Call for nomination: The Tech Awards program 02/26/2010
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity's most pressing problems by recognizing the best of those who are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing our planet. People all over the world are profoundly improving the human condition in the areas of education, equality, environment, health, and economic development through the use of technology. It is the goal of The Tech Awards to showcase their compelling stories and reward their brilliant accomplishments. Each year, candidates are nominated and then invited to submit applications. Individuals, for-profit companies, and not-for-profit organizations are eligible. International panels of judges review the applications and annually select 15 Laureates. Awards are presented in five categories: Health, Education, Environment, Economic Development, and Equality. Three Laureates in each category are honored and one Laureate per category receives $50,000. Laureates are honored at an annual Gala event and inducted into The Tech Awards Network (TAN). The TAN extends the award program from an annual event to a year round program. The goal of the TAN is to create opportunities for learning, networking, and exposure to assist the Laureates in furthering their work. The Tech Awards program was launched in November 2000, and The Tech Awards Gala was held in 2001 for the first time. The concept for the awards and the five universal categories were inspired in part by the State of the Future report, published by the Millennium Project of the American Council of the United Nations University. The report recommends that award recognition is an effective way to accelerate scientific breakthrough and technological applications to improve the human condition. The Tech Awards categories were inspired by the 15 Global Challenges identified in the report. Submit a Nomination To be considered as a Laureate in The Tech Awards program requires participation in a two-step process: Step 1: Nomination (we accept nominations year-round) Once you submit a nomination, The Tech Awards team will review it to ensure you meet the program's requirements for eligibility (see our Criteria). Self-nominations are accepted. Be prepared to answer these three key questions on the nomination form (note character count on form):
Step 2: Application and References If your nomination is accepted, you will be invited to submit a more detailed application, and required to provide two references (e.g., business colleagues, professors, mentors, or members of the group applying). You can access the application system as many times as you need to in order to understand and answer the questions on the form. Nominations for The Tech Awards are accepted year-round and we are currently accepting nominations for 2010. The 2010 deadline for nominations is March 31, 2010. See our Calendar page for other dates and deadlines. Read our Criteria page to understand how we select applicants and prospective Laureates, and learn more about each of the awards Categories. To get a feel for who selects The Tech Awards Laureates, read the profiles of some of the Judges. H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship 02/22/2010
Before completing any forms, please read all instructions in the fellowship's 2010-11 Announcement (Word/PDF) carefully. We must receive all of the required components of your application package by March 2, 2010. Late or incomplete application packages will not be considered. You may submit application materials electronically to hjheinz@pitt.edu or in the mail to the address listed on our contact page.
Permalink: www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/heinz.html#about Components for Multi Functional Platforms (MPF) and Productive Use Containers (PUC) EuropeAid/128651/D/SUP/TZ Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS), Raamweg 16, 2596 HL, The Hague, the Netherlands intends to award a supply contract for Multi Functional Platform’s (MFPs), consisting of a vegetable oil driven combustion engine driving an alternator / oil seed press c/w filters / maize mill / maize dehusker and/or water pump as well as Productive Use Containers (PUCs), equipped with battery power or solar panels. The specific requirements are as per under mentioned lots: Lot 1: STATIONARY ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Lot 2: ALTERNATORS AND BATTERY CHARGER Lot 3: MAIZE MILLS AND DEHUSKING MACHINES Lot 4: WATER PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Lot 5: OIL PRESS AND FILTERS Lot 6: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT Lot 7: DELIVERY OF PUC – SOLAR Lot 8: DELIVERY OF PUC – DIESEL ENGINE Lot 9: MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Delivery of the equipment is expected to take place at various destinations in Tanzania and the project is implemented with financial assistance from the European Development Fund (EDF). The tender dossier is available from the EuropeAid website: webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome and tender dossier is also available from the Contracting Authority (Hivos, the Netherlands www.hivos.nl/eng) or its partner (TaTEDO, Tanzania www.hivos.nl/eng). The deadline for submission of tenders is 15th of March 2010 at 14.00 hrs Tanzanian time. Possible additional information or clarifications/questions shall be published on the EuropeAid website: webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome and on the Hivos and TaTEDO websites. Make Water from Lake Victoria Safe to Drink! 02/17/2010
Reward: $20,000 USD Type: Theoretical-licensing INNOCENTIVE 9096676 Make Water from Lake Victoria Safe to Drink! Reward: $20,000 USD Type: Theoretical-licensing INNOCENTIVE 9096676 DEADLINE: March 11, 2010 This Challenge requires a design for an easy-to-use and robust method that purifies water from Lake Victoria so that it is safe to drink. This project is enabled by the Rockefeller Foundation. It is part of the Global Giveback Innovation Challenge Set. Challenge overview The waters of Lake Victoria contain bacteria, viruses, parasites, algae and other pollutants that cause enteric disease and death, especially amongst children under 5 years old. Existing methods of water purification are complex and often ineffective due to the need for sharing of centralized resources, electrical power networks, high cost, or complex maintenance routines. What is InnoCentive? InnoCentive is the global innovation marketplace where creative minds solve some of the world's most important problems for cash awards up to $1 million. Commercial, governmental and humanitarian organizations engage with InnoCentive to solve problems that can impact humankind in areas ranging from the environment to medical advancements. What is a Theoretical-licensing Challenge? An InnoCentive Theoretical Challenge implements an idea but is not yet a proof of concept. A solution to a Theoretical Challenge will solidify the Solver's concept with detailed descriptions, specifications and requirements necessary to bringing a good idea closer to becoming an actual product or service. This Challenge is a Theoretical-Licensing Challenge, meaning that the Seeker is requesting non-exclusive rights to use the winning solution. By contrast, Theoretical-IP Transfer means that Solvers must relinquish all rights to the Intellectual Property (IP) for which they are awarded. For both forms of a theoretical Challenge, solvers that do not win retain the rights to their solution after the evaluation period is complete. The Seeker retains no rights to any IP not awarded. Permalink: https://gw.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9096676?cc=lakevicic2010 PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF MALARIA WORKSHOP University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana and MEASURE Evaluation June, 2010 USAID’s MEASURE Evaluation Project in partnership with the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, is pleased to announce a one-week Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Workshop in June, 2010 for professionals in Anglophone Africa. In recent years, funding has greatly increased for malaria control creating tremendous need for monitoring and evaluation of programs, yet national programs remain understaffed and undertrained in the area of M&E. This workshop aims to increase regional capacity for M&E of malaria. Participants will acquire knowledge M&E fundamentals as they specifically relate to malaria programs and gain hands on experience in designing M&E plans. This workshop is targeted at national and sub-national level malaria personnel, especially those responsible for gathering, analyzing, and using program-related data and NGO and USAID Mission personnel responsible for oversight of malaria programs, especially in the areas of reporting, monitoring and evaluation. This announcement is not only intended to serve as a means of informing you of the availability of the program, but also to ask for referrals of applicants. We would appreciate your forwarding this announcement to potential applicants. Country teams are encouraged to apply. Registration materials coming soon. For more information, please visit: www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/training/workshops or contact Lucy Ofori-Ayeh at the University of Ghana at mailto:lucyoayeh2001@yahoo.co.uk or contact Elizabeth Patton at MEASURE Evaluation at elizabeth.g.patton@macrointernational.com. International Nonviolence Training Fund 02/08/2010
The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute funds projects which promote the principles and practice of nonviolent social change through grantmaking programs including the International Nonviolence Training Fund (INTF). The INTF was created in 1994 by a group of concerned donors with the aim of specifically supporting nonviolence trainings. (For information about our other grantmaking programs, please see the grants page on our website at http://www.ajmuste.org/ajgrants.html.) Decisions on INTF grants are guided by the INTF Advisory Committee--composed of several experienced trainers associated with the Muste Institute--and are ratified by the Muste Institute Board of Directors. Nonviolence trainings seek to help people develop and improve the skills they need to confront systemic injustice through organized, principled, nonviolent action. Trainings promote the exchange of ideas, information, and strategies, through which activists can become more effective at using nonviolent action in their struggles. INTF GRANTMAKING PRIORITIES The INTF supports nonviolence training outside the United States, and within Native nations in the US. The maximum grant amount is US$3,000. Projects eligible for support include:
The INTF does not fund:
WHEN TO APPLY TO THE INTF The next deadlines for proposals for the International Nonviolence Training Fund are December March 4, 2010; September 3, 2010; and December 3, 2010. Proposals must be received in our office on the deadline day. The review and decision process takes approximately four months. The INTF does not consider proposals for trainings which will have already taken place by the time our decision is made, so we urge you to apply at least four to five months before your training is set to begin, especially if you need preparation time for the training after notification of the grant decision. Groups which receive INTF grants must generally wait two years before applying again to the INTF. (This is so we can expand the number of groups we support, and to encourage groups to look elsewhere for funding.) HOW TO APPLY TO THE INTF Please read these guidelines carefully and review our rosters of past grants on our website before applying to the Muste Institute for funding. If you are still uncertain about whether your project fits within our grantmaking priorities, you may contact our office well before the deadline to inquire. If you choose to do this, please start by sending a brief plain text description of your project via email to intf@ajmuste.org — if you don't hear back within two weeks, you are welcome to follow up with another email. To submit a proposal, fill out completely: - the INTF Grant Application Form: http://ajmuste.org/INTFGrantApplicationForm.doc Email the completed form (preferably in MS Word or RTF format) with all required attachments to intf@ajmuste.org with the subject line “INTF:” followed by the name of your group. NOTE: If you are awarded a grant, you will have to provide a complete financial accounting for all funds received from the Muste Institute, demonstrating that they were used in accord with the grant agreement. This accounting is due as soon as the money is spent or within six months, whichever comes first. If funds from a grant remain unspent after six months, you must submit an updated accounting every six months until the complete grant is spent. This financial accounting should be accompanied by copies of materials produced with Institute funds, and a brief narrative report on the project. WANTED: Your Practical Ideas Current world population includes an estimated 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years, which is about 24.7% of the world’s working age population. Worldwide youth unemployment is high, almost three times higher than the adult unemployment rate. With the economic downturn, the worldwide youth unemployment is expected to reach 15% in 2009 (International Labor Organization, 2008). In certain parts of the world, i.e., Sub-Saharan Africa, youth unemployment rates can be as high as 60%. More than one third of the young people in the world are unemployed, have completely given up looking for a job or are working but still living below the $2 a day poverty line (ILO), or have migrated. Young job seekers face increasing difficulties finding work in the current economic scenario. How can youths be part of the solution? The Essay Competition 2010 invites youths to share ideas on: How can you tackle youth unemployment through youth-led solutions? Please answer both questions:
Length and format General All work must be submitted by individuals, group work is not allowed. One participant may only submit one work per category. However, one participant may (but doesn’t have to, of course) submit work in both categories, that is: one essay and one video. All submissions must be made online via the Essay Competition website. Videos are submitted via YouTube. Submissions can be made in English, French or Spanish. Essay Your essay may not be longer than 4000 words (about 10 pages of standard text). Essays are accepted in the following formats: .doc or .pdf. You are also required to provide a summary of no more than 250 words. The summary will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection. Submission The submission process for the Essay Competition is entirely Internet-based. You are asked to fill in a submission form and attach your essay or photo. To submit a video, you must first create a YouTube account and upload your work on the YouTube website. Additionally, you are required to submit a form via the Essay Competition website, which will allow us to identify your work. Click here for details of the video submisison process. Work submitted by email or post will not be accepted. Important dates March 16, 2010 - Deadline for submissions April 30 - Finalists of the essay category announced and winner of the video category announced May - Final Jury in Stockholm, Sweden (only finalists in the essay category and winner of the video category participate) May - Award Ceremony during the ABCDE Conference in Stockholm, Sweden Who can participate? The International Essay Competition is open to all young people, students and non-students alike, between the ages of 18 and 25, from all countries of the world. If you are at least 18 and not older than 25 on May 15, 2010, you are eligible to participate. More info at: http://www.essaycompetition.org UN-Habitat: Call for Expression of Interest 02/07/2010
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) - Habitat Partner Universities: Strengthening Urban Research through Centres of Excellence and an International Urban Research Network:
Interested university institutions, organizations or individuals should send applications (email preferred ) to address specified below due 24 February 2010. Please click here to download the Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) brochure (PDF file) and read all the details. Contact information hould be directed to: All correspondences Mr. Bernhard Barth Associate Human Settlements Officer pacity Building Branch Settlement Programme (UN‐HABITAT) Training and Ca United Nations Human P.O. Box 30030 Nairobi 00100 Kenya Telephone: +254 ‐20‐7624883 Fax: +254‐20‐7623092 Email: Bernhard.Barth@unhabitat.org Call for proposals & Procurement notices 02/07/2010
Support for social inclusion and social protection of workers in the informal economy and of vulnerable groups at community level Reference EuropeAid/129202/C/ACT/Multi Please enter the 6 digits of the EuropeAid reference (i.e. 128150 for the call EuropeAid/128150/D/ACT/TR) Published 1/02/2010 Status Open » Closing 6 April 2010 Type Action Grants Programme Investing in People Geographical Zone For calls covering all countries, please use the "All countries" category as they are not listed when selecting individual countries. Documents
Partnership for Transparency Fund 02/03/2010
...providing small grants to CSOs in developing countries to fight corruption 1. What kind of projects are financed? Who is eligible? PTF`s mission is to help civil society organizations (CSOs) fight corruption. All bona fide CSOs engaged in fighting corruption are eligible for PTF grants. PTF encourages CSOs to work together and jointly submit requests for financing from PTF. Click here to see countries whose project have completed under this fund. PTF funding is meant to support well-defined actions aimed at preventing or reducing corruption. Usually this involves interaction with a public authority and is focused on a specific public activity. There will often be a focus on increased transparency as a major tool for reducing corruption. Examples of past projects financed by PTF include:
Typically, a project proposal would focus on a particular issue of corruption and include an analysis of these problems, as well as an approach to reform existing systems and processes to lessen the risk of corruption in the future. The outcome sought should be a measurable or at least an identifiable reduction in corruption, often associated with increased transparency. Long-term sustainability is very important. In PTF`s experience, this can only be achieved if there is support for the project from the public sector entity that is the focus of the project (municipality, government department, etc.). Another important aspect of sustainability is that the proposed project is part of a longer-term strategy of the CSOs. A focus on systemic improvements is important: the aim of the project should not be to catch the wrongdoers, but rather to develop systems and procedures that reduce the risks of future corruption. PTF will not support projects that do not focus on corruption, or projects that merely involve awareness building or training. PTF wishes to see the applicant CSO directly engage in actions that have a credible chance of actually reducing corruption... not just talking about it or measuring it. 2. The application process a. Concept Note To start the process, applicants for grants should submit a brief (not more than 3-5 pages) Concept Note. This note should describe the basic project concept, provide basic information on the applying CSO and a broad estimate of project cost. The Concept Note should specify the problem being addressed, why this is the right time to tackle the problem, and why the CSO is competent to address it. It is important to consult the detailed guidelines before starting to draft the Concept Note. Normally, the PTF grant will not exceed $35,000 and will often be smaller. In addition to this grant, it is expected that the applicant will provide some counterpart contribution (10-15% of project cost) even if modest to demonstrate commitment to the proposed project. At this stage of the application process, PTF stands ready to assist the applicant with strengthening or refining the project concept. b. Detailed Project Proposal Once PTF accepts the project concept, it will ask the proposing CSO to prepare a detailed project proposal. This proposal may be modified through a review process. PTF recognizes that some CSOs may lack experience in project preparation. Therefore, during the review PTF often mobilizes one of its own volunteers experience in anti-corruption work, to assist the applicant with the design and modalities of the project proposal. c. Grant Agreement Once the project is agreed, a draft grant agreement will be prepared by PTF to be signed by authorized representatives of the CSO and PTF. The final project document will be an integral part of the grant agreement. The grant agreement includes the reporting and accounting requirements, and disbursement conditions. PTF normally disburses in three tranches - the first upon signing the grant agreement, the second when some benchmark has been reached, and the third upon completion of the project. The tranches may or may not be of equal size, depending upon the requirements of the project. d. During Project Implementation The grantee will be expected to submit periodic progress reports, as specified in the grant agreement. As PTF volunteers are often not in a position to visit a project, the use of pictures in progress reports should be considered. Upon completion of the project, a completion report should be prepared with properly audited accounts of the expenditures made for the project. In PTF`s experience, the whole process from concept note to completion report should be completed a year. Projects with a longer term horizon may be supported if they can be divided into self-contained phases, each phase being funded separately and subject to the same requirements in terms of identifiable outputs and measurable impacts. 3 Applications should be submitted to: Pietronella van den Oever Executive Manager Partnership for Transparency Fund email: ptf@partnershipfortransparency.info |
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