Deadline: 6-Dec-22

Nominations are now open for the Wellcome Discovery Awards to provide funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Scheme at a Glance

• Where the host organisation of the lead applicant is based: UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)
• Level of funding: You should ask for the resources you need for your research programme. You will need to justify this in your application.
• Duration of funding: Usually 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, and may only be longer if held on a part-time basis.

What they Offer?

• The award includes:
  • staff
  • continuing professional development and training
  • materials and consumables
  • animals
  • equipment
  • access charges
  • overheads
  • travel and subsistence
  • overseas allowances
  • fieldwork expenses
  • inflation allowance
  • open access charges
  • clinical research costs
  • public engagement and patient involvement costs
  • contract research organisations
  • other costs

Eligibility Criteria

• You can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if you are a researcher who wants to pursue bold and creative research ideas. You must aim to make a major contribution to your research field by:
  • generating significant shifts in understanding
  • developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.
• Lead applicant
  • Whether you are applying as the sole applicant or the lead applicant for a team, you must have:
    • international standing as a research leader in your field
    • experience of leading innovative and creative research
    • a track record of managing and training others.
  • You must be based at an eligible host organisation that can sign up to the grant conditions. It must be in one of the following:
    • UK
    • Republic of Ireland
    • a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).
  • It can be a:
    • higher education institution
    • research institute
    • non-academic healthcare organisation
    • not-for-profit organisation.
• Coapplicants
  • Coapplicants can be at any career stage and based anywhere in the world, apart from mainland China.
  • The organisation can be a:
    • higher education institution
    • research institute
    • non-academic healthcare organisation
    • not-for-profit organisation
    • commercial organisation.

For more information, visit https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/discovery-awards#key-dates-0dcc

Deadline: 24-Aug-22

The Apple is inviting Female Founders for its Apple Entrepreneur Camp

Apple Entrepreneur Camp consists of an immersive technology lab, as well as guidance, education, and support.

Benefits

Selected organizations receive the following free of charge:

• One-on-one code-level guidance from Apple engineers.
• Ongoing support from an Apple Developer representative for at least one year.
• One year of membership in the Apple Developer Program.
• Access to the Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni network, a world-class group of inspiring and ambitious leaders.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are accepted from developers worldwide and up to three members of your organization may attend. To be eligible to apply:

• Your organization must have:
  • A female founder, cofounder, or CEO;
  • A female developer proficient in Swift or Objective-C; and
  • An existing app on the App Store or a functional beta build in TestFlight, or the equivalent.
• The female founder, cofounder, or CEO; the female developer; and another colleague (if applicable) must each be 18 years of age or older, proficient in English, and able to attend together for the entire duration of the lab.

Application Summary

The application consists of four parts, which include uploads and prompts for written responses.

• Organization details. Tell us about your organization and provide contact information for up to three colleagues who would attend if your organization is selected.
• Your app. Provide details about your app and development team. You may include a download or demo link, as well as up to three screenshots or wireframes that best illustrate the user experience.
• The future. Describe what you’d like to gain from participating in Apple Entrepreneur Camp, as well as your plans for the future.
• Additional information. Select the dates for which you’d like to apply and provide any additional comments.
• Your application will be kept on file for one year.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed based on:

• Content of written responses to the questions on the application form;
• Commitment to development for Apple platforms using the latest Apple technologies; and
• Whether the app is unique or innovative.

For more information, visit https://developer.apple.com/entrepreneur-camp/female-founders/

Deadline: 24-Aug-22

Apple Entrepreneur Camp is now open for Black Founders.

Apple Entrepreneur Camp consists of an immersive technology lab, as well as guidance, education, and support.

Benefits

Selected organizations receive the following free of charge:

• One-on-one code-level guidance from Apple engineers.
• Ongoing support from an Apple Developer representative for at least one year.
• One year of membership in the Apple Developer Program.
• Access to the Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni network, a world-class group of inspiring and ambitious leaders.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are accepted from developers worldwide and up to three members of your organization may attend. To be eligible to apply:

• Your organization must have:
  • A Black founder, cofounder, or CEO;
  • A Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, or female developer proficient in Swift or Objective-C; and
  • An existing app on the App Store or a functional beta build in TestFlight, or the equivalent.
• The Black founder, cofounder, or CEO; the Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, or female developer; and another colleague (if applicable) must each be 18 years of age or older, proficient in English, and able to attend together for the entire duration of the lab.

Application Summary

The application consists of four parts, which include uploads and prompts for written responses.

• Organization details. Tell us about your organization and provide contact information for up to three colleagues who would attend if your organization is selected.
• Your app. Provide details about your app and development team. You may include a download or demo link, as well as up to three screenshots or wireframes that best illustrate the user experience.
• The future. Describe what you’d like to gain from participating in Apple Entrepreneur Camp, as well as your plans for the future.
• Additional information. Select the dates for which you’d like to apply and provide any additional comments.
• Your application will be kept on file for one year.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed based on:

• Content of written responses to the questions on the application form;
• Commitment to development for Apple platforms using the latest Apple technologies; and
• Whether the app is unique or innovative.

For more information, visit Apple.

For more information, visit https://developer.apple.com/entrepreneur-camp/black-founders/

Deadline: 31-Aug-22

Are you an immersive media artist or creative technologist based in Africa? Do you have a concept or project that utilises real-time 3D (RT3D) or Extended Reality (XR) technology in a creative and impactful way? If yes, then apply to this XR Social Impact Grant.

Electric South invites emerging as well as accomplished African XR creators to apply for a new XR Social Impact Grant. The aim of the grant is to give African creators access to skills, expertise, tools and networks to create a prototype or proof of concept using RT3D/XR technology, or to help finish an already existing project.

What will the grant entail?

• Seven extended reality projects (augmented or virtual reality) will be selected to receive $5,000 USD each in grant funds to develop their proof of concepts, or to complete projects already in progress. Artists will retain full ownership of all work that is produced.
• In addition, creators will participate in a few group sessions with experts, and will receive one-on-one technical support from specialists and advisors. All sessions will take place online in October and November, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

• They are looking for immersive media artists, creative technologists and developers who have some experience using RT3D/XR and who have an existing project or concept that utilises the medium in some way. Creators should be change makers in their fields with a keen focus on social impact-driven stories.
• Existing projects which are near completion and could use grant funds and access to experts to get over the finish line, are welcome to apply. In addition, artists with concepts who are looking to build a prototype/proof of concept are also welcome to apply. Proof of concepts, prototypes or projects must use RT3D/XR in a meaningful and impactful way.
• Applicants must:
  • Be citizens of an African country and based in Africa for the majority of the time (at least 6 months/year). They welcome participants from across the African continent, and encourage applicants from identities that have been historically under supported or underrepresented within the fields of art and technology to apply, including those who are disabled, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and others.
  • Either well versed in a game engine (Unity or Unreal etc.) or technically proficient in similar real-time content creation, 3D modelling or animation software (for example Blender, Maya or Autodesk 3DS Max).
• Projects must:
  • Utilise RT3D/XR technology in a meaningful and impactful way.
  • Be narrative or non-fiction, but all projects must be impact driven with measurable impact goals, calls to action and/or encompass themes of freedom of expression, social, healthcare, education, humanitarian, or environmental issues.

For more information, visit Electric South.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=423261769843082&set=pcb.423262199843039

Deadline: 24-Aug-22

Applications are now invited from the Hispanic/Latinx Founders for Apple Entrepreneur Camp.

Apple Entrepreneur Camp consists of an immersive technology lab, as well as guidance, education, and support.

Benefits

Selected organizations receive the following free of charge:

• One-on-one code-level guidance from Apple engineers.
• Ongoing support from an Apple Developer representative for at least one year.
• One year of membership in the Apple Developer Program.
• Access to the Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni network, a world-class group of inspiring and ambitious leaders.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are accepted from developers worldwide and up to three members of your organization may attend. To be eligible to apply:

• Your organization must have:
  • A Hispanic/Latinx founder, cofounder, or CEO;
  • A Hispanic/Latinx, Black, Indigenous, or female* developer proficient in Swift or Objective-C; and
  • An existing app on the App Store or a functional beta build in TestFlight, or the equivalent.
• The Hispanic/Latinx founder, cofounder, or CEO; the Hispanic/Latinx, Black, Indigenous, or female developer; and another colleague (if applicable) must be 18 years of age or older, proficient in English, and able to attend together for the entire duration of the lab.

Application Summary

The application consists of four parts, which include uploads and prompts for written responses.

• Organization details. Tell us about your organization and provide contact information for up to three colleagues who would attend if your organization is selected.
• Your app. Provide details about your app and development team. You may include a download or demo link, as well as up to three screenshots or wireframes that best illustrate the user experience.
• The future. Describe what you’d like to gain from participating in Apple Entrepreneur Camp, as well as your plans for the future.
• Additional information. Select the dates for which you’d like to apply and provide any additional comments.
• Your application will be kept on file for one year.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed based on:

• Content of written responses to the questions on the application form;
• Commitment to development for Apple platforms using the latest Apple technologies; and
• Whether the app is unique or innovative.

For more information, visit https://developer.apple.com/entrepreneur-camp/hispanic-latinx-founders/

Deadline: 2-Sep-22

The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is seeking applications for Global Disability Summit Grants to support local and national initiatives contributing to the implementation and monitoring of GDS commitments for change.

Objectives

• As part of the GDS mechanism, this Call for Proposals (CFP) envisages the launch of actions and initiatives to strengthen the GDS mechanism at the national and regional levels and support the GDS cycles. These actions and initiatives may be related to:
  • Advocacy efforts to promote and disseminate GDS2018 and GDS2022 commitments through workshops, promotion materials, dissemination of progress reports, etc.
  • Supporting stakeholders in the implementation of the commitments they submitted.
  • Supporting GDS related advocacy efforts and campaigns.
  • Producing case studies regarding the progress of supporting commitments implementation from the GDS 2018 and GDS 2022.

Funding Information

• Grants budget and duration: Between 4,000 EUR and7, 000 EUR for a period of seven (07) months.
• Maximum number of grants: 15
• Duration and amount of the program: 85,000 EUR between 03 October 2022 and 30 April 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible organizations:  Organizations of persons with disabilities. Registration certificate will be requested.
• Application organizations must meet the following requirements and qualifications:
  • Being a legal entity or organization of persons with disabilities.
  • Being legally incorporated (registration documents will be required).
  • Currently operating in the country which they are applying.
  • Having a bank account in the name of the organization and the financial capacity to pre-finance 20% of the activities.
  • Showing project management skills, as evidenced by the successful delivery of projects and grants of similar size.
  • Being able to provide evidence of experience in the field of the call for proposals and a vision that corresponds to the objectives of the call.
  • Ability to work proficiently in English for project management and reporting purposes (with delivery to be conducted in local languages).

For more information, visit GDS.

Deadline: 2-Sep-22

The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is seeking applications for Global Disability Summit Grants to support local and national initiatives contributing to the implementation and monitoring of GDS commitments for change.

Objectives

• As part of the GDS mechanism, this Call for Proposals (CFP) envisages the launch of actions and initiatives to strengthen the GDS mechanism at the national and regional levels and support the GDS cycles. These actions and initiatives may be related to:
  • Advocacy efforts to promote and disseminate GDS2018 and GDS2022 commitments through workshops, promotion materials, dissemination of progress reports, etc.
  • Supporting stakeholders in the implementation of the commitments they submitted.
  • Supporting GDS related advocacy efforts and campaigns.
  • Producing case studies regarding the progress of supporting commitments implementation from the GDS 2018 and GDS 2022.

Funding Information

• Grants budget and duration: Between 4,000 EUR and7, 000 EUR for a period of seven (07) months.
• Maximum number of grants: 15
• Duration and amount of the program: 85,000 EUR between 03 October 2022 and 30 April 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible organizations:  Organizations of persons with disabilities. Registration certificate will be requested.
• Application organizations must meet the following requirements and qualifications:
  • Being a legal entity or organization of persons with disabilities.
  • Being legally incorporated (registration documents will be required).
  • Currently operating in the country which they are applying.
  • Having a bank account in the name of the organization and the financial capacity to pre-finance 20% of the activities.
  • Showing project management skills, as evidenced by the successful delivery of projects and grants of similar size.
  • Being able to provide evidence of experience in the field of the call for proposals and a vision that corresponds to the objectives of the call.
  • Ability to work proficiently in English for project management and reporting purposes (with delivery to be conducted in local languages).

For more information, visit GDS.

Deadline: 16-Aug-22

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are now inviting applications for the Monkeypox Rapid Research Response Grant.

Scope

To be admissible, applications must be co-led by Canadian and African researchers and address all of the following objectives:

• Provide rapid evidence to inform clinical and health system management and public health response, and/or decision-making and planning within and across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally;
• Undertake robust, multi-country cross-learning, and comparative research (including in collaboration with other international researchers where appropriate) on:
  • the safety and real-world effectiveness of medical or other countermeasures deployed* (including vaccines and therapeutics) to treat and/or prevent monkeypox infections in people in Canada and globally; and
  • the underlying serological histories and transmission dynamics of the current monkeypox outbreaks in Canada and globally (including time of exposure and transmission during asymptomatic phase, mechanisms of human-to-human transmission, and key risk factors for infection and transmission);
• Align with and contribute to the WHO Global Clinical Platform for Monkeypox and other international monkeypox surveillance and research coordination activities by:
  • adopting WHO case investigation and reporting forms;
  • developing robust study protocols that can be integrated and harmonized with international clinical datasets; and
  • contributing to global real-time sharing and analyses of research findings across different study contexts .

Note: Please note that medical countermeasures against monkeypox (including vaccines, drugs and other therapeutic agents) will not be provided by the Government of Canada for research supported through this funding opportunity.

Funding & Duration

• The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $3,000,000 $CA to fund 1 grant.
• Of this $3,000,000 $CA:
  • CIHR will contribute up to $2,000,000 for up to one year.
    • CIHR’s funding will be provided to the successful Canada-based Nominated Principal Applicant’s eligible host institution.
• IDRC will contribute up to $1,000,000 for up to two years.

Eligibility Criteria

The criteria must be met for an application to be eligible:

• The Research Team must be co-led by a Canada-based nominated-principal applicant (NPA) who is an independent researcher affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application deadline and an Africa-based principal applicant (PA) who is a researcher (citizen or permanent resident of an African country/territory) based in an African institution and residing in an African country/territory where the research is proposed.
• The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
• The institution paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released.
• The NPA must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a certificate of completion. The PA must have successfully completed the Government of Canada’s Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) course and submit a certificate of completion.
• For applications that include or involve First Nations, Inuit, Métis and/or urban Indigenous communities, the research team must include:
  • At least one PA (may be the NPA) who self-identifies as First Nations, Inuit or Métis and/or can provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. These participants are required to provide a maximum one-page statement describing how the participant meets the criteria of self-identification and/or meaningful and culturally safe engagement. OR,
  • An Indigenous Elder and/or an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper identified on the application as a principal knowledge user, knowledge user or collaborator.
• An individual cannot submit more than one application to this funding opportunity as an NPA. If the NPA submits more than one application, CIHR will automatically withdraw the last application(s) submitted based on timestamp of submission.

For more information, visit https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/monkeypox-rapid-research-response