Jan Vrijman Fund invites documentaries and documentary events from developing countries for financial support
The Jan Vrijman Fund invites creative documentaries and documentary events for financial support from developing countries. When selecting projects, the fund strives to have a minimum of 18% of the selected projects from the Least Developed Countries and Lower Income Countries as per the OECD data for 2010. Furthermore applicants should be aware that the fund’s current budget does not allow selecting more than 8% of the projects submitted.
Eligibility and Rules
* The director should have the nationality of a developing country and live and work in a developing country, as defined on the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list. In addition the production company attached to the project must be based in a country on the DAC list.
* If a production company from a non-DAC list country is attached to the project, it is also necessary that the project has a producer and production company in a developing country. In this case, the application to the fund must be filed by the producer in the developing country.
* A project can be submitted only once for the category Script and Project Development and once for the category Production and Post-production.
* Projects rejected for a production contribution can apply again for a post-production contribution, but only if the application is accompanied by a rough-cut of at least 20 minutes.
* If a project is selected, the contribution must be spent in a developing country and all distribution rights for the Benelux countries must be reserved for the Jan Vrijman Fund.
* When applying for Other Activities, the event must take place in a country on the DAC-list. Also the organiser and organisation of the event must be based in a country on the DAC-list.
* The event should not take place or start within three months after the deadline.
* In the category Other Activities the following countries can not apply anymore: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
* Entry forms must be filled out in English, and all additional material should be in English as well. Only for applications coming from French-speaking African countries and Haiti, the Fund offers the possibility to submit the applications in French.
* The application should preferably be sent by e-mail as a file attachment. It is also possible to send the application by regular post.
Applications must be reach the fund office no later than on the date of the deadline. DVD’s and video or youtube links can arrive until 1 week after the deadline. Make sure that the documents and additional materials are complete and clearly marked with the project title.
Categories
Script and Project Development: A contribution for Script and Project Development can be spent on research and on the development of a script and/or on the production of a trailer. The maximum contribution for script and project development is €5.000.
Production and Post-production: The maximum contribution for this category is €17.500.
Local documentary related events: Distribution initiatives, documentary film festivals and documentary workshops will be considered for funding.
Last date for submission of application is January 15, 2012
For more information and details, you can visit this link.
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University of Lausanne, Switzerland seeking Grant Applications to pursue Master’s Degrees from Candidates in Foreign Countries
The Office for Socio-Cultural Affairs at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland is seeking grant applications for the Master’s degree programs for autumn semester 2012 and spring semester 2013 in select fields offered to eligible candidates with required qualifications from foreign universities. The university makes available around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.
University of Lausanne, founded in 1537, has seven faculties where approximately 12,400 students and 2,300 researchers work and study. Emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, professors and teaching staff. The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe – close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
For which Fields the Grants are offered?
Candidates must choose a Master’s program from among those offered by the UNIL, except the Master of Medicine, Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy, Master of Arts in Sciences and Practices of Education. The grant may not be used for any complementary studies required to enroll on the Master’s degree and may not be used for EMBAs or Masters of Advanced studies.
Candidate Eligibility
* The candidate must be the holder of a degree from a foreign university.
* The qualification held by the candidate must be deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.
Selection Criteria
The grants are intended more particularly for students who distinguished themselves in their university studies and who have difficulty meeting their financial needs for the duration of the Master’s. It is however necessary that the candidates have sufficient financial means to support themselves during the complementary studies that may be required prior to enroll on the Master’s degree.
Size and Duration of the Grant
The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the program (according to the program, one-and-a-half years or two years subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any). Abandonment of the program results in suspension of the grant.
Last date for submission of applications is December 15, 2011
For more information, visit this link.
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Austrian Development Cooperation seeks Grant Proposals for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria
Austrian Development Cooperation has issued a 3rd and final call under the Austrian Partnership Program in Higher Education & Research for Development (APPEAR) inviting proposals for strengthening academic partnerships between institutions in eligible countries and Austria, and providing grants for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria for students and professionals from eligible countries.
APPEAR is targeted at researchers, professionals and academic institutions in eligible countries and in Austria to share their knowledge and experiences, to design innovative projects targeting the general objective described above and to improve the overall standards in higher education, research and management.
Themes
The activities that are eligible for grant must be related to the thematic focus of APPEAR, which are:
* Higher education and research for development
* Water supply and sanitation, rural development, energy, private sector development, governance and human rights
* Poverty reduction, environment and natural resources, peace building and conflict prevention, gender equality
* Strengthening of skills in social sciences as an instrument to systematically analyze the reasons of poverty and to empower capacities in social science research
Eligible countries
Partner institutions in the South, and participants of Master’s and PhD programs at Austrian universities, come from the following countries:
* Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya,
* Mozambique
* Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Senegal
* Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala
* Bhutan, Nepal
* Palestinian Territories
Program Components
APPEAR is made up of two components focusing on the academic partnerships. However, this is closely related to Master’s and PhD programs that mainly support students and academics from already existing partnerships to implement long lasting and sustainable cooperation. Both components share the overall objective to strengthen the institutional capacity of the partners in the South.
Component 1 consists of a) academic partnerships in higher education, research and management to strengthen the institutional capacities of academic partner institutions in the South and b) preparatory funding to support researchers and institutions that do not yet have well established links and to plan and jointly write a project proposal.
In component 2, grants are made available for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria for students and professionals from eligible countries.
Last date for submission of proposals is December 31, 2011
For more information, visit this link.
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SANDEE seeks Grant Proposals to support Research on Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change in South Asia
The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) is currently seeking concept notes for the Summer 2012 Research Competition on Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change in South Asia aimed at supporting researchers and institutions in the region.
SANDEE, launched in November 1999, is a regional network that uses economic tools and analyses aimed at addressing South Asia’s environmental challenges. It provides research support to South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the inter-connection among development, natural resource use and the environment. It is based on the premise that solutions to economic development concerns and environmental problems are integrally linked. Thus, SANDEE brings together South Asian researchers and institutes interested in the inter-connections among development, poverty and the environment. Its main goal is to build the professional skills required to enable South Asians to address local and global environmental concerns. SANDEE works in seven countries in South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Concept notes, if accepted, will lead to an invitation to submit a full research proposal.
Issues to be covered
Research topics can cover a variety of issues, ranging from the economics of climate change (mitigation and adaptation) to pollution management; valuation of environmental services to ecotourism; and, urban and coastal resource management to fragile mountain concerns. Research on macro considerations such as trade and the environment, comprehensive wealth and income accounting and evaluation of economic and environmental policies will also be considered.
While SANDEE’s focus is on environmental management, proposals should include a strong economics component. Multi-disciplinary projects are encouraged. Institutional affiliation is required for receiving support. Concept notes will be evaluated on their academic merit and policy significance.
Grant Size
The average grant size in recent years has been 20,000 USD for one to two year projects. Larger grants will also be considered only if a multidisciplinary team of natural and social scientists are involved and there is a clear identification of roles and tasks.
Last date for submission of concept notes is November 7, 2011.
For more information, visit this link.
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PRM seeks Funding Proposals for Benefiting Refugees and Refugee Returnees in Rwanda, the DRC, Tanzania and Uganda
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa is currently seeking grant proposals for NGO programs benefiting refugees and refugee returnees in Rwanda, the DRC, Tanzania and Uganda.
Country Specific Funding Priorities and Guidelines
PRM will prioritize available funding for Tanzania, Rwanda, the DRC and Uganda as identified below. All proposals should target beneficiaries as identified in collaboration with UNHCR and local authorities.
(1) Tanzania and Rwanda
Proposals for Tanzania should focus on protection for vulnerable groups and individuals in the remaining refugee camps in western Tanzania (Nyaragusu and Mtabila).
Proposals for Rwanda should focus on camp management, life-saving basic preventative and curative healthcare assistance (including reproductive health), water and sanitation, and/or gender based violence prevention and response for refugees.
While PRM does not discourage activities that also include the local host population along with refugees, proposals should concentrate on activities for refugees. At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees.
(2) DRC
Proposed activities for the DRC should support prevention of and response to gender based violence in areas of refugee return in South Kivu and Katanga.
Proposals should focus on areas of high refugee return where new refugee returnees (those who have returned in 2010-2012) make up at least 50% of targeted beneficiaries. Proposals should specify refugee returnee population numbers and/or projections for 2012 in proposed locations.
Proposals should describe how the proposed activities fit into the Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in the DRC.
(3) Uganda
For Uganda proposals should focus on protection, including prevention of and response to gender based violence in urban refugee communities.
At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees with the remainder being vulnerable individuals in host communities
Eligibility and Conditions
PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the above mentioned sectors although, given budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate:
A working relationship with UNHCR, current UNHCR funding, and/or a letter of support from UNHCR for the proposed activities and/or overall country program (this letter should highlight the gap in services the proposed program is designed to address);
An established presence and a proven track record providing proposed assistance both in the sector and specified location;
Coordination with international organizations (IOs) and NGOs working in the same area or sector as well as local authorities;
A concrete implementation plan with well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound and trackable (SMART), have established baselines, and at least one outcome indicator per objective;
Funding Limits
For Rwanda PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $1,700,000.
For DRC and Tanzania PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $600,000.
For Uganda PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $300,000.
Last date for submission of proposals is November 4, 2011.
For more information, visit this link.
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Open Society Grants Opportunity for Strengthening Civil Society through Arts & Culture in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Moldova, Mongolia, and Turkey
Open Society’s Arts and Culture Program works at the nexus of arts, culture, human rights, and social advocacy. Through its grants, the program strives to encourage broad-based critical reflection and catalyze social action in parts of the world where open societies are absent or weak, and where the cultural rights of minority groups are endangered.
In this context, proposals are invited for grants to strengthen alternative and autonomous cultural infrastructures and innovative arts initiatives in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Moldova, Mongolia, and Turkey.
Priorities
Projects that address one or more of the following priorities of the Arts and Culture Program will be considered to bring added value:
-Capacity building: Strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to implement and sustain good practices and effective ways of working.
-Collaboration: Building alliances and networks with other projects and organizations to encourage knowledge sharing within the country of operation and beyond.
-Diversity: Promoting greater equality and access to cultural goods and activities for the most marginalized beneficiaries.
-Public Engagement with Critical Social Issues: Using the power of arts and culture to promote discussion, debate, and critical reflection on social issues of importance to target communities and beneficiaries.
Eligibility
The Call is open to applicants from and activities in one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Ex-patriots of the above- mentioned countries who are willing to return temporarily to their country of origin and share their expertise with local organizations or individuals may also apply.
Applications may be submitted by non-profit legal entities (non-governmental and public organizations, libraries, museums, cultural centers, associations, communities, registered charities, etc.) that work in the field of arts and culture.
Individuals can apply under activities 1 and 3 (professional development only).
Former grantees of the Arts and Culture Program may apply on the condition that a final report from the previous grant period has been submitted and approved.
Supported activities
Grants are offered for the following three activities:
1. Cultural production
2. Creating or strengthening cultural platforms
3. Professional development and capacity-building.
Grant Size
Most ACP grants range between $1,000 and $30,000 USD.
In Central Asia only, institutional support grants of up to $73,000 (equivalent to 50,000 EUR) annually are available for distinguished past grantees through a matching grant program with Hivos. These grants are intended to provide long-term support based on a strategic plan for the institutional development and capacity building of the applicant organization.
Deadline: The Call is open till December 31, 2012
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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The Water Futures Partnership Invites Businesses and NGOs to Join the Initiative
The Water Futures Partnership is inviting businesses, NGOs and other organisations to join the initiative to address issues related to water resource management across the world and find solutions for some of the most serious water risks in cities and watersheds around the world.
The Water Futures Partnership is an initiative of three organizations – SABMiller, WWF and the German international development agency (GIZ). The goal behind this establishing this association was to prove the business case for private sector engagement in supporting the sustainable management of water resources. The partnership came into existence in 2009 and has now published its second report, which gives details about the progress made in identifying, assessing and beginning to address the challenges facing businesses, communities and the environment in watersheds in South Africa, Peru, Tanzania and Ukraine.
According to Andy Wales, SABMiller’s head of sustainable development – “Single actors cannot alone effectively mitigate the complex and often deeply-embedded causes of water risks. Our assessments show that the fundamental causes of many of our business-specific water risks are the same drivers of the water problems facing communities and ecosystems. We recognise that these challenges can only be addressed through multi-stakeholder collective action and openly invite other NGOs, donors and public sector agencies, who have a shared interest in the areas in which we are working, to join our partnership. It is only by working in a participatory way can we have an impact on improving water management for communities, environment and business.”
The new report ‘Water Futures – addressing shared water challenges through collaborative action’ highlights the intension of the partnership to include new partners and new collaboration countries – Colombia, Honduras, India and the USA. It also provides details of the actions that have been taken in the initial four partner countries to address water risk.
Some of the findings and resulting actions include:
George and Polokwane, South Africa – the water footprint assessment in South Africa identified two priority risk areas to be addressed: (1) risks associated municipal effluent treatment affecting the brewery at Polokwane and (2) vulnerabilities associated with SABMiller’s agricultural supply chain, particularly the availability of water to hop farms in the dry Western Cape. More detailed assessments of the latter identified climate change, the spread of thirsty invasive species and competition for water amongst users as drivers of risk to the SAB Ltd’s hop farms.
Tanzania – the shortfall between the demands for water and the available water resources are likely to have very serious effects not only on SABMiller’s operations but, more broadly, on the country’s prosperity, people’s health, and aquatic ecosystems. The partnership is developing plans to work with farmers in the upper catchment to reduce their impact on water resources, as well as working with the Dar es Salaam Municipality to reduce water leakage from the city’s water and sewer network.
Ukraine – a business risk assessment identified wastewater discharge from the brewery as a potential risk to the local SABMiller business in Donetsk city, both in terms of operation and reputation. Poor municipal sewage infrastructure means that sewer collapse and subsequent pollution of the Kalmius River is a significant risk. The Kalmius runs through Donetsk city and so it was recognised that this risk is shared with the local community and environment. Amongst other things, the Water Futures Partnership is applying for funding to overhaul the municipal sewer, as well as joining with other industries to protect the Kalmius river from further degradation.
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Mediterranean Women’s Fund seeks submissions for Photo Competition 2011
Founded in 2008, the Mediterranean Women’s Fund is the initiative of women involved in promoting women’s rights in the Mediterranean region. The fund provides financial support for the women’s rights movement in Mediterranean region. It advocates principles of equality, secularism and respect for human beings and is completely dedicated for improvement of the quality of lives of women and promotion of equality between sexes throughout the Mediterranean region.
The Mediterranean Women’s Fund is currently seeking photo submissions for Photo Competition 2011.
Objective
The objective of the competition is to witness through photography several and diverse forms of expression and varieties used by women to affirm their rights, refuse injustice they suffer and create new horizons and prospects.
Photo Competition Theme
Women, their revolutions
Conditions of Participation
* The competition is open to adults and minors (with parents written permission).
* The participants can submit a maximum of 4 photographs format A3 in black and white or colour. The photos should be sent by mail to the following address or to the website of the Mediterranean Women’s Fund to the page “Photo competition”
* The photographs should satisfy the technical specifications mentioned in the participation procedure.
* The photographs should have a connection with the theme of the competition: “Women: their revolutions”. The team organising the competition has the right to remove or delete photographs if they consider them having a pornographic , pedophile, racist or any discriminating connotation. In such event the participant cannot contest the decision of the Funds.
* Each participant claiming to be the author of the submitted photograph. Each participant guarantees having obtained the permission for the right of usage of the represented persons. In case of protest or litigation, only the responsibility of the authors can be challenged and not the organising team.
* The three first winners allow, as a graceful gesture, the organiser to publish on its website or any other support the awarded photographs for a period of 5 years from the date of the announcement of the results.
* The organising team can use another photograph than the ones that have been awarded and in this case permission will be asked from the author who will be informed of its destination and the context of its use.
* All photographs without exception should be used with the mention of the name of the authors.
How to Take Part?
To take part in the competition, you should send maximum 4 photographs.
Last date for submitting the photos is October 30, 2011.
For more information and details, visit this link.
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HIF seeks proposals for small grants facility from projects aimed at recognition, invention and dissemination of an innovation towards making humanitarian aid more effective and cost-efficient
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), created through a partnership between ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) and ALNAP (The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action), represents a collective effort to enhance the contribution of innovation to improving operational humanitarian performance at the field level.
The fund supports organizations working in countries struck by humanitarian crises, such as Haiti or Pakistan, to develop, test and share new technologies and processes that will make humanitarian aid more effective and cost-efficient in the future.
Small Grant Facility Call for Proposals
HIF has issued a call for proposals for the small grant facility for projects up to £20,000 aimed at making humanitarian aid more effective and cost efficient.
Small grants will be allocated to projects with an implementation period of up to 6 months. These grants will principally support the recognition, invention and dissemination of an innovation (stages 1, 2 and 5).
Objectives
* Enabling and supporting humanitarian innovators to move creative ideas through the innovation process;
* Supporting them in building new partnerships with key actors;
* Enabling the lessons from grant funded projects and from analysis of innovation processes in humanitarian contexts to be disseminated more widely;
* Strengthening existing relationships between humanitarian agencies, academics and those in the private sector engaged in innovation processes.
What type of projects will be funded?
The HIF will fund innovations that are at any of the 5 stages of the innovation process (1-recognition, 2-invention, 3-development, 4-implementation and 5-diffusion) and that will contribute to improving the relevance, appropriateness, coverage, efficiency and / or effectiveness of humanitarian aid relative to existing practices
What types of humanitarian interventions are targeted by the HIF?
The definition used for humanitarian aid is taken from Global Humanitarian Assistance. This excludes any long term development assistance. The definition provides some useful examples of traditional responses to humanitarian crises:
* material relief assistance and services (shelter, water, medicines etc.);
* emergency food aid (short-term distribution and supplementary feeding programmes);
* relief coordination, protection and support services (coordination, logistics and communications).
* reconstruction relief and rehabilitation (repairing pre-existing infrastructure as opposed to longer-term activities designed to improve the level of infrastructure)
* disaster prevention and preparedness (disaster risk reduction, early warning systems, contingency stocks and planning).
There is no geographic restriction as to the project location. However that the HIF will only support innovation in a humanitarian response setting as per the definition provided by the Global Humanitarian Assistance.
Last date for submission of proposals is February 12, 2012.
For more information and details, you can visit this link.
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WWF seeks Applications for the Prince Bernhard Scholarship Fund for Nature Conservation 2012
WWF International is currently seeking applications for the Prince Bernhard Scholarship Fund for Nature Conservation 2012 aimed at helping build the next generation of people who will become the conservation leaders of the future. The scholarships are open to individuals from select countries working in the field of conservation or associated disciplines directly relevant to the delivery and promotion of conservation.
By supporting environmental education, WWF hopes to foster local conservation leadership, enhance local involvement in work to protect the environment, promote partnerships for conservation amongst a range of stakeholders, and help reinforce the impacts of the WWF conservation program.
Purpose of Scholarships
With support from The 1001: A Nature Trust, the aim of the WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarships is to provide financial support to individuals who wish to pursue short-term professional training or formal studies that will help them contribute more effectively to conservation efforts in their country. Each scholarship empowers a dedicated conservationist to build his or her capacity. In turn, these people are in a position to share the benefits of their knowledge and skills with others and so spread the benefits.
Eligibility
* PBS preferably supports mid-career training (up to a maximum of one year) for individuals working in the field of conservation or associated disciplines directly relevant to the delivery and promotion of conservation. Applications from candidates doing multiple-year studies will only be considered if the applicant is applying for support for the last year of studies.
* People seeking to build skills in specific subjects that will enhance their contribution to nature conservation are encouraged to apply. In particular, women and people working for non-governmental or community-based organizations are encouraged to apply.
* Only nationals from Africa/Madagascar, Asia/Pacific, Latin America & Carribean, Eastern Europe & Middle East will be considered, including WWF staff or candidates working as partners with WWF. Preference is given to those seeking support for studies in their own country or region, and applicants must provide written proof of acceptance on a course.
Funding Details
*The maximum amount for any one scholarship under this award scheme is Swiss Francs CHF 10,000. An application for a PBS scholarship in excess of this amount will not be considered.
*The financial support provided by the PBS may be used to pay for course fees, books, travel and living expenses whilst studying, or a combination of these. Funding requests to cover the costs of attending a conference/congress, purchasing a laptop/printer or other personal items will not be considered.
Last date for submission of applications at the candidate’s nearest WWF Office is January 11, 2012.
For more information, visit this link.
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UN Women: Fund for Gender Equality Call for Proposals 2011-2012
The UN Women has issued a call for proposals under the Fund for Gender Equality to support innovative programmes helping women achieve political and economic empowerment. This year, the Fund has been divided to two phases and the first phase will consider proposals for Arab States region only. Proposals will be accepted in English and Arabic.
The Fund provides grants ranging from $200,000 to $1 million for impact-oriented programmes. The Fund has the following main themes with an emphasis on women in situations of marginalization. Applicants can submit their proposals to target any one of these themes:
Women’s Political Empowerment: to increase women’s leadership and influence in the decisions that affect their lives, including leadership trainings and educaiton, empowering and building the next generation of youth leaders.
Women’s Economic Empowerment: to increase women’s access to and control over resources and assets – including land, water and viable employment – while also addressing the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work on women and girls, with particular emphasis on wholistic and environmentally sustainable programmes and approaches.
Applications will be accepted through online process only (opening from 24 October). The deadline to submit applications is 4 November 2011. For more information, visit this link.
The Jan Vrijman Fund invites creative documentaries and documentary events for financial support from developing countries. When selecting projects, the fund strives to have a minimum of 18% of the selected projects from the Least Developed Countries and Lower Income Countries as per the OECD data for 2010. Furthermore applicants should be aware that the fund’s current budget does not allow selecting more than 8% of the projects submitted.
Eligibility and Rules
* The director should have the nationality of a developing country and live and work in a developing country, as defined on the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list. In addition the production company attached to the project must be based in a country on the DAC list.
* If a production company from a non-DAC list country is attached to the project, it is also necessary that the project has a producer and production company in a developing country. In this case, the application to the fund must be filed by the producer in the developing country.
* A project can be submitted only once for the category Script and Project Development and once for the category Production and Post-production.
* Projects rejected for a production contribution can apply again for a post-production contribution, but only if the application is accompanied by a rough-cut of at least 20 minutes.
* If a project is selected, the contribution must be spent in a developing country and all distribution rights for the Benelux countries must be reserved for the Jan Vrijman Fund.
* When applying for Other Activities, the event must take place in a country on the DAC-list. Also the organiser and organisation of the event must be based in a country on the DAC-list.
* The event should not take place or start within three months after the deadline.
* In the category Other Activities the following countries can not apply anymore: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
* Entry forms must be filled out in English, and all additional material should be in English as well. Only for applications coming from French-speaking African countries and Haiti, the Fund offers the possibility to submit the applications in French.
* The application should preferably be sent by e-mail as a file attachment. It is also possible to send the application by regular post.
Applications must be reach the fund office no later than on the date of the deadline. DVD’s and video or youtube links can arrive until 1 week after the deadline. Make sure that the documents and additional materials are complete and clearly marked with the project title.
Categories
Script and Project Development: A contribution for Script and Project Development can be spent on research and on the development of a script and/or on the production of a trailer. The maximum contribution for script and project development is €5.000.
Production and Post-production: The maximum contribution for this category is €17.500.
Local documentary related events: Distribution initiatives, documentary film festivals and documentary workshops will be considered for funding.
Last date for submission of application is January 15, 2012
For more information and details, you can visit this link.
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University of Lausanne, Switzerland seeking Grant Applications to pursue Master’s Degrees from Candidates in Foreign Countries
The Office for Socio-Cultural Affairs at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland is seeking grant applications for the Master’s degree programs for autumn semester 2012 and spring semester 2013 in select fields offered to eligible candidates with required qualifications from foreign universities. The university makes available around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.
University of Lausanne, founded in 1537, has seven faculties where approximately 12,400 students and 2,300 researchers work and study. Emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, professors and teaching staff. The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe – close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
For which Fields the Grants are offered?
Candidates must choose a Master’s program from among those offered by the UNIL, except the Master of Medicine, Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy, Master of Arts in Sciences and Practices of Education. The grant may not be used for any complementary studies required to enroll on the Master’s degree and may not be used for EMBAs or Masters of Advanced studies.
Candidate Eligibility
* The candidate must be the holder of a degree from a foreign university.
* The qualification held by the candidate must be deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.
Selection Criteria
The grants are intended more particularly for students who distinguished themselves in their university studies and who have difficulty meeting their financial needs for the duration of the Master’s. It is however necessary that the candidates have sufficient financial means to support themselves during the complementary studies that may be required prior to enroll on the Master’s degree.
Size and Duration of the Grant
The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the program (according to the program, one-and-a-half years or two years subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any). Abandonment of the program results in suspension of the grant.
Last date for submission of applications is December 15, 2011
For more information, visit this link.
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Austrian Development Cooperation seeks Grant Proposals for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria
Austrian Development Cooperation has issued a 3rd and final call under the Austrian Partnership Program in Higher Education & Research for Development (APPEAR) inviting proposals for strengthening academic partnerships between institutions in eligible countries and Austria, and providing grants for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria for students and professionals from eligible countries.
APPEAR is targeted at researchers, professionals and academic institutions in eligible countries and in Austria to share their knowledge and experiences, to design innovative projects targeting the general objective described above and to improve the overall standards in higher education, research and management.
Themes
The activities that are eligible for grant must be related to the thematic focus of APPEAR, which are:
* Higher education and research for development
* Water supply and sanitation, rural development, energy, private sector development, governance and human rights
* Poverty reduction, environment and natural resources, peace building and conflict prevention, gender equality
* Strengthening of skills in social sciences as an instrument to systematically analyze the reasons of poverty and to empower capacities in social science research
Eligible countries
Partner institutions in the South, and participants of Master’s and PhD programs at Austrian universities, come from the following countries:
* Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya,
* Mozambique
* Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Senegal
* Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala
* Bhutan, Nepal
* Palestinian Territories
Program Components
APPEAR is made up of two components focusing on the academic partnerships. However, this is closely related to Master’s and PhD programs that mainly support students and academics from already existing partnerships to implement long lasting and sustainable cooperation. Both components share the overall objective to strengthen the institutional capacity of the partners in the South.
Component 1 consists of a) academic partnerships in higher education, research and management to strengthen the institutional capacities of academic partner institutions in the South and b) preparatory funding to support researchers and institutions that do not yet have well established links and to plan and jointly write a project proposal.
In component 2, grants are made available for Master’s and PhD programs in Austria for students and professionals from eligible countries.
Last date for submission of proposals is December 31, 2011
For more information, visit this link.
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SANDEE seeks Grant Proposals to support Research on Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change in South Asia
The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) is currently seeking concept notes for the Summer 2012 Research Competition on Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change in South Asia aimed at supporting researchers and institutions in the region.
SANDEE, launched in November 1999, is a regional network that uses economic tools and analyses aimed at addressing South Asia’s environmental challenges. It provides research support to South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the inter-connection among development, natural resource use and the environment. It is based on the premise that solutions to economic development concerns and environmental problems are integrally linked. Thus, SANDEE brings together South Asian researchers and institutes interested in the inter-connections among development, poverty and the environment. Its main goal is to build the professional skills required to enable South Asians to address local and global environmental concerns. SANDEE works in seven countries in South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Concept notes, if accepted, will lead to an invitation to submit a full research proposal.
Issues to be covered
Research topics can cover a variety of issues, ranging from the economics of climate change (mitigation and adaptation) to pollution management; valuation of environmental services to ecotourism; and, urban and coastal resource management to fragile mountain concerns. Research on macro considerations such as trade and the environment, comprehensive wealth and income accounting and evaluation of economic and environmental policies will also be considered.
While SANDEE’s focus is on environmental management, proposals should include a strong economics component. Multi-disciplinary projects are encouraged. Institutional affiliation is required for receiving support. Concept notes will be evaluated on their academic merit and policy significance.
Grant Size
The average grant size in recent years has been 20,000 USD for one to two year projects. Larger grants will also be considered only if a multidisciplinary team of natural and social scientists are involved and there is a clear identification of roles and tasks.
Last date for submission of concept notes is November 7, 2011.
For more information, visit this link.
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PRM seeks Funding Proposals for Benefiting Refugees and Refugee Returnees in Rwanda, the DRC, Tanzania and Uganda
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa is currently seeking grant proposals for NGO programs benefiting refugees and refugee returnees in Rwanda, the DRC, Tanzania and Uganda.
Country Specific Funding Priorities and Guidelines
PRM will prioritize available funding for Tanzania, Rwanda, the DRC and Uganda as identified below. All proposals should target beneficiaries as identified in collaboration with UNHCR and local authorities.
(1) Tanzania and Rwanda
Proposals for Tanzania should focus on protection for vulnerable groups and individuals in the remaining refugee camps in western Tanzania (Nyaragusu and Mtabila).
Proposals for Rwanda should focus on camp management, life-saving basic preventative and curative healthcare assistance (including reproductive health), water and sanitation, and/or gender based violence prevention and response for refugees.
While PRM does not discourage activities that also include the local host population along with refugees, proposals should concentrate on activities for refugees. At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees.
(2) DRC
Proposed activities for the DRC should support prevention of and response to gender based violence in areas of refugee return in South Kivu and Katanga.
Proposals should focus on areas of high refugee return where new refugee returnees (those who have returned in 2010-2012) make up at least 50% of targeted beneficiaries. Proposals should specify refugee returnee population numbers and/or projections for 2012 in proposed locations.
Proposals should describe how the proposed activities fit into the Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in the DRC.
(3) Uganda
For Uganda proposals should focus on protection, including prevention of and response to gender based violence in urban refugee communities.
At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees with the remainder being vulnerable individuals in host communities
Eligibility and Conditions
PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the above mentioned sectors although, given budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate:
A working relationship with UNHCR, current UNHCR funding, and/or a letter of support from UNHCR for the proposed activities and/or overall country program (this letter should highlight the gap in services the proposed program is designed to address);
An established presence and a proven track record providing proposed assistance both in the sector and specified location;
Coordination with international organizations (IOs) and NGOs working in the same area or sector as well as local authorities;
A concrete implementation plan with well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound and trackable (SMART), have established baselines, and at least one outcome indicator per objective;
Funding Limits
For Rwanda PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $1,700,000.
For DRC and Tanzania PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $600,000.
For Uganda PRM will consider proposals with budgets up to $300,000.
Last date for submission of proposals is November 4, 2011.
For more information, visit this link.
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Open Society Grants Opportunity for Strengthening Civil Society through Arts & Culture in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Moldova, Mongolia, and Turkey
Open Society’s Arts and Culture Program works at the nexus of arts, culture, human rights, and social advocacy. Through its grants, the program strives to encourage broad-based critical reflection and catalyze social action in parts of the world where open societies are absent or weak, and where the cultural rights of minority groups are endangered.
In this context, proposals are invited for grants to strengthen alternative and autonomous cultural infrastructures and innovative arts initiatives in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Moldova, Mongolia, and Turkey.
Priorities
Projects that address one or more of the following priorities of the Arts and Culture Program will be considered to bring added value:
-Capacity building: Strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to implement and sustain good practices and effective ways of working.
-Collaboration: Building alliances and networks with other projects and organizations to encourage knowledge sharing within the country of operation and beyond.
-Diversity: Promoting greater equality and access to cultural goods and activities for the most marginalized beneficiaries.
-Public Engagement with Critical Social Issues: Using the power of arts and culture to promote discussion, debate, and critical reflection on social issues of importance to target communities and beneficiaries.
Eligibility
The Call is open to applicants from and activities in one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Ex-patriots of the above- mentioned countries who are willing to return temporarily to their country of origin and share their expertise with local organizations or individuals may also apply.
Applications may be submitted by non-profit legal entities (non-governmental and public organizations, libraries, museums, cultural centers, associations, communities, registered charities, etc.) that work in the field of arts and culture.
Individuals can apply under activities 1 and 3 (professional development only).
Former grantees of the Arts and Culture Program may apply on the condition that a final report from the previous grant period has been submitted and approved.
Supported activities
Grants are offered for the following three activities:
1. Cultural production
2. Creating or strengthening cultural platforms
3. Professional development and capacity-building.
Grant Size
Most ACP grants range between $1,000 and $30,000 USD.
In Central Asia only, institutional support grants of up to $73,000 (equivalent to 50,000 EUR) annually are available for distinguished past grantees through a matching grant program with Hivos. These grants are intended to provide long-term support based on a strategic plan for the institutional development and capacity building of the applicant organization.
Deadline: The Call is open till December 31, 2012
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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The Water Futures Partnership Invites Businesses and NGOs to Join the Initiative
The Water Futures Partnership is inviting businesses, NGOs and other organisations to join the initiative to address issues related to water resource management across the world and find solutions for some of the most serious water risks in cities and watersheds around the world.
The Water Futures Partnership is an initiative of three organizations – SABMiller, WWF and the German international development agency (GIZ). The goal behind this establishing this association was to prove the business case for private sector engagement in supporting the sustainable management of water resources. The partnership came into existence in 2009 and has now published its second report, which gives details about the progress made in identifying, assessing and beginning to address the challenges facing businesses, communities and the environment in watersheds in South Africa, Peru, Tanzania and Ukraine.
According to Andy Wales, SABMiller’s head of sustainable development – “Single actors cannot alone effectively mitigate the complex and often deeply-embedded causes of water risks. Our assessments show that the fundamental causes of many of our business-specific water risks are the same drivers of the water problems facing communities and ecosystems. We recognise that these challenges can only be addressed through multi-stakeholder collective action and openly invite other NGOs, donors and public sector agencies, who have a shared interest in the areas in which we are working, to join our partnership. It is only by working in a participatory way can we have an impact on improving water management for communities, environment and business.”
The new report ‘Water Futures – addressing shared water challenges through collaborative action’ highlights the intension of the partnership to include new partners and new collaboration countries – Colombia, Honduras, India and the USA. It also provides details of the actions that have been taken in the initial four partner countries to address water risk.
Some of the findings and resulting actions include:
George and Polokwane, South Africa – the water footprint assessment in South Africa identified two priority risk areas to be addressed: (1) risks associated municipal effluent treatment affecting the brewery at Polokwane and (2) vulnerabilities associated with SABMiller’s agricultural supply chain, particularly the availability of water to hop farms in the dry Western Cape. More detailed assessments of the latter identified climate change, the spread of thirsty invasive species and competition for water amongst users as drivers of risk to the SAB Ltd’s hop farms.
Tanzania – the shortfall between the demands for water and the available water resources are likely to have very serious effects not only on SABMiller’s operations but, more broadly, on the country’s prosperity, people’s health, and aquatic ecosystems. The partnership is developing plans to work with farmers in the upper catchment to reduce their impact on water resources, as well as working with the Dar es Salaam Municipality to reduce water leakage from the city’s water and sewer network.
Ukraine – a business risk assessment identified wastewater discharge from the brewery as a potential risk to the local SABMiller business in Donetsk city, both in terms of operation and reputation. Poor municipal sewage infrastructure means that sewer collapse and subsequent pollution of the Kalmius River is a significant risk. The Kalmius runs through Donetsk city and so it was recognised that this risk is shared with the local community and environment. Amongst other things, the Water Futures Partnership is applying for funding to overhaul the municipal sewer, as well as joining with other industries to protect the Kalmius river from further degradation.
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Mediterranean Women’s Fund seeks submissions for Photo Competition 2011
Founded in 2008, the Mediterranean Women’s Fund is the initiative of women involved in promoting women’s rights in the Mediterranean region. The fund provides financial support for the women’s rights movement in Mediterranean region. It advocates principles of equality, secularism and respect for human beings and is completely dedicated for improvement of the quality of lives of women and promotion of equality between sexes throughout the Mediterranean region.
The Mediterranean Women’s Fund is currently seeking photo submissions for Photo Competition 2011.
Objective
The objective of the competition is to witness through photography several and diverse forms of expression and varieties used by women to affirm their rights, refuse injustice they suffer and create new horizons and prospects.
Photo Competition Theme
Women, their revolutions
Conditions of Participation
* The competition is open to adults and minors (with parents written permission).
* The participants can submit a maximum of 4 photographs format A3 in black and white or colour. The photos should be sent by mail to the following address or to the website of the Mediterranean Women’s Fund to the page “Photo competition”
* The photographs should satisfy the technical specifications mentioned in the participation procedure.
* The photographs should have a connection with the theme of the competition: “Women: their revolutions”. The team organising the competition has the right to remove or delete photographs if they consider them having a pornographic , pedophile, racist or any discriminating connotation. In such event the participant cannot contest the decision of the Funds.
* Each participant claiming to be the author of the submitted photograph. Each participant guarantees having obtained the permission for the right of usage of the represented persons. In case of protest or litigation, only the responsibility of the authors can be challenged and not the organising team.
* The three first winners allow, as a graceful gesture, the organiser to publish on its website or any other support the awarded photographs for a period of 5 years from the date of the announcement of the results.
* The organising team can use another photograph than the ones that have been awarded and in this case permission will be asked from the author who will be informed of its destination and the context of its use.
* All photographs without exception should be used with the mention of the name of the authors.
How to Take Part?
To take part in the competition, you should send maximum 4 photographs.
Last date for submitting the photos is October 30, 2011.
For more information and details, visit this link.
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HIF seeks proposals for small grants facility from projects aimed at recognition, invention and dissemination of an innovation towards making humanitarian aid more effective and cost-efficient
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), created through a partnership between ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) and ALNAP (The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action), represents a collective effort to enhance the contribution of innovation to improving operational humanitarian performance at the field level.
The fund supports organizations working in countries struck by humanitarian crises, such as Haiti or Pakistan, to develop, test and share new technologies and processes that will make humanitarian aid more effective and cost-efficient in the future.
Small Grant Facility Call for Proposals
HIF has issued a call for proposals for the small grant facility for projects up to £20,000 aimed at making humanitarian aid more effective and cost efficient.
Small grants will be allocated to projects with an implementation period of up to 6 months. These grants will principally support the recognition, invention and dissemination of an innovation (stages 1, 2 and 5).
Objectives
* Enabling and supporting humanitarian innovators to move creative ideas through the innovation process;
* Supporting them in building new partnerships with key actors;
* Enabling the lessons from grant funded projects and from analysis of innovation processes in humanitarian contexts to be disseminated more widely;
* Strengthening existing relationships between humanitarian agencies, academics and those in the private sector engaged in innovation processes.
What type of projects will be funded?
The HIF will fund innovations that are at any of the 5 stages of the innovation process (1-recognition, 2-invention, 3-development, 4-implementation and 5-diffusion) and that will contribute to improving the relevance, appropriateness, coverage, efficiency and / or effectiveness of humanitarian aid relative to existing practices
What types of humanitarian interventions are targeted by the HIF?
The definition used for humanitarian aid is taken from Global Humanitarian Assistance. This excludes any long term development assistance. The definition provides some useful examples of traditional responses to humanitarian crises:
* material relief assistance and services (shelter, water, medicines etc.);
* emergency food aid (short-term distribution and supplementary feeding programmes);
* relief coordination, protection and support services (coordination, logistics and communications).
* reconstruction relief and rehabilitation (repairing pre-existing infrastructure as opposed to longer-term activities designed to improve the level of infrastructure)
* disaster prevention and preparedness (disaster risk reduction, early warning systems, contingency stocks and planning).
There is no geographic restriction as to the project location. However that the HIF will only support innovation in a humanitarian response setting as per the definition provided by the Global Humanitarian Assistance.
Last date for submission of proposals is February 12, 2012.
For more information and details, you can visit this link.
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WWF seeks Applications for the Prince Bernhard Scholarship Fund for Nature Conservation 2012
WWF International is currently seeking applications for the Prince Bernhard Scholarship Fund for Nature Conservation 2012 aimed at helping build the next generation of people who will become the conservation leaders of the future. The scholarships are open to individuals from select countries working in the field of conservation or associated disciplines directly relevant to the delivery and promotion of conservation.
By supporting environmental education, WWF hopes to foster local conservation leadership, enhance local involvement in work to protect the environment, promote partnerships for conservation amongst a range of stakeholders, and help reinforce the impacts of the WWF conservation program.
Purpose of Scholarships
With support from The 1001: A Nature Trust, the aim of the WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarships is to provide financial support to individuals who wish to pursue short-term professional training or formal studies that will help them contribute more effectively to conservation efforts in their country. Each scholarship empowers a dedicated conservationist to build his or her capacity. In turn, these people are in a position to share the benefits of their knowledge and skills with others and so spread the benefits.
Eligibility
* PBS preferably supports mid-career training (up to a maximum of one year) for individuals working in the field of conservation or associated disciplines directly relevant to the delivery and promotion of conservation. Applications from candidates doing multiple-year studies will only be considered if the applicant is applying for support for the last year of studies.
* People seeking to build skills in specific subjects that will enhance their contribution to nature conservation are encouraged to apply. In particular, women and people working for non-governmental or community-based organizations are encouraged to apply.
* Only nationals from Africa/Madagascar, Asia/Pacific, Latin America & Carribean, Eastern Europe & Middle East will be considered, including WWF staff or candidates working as partners with WWF. Preference is given to those seeking support for studies in their own country or region, and applicants must provide written proof of acceptance on a course.
Funding Details
*The maximum amount for any one scholarship under this award scheme is Swiss Francs CHF 10,000. An application for a PBS scholarship in excess of this amount will not be considered.
*The financial support provided by the PBS may be used to pay for course fees, books, travel and living expenses whilst studying, or a combination of these. Funding requests to cover the costs of attending a conference/congress, purchasing a laptop/printer or other personal items will not be considered.
Last date for submission of applications at the candidate’s nearest WWF Office is January 11, 2012.
For more information, visit this link.
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UN Women: Fund for Gender Equality Call for Proposals 2011-2012
The UN Women has issued a call for proposals under the Fund for Gender Equality to support innovative programmes helping women achieve political and economic empowerment. This year, the Fund has been divided to two phases and the first phase will consider proposals for Arab States region only. Proposals will be accepted in English and Arabic.
The Fund provides grants ranging from $200,000 to $1 million for impact-oriented programmes. The Fund has the following main themes with an emphasis on women in situations of marginalization. Applicants can submit their proposals to target any one of these themes:
Women’s Political Empowerment: to increase women’s leadership and influence in the decisions that affect their lives, including leadership trainings and educaiton, empowering and building the next generation of youth leaders.
Women’s Economic Empowerment: to increase women’s access to and control over resources and assets – including land, water and viable employment – while also addressing the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work on women and girls, with particular emphasis on wholistic and environmentally sustainable programmes and approaches.
Applications will be accepted through online process only (opening from 24 October). The deadline to submit applications is 4 November 2011. For more information, visit this link.
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