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Intl. Climate Protection Fellowship for Young Climate Experts

The closing date for applications is 1 March 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...

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Final Funding Call of the Rising from the Depths Network.

This is the third, and final funding call for the Rising from the Depths Network. The Rising from the Depths network aims to identify and utilize the Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) of Eastern Africa to create tangible benefits in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. The network will fund a range of Innovation Research Projects in the region. These are network funded, co-created research projects that aim to identify new opportunities and methods for using and protecting MCH.We are looking to fund challenge-led, coordinated and multi-disciplinary engagement with Eastern Africa’s extraordinarily rich Marine Cultural Heritage. We envisage commissioning a diverse programme of MCH orientated research projects across Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mozambique. To this end, we will consider any project that is relevant to, or deals with MCH in Eastern Africa, as long as they are collaborative, co-produced and challenge-led, producing a clear benefit (economic, social, environmental or cultural) for those living in coastal regions in Eastern Africa...

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GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA)

Call Launch: September 2019 Call open on Je-S: 11 September 2019 Call closes: 12 November 2019 (1600 BST) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), are pleased to invite applications for Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA). This two stage GCRF call focuses on the impact and application of digital technologies for development in Africa. Stage one focusses on building Networks that bring together academics, industry, NGOs, policymakers and practitioners from Africa with UK partners. These Networks are expected to build new relationships and stimulate novel research and innovation ideas and activities that will enable partners to apply for funding to deliver a co-developed and fully realised project in stage two. This call has three thematic areas of focus and applicants can apply to any strand...

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Letters of Interest Call-Social Innovation in Health Initiative

Building research partnerships to disseminate social innovation in health in low- and middle-income countries. Call for letters of interest Deadline for submission: 11 October 2019 Background SIHI, the Social Innovation in Health Initiative, is a network of individuals and institutions sharing a common goal to advance social innovation in health through research and to transform health care delivery. Since 2014, SIHI has identified and studied more than 40 community-based social innovations across 17 countries that are improving access, so that no-one is left behind. SIHI country research hubs in China, Colombia, Malawi, Philippines, South Africa and Uganda have been playing a leadership role in advancing social innovation in health through research, advocacy and capacity strengthening...

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Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

The U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders from September 12 to October 9, 2019. Begun in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. In summer 2020, the Fellowship will host up to 700 young African leaders...

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3rd, and Final funding call for the Rising from the Depths Network

Call closes on the 31st October 2019, 5pm (UK time).This is the third, and final funding call for the Rising from the Depths Network. The Rising from the Depths network aims to identify and utilize the Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) of Eastern Africa to create tangible benefits in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. The network will fund a range of Innovation Research Projects in the region. These are network funded, co-created research projects that aim to identify new opportunities and methods for using and protecting MCH...

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Spencer Foundation

Research Grants on Education: Large The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept Intent to Apply forms twice a year. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education...

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Spencer Foundation

Application deadline: December 4, 2019 at 12:00pm The Conference Grant Program provides support to scholars for small research conferences and focused symposia. This program is intended to bring together researchers whose substantive knowledge, theoretical insight, and methodological expertise can be assembled in ways that build upon and advance best practices in education research. This grant program supports conference proposals with budgets of $50,000 or less...

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LEAP² Innovative Light & Circular Economy challenge

The first digital leaps took place in the form of challenges in Kenya starting in June During the first two LEAP² challenges in Kenya, GoodUp, Close the Gap and Nailab challenged young entrepreneurs to give their innovation a boost by crowdfunding and working on a business case of their choice. The innovations selected from all the applications, guided by a professional coach, worked on a business case of their choice and crowdfunded for one month. Besides knowledge and the crowdfunded amount, they got a lot of exposure...