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Application Deadline: June 28, 11:59 p.m. Eastern (3:59 a.m. UTC)

The Online News Association, Knight Foundation and Google News Initiative are partnering to launch this open call for ideas, offering ten grants of up to $20,000 each to test, refine and build out a project.

This is an open call for ideas using immersive storytelling to discover new ways to engage audiences and advance the field of journalism.

Requirements:

  • The challenge is open to journalists, technologists, entrepreneurs, gamers, software developers and academics, news organizations, startups, established businesses, nonprofits and individuals, anywhere in the world.

Benefits:

  • In addition to the funding opportunity, Challenge winners become part of the Journalism 360 ecosystem and have access to our ambassador team and a growing network of immersive storytellers. Our goal is to build a community of people who are passionate about new ways of storytelling and are excited to learn from one another and the community at large.
  • Submit your idea to win a share of $200,000, which we will award at the Online News Association conference in Austin, Texas Sept. 13-15, 2018.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Knight Foundation Journalism 360˚Challenge 2018

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IWMF June 2018 Reporting Fellowships for Journalists (Fully Funded to to El Salvador & U.S./Mexico Border )

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Application Deadline: March 26, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (New York

The IWMF is pleased to announce its Reporting Fellowships to El Salvador and the U.S./Mexico Border: Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas. A group of journalists will report on Rural Security and Development from San Salvador, El Salvador. Concurrently, another group of journalists will cover Trade and its Human Impact from the U.S./Mexico Border: Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas with the opportunity for limited travel across the border. These opportunities are part of the Adelante Reporting Initiative. The work of the 95 IWMF Adelante Fellows has been published and aired by leading media outlets around the world. The IWMF will continue to lead reporting trips to Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the Mexico-United States border until 2020.

ABOUT THE REPORTING TRIPS: 

Both trips will take place June 14 – 29, 2018, which includes travel dates. All Fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City, Mexico, where they will complete a four-day, comprehensive security training and an orientation about Latin America and Adelante focused countries from June 14 – 18. Fellows then depart for a nine-day, independent or team reporting trip in San Salvador or Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas with the opportunity for limited travel across the U.S./Mexico border.

Fellows will have the opportunity to network with in-country journalists, collaborate with international peers, and access a wide range of sources and sites relevant to their reporting. The IWMF reserves the right to change reporting locations based on the real-time security situation in both locations. The feasibility of day trips outside the base locations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and determined by IWMF security protocols.

Eligibility Requirements:

 

  • Affiliated or freelance women journalists with three (3) or more years of professional experience working in news media. Internships do not count toward professional experience;
  • Women journalists of all nationalities are welcome to apply;
  • Non-native English speakers must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program;
  • Applicant must be able to show proof of interest from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.

Benefits

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND EXPENSES: 

  • The IWMF arranges travel and in-country logistics for all Fellows within the scope of the Fellowship base location and trip dates.
  • The IWMF also covers Fellowship-related costs within the framework of the reporting trip including travel, lodging, meals, and fixers/interpreters, unless a selected journalist’s news organization wishes to assume these costs.
  • Visa costs will also be covered. Fellows living outside the U.S. are responsible for procuring all necessary visas, for which they will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the Fellowship.

ONLINE APPLICATION: 

The IWMF will accept online applications from February 20 – March 26, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (New York). Apply using the IWMF’s Submittable page.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Reporting Fellowships to El Salvador and the U.S./Mexico Border

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Call for Participation: Apply to Speak at the 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC 18) in Houston, Texas.

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Application Deadline: March 7, 2018 at 5 p.m. PT.

Are you interested in speaking at the 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC 18) in September? At GHC, we make sure the voices of our community are heard.

Don’t miss the chance to learn more about your field, network with new people, and discover how you can further your career. Check out our tracks, speaking formats, and requirements to learn more.

Submission Requirements:

Each submission type has a unique set of requirements. Please review the one for your proposal type. There are also general requirements for all types, except poster presenters. If you fail to follow these requirements, we will be unable to accept your submission for review.

If you are uncertain about session formats, please check out our descriptions here. 

General Requirements (Except Posters)

  • Word count: Maximum 400 characters abstract. Maximum four page proposal: three pages for submission content and one page for speaker bios. Only abstract will be published for attendees. We will not edit these, so pay attention to grammar.
  • Font size: Minimum 10-point font. Use a common font such as Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman.
  • Audience: If this is a career-related submission, tag the submission based on your target audience. Understanding of the audience and tailoring the submission ensures a higher chance of success. If your submission is accepted, the audience label will be at the discretion of the track co-chairs.
  • Expertise Level: If this is a technical submission, tag this to be at the Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced level at the time of submission. If your submission is accepted, the audience label will be at the discretion of the track co-chairs.
  • Templates: Use the starter template indicated in each section below to help you get started. You may add sections provided the proposal is within the page limits specified. If you choose to use your own template, you must still include all the sections listed in your template to ensure consistency.
  • Submission limit: You may only submit one proposal per submission type.

Specific Requirements

Panel

  • Eligibility criteria: Subject matter expert from industry, academia, or government labs.
  • Number of panelists: One moderator and three to four panelists. No two people from the same organization (company or institution) can be on the same panel. Please indicate in your submission if the moderator has had previous experience moderating a panel.
  • Presentation time: 60 minutes
  • Room type: Theater style seating
  • Template: Use the Panel Starter Template. You can look at two of our highly rated submissions from previous years for inspiration– the Technical Panel Example and Career Panel Example. Our green callouts are tips to guide you through the process.

Presentation

  • Eligibility criteria: Doctoral students and subject matter experts from industry, academia, or government labs.
  • Number of presenters: One presenter per presentation. Tag-Team presentations are not permitted.
  • Presentation Time: Plan on 20 minutes total, including Q&A.
  • Room type: Theater style seating
  • Template: Use the Presentation Starter Template. You can look at two of our highly rated submissions from previous years for inspiration – the Technical Presentation Example and Career Presentation Example. Our green callouts are tips to guide you through the process.

Workshop

  • Eligibility criteria: Subject matter expert from industry, academia or government labs
  • Number of presenters: Two to three facilitators
  • Presentation Time: 60 minutes
  • Room type: Banquet style (round table seating)
  • Room size: Audience size can be up to 400 attendees and cannot be limited by speaker.
  • Template: Use the Workshop Starter Template. You can look at two of our highly rated submissions from previous years for inspiration – the Technical Workshop Example and Career Workshop Example. Our green callouts are tips to guide you through the process.

Mentoring Circles (formerly Student Opportunity Lab – SOL)

  • Eligibility criteria: Doctoral students and subject matter experts from industry, academia or government labs
  • Number of mentors: One to two mentors per submission
  • Session Time: Each mentoring session will be 20 minutes.
  • Room type: Banquet style (round table seating)
  • Template: Use the Mentoring Circles Starter Template. You can look our highly rated submission from last year for inspiration.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC 18)

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