Issue 32 | Volume 10 | August 25, 2022
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Issue 28 | Volume 10 | July 28, 2022
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International Funding Opportunities Update
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Listed below are international funding opportunities identified in the past week. All other open opportunities may be accessed in a searchable database by clicking on the button to the right.
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the Augmenting Humanitarian Capacity for Infectious Disease Emergencies with Epidemic or Pandemic Potential program.
Objectives
- Improve local and international NGO and PIO operational and technical capacity for coordination with critical ID coordination platforms, including global clusters and Emergency Operation Centers (EOC), to ensure clear lines of effort and effective, integrated, multi-sectoral approaches in response to outbreaks in humanitarian settings or to those that reach the scale of a humanitarian emergency.
- Strengthen local and international organizations’ operational capacity to rapidly respond to future ID outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic potential that are in or become humanitarian. This would include augmenting internal systems to scale up quickly and launch a multi-sectoral integrated response.
- Review current technical resources and develop new common support tools/capacities /technical resources as needed to support an integrated multi-sectoral response for ID outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic potential that are in or become humanitarian, and where appropriate, an integrated humanitarian-ID response.
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Award size: more than $1 M
Deadline: September 16, 2022
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The RADx-UP CDCC Community Collaboration Mini-Grant Program provides $50,000 for direct costs to support community partners to help advance capacity, training, support, and community experience with COVID-19 testing initiatives. It is open to community serving organizations, faith-based organizations, and tribal nations and organizations.
Awardees use funding to remove barriers to COVID-19 communication and outreach, COVID-19 testing and diagnosis, and COVID-19 data collection and dissemination testing. They may provide training and education for community members around COVID-19 testing topics of interest or generate communication materials related to COVID-19 testing.
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Award size: up to $50,000
Letters of intent are accepted on a rolling basis until December 23, 2022
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Climate, Water, Environment, & Energy
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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is an innovative philanthropy proving small grants to boots-on-the-ground, get-your-hands-dirty, in-the-field species conservation projects for the world’s most threatened species. Through innovative micro-financing, the MBZ Fund empowers conservationists to fight the extinction crisis instead of bureaucracy and red-tape. To date the Fund has awarded over 2,300 grants to a diverse range of species globally.
Applicants are invited to apply for the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund that has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate.
The Fund’s focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and fungi species conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis of region or selected species.
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Award size: up to $25,000
Deadline: October 31, 2022
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The Arcus Foundation makes grants to promote the survival of great apes in the wild and in sanctuaries that offer safety from invasive research and other forms of exploitation.
The Great Apes & Gibbons Program’s strategy focuses on 24 priority ape-range landscapes across 18 countries in Africa and Asia, as well as two countries, the United States and Kenya, where apes are held in captivity outside of their range.
Grants focus on activities that impact gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, bonobos, and gibbons.
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Award size: $100,000 up to $150,000
Deadline: Concept notes are accepted at any time
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Liberia (USAID/Liberia) intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to implement the Incentivize Learning Activity (“the Activity”). The Activity aims to ensure access to education to vulnerable and underserved school-age children by incentivizing enrollment, attendance, and learning and addressing food insecurity needs that have become more acute as a result of Liberia’s 2019 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Activity aims at ensuring access to education to vulnerable and underserved school-age children in order to incentivize enrollment, attendance, and learning and addressing food insecurity needs that have become more acute as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specifically, the primary purpose of the Activity is to create a foundation for improved learning outcomes by incentivizing school enrollment and reducing absenteeism, particularly for underserved and vulnerable children via the provision of school meals, targeted financial incentives, community and parental engagement, and social and behavior change communication.
Through a timely provision of meals, school feeding can reduce short-term hunger among students and improve their ability to concentrate and increase attendance. The Activity complements other investments in education by fostering the right conditions for improved 6 learning outcomes.
Objectives:
- School enrollment and attendance
- Enabling environment for sustainability of access to education and learning outcomes improved
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Award size: $19.5 M up to $20 M
Deadline: October 14, 2022
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a
cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Tunisia Civil Society Activity.
Eligibility for this award is not restricted.
The overall goal of the Civil Society Activity (“The Activity”) is to empower Tunisian citizens to act and advocate for specific issues and effect change at the local, regional, and national level in advancing Tunisia’s development and to build the legitimacy and sustainability of the civil society sector. Interventions will be focused on five to ten thematic areas decided through a participatory approach, over the course of the award, that reflect local priorities, political will, and strong potential to make tangible improvements in the daily lives of citizens.
This activity has three main objectives:
- Increase the engagement and agency of citizens to act and advocate for specific issues of public interest.
- Strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society organizations to promote positive change on citizen and constituent priorities (based on the organizational mission).
- Promote effective partnerships (intra- inter- and multi-sectoral) at local, regional and national levels (e.g., government, civil society, citizens, private sector) to act and advocate for specific issues of public interest.
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Award size: $25 M
Deadline: September 15, 2022
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The U.S. Embassy Brasília, Brazil announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to teach 30 representatives of Quilombola communities from different parts of Brazil on the creation, production, monetization, and dissemination of podcasts to spread their voices to communications platforms in other parts of Brazil and the world.
The podcast training is a skill-building opportunity and aims to teach 30 representatives of Quilombola communities from different parts of Brazil on the creation, production, monetization, and dissemination of podcasts to spread their voices to other parts of Brazil and the world. The scarcity of information about their communities in Brazil and elsewhere can be alleviated by encouraging the creation of high-quality storytelling podcasts, giving voice to often ignored communities and advancing equity.
The project is aligned with Biden-Harris administration priorities, in particular the advancement of racial equity and support of underserved communities, outlined by the Executive Order 13985 signed on January 20, 2021. The program will be conducted mostly online and with a duration of at least 3 months, by an educational or journalism training group.
The training will focus on:
- the theory, practice and exchange of experiences that includes Brazilian and U.S. podcast producers, and
- a 3-day in-person event, during which the participants will be able to finalize, edit and present their first podcasts, which would be incorporated into a nationwide database made available to media outlets and individual users across the country.
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Award size: $40,000 up to $60,000
Deadline: September 19, 2022
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The U.S. Embassy Seoul / Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to implement a 15-day exchange program to the United States for up to 10 participants representing digital content creators, targeting youth audiences from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Please follow all instructions below.
Program Objectives:
Youth outreach is a priority for Embassy Seoul. We seek an exchange program that explores American values and cultural issues that shape the American identity and deepen ROK youth audiences’ understanding of the United States in the 21st century. Participants will explore American issues and themes that inspire (i.e. freedom, innovation, the American dream, and American culture), as well as issues that frustrate ROK youth (i.e. gun violence, racism - particularly hate crimes targeting Asians, social inequality, etc.) and other priority issues such as human rights, diversity and inclusion, and gender equality. This program should take place in 2023, and digital creators would travel to cities/states to explore different aspects of American culture and values.
Participants would meet with U.S. digital creators, civil society organizations, civic activists, social media companies/experts, journalists, community members and others using their voices to promote American values, address current social issues, and advocate for positive change.
The exchange program will consist of three parts:
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Consultation- The selected organization will perform consultations with U.S. Embassy Seoul before and after the participants are selected to discuss the program, itinerary, and priorities for the trip.
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15-day Exchange program in the United States- Ideally the timing of the exchange would be centered around a large digital content/marketing event/conference or symbolic event promoting American culture and values and include flexible programs to allow for both larger group and individual programming options for diverse creators with varying interests.
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Follow-on sub-award opportunities- The program will include a sub-grant award opportunity, with which a winning participant can create follow-on content about something they learned or someone they connected with during the program.
Proposals should budget for two Korean-language interpreters to accompany the group during the 15-day program. One Embassy Seoul employee may also accompany the group to engage, liaise, and troubleshoot any challenges. The applicant organization should plan to include the Embassy staffer in making logistical arrangements, including any cultural activities or ground transport. However, funding for the Embassy staffer’s flights and hotels will be borne directly by the Embassy (i.e., not included in the award budget).
Participants and Audiences:
The participants of this exchange program will be comprised of 10 digital creators selected by the U.S. Embassy who are actively engaged in creating content for our target audience of Korean youth.
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Award size: $10,000 up to $150,000
Deadline: September 23, 2022
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PAS Ouagadougou invites proposals for programs that promote democracy and good governance, advance peace and security, and promote equitable economic and social growth. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives, highlight shared values, and promote bilateral cooperation.
PAS Burkina will utilize a variety of tools to advance the U.S. Mission Burkina goals that includes:
- Programs that address issues of regional security, counter terrorism, and countering violent extremism.
- Programs that to bolster understanding and practices of Democracy, Human Rights, and Good Governance.
- Projects that encourage participation in civil society promotion, especially for women, religious minorities, and youth.
- Programs that seek to promote a better understanding of diversity, inclusion, religious freedom, gender rights, persons with disabilities, underrepresented or otherwise disadvantaged communities, and other aspects of human rights.
- Creative programs that advance one or more of the priority areas to include but not limited to, economic empowerment, and youth development; innovative ideas involving STEAM, social entrepreneurship, adaptive technologies, rural economic development, economic diversification, women’s empowerment, corporate social responsibility, access to finance, and support for entrepreneurs.
- Programs promoting English Language Capacity- through projects that encourage the usage and learning of English language as a tool for civic and economic development.
- Media Strengthening: Increase transparency, media professionalism, access to diverse sources of news. Projects may develop Burkinabe media, fact-checking and research for journalists or media consumers, capitalize on social media use for greater transparency, and/or expand such programs beyond the capital and secondary cities.
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Award size: up to $25,000
Deadline: September 30, 2022
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The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation supports various cultural, educational, research and philanthropic projects that can have a positive impact on the Armenian world, be it in Armenia or in the Diaspora.
Projects submitted must fall within the scope of the Department’s four priority areas:
- To promote and contribute to the vitality of the Armenian language and culture in the Diaspora. We place particular emphasis on the Western Armenian language.
- To provide academic support to Armenian and Armenian Studies university students and researchers and to promote, more generally, research on Armenian subjects.
- To support civil society and intellectual creativity in Armenia in order to consolidate democratic culture.
- To assist cultural and educational institutions in Turkey that valorise the Armenian presence in the country, and contribute to the improvement of Armenian-Turkish relations.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: December 16, 2022
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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The OECD's Co-operative Research Programme- Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (CRP) exists to strengthen scientific knowledge and provide relevant scientific information and advice that will inform future policy decisions related to the sustainable use of natural resources in the areas of agriculture, food, fisheries and forests.
Applications relevant to the work of the OECD Committee for Agriculture are particularly welcome:
- Sustainable productivity growth and food security and nutrition;
- New technologies and practices for food production;
- Food loss and waste;
- Antimicrobial resistance;
- One Health approach to agriculture and food systems;
- Innovations in the transfer and development of agricultural knowledge, including Indigenous and traditional knowledge
- Digital technologies and digitalisation;
- Climate change, including pathways to net zero, carbon sequestration in agriculture, forestry and land use, water use;
- Plant and animal breeding to enhance sustainable productivity growth and resilience to climatic events;
- Diversity of crop production;
- Fisheries and aquaculture productivity, sustainability and resilience.
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Award size: fellowships (travel expenses, stipend); Conference sponsorship (travel expenses)
Deadline: September 10, 2022
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This U.S Scholars program provides opportunities for American faculty members, artists, and independent scholars to lecture and/or conduct research at universities or research institutions in Egypt for 3 – 9 months. Awards are available in multiple disciplines.
Grant Types
- Teaching,
- Research, or
- Combined Teaching/Research Grants
Awards for Egypt
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Award size: Stipend, travel expenses, housing, health insurance
Deadline: September 15, 2022
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The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to 70 of the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social, and research-based growth.
The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to:
- attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally
- develop their leadership potential
- position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow
Fellowships are distributed equally among:
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Award size: $70,000/year
Deadline: September 21, 2022
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The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health are offered through a partnership between the Fulbright Program and the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. These awards were established to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings. The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships were inaugurated in July 2011 with four fellows in Sub-Saharan Africa (Botswana, Malawi, and South Africa).
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships carry the same benefits as the traditional Fulbright Study/Research grants to the host country. The Fogarty International Center, NIH, will provide support to the research training site and may provide orientation for the fellows at the NIH.
The program is designed for candidates who are currently enrolled in medical school or in a graduate-level program and who are interested in global health. The basic requirements and process for applying for the Fulbright-Fogarty Program are the same as for any Fulbright U.S. Student Study/Research Grant.
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Award size: see website
Deadline: October 11, 2022
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The YY Study Grants provide an important opportunity to advance cancer research through international collaboration. Their purpose is to enable individuals from any country to carry out cancer research projects abroad and including the opportunity to receive further training in research methods or techniques.
Since its inception in 1972, the YY Study Grant programme has contributed to the professional capacity development of over 330 Fellows from over 40 countries.
While applications on all cancer-related research topics are welcome, in 2022 priority will be given to research applications on the topic of "COVID-19 and Cancer".
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Award size: $10,000
Deadline: November 30, 2022
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Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship (Global IDEAS) catalyzes interdisciplinary thought, research, and action to solve global/grand challenges in an international development context. We facilitate communities of practice; collaborate and engage with external partners and donors; enhance opportunities for faculty and staff to conduct research, education, and engagement; and provide proposal development and project management to support MSU’s international objectives.
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1405 S. Harrison Rd. Manly Miles Bldg., Suite 308
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 884-2987
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