A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H
Short Course on Science and Diplomacy
Deadline: 05 March 2023
The American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) seek
candidates for the third AAAS-TWAS course on science and diplomacy. The 5-day
course is for young scientists whose work has brought them into the
international policy-making arena; policymakers interested in science-based
themes that might influence their work; administrators of research
institutions; and research funders focused on building international networks.
Women are especially encouraged to apply. Applications are due by 05 March
2023.
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Early-Career
Researchers
Deadline: 06 March 2023
In partnership with the
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), TWAS invites early-career researchers from 21
Least Developed Member Countries to apply to the IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program. The fellowship will support research related to the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in
areas relevant to sustainability science. The program will provide a standard
monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as
accommodation and food. The deadline for receiving applications is 06 March
2023.
Deadline: 08 March 2023
The iF Student Design Award
recognizes students and their future-oriented concepts that aim to solve a
global development challenge. The best concepts earn a share of €50 thousand.
All winners will be honored with a two-day event in Istanbul. Students and
recent graduates of all design-related courses and programs are welcome to
register their concepts. The registration deadline for participation is 08
March 2023.
Boosting Food Production in Rwanda
Deadline: 10 March 2023
The European Commission (EC)
aims to promote sustainable food production of socially and environmentally
inclusive agriculture value chains targeting local markets in Rwanda.
Applicants may request up to €700 thousand in project funding. Eligibility
extends to non-profit organizations established in the European Union or
Rwanda. The deadline for submission of concept notes is 10 March 2023.
Deadline: 14 March 2023
The World Habitat Awards (WHA)
demonstrate solutions to current housing issues faced by countries worldwide.
The WHA takes a broad perspective to include energy, waste management, water
conservation, resilience to natural disasters, and other environmental aspects
in its definition of habitat. Two winners will each receive £10 thousand. The
deadline for applications (English, French, Spanish) is 14 March 2023.
Women's Land and Resource Rights
Deadline: 15 March 2023
Mama Cash makes grants in
support of grassroots women’s rights groups that focus on environmental
justice, for example, groups that address the exclusion of indigenous women
from decision-making over their land and groups that fight for their right to
water, food, and a clean, safe, and healthy environment. Grants can be used for
advocacy, capacity building, public education, or forming alliances across
movements. The average grant size is between €20-30 thousand per year. Letters
of Interest (LOIs) can be submitted between 15 February and 15 March 2023.
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The Institut für
Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) promotes tandem cooperations between civil society
organizations from Germany and partner countries (listed in the announcement).
CCP Synergy is aimed at employees from two organizations who are planning a
joint initiative. The purpose of such a collaboration could be, for example,
the planning and implementation of joint events, fact-finding missions,
research or artistic undertaking in the fields of sustainable development or
climate justice. CCP Synergy supports both cooperating organizations with a
total of €4,500. The call for applications is open until 15 March 2023.
Grants for Grassroots Conservation 2023
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The New England Biolabs
Foundation makes grants to grassroots and charitable organizations to support
conservation of biological diversity; ecosystem services; community food
security; and marine environment. The geographical scope focuses on regions
(specified on the website) in Central America; South America, and West Africa.
The maximum grant size is US$10 thousand. Most grants are US$3 thousand to US$8
thousand. The deadline for submission of LOIs is 15 March 2023.
Technology Entrepreneurship Program
for Girls
Deadline: 22 March 2023
Technovation invites teams of
girls from all over the world to learn and apply the skills needed to solve
real-world problems through technology. Girls work with women mentors, find a
problem in their community and develop a mobile app to launch a startup.
Categories may include environment, poverty, health, and others. Eligibility
extends to teams of up to 5 girls (aged 8-18 years). Registration deadline is
22 March 2023.
Deadline: 22 March 2023
The Audi Environmental
Foundation supports research into new technologies and scientific methods that
protect the natural necessities of life for humans, animals, and plants. Audi
Environmental Foundation offers scholarships to 15 inspiring young leaders to
attend the 2023 One Young World Summit (Belfast, UK). This scholarship is
intended for young leaders driving change and tackling the climate crisis
through innovative new technologies. Nationals between the ages of 18-30 from
all countries will be eligible to apply. The application deadline is 22 March 2023.
Prize for Innovation in Global
Security 2023
Deadline: 27 March 2023
The Geneva Centre for
Security Policy (GCSP) offers a prize to recognize groundbreaking concepts by
any individual, group of individuals, or organization, that offer exceptional
potential in addressing peace and security challenges. All disciplines and
fields are relevant (including climate change and environmental security). The
prize is a fully funded 2-month incubation program within the GCSP’s Creative
Spark in Geneva (worth CHF 15 thousand). The deadline for applications is 27
March 2023.
Professional Short Courses with
Scholarships 2023
Deadline: 30 March 2023
The Wageningen Centre for
Development Innovation invites participants to apply for new short-term courses
in 2023. Wageningen University & Research offers a wide range of online
courses to support professionals. Courses have different deadlines and
locations. Thematic areas include Climate Change, Water Management,
Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock, and many others. Most courses are open to
professionals of government departments, NGOs and civil society organizations,
businesses, development agencies, universities and colleges for higher
education, and individual consultants. Courses are eligible for scholarships
through the Orange Knowledge Program. The deadline to apply for courses is 30
March 2023.
Deadline: 31 March and 30 September 2023
The Arturo Falaschi
Fellowships Program offers long and short-term fellowships to assist in the
training of scientists from ICGEB's member states, including many developing
countries. The fellowships are for research at collaborating universities in
the UK, Italy, India, and South Africa. For short-term PhD fellowships, the application
deadline is 31 March and 30 September 2023. For doctoral fellowships, the
application deadline is 31 March 2023. For post-doctoral fellowships, the
deadlines are 31 March and 30 September 2023.
Scholarships for International
Students 2023
Deadline: 31 March 2023
Xiamen University (XMU) in
coastal Southeast China supports several doctoral, masters, and undergraduate
programs in English. Subject areas at XMU include marine affairs, environmental
sciences and ecology, life sciences, and many others. The university's
scholarship programs include several for international students. The
application deadline is 31 March 2023.
Deadline: 31 March, 30 June ,31 October
and 31 December 2023
ETH for Development (ETH4D)
supports ETH bachelor students, master students, doctoral candidates, post-docs
and senior scientists to develop prototypes. The grant sum is up to CHF 5
thousand. Preference is given to activities in lower-middle-income countries
with direct involvement of collaborating institutions or agencies from said
countries. There are four application deadlines per year: 31 March, 30 June, 31
October and 31 December.
Deadline: 31 March 2023
The Land Accelerator is a
training and mentorship program targeted specifically toward businesses that
restore degraded forests, farmland, and pasture. The Land Accelerator Africa
provides entrepreneurs across Africa with mentorship and networking
opportunities, technical training, and workshops, as well as potential
investors. Participants have the chance to receive an innovation grant of
US$5,000. Companies who restore land and have at least one prototype been
preferred. The application cycle is open through 31 March 2023.
Deadline: 31 March 2023
The special self-help program
of the U.S. Embassy to Lesotho supports small, sustainable community-based
initiatives that have an immediate and strong impact on the local community.
The Embassy expects to support different types of projects: from development
projects such as agricultural cooperatives to women’s empowerment and the
environment. Grants typically range from US$3 thousand to US$10 thousand per
project. All applicants must include a significant community contribution. The
Embassy welcomes applications from Lesotho-based nonprofit organizations,
community-based organizations, and citizens. The closing date for applications
is 31 March 2023.
Deadline: 31 March 2023
The Future Africa Challenge
is a competition to explore the creative potentials of young Africans in Africa
and the diaspora. The Challenge seeks projects or solutions of young innovators
within 7 categories: Education, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Humanitarian,
Agriculture, Advocacy and Movie. Applicants must be between the ages of 15-25
years. The winners of each category receive a cash grant of US$10 thousand. The
application deadline is 31 March 2023.
B I O D I V E R S I T Y / C O N S E R V A T I O N
Deadline: 01 March 2023
Each year, the
Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences sponsors a competition to stimulate
high-quality research regarding problems inherent in the developing world. The
questions for 2023 request a study on the impact of climate changes and/or
anthropogenic activities on ecosystem services and a study that would link
biodiversity changes to the worldwide food supply and health evolution of
populations in the South. Each award-winning work is granted a prize of €2,500.
The application deadline is 01 March 2023.
Online Certificate Program: Tropical
Forest Landscapes
Deadline: 01 March 2023
The course “Tropical
Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use” is an online
certificate program for environmental professionals from around the world. The
online program includes four thematic eight-week courses, a yearlong capstone
project course and an optional field course in Latin America or Asia. The
course covers themes in tropical forest landscape conservation and restoration,
climate change mitigation, and food security. Partial scholarships are
available on a competitive basis. Scholarship awards cover between 25-75% of
the tuition fee. The application deadline is 01 March 2023.
Deadline: 01 March 2023
NextWorldNow (NWN) is
committed to working with community leaders who are solving difficult social
problems. This includes social problems related to water, sanitation, deforestation,
smallholder productivity, and food security -- among other subject areas.
Grants are up to US$10 thousand. To apply, community organizations submit a
short "Notification of Interest" to register their intent to submit a
formal grant application. NWN will screen the initial requests and forward a
full application form to selected community organizations. The deadline to
submit a Notification of Interest is 01 March 2023.
Deadline: 01 March 2023
The Nudge Global
Impact Challenge is an online personal development program for young
professionals that focuses on leadership, sustainability and impact.
Participants learn from leading companies (profit and non-profit), social
enterprises, governmental and non-governmental organizations through
individualized coaching sessions and learning modules. The Nudge academy
provides 30 scholarships to successful applicants which frees them of paying
the participation fee (€5.990) for the program. The program concludes with a
two-day ‘Grand Finale‘ closing event (June 2023) in the Netherlands (this event
is not covered by the scholarship). The program is open to young professionals
(23-33 years) from all around the world. The deadline is 01 March 2023.
Deadline: 01 March 2023
The American Society
of Mammalogists (ASM) offers the Latin American Student Field Research award
for field projects by Latin American graduate students. Each of five grant
recipients receives US$1,500. The ASM also offers the Oliver P. Pearson Award
to young professional mammalogists of any nationality who hold academic or
curatorial positions in Latin America. The Pearson research grant is US$5,000
plus a travel grant of US$2,000 to attend the ASM annual meeting following the
award. The application deadline for both types of awards is 01 March 2023.
Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 14 (Life
below Water)
Deadline: 01 March 2023
The Young One World Lead2030
Challenge for SDG 14 seeks solutions that could protect and/or restore existing
ocean based resources. The challenge welcomes solutions from entrepreneurs with
for-profit enterprises. The winner will receive a US$50 thousand project
startup grant and 12-months of mentorship from Credit Suisse. The application
deadline is 01 March 2023..
Deadline: 01 March 2023
The Global Solvers
Accelerator is an eight-month project-based collaborative learning workshop
furthering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Up to 20 participants will
be invited to attend the fully sponsored week-long in-person retreat in Germany
(July 2023). Eligibility extends to young community development practitioners
aged between 20 – 35 years from all around the world. Applicants must have an
existing social impact project. The program offers financial aid for deserving
participants. Applications close on 01 March 2023.
Innovation Impact Grant Programme
Deadline: 01 March 2023
Expo Live supports novel
solutions that address pressing environmental and climate challenges. The
program offers up to US$50 thousand in funding to support the growth of social
enterprises, startups and grassroots projects from around the world that offer
creative solutions to pressing challenges. The Grant Program is open to social
entrepreneurs, SMEs, non-profit organizations, and government entities.
Interested applicants should submit a pre-proposal by 01 March 2023.
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships
Deadline: 02 March 2023
The Commonwealth
Split-site Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the
knowledge and skills required for sustainable development and are aimed at
students from low- and middle-income countries who could not otherwise afford
to study in the UK. Awards are tenable for a 12-month period of study at any
approved UK university or higher education institution for a specific program
of research. All applications must be submitted by 02 March 2023.
Preserving African Wildlife Species
Deadline: 07 March 2023
The Kevin Richardson
Foundation funds the work of organizations who preserve African wildlife
species, protect wildlife habitats, and reduce conflict between humans and wild
animals. A wide variety of proposals will be considered, including academic
research and rescue and rehabilitation projects. The Foundation awards up to
US$ 25 thousand to successful applicants. Projects based in southern Africa are
favored, however all projects based in Africa will be considered. Applicants
must be a registered non-profit organization or trust. The application deadline
is 07 March 2023.
Conservation Reporting Fellowship
Program
Deadline: 10 March 2023
The Mongabay
Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program supports up to 12 fellows per year.
Fellows will gain experience working with a range of editors at international
news outlets, develop their environmental reporting skills, and create a
portfolio of original publications to help them advance their careers in
journalism. Each fellow will receive US$500 a month for the duration of the
six-month fellowship (US$3,000 in total). The fellowship is open to anyone from
a low- to upper-middle income tropical country. The application window for the
second cohort will run from 01 January 2023 through 10 March 2023.
Grants for Ecologists in Africa 2023
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The British Ecological
Society (BES) makes grants for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative
ecological research. Applicants must be scientists and citizens of a country in
Africa or its associated islands; have at least an MSc or equivalent degree; be
working for a university or research institution in Africa that provides basic
research facilities; and carry out the research in a country in Africa or its
associated islands. The maximum value of a grant is £8 thousand for research.
An additional sum up to £2 thousand may be requested to fund travel to help
grantees develop connections with other ecologists outside their usual peer
groups. The application deadline is 15 March 2023.
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The British
Ecological Society (BES) makes grants to PhD students and postgraduate research
assistants to meet the costs of specialist field training courses and to
network and publicize their research at workshops and conferences. Applicants
must be members of BES. However, there are no restrictions on nationality or
residence of applicants. Grants of up to £1 thousand are available. The
application deadline is 15 March 2023. Please be aware that Training and Travel
Grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis.
Grants for Research and Conservation of Wild Cats 2023
Deadline: 15 March 2023
Panthera makes grants for
research and conservation of the world's populations of wild cats. The Kaplan
Graduate Awards Program (up to US$15 thousand) supports conservation efforts of
young biology graduate students working on all wild felids in situ, with a
particular focus on threatened species. The Sabin Snow Leopard Grants Program
supports in situ conservation efforts on the snow leopard in Asia. The Small
Cat Action Fund (up to US$15 thousand) supports in situ conservation and
research on many of the world's 31 small cat species. The Winston Cobb Memorial
Fellowship is made to an exceptional early-career conservationist to undertake
a field-based internship for training and experience on a wild cat conservation
project selected by Panthera. Letters of Interest for all programs must be
submitted by 15 March 2023.
Award for Biosphere Reserve
Management
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sponsors the Michel
Batisse Award for outstanding achievements in biosphere reserve management. The
award is US$12 thousand and international travel and allowances in Paris to
present the winning case study to the MAB-ICC session. The deadline for
applications (English, French) is 15 March 2023.
International Climate Initiative Small Grants
Deadline: 15 March 2023
Germany's International
Climate Initiative (IKI) supports projects on climate change mitigation and
adaptation, and biodiversity projects that have climate relevance. The focus of
the IKI Small Grants scheme is to provide support to the implementation of
projects addressing the global loss of biodiversity in connection with climate
change. IKI Small Grants selects project proposals and provides funding between
€60 thousand and €200 thousand. Not-for-profit organizations and for-profit
non-government organizations, if they pursue strictly non-profit objectives,
are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is 15 March 2023.
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The British
Ecological Society (BES) makes Research Grants in support of scientific
ecological research where there are limited alternative sources of funding.
Small projects can be awarded up to £5 thousand, and early-career ecologists
can apply for funding up to £20 thousand. Applicants must be members of BES.
However, there are no restrictions on nationality or residence of applicants,
or where they carry out their research. The application deadline is 15 March
2023.
Deadline: 15 March 2023
The British Ecological
Society (BES) makes Outreach Grants of up to £2 thousand to encourage the
promotion of ecological science to a wide audience. Proposals must be aimed at
a non-academic audience. Awards are open to individuals and organizations to
organize ecological public engagement events, including BES members,
researchers, schools, museums, libraries and community groups. Additionally,
BES offers up to £1 thousand to members who want to undertake public engagement
activities within the UK. The application deadline is 15 March 2023.
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Deadline: 19 March 2023
The COAL Prize 2023 invites
artists from all over the world to submit projects that show the richness of
plants and their importance for the earth’s ecosystem. The Prize is open to
artists from all over the world. The winner receives €12 thousand to support
artwork in progress and benefits from an (optional) residence run by the Museum
of Hunting and Nature at the Belval Domaine. In parallel, a call for projects
is open for the COAL Student Prize – Culture & Diversity for students at
schools in the artistic and cultural field. The application deadline is 19
March 2023.
Biodiversityon a Changing Planet
Deadline: 20 March 2023
The U.S. National Science
Foundation (NSF) invites submission of interdisciplinary proposals addressing
grand challenges in biodiversity science within the context of unprecedented
environmental change, including climate change. The program supports a comprehensive
and integrative approach to understanding planetary biodiversity from a
functional perspective. Research supported by this program will improve
modeling and forecasting of the consequences of functional change in
biodiversity. The program supports both US-only collaborative proposals and
proposals with international partnerships with National Science Foundations in
China, Brazil, and South Africa. Proposals may be submitted by non-profit
organizations and institutions of higher education. The total anticipated
funding amount is up to US$17 million. Depending on the quality of proposals,
4-6 awards are estimated to be made for design and implementation. Applications
must be submitted by 29 March 2023.
International Green Gown Awards
Deadline: 31 March 2023
The International Green Gown
Awards recognize exceptional climate sustainability initiatives being
undertaken by universities and colleges. Students and universities are invited
to submit solutions to the climate and environmental crisis. The Awards are
open to any university or college across the world. The deadline for
applications is 31 March 2023.
Improving the Health of our Oceans
Deadline: 31 March 2023
11th Hour Racing is
committed to mobilizing the sailing and marine communities to improve the
health of our oceans. For that reason, 11th Hour Racing seeks innovative
projects that address dynamic environmental challenges in one or more of the
program’s focus areas: reduce ocean pollution, advance clean technologies and
best practices, and foster ocean stewardship. Applications from non-profit organizations
from all around the world are welcome. Typical grants range from US$10 thousand
to US$100 thousand, with an average grant size of $25 thousand. There are two
grant cycles each year. Applications are accepted throughout the year and
reviewed after 31 March 2023.
C R O S S C U T T I N G
Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships
Programme
Deadline: 09 March 2023
KU Leuven is the
largest university in Flanders, Belgium. As one part of its cooperation to
advance international development, KU Leuven offers Global Minds Scholarships
to candidates from developing countries. Global Minds is a ‘sandwich’ system,
which means that 50% of the research takes place at KU Leuven and 50% at the
home institution of the scholar. The scholarships have a duration of 48 months.
The program also reimburses travel costs from the home country of the PhD
student to Belgium. Online applications have to be completed before 09 March
2023.
Incubation Program on How to Start a
Charity
Deadline: 12 March 2023
Charity
Entrepreneurship accepts applications for a two-month, fully cost-covered boot
camp open to individuals who want to create, start, and operate an effective
charity. The Incubation Program covers management, fundraising, impact
analysis, and on-hands knowledge of established non-profit organizations. New
organizations will receive seed grants of up to US$200 thousand in addition to
legal support, and connections to donors, mentors, and potential employees.
There is no geographical restriction for applicants. The deadline for
applications is 12 March 2023.
Deadline: 12 March 2023
Young Social
Entrepreneurs (YSE) Global is an eight-month program for young changemakers who
wish to start or scale up their social enterprises in Singapore and beyond.
Participants have access to online workshops, remote mentorship, regional
learning and pitching sessions. Shortlisted teams have the chance to win S$20
thousand in funding to launch or scale their social enterprise. Eligibility
extends to individuals aged between 18 to 35 years, with a viable and
innovative business solution to a social issue anywhere in the world. The YSE
Global is open to participants of all nationalities. The application deadline
is 12 March 2023.
Deadline: 16 March 2023
The Flemish Inter-University
Council (VLIR-UOS) invites applications for Short Initiative projects that aim
to build and deepen academic/scientific collaborations among diverse teams of
academics and researchers. Short Initiatives focus on a sustainable development
challenge. The objective is to strengthen research and educational capacities
of higher education and science institutions in partner countries in Latin
America, Africa and Southeastern Asia. Project budgets amount to a maximum of
€70 thousand for two years. The deadline to submit proposals is 16 March 2023.
Deadline: 31 March 2023
The Loyola Foundation
supports family-based charitable organizations in less developed countries
worldwide. Past grants have helped finance the installation of solar power
plants, water wells, or the construction of churches, schools, and health
clinics. Generally, the Foundation accepts requests up to US$20 thousand.
Projects must be part of an overseas catholic mission activity. Completed
applications must be received by 31 March and 30 September 2023.
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