Deadline: 25-Nov-24

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) announces a call for research proposals from public or private non-profit organizations established in Europe or Africa that operate within a consortium of European and African organizations.

The call is part of the Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa. The initiative is part of the EU’s Global Gateway investments.

The Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) aims to support African countries to improve the education and training of teachers and to make sure that their schools have enough qualified teachers. This will be achieved through policy support in areas of teacher governance and teacher professional development and will contribute to delivering quality education for all.

The initiative contributes to regional and national objectives by supporting and complementing national education and teacher reforms, offering opportunities for countries to work together, supporting partnerships and peer learning for teachers in the region, and to work with Europe.

Aims

• The overall aim of this call is to is to generate deeper understanding for policy and practice relevant recommendations on how teacher training and teacher wellbeing at work can be made more effective in Sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately aiming to reduce teacher shortage and attrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. More specifically, the call aims to:
  • generate new evidence on effective teacher policies and practices to address challenges related to teacher governance, teacher preparation and teaching, and the attractiveness of the teaching profession in early childhood education, primary and/or lower secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa;
  • strengthen research capacities in Sub-Saharan Africa;
  • disseminate findings so that the evidence produced can inform policy formulation, program design and implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa;
  • encourage partnerships of universities and research institutions both within Africa and between Africa and Europe.

Themes

• To address the challenge, two main research themes have been identified.
  • Theme 1: Teacher wellbeing at work and teacher retention, shortage, and attrition
    • Many factors affect teacher wellbeing, including financial, physical, and social aspects. In this call, the focus is on work-related wellbeing, viewed as a key factor associated with better performance in the workplace and ultimately, improved student learning. The complexities of policy implementation and the challenges of educational reform are also visible in the work of teachers, if not coupled with sufficient resources and support. Despite the multiplicity of studies, a holistic picture based on the relationships between education governance, teacher welfare policies, retention and attrition is only partially established.
    • Focus areas under theme 1:
      • Educational reforms and resources
        • This focus area centers around the formulation and implementation of educational reforms affecting teacher training and teacher working conditions (e.g., teacher recruitment, salary levels, deployment, distribution, professional development, learning environments in schools, decentralization of education administration), how these reforms are led at national and school levels and which incentives are most effective in attracting and retaining teachers in different contexts. Policy implementation is considered crucial for improving teacher motivation and job satisfaction: however, it is dependent on the availability, distribution, and accessibility of resources.
      • School leadership and management
        • Effective school leadership and management can impact the school environment in many ways and ensure teacher wellbeing, job satisfaction, teacher professional development and a good work-life balance. A good and well-functioning school leadership is in a key position when improving working conditions in schools.
        • School leaders can also promote consultative decision-making and an equitable school culture that can improve teachers’ sense of professionalism and agency through empowering teachers with greater autonomy, increasing their job satisfaction, motivation, and retention.
      • Teachers’ working conditions, motivation and satisfaction with work
        • Teacher wellbeing should also be studied from the perspectives of teachers – how teachers perceive their working conditions and what can be done to support them in the classroom. This would require a bottom-up approach, which focuses on the classroom context, teaching practices and support provided to teachers. Many of the issues taking place in school and the classroom affect teacher job satisfaction, and well-functioning support mechanisms can further teacher retention, their motivation and human capital. The support can come in many forms, among others through school leadership and management, mentoring, peer support, larger community around teachers and in the form of professional development.
    • Theme 1: Research objective
      • The research aims to provide valuable insights into the most effective policies and incentives for increasing teacher wellbeing at work and to retain teachers. These can inform policy decisions at local and national levels and lead to the development of policies and practices that create more supportive and attractive working conditions for teachers. A successful uptake of the research is anticipated to have a significant impact on reducing teacher shortages and/or ensuring the balanced distribution of teachers, and/or identifying factors for improving teacher job satisfaction, and/or implementing effective recruitment and/or retention strategies to attract and retain more qualified teachers.
  • Theme 2: Teacher professional development
    • In this call, teacher professional development (TDP) refers to pre- and in-service training as well as the training during the entire career of a teacher. The importance of TDP has been emphasized in various global reports, including UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2020 and the Teacher Policy Development Guide (2019). These reports highlight the need for continuous, context-specific, and inclusive professional development to address the diverse needs of students, especially in resource-limited settings.
    • Focus areas under theme 2:
      • Teacher education in pre-service programs play a crucial role in shaping the effectiveness and adaptability of future educators. Recent studies have identified three key areas being important for the success of these programs. These areas are therefore the focus areas under this theme:
        • Pedagogical innovations and curriculum development in teacher education programs
          • The landscape of teacher education is evolving, driven by the imperative to adapt curricula to the demands of modern education systems and societal expectations. Recent studies underscore the necessity of ongoing revisions to teacher education programs to remain relevant and effective. Key research findings indicate three areas of attention:
            • the alignment of curricula with contemporary educational needs and societal norms,
            • the integration of innovative pedagogies and critical perspectives, and
            • the bridging of gaps between academic curriculum content and the practical competencies required in the educational field.
        • Inclusiveness in Teacher Professional Development
          • Studies conducted across several African countries highlight the importance of flexible and inclusive teaching methods, the integration of technology and innovative practices and the necessity of reflective and collaborative approaches for addressing diverse student needs for improving the learning outcomes. Teacher professional development is crucial for addressing this issue and providing tools for teachers to respond to this challenge. Furthermore, the studies underscore the importance of cultural and linguistic integration in teacher education, but there is a gap in research on how teacher education programs can systematically incorporate local cultural knowledge and linguistic diversity into their curricula. In many African countries, particular focus should be paid on bilingual education, providing the possibilities for students to get teaching in their mother tongue.
        • Mentorship in teacher education
          • Professional development and options for professional growth are crucial for maintaining teacher motivation and enhancing their efficacy in the profession. Teacher educators play a pivotal role in shaping the future of education through their influence on pre-service and in-service teachers. Their responsibilities extend beyond mere instruction to encompass leadership, mentorship, curriculum assessment, and the navigation of socio-economic challenges that affect the educational landscape.
    • Theme 2: Research objective
      • The call will invite research on context-specific and culturally relevant Teacher Professional Development programs. The objective of the research is to provide deeper understanding on aims, potentiality, and implementation methods of TPD and how to ensure its sustainability and adaptability to changing educational needs and cultural contexts. Ultimately, based on research evidence, the aim is having evidence that can be used to develop TPD strategies and programs that provide equitable possibilities to teacher professional development.

Funding Information

• Any request for a grant under this call for proposals must lay between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
  • Minimum amount: €400.000
  • Maximum amount: €800.000

Duration

• The term of a project may not exceed 18 months, and it shall be completed by 31 August 2026.

Expectations From the Projects

• Linkages to education policy priorities and key stakeholders
  • Proposals need to include plans on how to ensure that the research is policy and practice relevant and how the results of the research will be disseminated. The policy and practice relevance can be demonstrated through showing clear links with e.g. education policy priorities. The dissemination plans should also include a description of the engagement of key stakeholders to ensure that the research is relevant and positioned for use in policy and practice, including actors such as ministries of education or teacher training colleges.
• High-quality research for development 
  • Funded projects will be expected to build knowledge, and evidence, and mobilize knowledge for policy and practice. The studies will be expected to meet the quality criteria of international academic research by being methodologically rigorous, original, and relevant. They must be ethically sound, and when relevant, address gender equality and inclusion related issues. More detailed on the expectations can be found in the research template.
• Equal partnerships and capacity building 
  • The projects are expected to promote equal partnerships and cooperation between the partners applying for funding and to increase ownership of the projects and their results in Africa and by the African partners. This can be demonstrated through the division of responsibilities between the partners and the research staff, the internal funding arrangements, and the leadership arrangements of the project or support provided to the African partners to strengthen their capacity in conducting research.
• Regional approach 
  • The projects are expected to have a regional approach in their proposals. This can be demonstrated e.g. via consortium arrangements between European and African organizations, enhancing cooperation between Europe and Africa, or via consortia that consist of partners in several African countries, aiming for a regional impact in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• RTIA Regional event in Africa 
  • The Facility for the Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa will organize a high-level knowledge sharing event in Africa in spring 2026 (venue not yet decided). The projects funded by this research call are invited to present their work in that event. RTIA will cover the costs of one participant from each project to the event, but it is recommended that the projects will budget own funding to provide more staff to participate in the event, up to 3 persons from each project.

Eligibility Criteria

• Lead applicant
  • To be eligible for grants, the lead applicant must satisfy the following conditions:
    • be a legal person; and
    • be effectively established in either Europe or in an African country (establishment is determined on the basis of the organization’s articles of association which must show that the organization has been founded under an act of law of the country in question and that its registered office is located in an eligible country). In this regard, any legal entity registered locally or acting under a “memorandum of understanding” is not eligible; and
    • be a public actor (a 100% public entity, with no private capital) or be a private non-profit actor (e.g., universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes, I/NGOs, CSOs, trade unions, network secretariats, associations, governmental research institutes or departments); and
    • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project with the co applicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary; and
    • have already managed at least one grant (of public funds) that has already ended (not longer than five years ago) and that amounts to 50% of the amount applied for; and
    • dispose of financial statements certified by an independent body (audit or statutory commissioner). Those statements must not be older than 2 years.
• Co-applicants
  • The co-applicants shall participate in the implementation of the project, and the costs that they incur shall be eligible in the same way as those incurred by the applicant.
  • The co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria which apply to the lead applicant itself, except that:
    • they do not need to prove that they have already managed a grant amounting to 50% of the amount applied for.

For more information, visit EDUFI.

Deadline: 5-Feb-25

The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Industrialisation of Sustainable & Circular Deep Renovation Workflows Programme.

Scope

• Proposals are expected to address all of the following:
  • Investigate innovative approaches for industrialised deep circular renovation, covering the whole workflow from design through to off-site prefabrication, installation, construction on-site and strategies for maintenance, operation and end of life.
  • Ensure the proposed approaches aim to achieve the highest level of energy performance (at least NZEB level) with a view toward zero-emission buildings, ensuring a high level of indoor environment quality, keeping costs in an attractive range for owners and investors.
  • Make use of innovative processes and technologies, including those delivered by previous research, such as design based on circularity principles, prefabricated components, and digital tools that allow to optimise workflows (cost, time, quality, resource use).
  • Demonstrate a seamless integration of the proposed approaches with state-of-the-art digital technologies for construction and renovation (Building Information Modelling, Digital Twins, etc.).
  • Select processes and technologies that can be easily tailored to give a maximum potential for rapid and broad deployment at European level.
  • Investigate innovative business models (e.g. as-a-service models), accounting for potential market and regulatory barriers, in view of mass deployment and Europe-wide impact.
  • Apply the proposed workflows to at least three demonstrations to assess the proposed approaches for different buildings typologies representative of the European building stock, ensuring the most adequate coverage of the respective climatic conditions. The demonstrations can be either single buildings or clusters of buildings, and at least one of the demonstrations has to address residential buildings.
  • Contribute to the activities of the Built4People partners and to the Built4People network of innovation clusters.

Funding Information

• The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
  • public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
  • cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (low value grant).

Expected Outcomes

• Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
  • Streamlining resource-efficient nearly zero-energy performance renovation processes.
  • Renovations with reduction of at least 30 % waste, 25% cost, and 30% work time (to 1-2 days per dwelling/building unit), compared to current deep renovation processes.
  • Reduced energy performance gap between as-built and as-designed (difference between theoretical and measured performance), and higher construction quality.
  • Innovative, tailored business models for deep renovation, generating economies of scale and contributing to an increased rate of renovation.
  • Improved comfort, Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environmental Quality.

Eligible Activities

• The following activities are generally eligible for grants under Horizon Europe:
  • Research and innovation actions (RIA) — Activities that aim primarily to establish new knowledge or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. This may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing, demonstration and validation of a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.
  • Innovation actions (IA) — Activities that aim directly to produce plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services. These activities may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication.
  • Coordination and support actions (CSA) — Activities that contribute to the objectives of Horizon Europe. This excludes research and innovation (R&I) activities, except those carried out under the ‘Widening participation and spreading excellence’ component of the programme (part of ‘Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area’).
  • Innovation and market deployment actions (IMDA) — Activities that embed an innovation action and other activities necessary to deploy an innovation on the market. This includes the scaling-up of companies and Horizon Europe blended finance.

Eligibility Criteria

• To become a beneficiary, legal entities must be eligible for funding.
• To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the following countries:
  • the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
  • the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States:
    • Aruba (NL), Bonaire (NL), Curação (NL), French Polynesia (FR), French Southern and Antarctic Territories (FR), Greenland (DK), New Caledonia (FR), Saba (NL), Saint Barthélemy (FR), Sint Eustatius (NL), Sint Maarten (NL), St. Pierre and Miquelon (FR), Wallis and Futuna Islands (FR).
  • countries associated to Horizon Europe
    • Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom
  • the following low- and middle-income countries
    • Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt (Arab Republic), El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic), Kyrgyz Republic, Lao (People’s Democratic Republic), Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), Vietnam, Yemen Republic, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Specific cases: 
  • Affiliated entities — Affiliated entities are eligible for funding if they are established in one of the countries listed above, or in a country identified in the specific call/topic conditions.
  • Associated partners — Entities not eligible for funding (and therefore not able to participate as beneficiaries) may participate as associated partners, unless specified otherwise in the specific call/topic conditions.
  • EU bodies — Legal entities created under EU law may also be eligible to receive funding, unless their basic act states otherwise.

For more information, visit EC.

Deadline: 28-Oct-24

The Women Win is accepting applications for the ONSIDE Fund Program to support feminist organising and movements that leverage sports to advance gender justice.

Through ONSIDE, grassroots groups, organisations and individuals access unrestricted funding to support girls, women and non-binary people in exercising their right to play, thus advancing gender justice in sport at all levels, from the grassroots to global.

ONSIDE is committed to participatory and equitable approaches to decision-making, grant-making, and learning, and aims to shift power to and share decision-making with girls, women, and non-binary persons at the centre of change.

Priorities

• Key priorities include:
  • Diversity: The ONSIDE Fund will invest in a diverse portfolio of grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations inclusive of various geographies, identities, strategies, thematic focus areas, and sports, forms of movement or play-based activities.
  • Intersectionality and Feminist Movements: Grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations who work intersectionally and whose work contributes to feminist movement building and social change will be prioritised.
  • Leadership and Meaningful Representation: The ONSIDE Fund will prioritise self-led and self-organised grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations or groups where girls, women, and/or non-binary persons from the communities most affected by the issues being addressed are meaningfully involved in leadership and decision-making.

What will be funded by ONSIDE Fund?

• ONSIDE provides unrestricted funding to registered and unregistered grassroots groups, collectives and organisations that are clearly led by girls, women, and/or non-binary persons, governed by feminist principles and practices, and whose work aligns with the vision and mission of the Fund.
• However, it is important to note that during this call for applications, some priority will be given to applicants working at the intersection of disability, gender justice and sport in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Funding Information

• Groups, collectives, and organisations from all regions can request one of the following funding amounts:
  • 5,000 USD
  • 7,500 USD
  • 10,000 USD
• Individual applicants from the MENA region can request one of the following funding amounts:
  • 2,500 USD
  • 5,000 USD

Eligibility Criteria

• This is a global call for proposals. Applicants from all 5 regions where the Fund operates and who align with the vision and mission of the Fund are encouraged to apply.
• To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet the following criteria:
  • ​Groups, collectives, and organisations:
    • Alignment with the mission and the vision of the Fund.
    • Clearly led by girls, women, and/or non-binary persons.
    • Governed by feminist principles and practices.
    • Annual organisational income up to USD 100,000.
    • Please note that if you are currently receiving or have received funding from ONSIDE in the past, you are not eligible to apply for this call for proposals.
  • Individuals:
    • Only self-identified girls, women, and non-binary persons from the Middle East and North Africa region are eligible to apply as individuals.
    • Alignment with the mission and vision of the Fund.
    • Governed by feminist principles and practices.

For more information, visit Women Win.

Deadline: 6-Dec-24

What Works II is pleased to announce that they are expanding the What Works II portfolio under a second funding window and are now accepting applications for Innovation Grants.

They are interested in testing innovative approaches and developing promising collaborations to take VAWG prevention work in new directions. Innovation grants are intended to support the development and implementation of projects.

Goals

• Design and test ways to prevent forms of violence that have been under-researched (such as conflict-related sexual violence, technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), violence in climate-related or humanitarian emergencies).
• Testing different delivery platforms or modalities such as media and technology etc.
• Testing new partnerships e.g. between a digital rights organisation and a women’s right organisations (WROs).
• Develop approaches to address violence in populations or settings where little experience exists (for example, refugees, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, or LBT populations.)

Priority Areas

• They are seeking proposals that focus on the following priority areas:
  • Prevention of VAWG in fragile and conflict affected settings (FCAS) with a particular focus on countries experiencing protracted crisis. They particularly encourage applications from the MENA region as well as others that have been in protracted crisis.
  • Examples of potential interventions in this priority areas include:
    • Projects using technology/remote interventions to prevent VAWG in conflict/humanitarian situations.
    • Intergenerational efforts that promote working with marginalised groups including adolescent girls and older women in conflict/humanitarian settings to prevent VAWG
    • Projects that seek to reduce sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment (SEAH) by humanitarian actors and/or to prevent violence and backlash towards humanitarian workers and GBV responders.
    • Projects that integrate VAWG prevention and response in all stages of humanitarian programming (pre-disaster, during disaster and post disaster) through multi sectoral approaches that include health, education and protection and to strengthen early warning systems to assess and respond to risks of violence against women and girls.
  • Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is one of the emerging forms of VAWG and terminology, definitions and measures are still evolving with terms like cyber violence, cyber aggression, digital abuse and online victimization used interchangeably.
  • The What Works II Programme is keen to support building the field of TFGBV through supporting a portfolio of grants that will enable the Programme to contribute to generating evidence of what works to prevent TFGBV. Examples of potential interventions in this priority areas include:
    • Interventions seeking to prevent different forms of TFGBV
    • Interventions seeking to shift attitudes and behaviours of perpetrators of TFGBV, including those in the high-risk categories for perpetration
    • Projects exploring the intersection between online and offline VAWG and how to prevent it
    • Projects seeking to increase the digital media literacy of women and girls and to build their capacity and that of the broader online community to address and respond to TFGBV.
    • Projects seeking to establish safe and secure online spaces for women and girls to report and prevent online abuse and exploitation.
  • Addressing VAWG prevention in Climate Change: Based on the recognition of the nexus between VAWG and climate change, the What Works II Programme will prioritize finding and funding grants that aim to prevent and reduce the risk of VAWG in climate change interventions.
  • The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of the time, threatening economic, environmental, and social security, particularly in the Global South, where these impacts are felt strongest. Women, girls, and gender-diverse people experience the impacts of climate change differently in terms of their safety and security, in part because climate change exacerbates the conditions that allow perpetrators to commit VAWG with impunity. Addressing VAWG through climate change projects is key to ensuring that deeply entrenched social norms that often perpetuate VAWG are addressed alongside climate change related risks to support whole communities to stay safe and resilient in the face of climate change, do no harm and leave no one behind.
  • They encourage applications with a focus on VAWG prevention in climate change contexts including but not limited to:
    • Efforts to prevent VAWG against climate change activists and environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), raising the alarm on climate change.
    • Mainstreaming VAWG prevention into projects supporting a Just Transition to a low carbon economy, such as climate-friendly infrastructure and agriculture projects.
    • Mainstreaming VAWG prevention into climate adaptation and resilience programmes such as reforestation efforts and livelihoods programmes.
    • Mainstreaming VAWG prevention into climate change-induced disaster preparedness and response, including through anticipatory action.

Funding Information

• In funding Window 2, What Works II will award innovation grants of up to GBP 500,000 to organisations or consortia led by WROs in the Global South, for up to 3 years, that are designed to achieve a measurable reduction in VAWG in humanitarian or development contexts.

Who do they intend to fund? 

• What Works II aims to award innovation grants to southern-based, women-led, women’s rights organisations with expertise and a track record of working in the field of VAWG prevention. This includes women’s peacebuilding organisations, women-led disabled people’s organisations, LBT organisations, organisations working at the intersection of VAWG prevention and climate change and organisations exploring partnerships to address TFGBV.
• They are looking to fund:
  • New partnerships that bring together unique collaborations, for example, technology organisations or climate change organisations, in partnership with WROs;
  • Ideas/approaches to prevent VAWG that have not previously been implemented and/or evaluated;
  • Existing ideas/approaches that are being adapted for new populations or geographies;
  • Approaches that test different combinations, intensities or duration of approaches to further reduce levels of VAWG and get us closer to ‘zero’ prevalence;
  • Adaptations of existing methodologies (particularly for humanitarian contexts) from other sectors for VAWG prevention;
  • New or adapted prevention delivery modalities and/or different combinations, e.g., moving from community mobilization to implementing prevention through digital spaces/online platforms, or through sector platforms;
  • Approaches that have strong potential to go to scale if proven effective;

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants are national or local level women-led WROs from the Global South, who may choose to partner in consortia with other organisations (e.g., NGOs and SMEs). For the TFGBV interventions, applicants can be led by actors from the digital rights or technology sector working in partnership with women-led WROs.
• What Works II defines women-led, WROs to be organisations that:
• Have a deliberate mandate to protect and promote the rights of women and girls;
  • Have majority women at every level, including at the board level and across all decision-making levels; and
  • Centre women and girls in all their diversities.
  • Applicants demonstrate that their core work is in the field of VAWG prevention, women’s rights, gender equality, conflict, and digital/technology sectors.
  • Applicants are willing to participate in the co-design of implementation and research evaluation in collaboration with the What Works II Implementation and Research Consortia.
  • Applicants are located within the three FCDO priority regions: Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information, visit What Works II.

Deadline: 24-Oct-24

Pfizer has launched the Competitive Grant Program to improve the educational experience of primary care physicians and other essential vaccinators regarding COVID-19 and its immediate and long-term effects on individuals, including those at an increased risk of severe COVID-19.

Project Types and Area of Interest

• Potential applicants are encouraged to identify and address the educational needs for general practitioners (primary care physicians) and allied healthcare workers (Pharmacists, nurses, midwife) relating to COVID-19 and its impact on individuals at an increased risk of severe COVID-19. This may include:
  • Educational tools/resources to educate vaccinators on disease burden and risk of developing severe disease in individuals at risk
  • Long term impact of COVID-19, including long COVID and worsening or new onset of diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases).
  • Educate on the benefit of adapted vaccines on protection against severe disease and longer-term sequelae.
  • Increasing HCP competence and confidence to address vaccine hesitancy.
  • Educating on strategies to improve COVID-19 and influenza vaccine coadministration
  • Providing clear, accessible information to HCPs to ensure they can effectively communicate the importance of vaccination to their patients and communities

Funding Information

• Projects requesting up to $100,000 will be considered.

Duration

• The estimated duration of this project is one year

Geographic Scope 

• Global excluding US, Canada and Taiwan

Eligibility Criteria

• The following may apply: medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional organizations/medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and/or healthcare improvement.
• Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or medical practice groups (i.e., an independent group of physicians not affiliated with a hospital, academic institution, or professional society).
• If the project involves multiple departments within an institution and/or between different institutions/organizations/associations, all institutions must have a relevant role and the requesting organization must have a key role in the project.
• The applicant must be the project/program lead or an authorized designee of such individual (e.g., project/program lead’s grant coordinator).
• The project/program lead must be an employee or contractor of the requesting organization.
• Requesting organization must be legally able to receive award funding directly from Pfizer Inc. They strongly recommend that applicants confirm this with their organization or institution prior to submitting an application. Grants awarded to organizations that are subsequently found to be unable to accept funding directly from Pfizer Inc. may be subject to rescission.

For more information, visit Pfizer.

Deadline: 28-Oct-24

The Women Win is accepting applications for the ONSIDE Fund Program to support feminist organising and movements that leverage sports to advance gender justice.

Through ONSIDE, grassroots groups, organisations and individuals access unrestricted funding to support girls, women and non-binary people in exercising their right to play, thus advancing gender justice in sport at all levels, from the grassroots to global.

ONSIDE is committed to participatory and equitable approaches to decision-making, grant-making, and learning, and aims to shift power to and share decision-making with girls, women, and non-binary persons at the centre of change.

Priorities

• Key priorities include:
  • Diversity: The ONSIDE Fund will invest in a diverse portfolio of grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations inclusive of various geographies, identities, strategies, thematic focus areas, and sports, forms of movement or play-based activities.
  • Intersectionality and Feminist Movements: Grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations who work intersectionally and whose work contributes to feminist movement building and social change will be prioritised.
  • Leadership and Meaningful Representation: The ONSIDE Fund will prioritise self-led and self-organised grassroots groups, collectives, and organisations or groups where girls, women, and/or non-binary persons from the communities most affected by the issues being addressed are meaningfully involved in leadership and decision-making.

What will be funded by ONSIDE Fund?

• ONSIDE provides unrestricted funding to registered and unregistered grassroots groups, collectives and organisations that are clearly led by girls, women, and/or non-binary persons, governed by feminist principles and practices, and whose work aligns with the vision and mission of the Fund.
• However, it is important to note that during this call for applications, some priority will be given to applicants working at the intersection of disability, gender justice and sport in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Funding Information

• Groups, collectives, and organisations from all regions can request one of the following funding amounts:
  • 5,000 USD
  • 7,500 USD
  • 10,000 USD
• Individual applicants from the MENA region can request one of the following funding amounts:
  • 2,500 USD
  • 5,000 USD

Eligibility Criteria

• This is a global call for proposals. Applicants from all 5 regions where the Fund operates and who align with the vision and mission of the Fund are encouraged to apply.
• To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet the following criteria:
  • ​Groups, collectives, and organisations:
    • Alignment with the mission and the vision of the Fund.
    • Clearly led by girls, women, and/or non-binary persons.
    • Governed by feminist principles and practices.
    • Annual organisational income up to USD 100,000.
    • Please note that if you are currently receiving or have received funding from ONSIDE in the past, you are not eligible to apply for this call for proposals.
  • Individuals:
    • Only self-identified girls, women, and non-binary persons from the Middle East and North Africa region are eligible to apply as individuals.
    • Alignment with the mission and vision of the Fund.
    • Governed by feminist principles and practices.

For more information, visit Women Win.

Deadline: 18-Dec-2024

The Connected Conservation Foundation is thrilled to announce its Satellites for Biodiversity Award’s third round (R3), in collaboration with the Airbus Foundation.

The Foundation invites individuals and not-for-profit organisations to submit proposals that use high-resolution (HR) satellite data, combined with the power of machine learning, to monitor and protect the Earth’s vulnerable creatures, habitats and environments.

Themes

• State of Species: Projects focusing on the state of species abundance, distribution and extinction risks in relation to threats from environmental, social or commercial pressures. These projects assess threat level (IUCN Red List threat level), population sizes and extinction drivers including, changes in habitat area and quality.
• Invasive Species: Projects investigating the introduction, spread and management of invasive plant or animal species.
• Ecosystem Management: Projects that track and inform management practices and operations, especially within or near biodiversity-sensitive areas. Including early-warning solutions that enable response to mitigate conservation issues.
• Ecosystem Connectivity: Projects examining changes to “spatial configuration,” “structural connectivity,” and “functionality connectivity” – focusing on maintaining or enhancing the physical, biological and ecological linkages within and between ecosystems.
• Ecosystem Conversion and Restoration: Projects identifying and analysing the change in natural spaces to managed systems or built-up areas, as well as efforts to restore areas to their natural state.

Funding Information

• 3 winners will receive:
  • Access to Airbus’s Pléiades and Pléiades Neo (15, 30 and 50cm) satellite imagery
  • $6,000 in funding and ongoing technical support
  • ArcGIS Pro from ESRI

Eligibility Criteria

• They encourage broad participation and applications from global not-for-profit organisations or individuals who:
  • Have a local partner(s) available to help validate field-based insight and data.
  • Have experience using GeoSpatial data and Esri software (or similar) either themselves or within the organisation’s partnerships.
  • Have adequate resources and expertise to conduct research and development activities.
  • Are willing to make data available per the procedures and principles (see T&Cs).
  • Is an individual, research institution or not-for-profit organisation. Commercial for-profit companies will not be awarded.

For more information, visit Connected Conservation Foundation.