DEADLINE : Jun 01, 2015 23:59:59 CEST
The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is the largest annual worldwide competition for sustainable entrepreneurs who can instigate change. The challenge is looking for products or services that not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be ready to go to market within 2 years, but also combine sustainability, entrepreneurship and creativity.
5 finalists are chosen each year to go to Amsterdam and present their plans to an expert jury & audience. By becoming finalists, these high-potential startups get access to their international network of mentors and investors, and they try to help accelerate them towards a successful launch of their product, service or technology. On top of that, the best finalist wins 500,000 EUR to bring his/her plan to market. A runner-up prize of 200,000 EUR is also awarded.
Are you a sustainable startup with a brilliant plan to combat climate change? Then register and apply now, good luck!!
Official Website: https://www.younoodle.com/competitions/postcode_lottery_green_challenge
The Climate CoLab: climate change challenges
The Climate CoLab started with twenty-two contests but later some more contests were added, all seeking ideas on how to make a significant difference in addressing climate change. you could win the chance to present your idea in front of world renowned experts to help get your idea implemented, and win a $10,000 Grand Prize! You can also win cash prizes by being a part of someone else’s proposal.
Winners in all contests will present their proposals at MIT and enter the running for the Climate CoLab’s $10,000 Grand Prize.
In addition, proposals submitted in any contest on the platform may be included in other members’ regional or global plans. If a plan that contains your proposal wins, you win too! See details…
The social network prize: http://climatecolab.org/
Official Website: http://www.climatecolab.org/plans
Winners in all contests will present their proposals at MIT and enter the running for the Climate CoLab’s $10,000 Grand Prize.
In addition, proposals submitted in any contest on the platform may be included in other members’ regional or global plans. If a plan that contains your proposal wins, you win too! See details…
The social network prize: http://climatecolab.org/
Official Website: http://www.climatecolab.org/plans
Conservation Workshop Grants
Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues. These grants support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority places in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Local organizations from select WWF-US priority countries must meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.
Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
DEADLINES
All applicants must complete an application by one of the deadlines noted below. The workshop must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline to allow EFN time for review, selection, and processing of the grant. Applications will be reviewed 4 times a year as noted below:
• February 1, 2015
• May 1, 2015
• August 1, 2015
• November 1, 2015
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
Organizations working in the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within the eligible countries EFN gives preference to applicants working in certain WWF priority places, indicated in parenthesis below.
Kenya (Coastal East Africa), Tanzania (Coastal East Africa), Zambia, Belize (Mesoamerican Reef), Bhutan, Bolivia (Amazon), Cambodia, Cameroon (Congo Basin), Central African Republic (Congo Basin), Colombia (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Dem. Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Ecuador (Amazon and Galapagos), Fiji, French Guiana (Amazon), Gabon (Congo Basin), Guatemala (Mesoamerican Reef, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Guyana (Amazon), Honduras (Mesoamerican Reef), Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique (Primeiras e Segundas marine area, Quirimbas, Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve, Ruvuma Landscape), Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal (Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Linkage), Papua New Guinea (Coral Triangle), Peru (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Solomon Islands, Suriname (Amazon), Vietnam
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/conservation-workshop-grants
Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
DEADLINES
All applicants must complete an application by one of the deadlines noted below. The workshop must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline to allow EFN time for review, selection, and processing of the grant. Applications will be reviewed 4 times a year as noted below:
• February 1, 2015
• May 1, 2015
• August 1, 2015
• November 1, 2015
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
Organizations working in the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within the eligible countries EFN gives preference to applicants working in certain WWF priority places, indicated in parenthesis below.
Kenya (Coastal East Africa), Tanzania (Coastal East Africa), Zambia, Belize (Mesoamerican Reef), Bhutan, Bolivia (Amazon), Cambodia, Cameroon (Congo Basin), Central African Republic (Congo Basin), Colombia (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Dem. Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Ecuador (Amazon and Galapagos), Fiji, French Guiana (Amazon), Gabon (Congo Basin), Guatemala (Mesoamerican Reef, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Guyana (Amazon), Honduras (Mesoamerican Reef), Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique (Primeiras e Segundas marine area, Quirimbas, Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve, Ruvuma Landscape), Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal (Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Linkage), Papua New Guinea (Coral Triangle), Peru (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean), Republic of Congo (Congo Basin), Solomon Islands, Suriname (Amazon), Vietnam
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/conservation-workshop-grants
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme
Deadline: 31 March each year. Successful applicants will be informed three months after the deadline.
Postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, can go on a ‘Cooperation Visit’ lasting three months to an institute in Germany.
Hosting Countries: Germany
Eligible nationality: DFG countries
Minimum degree held: PhD
Duration: 3 months
Field: None
Age limit: None
The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, with the opportunity to make a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany of no more than 3 months.
TWAS will cover visa, health insurance and travel expenses, while DFG will provide subsistence costs for the stay in Germany. The administration and financial operation of TWAS is undertaken by UNESCO in accordance with an agreement signed by the two organizations.
Eligibility
• Applicants must hold a PhD and must have obtained it not earlier than 2010;
• Applicants must be nationals of a sub-Saharan African country, including South Africa, and hold a research position in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Applicants already on site in Germany are not eligible.
• Successful applicants can only reapply once for another cooperation visit.
• Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.
• All fields of Natural and Social Sciences will be considered.
Completed applications, together with the supporting documentation, should be sent either:
• by email to exchanges@twas.org
• by fax to +39 040 224 559 or
• as hard copies to TWAS secretariat, ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Application doc(s): dfg-twas_application_form_2015.doc 178 KB
Contact email: exchanges@twas.org
Official website: http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dfg-cooperation-visits-programme
Postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, can go on a ‘Cooperation Visit’ lasting three months to an institute in Germany.
Hosting Countries: Germany
Eligible nationality: DFG countries
Minimum degree held: PhD
Duration: 3 months
Field: None
Age limit: None
The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, with the opportunity to make a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany of no more than 3 months.
TWAS will cover visa, health insurance and travel expenses, while DFG will provide subsistence costs for the stay in Germany. The administration and financial operation of TWAS is undertaken by UNESCO in accordance with an agreement signed by the two organizations.
Eligibility
• Applicants must hold a PhD and must have obtained it not earlier than 2010;
• Applicants must be nationals of a sub-Saharan African country, including South Africa, and hold a research position in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Applicants already on site in Germany are not eligible.
• Successful applicants can only reapply once for another cooperation visit.
• Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.
• All fields of Natural and Social Sciences will be considered.
Completed applications, together with the supporting documentation, should be sent either:
• by email to exchanges@twas.org
• by fax to +39 040 224 559 or
• as hard copies to TWAS secretariat, ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Application doc(s): dfg-twas_application_form_2015.doc 178 KB
Contact email: exchanges@twas.org
Official website: http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dfg-cooperation-visits-programme
UNU-INRA PhD Internship Programme
The deadline for applications is 31 May 2015 for the academic years 2015–2016.
UNU-INRA, with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is undertaking a three-year project entitled “Unleashing the Potential of African Rural Economies through Green Growth”. The project aims to provide empirical evidence on how green growth strategies can, amongst others, influence employment, income generation, competitiveness and social inclusion in rural Africa under four thematic areas:
1. Green business opportunities in rural Africa
2. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and resource efficiency, productivity and resilience in rural Africa
3. Rural SMEs and ecosystem services
4. Institutions and governance for environmentally-friendly business practices
Stipend
UNU-INRA will provide two types of financial support. A monthly stipend of around USD 1,000.00 will be provided to a successful applicant spending a maximum of four months within the programme. The stipend is a contribution towards accommodation, subsistence, medical and other expenses.
For a successful applicant under the two-year scholarship, a monthly stipend of around USD 600.00 will be provided. The stipend is a contribution towards subsistence, medical and other expenses. For the latter category of interns, the programme does make a provision for an allowance not exceeding USD 5,000.00 for collection of primary data when necessary, and allowance for their PhD advisors, not exceeding USD 2,000.00. For all successful applicants, the Institute will provide a round trip ticket to and from the location of the programme.
For more information about the programme, contact the Programme Coordinator at phdinternship@inra.unu.edu.
Official website: http://unu.edu/about/internship/unu-inra-phd-internship-programme.html#overview
UNU-INRA, with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is undertaking a three-year project entitled “Unleashing the Potential of African Rural Economies through Green Growth”. The project aims to provide empirical evidence on how green growth strategies can, amongst others, influence employment, income generation, competitiveness and social inclusion in rural Africa under four thematic areas:
1. Green business opportunities in rural Africa
2. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and resource efficiency, productivity and resilience in rural Africa
3. Rural SMEs and ecosystem services
4. Institutions and governance for environmentally-friendly business practices
Stipend
UNU-INRA will provide two types of financial support. A monthly stipend of around USD 1,000.00 will be provided to a successful applicant spending a maximum of four months within the programme. The stipend is a contribution towards accommodation, subsistence, medical and other expenses.
For a successful applicant under the two-year scholarship, a monthly stipend of around USD 600.00 will be provided. The stipend is a contribution towards subsistence, medical and other expenses. For the latter category of interns, the programme does make a provision for an allowance not exceeding USD 5,000.00 for collection of primary data when necessary, and allowance for their PhD advisors, not exceeding USD 2,000.00. For all successful applicants, the Institute will provide a round trip ticket to and from the location of the programme.
For more information about the programme, contact the Programme Coordinator at phdinternship@inra.unu.edu.
Official website: http://unu.edu/about/internship/unu-inra-phd-internship-programme.html#overview
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