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EforA Research

EforA Research and Development Fund to develop Enabling Technologies – Third Call Deadline Date – 15-Mar-2020 Efficiency for Access Coalition (EforA) is currently accepting applications for the third round of its Research and Development (R&D) Fund, with up to £2 million in funding made available. This funding is supported by a range of donors, including UK aid and the IKEA Foundation. The focus is on projects developing enabling technologies or products for weak and off- grid areas, with a particular focus on interoperability and inclusivity. Scope To be in scope for this call, R&D projects must meet the following two criteria:  Focus on the development of an innovative electrical appliance technology or product for delivery via inclusive business models in off- and weak-grid settings in developing countries  Focus on at least one of the thematic areas of Inclusivity or Interoperability, as detailed below..

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Al-Sumait Prize

Apply for 2020 Al-Sumait Prize “Education” and Win 1 Million US Dollars Deadline Date – 30-Jun-2020 The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is seeking applications for its 2020 Al-Sumait Prize “Education” to advance economic and social development, human resources development and infrastructure on the African continent. Focus Areas  Improving people’s access to basic education, vocational & training programs and/or higher education.  Improving literacy among all members of society.  Decreasing the dependence of children’s education on the socio- economic status of their parents. Prize Information The Prize is worth 1 Million US Dollars...

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Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions Foundation accepting Inquiry Forms for 2020 Grant Program Deadline Date – 03-Feb-2020 The Motorola Solutions Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, originally founded in 1953. With employees located around the globe, Motorola Solutions seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships and fostering innovation.  Awarding over $9 million in grants in 2018, which supported more than 2 million students and first responders affiliated with about 250 organizations in 33 countries, our funding and involvement goes beyond helping those in law enforcement. The foundation also supports organizations that represent veterans, professional and volunteer fire service personnel, EMS professionals and disaster response professionals. In particular, the foundation focuses on:  Education – Supporting programs that advance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, preparing our next generation of innovators  Public safety – Making our communities safer by using our leadership in public safety innovation to provide resources to first responders and the communities they serve  Disaster relief – Partnering with humanitarian organizations to provide relief to disaster victims and providing vital support to emergency workers who are at the front lines of disaster relief  Employee giving – Providing......

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Arrell Global

Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards Deadline Date – 28-Feb-2020 Nominations are now open for the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards to recognize global excellence in food innovation and community impact. In 2020, two awards will be given:  One award will recognize a researcher, or group of researchers, who has advanced understanding of food production, processing, distribution, consumption, safety and/or human nutrition, with a significant positive impact on society. Likely themes include: food science, the environmental impact of agriculture, crop or livestock genetics, agro-ecology, soil health, food animal health and production, pest management, supply chain management, food processing, food packaging, food safety, food consumption, human nutrition, food retail/marketing.  The other award will recognize an individual, or group of individuals, who has contributed to improved nutritional health and/or food security, with a focus on strengthening disadvantaged communities. Likely themes include food sovereignty, food production, food distribution/access, food insecurity, community development and governance, household nutrition, urban poverty, Aboriginal food security, non-traditional food systems, socioeconomic policy, empowerment of under-served communities, food and nutrition literacy...

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Ocean Innovation

Apply Now for Ocean Innovation Challenge and Win Up to 250,000 USD Deadline Date – 05-Mar-2020 The Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) is a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on SDG14 by the identifying, financing, advising and mentoring of truly innovative, entrepreneurial and creative approaches to ocean and coastal restoration and protection that sustains livelihoods and advances the ’blue economy’. The OIC seeks innovations that are transferable, replicable and scalable in order to achieve maximum catalytic impact. The first call for applications opens on 8 January 2020...

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Ekhagastiftelsen Foundation

Ekhagastiftelsen Foundation offering Grants to Promote Human Health Deadline Date – 20-May-2020 Ekhagastiftelsen Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant program to promote human health by supporting the development of better food, natural medicines and healing practices, and to support research for a healthier way of life, which in itself may have a disease preventive effect. A central idea is to focus more on preventive active care than reactive care to combat symptoms. The same applies to the agricultural and food areas where the focus should be to find methods that can prevent various problems instead of focusing on their manifestations. The focus should not be on tackling problems, but rather finding ways to prevent their occurrence...

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Social Impact

2020 iF Social Impact Prize: A Great Opportunity to Win EUR 50,000 Deadline Date – 27-May-2020 Nominations are now open for 2020 iF Social Impact Prize to support projects that contribute to society. Applicants are welcome to submit all projects that contribute to solving the most urgent challenges of their time and help to improve conditions applicants CSR projects or active support for a specific aspect of society. Categories  End poverty  End hunger  Healthy lives  Quality Education  Gender equality  Water and sanitation  Clean energy  Economic growth  Resilient Infrastructure  Reduce inequality everywhere  Sustainable cities and communities  Sustainable consumption  Climate action  Life below water  Life on land..

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CFH Foundation

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation to Improve the Production and Distribution of Food Deadline Date – 01-Jan-2020 The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.  The foundation helps build the capacity of organizations and coalitions with grants that support research or improve the learning and generation of local solutions to complex problems. The foundation supports projects that demonstrate local leadership and promote professional development in the conservation, agricultural, and health sciences; develop the capacity of local organizations; and address a particular problem or question in the field.  It prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic areas...

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Climate Protection

International Climate Protection Fellowship for young climate experts from developing countries Deadline Date – 01-Mar-2020 Humboldt Foundation is seeking applications for its International Climate Protection Fellowship for Young Climate Experts. With the International Climate Protection Fellowships, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables prospective leaders in academia and industry to implement a research-based proposal in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation during a one-year stay in Germany. Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually, funded under the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s (BMU) International Climate Initiative. The fellowships target prospective leaders from non-European transition and developing countries. Foundation promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and from Germany.  Research fellowships and research awards allow applicants to come to Germany to work on a research project they have chosen their selves together with a host and collaborative partner.  If applicant is a scientist or scholar from Germany they can profit from their support and carry out a research project abroad as a guest of one of more than 29,000 Humboldt Foundation alumni worldwide – the Humboldtians.  As an intermediary organization for German foreign cultural and educational......

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Global OER Grant

First UNESCO-UNEVOC Global OER Grant Programme Open Educational Resources (OER) – learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain – and Open Educational Practices (OEP) around the creation, use, and management of OER to improve quality and innovate education are cornerstones of modern-day education and training. The UNESCO–UNEVOC Global OER Grant Programme provides 5 grants of up to 5,000 USD to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions that develop, adapt or curate these resources to promote practices in technical vocational education and training. Applications are invited through an open call for proposal as per the deadline below: KEY DATES  Launch of OER grant programme: 3 December 2019  Deadline for proposals: 12 January 2020  Grant recipient announcement date: 31 January 2020  Project rollout and implementation: between February and September 2020..