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Deadline: 30-Sep-22

The Greentown Labs requests applications from innovative startups with material innovations for automotive efficiency and shared and future mobility, as well as materials and process innovations for recycling.

They bring startups and corporates together to accelerate the commercialization of technologies from EVs, to hydrogen refueling technologies, to automotive lightweighting innovations, and more.

Go Move 2022 with BASF and Magna seeks to decarbonize the lifecycle impact of the automotive industry, from materials design to recycling processes, and beyond.

Program Scope

The program scope includes

• Materials Innovation for Automotive Efficiency and Reducing Lifecycle Emissions,
• Materials Design for Recycling and New Recycling Techniques, and
• Materials Innovation for Shared and Future Mobility.

Program Benefits for Startups:

• A structured platform to engage leadership from BASF and Magna and explore potential partnership outcomes, including but not limited to joint pilots, joint development, purchase orders, and/or investment opportunities
• $25,000 in non-dilutive grant funding
• Mentorship, networking opportunities, and partnership-focused programming from the Greentown Labs community of climatetech startup experts
• Exclusive access to the Greentown Labs, BASF, and Magna networks
• Desk space and membership within Greentown Labs for the duration of the program

What they’re looking for?

• The transportation sector is responsible for 16 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the sector electrifies, materials innovation and vehicle lightweighting is more important than ever for achieving energy efficiency. In addition, materials used in vehicle construction should be recycled, but today this is not a simple process. Finally, a future with greater shared mobility requires materials with higher durability as use concentrates in a smaller number of vehicles.
• They’re looking for startups at TRL 4-8 with material and recycling process innovations that decarbonize the lifecycle impact of the automotive industry.

Partnership with BASF and Magna

BASF and Magna are open to the following types of partnerships with startups selected for this program:

• Pilot (jointly with both partners)
• Joint development (with either partner)
• Investment (with either partner)
• Purchase orders (with either partner)

Eligibility Criteria

• Be available for virtual and/or in-person interviews after the application deadline, if selected for further rounds.
• Disclose the status of any intellectual property (IP) relevant to your submission. Do not submit confidential information in the application process. Awardees will enter into non-disclosure agreements to protect their IP throughout Go Move 2022.
• Applicants may apply from anywhere in the world.
• If you are selected as a Go Move 2022 participant, a CEO/founder of your company will be required to attend all program events to enjoy full program benefits.
• All program events will take place at Greentown Labs Headquarters in Somerville, MA, with the exception of Workshop 2, which will be virtual (Zoom).
• A tentative timeline is as follows:
  • Kickoff Event: November 16, 2022
  • Workshop 1: December 14-15, 2022
  • Workshop 2: January 15-16, 2023 (Virtual)
  • Workshop 3: March 29-30, 2023
  • Final Showcase: May 11, 2023
• Greentown is committed to increasing diversity, maintaining an inclusive community culture, and creating a more sustainable planet for all. They welcome applications from founders and teams of all backgrounds, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or whether or not they have a disability.

For more information, visit https://greentownlabs.com/go-move/

Deadline: 15-Sep-22

Applications are now open for the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund’s (TREE Fund) Jack Kimmel International Grant Program to provide much needed funding to arboriculture and urban forestry researchers all over the world.

This grant is administered by TREE Fund, with participation from the Canadian TREE Fund in the evaluation process.

These grants are available to researchers whose work is primarily outside of the United States.

Areas

In 2022, TREE Fund’s Jack Kimmel International Grant program will be focused specifically on the three areas of emphasis listed below.  Although the three areas are firm but inclusion of topics within is open to discussion.

• Arboriculture: Theory and Practice  (to include pruning, fertilization, climbing, etc.)
• Tree Health
• Risk Assessment and mitigation (including all aspects of decay and structural integrity)

Funding Information

Projects are expected to be completed within one to two years. Grant award amounts are limited to a maximum of $10,000 and will vary depending upon the adjudged value of the project relative to the needs of the arboriculture community. No project may receive more than one award from this program.

Eligibility Criteria

TREE Fund welcomes research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature. TREE Fund does not fund the following types of projects, and will not accept applications for such work:

• Grants to individuals;
• Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments;
• Tree planting programs;
• Studies of individual tree species for the primary purpose of agricultural or timber/forest planting yield;
• Commercial tree- or soil-related product testing primarily for the benefit of the company that manufactures the product.

For more information, visit https://treefund.org/researchgrants/kimmel

Deadline: 15-Sep-22

The Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) has announced the applications for Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative Grant Program.

Established jointly by TREE Fund, the Skiera Family, Wisconsin Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture, The Bob Skiera Memorial Fund now provides financial support for the “Building Bridges Initiative”.

The Initiative is intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.

Note: The 2022 Building Bridges Initiative Grant(s) will be focused on research to facilitate or engage interactions between urban forest managers, arborists, and other professionals committed to maximizing value/use of the urban forest resource.

Areas

Suggested areas of investigation (this list is not all-inclusive) might include:

• Quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of urban forest benefits to humans and communities;
• Policy formation and program implementation;
• “Nature Based Solutions”;
• Ecosystem services; Etc.

Funding Information

The maximum award value of grants under the Building Bridges Initiative is $30,000, with $25,000 provided annually by the Bob Skiera Memorial Fund and $5,000 provided annually by the John White Memorial Fund.

Eligibility Criteria

TREE Fund welcomes research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature. TREE Fund does not fund the following types of projects, and will not accept applications for such work:

• Grants to individuals;
• Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments;
• Tree planting programs;
• Studies of individual tree species for the primary purpose of agricultural or timber/forest planting yield;
• Commercial tree- or soil-related product testing primarily for the benefit of the company that manufactures the product.

For more information, visit https://treefund.org/researchgrants/skiera

Deadline: 25-Aug-22

The Africa regions of the World Bank Group (WBG) announce the opening of the application period for the 2022 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals.

Through the fellowship, they aim to build the capacity of the next generation of African change makers in development research, policymaking and promote the goals of reducing poverty in the region.

The program targets young talented African nationals who are completing or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very successful since its inception, building a strong pipeline of young African talent interested in a career in development, in international institutions, African governments, think tanks, and academia.

The program offers selected fellows a six-month assignment at WBG offices in Washington D.C. or in country offices to gain hands-on experience in WBG operations. This includes knowledge generation and dissemination, design of global and country policies, and the building of institutions to achieve inclusive growth in developing countries. While benefitting from research and innovation in multiple sectors, fellows will also work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the World Bank’s goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

Eligibility Criteria

• Women are encouraged to apply.
• To be considered you must be a Ph.D. candidate or recent graduate (within three years of Ph.D. completion) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Be a recent Ph.D. graduate (within three years of completion) or be enrolled in the last year of the Ph.D. program.
• Have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal.
• Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Be under the age of 32 by the closing of the application period.
• If accepted, you will:
  • spend six months getting hands-on experience at WBG headquarters in Washington D.C. or a country office.
  • work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the WBG’s goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/brief/world-bank-group-africa-fellowship-program

Deadline: 15-Sep-22

The Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is inviting proposals for the John Z. Duling Grant Program to provide start-up or seed funding to support innovative research and technology transfer projects that have the potential of benefiting the everyday work of arborists.

John Z. Duling Grants may be used to support exploratory work in the early stages of untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas and approaches. Examples may include application of new approaches to research questions, or application of new expertise involving novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

For 2022, the Duling program will focus on Propagation, Plant Selection, Development of New Varieties, and Planting/Establishment.

Funding Information

Projects are expected to be completed within one to three years with a maximum grant award of $25,000. No project may receive more than one award from this program.

Eligibility Criteria

TREE Fund welcomes research proposals and applications from a wide range of academic and technical disciplines, of both a qualitative and a quantitative nature. TREE Fund does not fund the following types of projects, and will not accept applications for such work:

• Grants to individuals;
• Projects that are primarily municipal tree surveys or assessments;
• Tree planting programs;
• Studies of individual tree species for the primary purpose of agricultural or timber/forest planting yield;
• Commercial tree- or soil-related product testing primarily for the benefit of the company that manufactures the product.

For more information, visit https://treefund.org/researchgrants/duling

Deadline: 30-Sep-22

Do you have an idea that could solve the dilemma of feeding a growing population on a warming planet? Do you know of an innovation that has the potential to sustainably transform the food system? Give it a chance to win the world’s biggest environmental Prize and nominate it below for the Food Planet Prize.

This Prize is the largest monetary award in the global food arena. It rewards innovative solutions that can help us shift to sustainable food systems within a ten-year timeframe. The Prize  is the Curt Bergfors Foundation’s primary tool to encourage agents of change and promote game-changing initiatives.

They look for brilliant concepts and projects all year round and welcome nominations from all over the world. Anyone can submit one’s own initiative or someone else’s, single or multiple nominations.

Funding Information

The Prize awards two initiatives with 2 million USD each to speed up and broaden their application.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nominees can be individuals, groups, organizations or businesses fully committed to sustainable food or distinctly identified projects implemented by existing companies and institutions. They welcome a broad range of initiatives. They can be science-based or derived from practice, industrial or crafts-based, entrepreneurial or institutional, behavioral, or high-tech. Still, they must have the potential for broad scaling and application.
• They are casting our net far and wide. That means anyone can submit a nomination, one’s own initiative or project, or somebody else’s. They also set zero limits to the number of submissions per individual. One, two, or more, they encourage you to submit multiple nominations. And finally, they have an always-open nomination process. Therefore, you can nominate promising initiatives as soon as you cross their paths, no matter the time of year.

Evaluation Criteria

• Relevance – focus area and intended impact. Which food system problem is addressed and what particular change is aimed at?
• Innovation – novel thinking and/or practice. How does the initiative differ from the current methods and why does it matter?
• Time to impact – Significant impact within ten years or faster. What stage is the initiative in right now, and how long until full-scale application in the best-case scenario?
• Scalability – Capacity to scale broadly. How broadly can the initiative be applied nationally, regionally, and globally? The challenge is global, this is why the solutions must be able to scale broadly.
• Evidence – Proof that the initiative works or may work. What theoretical underpinning or practical/operational evidence is there?
• Systemic impact – Effects in a broader context. Does the initiative bring about additional economic, environmental, social, or health advantages?

For more information, visit https://foodplanetprize.org/prize/nominate/

Deadline: 9-Sep-22

If you are a local political leader in any of the OECD-DAC listed ODA-countries, a woman and most importantly, an agent of change – this programme is for you.

The 12-months training focuses on developing political leadership skills and is open only to women who hold an elected seat in a local or regional government in any of the OECD-DAC listed ODA-countries. All parts of the training are based on equity, participation, transparency and accountability, and the goal is to strengthen democracy in the organizations taking part in the training, primarily by strengthening the politician herself, as well as capacitating women politicians in general to be good role models and to get a higher involvement of underrepresented groups in decision making bodies.

The training is implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).

Objectives

• The programme aims to provide the following changes in the participant:
  • Empower the participant with improved leadership skills
  • Help the participant to fully utilize the power and influence of her position
  • Strengthen her as a role model to encourage political participation among marginalized groups
  • Give her access to a network of women in similar positions
• During the training, the participant will work on her change process and implement a strategy to make the local authority equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable.

Benefits

• Valuable exchange of knowledge and experiences
• Extended regional and international networks
• Improved skills as a “change agent” in initiating and implementing instituational change
• Skills and abilities to communicate and advocate on issues of inclusive governance
• Two-day study-visit in a Swedish municipality or region
• Support to improve participation, equality, transparency and accountability in the local governance

What they will offer?

• Advanced training in communication, strategic planning and leadership
• Swedish mentorship including an individual two-day study visit in a Swedish municipality or region
• International exposure to different political experiences
• An opportunity for your municipality to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

How?

• Through skills training workshops on site or digitally
• Identification of challenges and finding solutions to issues faced by women politicians
• By offering strategic support and coaching from ICLD staff and mentors
• In sharing of professional obstacles and successes in an inclusive environment

Eligibility Criteria

• All countries on the OECD-DAC listed ODA-eligible countries, are eligible for the programme.
• Only elected women politicians (currently in office) in a local/regional government will be considered. ICLD will prioritize applicants holding a position of Mayor or Deputy Mayor but will also exceptionally accept applicants who are Councilor. They at ICLD aim to create a group that includes both majority and opposition politicians, as well as a diversity of ages and experience. ICLD trainings are open to all that are eligible, irrespective of physical ability.
• Candidates who have previously participated in an ICLD training programme financed by Sida cannot apply for this programme.

For more information, visit https://icld.se/en/international-programmes/the-programmes/itp-local-political-leaders-capacitating-women-in-politics/

Deadline: 16-Aug-22

Taboom Media, a global media development and monitoring group, invites reporters, editors, publishers, and bloggers based in Africa and proficient in English to apply for this free, all-expenses-paid reporting workshop on covering LGBTQI+ issues and religion in Cape Town, South Africa.

Taboom’s media training, mentoring, publishing, monitoring and response programs catalyze ethical journalism about taboo human rights topics. They work to replace stereotypes and discrimination with accuracy and respect.

Taboom Media will cover flights, food, and lodging during the workshop period. Participants will arrive in Cape Town on Friday, October 28 and depart on Wednesday, November 2.

Eligibility Criteria

Participants must be open-minded to the issues at hand and affiliated with news operations where they can contribute positively to the accurate and ethical reporting of how religion intersects with sexual and gender minorities. Participants will be required to attend all workshop sessions, complete nightly homework assignments, and produce at least one story for publication, broadcast or other distribution by January 2023. As this is an intensive workshop, other work will not be feasible during the training period.

For more information, visit https://taboommedia.com/2022/07/26/attention-journalists-apply-to-join-our-2022-cape-town-workshop-on-lgbtqi-reporting-in-africa/

Deadline: 14-Aug-22

The Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) invites dedicated educators from Official Development Aid (ODA) recipient countries to its Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED. This Workshop will offer online-based intensive training opportunities to participants, helping them to learn about key aspects and competences of global citizenship with a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL).

Interactive lectures, live webinars for discussion, and dialogue and interaction with peer educators will enable the participants gain knowledge, skills, and networks with which they can make changes in their education sites. Furthermore, an exclusive mentorship opportunity by international experts will be offered for the selected participants who will implement their own GCED initiatives.

Objectives

• To broaden participants’ perspectives and knowledge on GCED and SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)
• To enhance participants’ capacities to implement GCED in their local contexts
• To establish the global and regional network of key educators for promotion of GCED

Expected Outcomes

• GCED competencies of key educators from developing countries enhanced
• Participants’ locally relevant GCED action plans developed
• Global and regional groundwork for contextualizing and implementing GCED concretized

Eligibility Criteria

• 50 educators
• Applicants ONLY from Official Development Aid (ODA) recipient countries will be eligible for the application.

For more information, visit http://unescoapceiu.org/post/4524

Deadline: 16-Sep-22

The African Culture Fund (ACF) is launching this eleventh call for projects dedicated exclusively to African cultural operators, with a view to supporting them.

In Africa, most of the creation, production and distribution centers had been closed and artists were left without prospects. Moreover, many of them still live between despair and disarray. To date, Africa is gradually preparing for an exit from the crisis by resuming activities in the various sectors. This recovery requires that the various sectors of activity be supported in order to propel the African economy again, in particular through the cultural and creative industries.

To this end, it is urgent and a priority to set up support mechanisms for cultural industries and/or cultural operators in order to boost creativity and artistic productivity, but also to enable them to preserve the socio-economic fabric of the African creative sector, greatly weakened by the crisis.

Funding Information

• For any request made within the framework of this call, the budget granted by ACF is 8,000 (eight thousand) Euros maximum per project.
• Duration: The financing covers a period between 4 months minimum and 6 months maximum.

Eligible Projects

For this eleventh call for proposals, ACF supports applications in the following two categories of projects:

• Category 1: Requests for assistance with creation and/or production
  • These requests relate to artistic creation or innovation projects in Africa.
• Category 2: Requests for assistance with distribution (physical or digital)
  • These requests relate to physical or digital distribution projects in Africa.
  • This call concerns the performing arts, cinema and audiovisual and visual arts.

Note: Female candidates are strongly recommended.

Geographic Coverage: This call covers all countries on the African continent.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following conditions:

• Being an artist or cultural actor or from Africa and the African diaspora, an organization or an artistic or cultural association established in Africa or cooperating on African projects with at least one African organization and having at least three years of experience.
• Having premises or being a member of an artistic or cultural organization or association.
• Having a legal status (organization).
• Possessing a moral guarantee.
• Presenting a structuring and innovative project in response to a call for projects.

For more information, visit https://www.africanculturefund.net/en/call-for-proposals-11-acf/