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Deadline: 26-Aug-22

Applications are now open for the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge, a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for agriculture.

Aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Impact Challenge is focused on three key themes each one central to supporting the transition to a net-zero future for agriculture.

Themes

Startups should be Seed to Series A with technologies focused in the following areas:

• Soil health & Biodiversity
  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Ag biotechnology
  • Alternative fertilizers
  • Alternative pesticides & herbicides
  • Crop nutrition & novel inputs
  • Biostimulants
  • Water management.
• Increasing food security
  • Alternative proteins
  • Food loss prevention
  • Circular economy
  • Indoor farming
  • Supply chain solutions
  • Packaging
  • Functional Ingredients.
• Reducing and offsetting emissions
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Carbon measurement
  • Carbon markets
  • Reducing animal emissions and animal cruelty
  • Robotics & automation
  • On-farm emissions reduction.

Benefits

Finalists from each theme will advance to the finals and pitch at the THRIVE Sustainability Summit where the overall winner will be announced.

The Winning company receives the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Award and a place on the award-winning THRIVE Global Accelerator Program in Silicon Valley. In addition the winner will also receive:

• Recognition from THRIVE and Forbes Media
• Investment from SVG Ventures
• Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2023 for two founders, hosted by THRIVE ($15k USD value)
• Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
• Impact strategy program with Imagine Impact (Specialist Impact Consultants) Sponsored by ICL

For more information, visit https://thriveagrifood.com/thrive-global-impact-challenge/

Deadline: 30-Jun-22

The Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) is inviting media outlets, journalists, and freelancers for the Collaborative Investigation Grants.

The Collaborative Investigation grants are specifically aimed at promoting collaboration, and allowing journalists from different countries to work together to fill in gaps in each others’ reporting, especially when tracing environmental crimes across borders.

Funds can be used creatively, and there is no travel requirement.  Ideas for how to use funds include:

• Translation of documents/sources available in different languages.
• Photo or multimedia components to reporting.
• Data or document access fees.
• Database or resources fees (example – satellite monitoring, or corporate databases)
• Translation of final stories into different languages.
• For freelancers – compensation for time spent reporting.

Funding Information

Up to $1000 to $3000 USD grants are available.

Eligibility Criteria

• They highly encourage applicants to join the ERC Slack Group and propose ideas to the community of over 150 journalists, editors, and media supporters in Asia. They can assist in finding a newsroom, or freelancers, to collaborate with in another country.
• Applications must include at least two journalists or media outlets from two different countries or regions. Freelancers are welcome to apply.
• Proposals must be investigative, and have an environmental focus (you can interpret this broadly).
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate how their story would benefit from collaboration.

For more information, visit https://www.investigative.earth/news/collaborative-reporting-grant

Deadline: 23-Sep-22

Applications are now open for the 8th Edition of the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, the world-renowned early-stage, deep tech startup competition to address the needs of early-stage deep tech startups across all industries.

The Challenge gives deep tech and science-based entrepreneurs around the globe a platform for their projects, providing opportunities for equity-free funding, global visibility and connections with key players in the deep tech ecosystem. To date, previous winners and finalists have already raised more than $2 billion in funding.

The Challenge concludes with the Grand Finals which will take place during the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris on the 9th and 10th March 2023.

Why Apply?

• Connections
  • Track Winners will get customized coaching sessions by the experts & personal introductions with relevant investors & potential partners and clients.
  • Connect with leading industry experts, investors, accelerators & fellow entrepreneurs.
  • Become part of the Deep Tech Pioneers community & get all-year access to a global deep tech ecosystem to receive business and funding opportunities.
• Visibility
  • Receive the Deep Tech Pioneer recognition & get a chance to be featured in the reports and invited to speak at future events.
  • Opportunities to pitch or showcase in front of a curated audience of renowned industry leaders & investors.
  • Get spotted by international media, with interview opportunities.
• Funding
  • €100K Grand Prize, €30K 2nd prize and €20K 3rd prize – all equity-free, no strings attached.
  • Advertise your open fundraising opportunities to the active international investor network
  • A dedicated Investor Day for 1-on-1 meetings with 200+ renowned VCs and CVCs.

Eligibility Criteria

Hello Tomorrow welcomes startups that are:

• In the early-stage of development or the beginning of their commercialization phase (up to series A)
• Based on a new technology, a scientific discovery or a complex engineering process
• Addressing an industrial, societal or environmental unmet need or creating a new market
• Composed of a team of at least 2 people
• Not a subsidiary or spin-off of an existing company

Selection Process

The judging takes place in 3 distinctive steps. Applicants will be informed of the progress at each step.

• Deep Tech Pioneers – The jury selects the best startups based on the quality of their online application & welcomes them to the Deep Tech Pioneers community so they can get immediate access to available benefits.
• Finalists – The jury selects around 6 Finalists per track. These Finalists will be invited to pitch during the Grand Finals at the Summit in Paris.
• Track Winners & Grand Winner – A jury made up of investors, corporates, scientists and other experts in the relevant field select the Track Winners and ultimately, the Grand Winner following their pitches at the Summit.

For more information, visit https://hello-tomorrow.org/global-challenge/#timeline

Deadline: 14-Jul-22

Nominations are now open for the AfriSAFE 2022 Award.

For this Among other things, the judges are more concern on how nominees have impacted the society at large while keeping their workplace safe. add prize info and eligibility

Africa Safety Award For Excellence (AfriSAFE) is an annual award project raising awareness in all areas of Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE), while also celebrating and showcasing the efforts and achievements of organizations, individuals and groups that go above and beyond to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for the benefit of mankind and the environment.

AfriSAFE is more than ‘Just an Award’; it is an Agenda; it is a movement for change— a clarion call for a Safer Workplace!

Companies are judged on a wide range of occupational health and safety elements, including employee training, OHS management systems, incident investigation, emergency preparedness and innovative health and safety initiatives.

AfriSAFE 2022 Award Categories

• AfriSAFE Journalist Award: This award category recognizes outstanding journalistic work in newspapers, magazines, online, radio, television, video and other media channels that covers broad issues on public health and regulatory agency failure, relating to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE).
• AfriSAFE Outstanding Woman In Safety Award: this award recognizes inspirational leadership and achievements of a woman whose expertise is clearly felt in the safety sector. The awardee(s) must have shown exceptional leadership qualities and made a genuinely long-lasting impact within their field of work.
• AfriSAFE Trailblazers Award: This award recognizes HSE professionals who have trail the blaze and risen in rank in their organization to top management position like Director HSE, VP HSE etc. and have also mentored young professional.
• AfriSAFE Lifetime Achievement Award: recognizes individuals across Africa, who have devoted a significant part of their working life to advancing the cause of health and safety in Africa, and whose specific achievements have clearly benefited many people regionally or nationally. Candidates must have had an evidential impact in the industry with a proven track record geared towards the improvement of Health & Safety.
  • Please Note: Lifetime Achievement Award is not applicable for individuals at the early stage of their careers.
• AfriSAFE Young Innovator Award: recognizes young individuals that have created innovative inventions or projects aimed at addressing any health, safety and environmental challenges.
  • Their submissions must be original and not be alterations to patents held by others.
  • The Winner gets a cash price to support his / her innovation.
• AfriSAFE Torch Bearers Award: recognizes individuals who are dedicated to continuous improvement in safety or have raised awareness through various health, safety, environmental initiatives thereby impacting their world of contact.
• AfriSAFE Professional Of The Year: recognizes a person(s) with formal responsibility for HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environment); whose enthusiasm, knowledge, and drive over the last 12 months has made a substantial contribution to workplace health, safety, wellbeing, and security
• AfriSAFE CEO Of The Award: recognizes top executive who has made a vital contribution to the health and safety of their business and to the larger society.
• AfriSAFE Icon Of The Year: recognizes a Government leader or head of Government agency that has over the last one year push the safety agenda across their agencies and has demonstrated outstanding commitment and impact to health, safety, security and environment in the larger community.
• AfriSAFE Guardian Angel Award: recognizes very senior executive which may include Group HR Managers or Directors who has constantly shown extraordinary support to the HSSE unit / department and defended the safety agenda in their workplace.
• AfriSAFE Legend Award: recognizes African leaders who had distinguished themselves and committed to the protection of people, property, resources, and the workplace / environment. It could be a businessperson, Head of Government Ministry / Agency / Parastatal or a celebrity who has made remarkable difference through unique initiatives in any area of Health, Safety, Environment etc.
  • It could be a business man, Head of Government Ministry, Agency or Parastatal or a celebrity who has made remarkable difference through unique initiatives / impact in promoting health, safety and wellbeing.
• AfriSAFE Health & Safety Team Of The Year: recognizes HSSE teams that are making a significant difference in their workplace. The submission should demonstrate how the activities and initiatives implemented by the team within the award review year have helped to improve the health, safety, security or wellbeing standards and performance within either their own or a client organization.
• AfriSAFE Excellence In Fire and Life Safety Award: recognizes individuals who have dedicated themselves to saving lives and properties through the development of codes, fire-prevention practices and leadership techniques.
  • Please Note: The Nominee must be a well experienced fire official with over 15 years in service.
• AfriSAFE Mining Company Of The Year: recognizes companies in the mining sector– whose commitment to safety and excellent working practices has distinguished them in the industry. Assessment areas include staff investment, employee support programs, HSE initiatives, adherence to regulations, evidence of an excellent safety record, and examples of best practices or industry-leading safety programs.
• AfriSAFE Best Health & Safety In Construction: recognizes a construction company, which has an exemplary health and safety record, with over 15 years in construction services. Entrants must explain its last construction project that ensured the health, safety and wellbeing of anyone who had access to or worked on the construction site.
• AfriSAFE Best Health & Safety In Manufacturing: recognizes manufacturing premises, which can demonstrate either an exemplary health and safety record or how it has taken significant steps to improve health and safety standards. Entrants must explain how they have ensured the health, safety and wellbeing of anyone who had access to or worked at the premises.
• AfriSAFE Commendation Award: recognizes topmost Professional bodies that advocates safety awareness through knowledge sharing, webinars, collaborations, interventions etc, within the past one year, and whose influence has further helped to developed the safety profession.
• AfriSAFE Merit Award: One or two merit awards will be given to organization that are of merit but do not readily sit in any of the categories mentioned above.
• AfriSAFE CSR Of The Year Award: recognizes an organization whose corporate social responsibility had the greatest impact in promoting health, safety and wellbeing.
• It could be through effective public campaign on any area of Health, Safety, Environment or sponsoring or support for HSE related activities.
• AfriSAFE Training Provider of the Year: this award recognizes organizations that have being at the forefront in offering quality and innovative training in any area of HSE.
• Area of assessment includes; quality of the trainers, training center, and training provided.
  • This is based on testimonials – course evaluation from trainees. Impact on HSE industry, e.g CSR activities, support for career development for professionals, accreditation of courses by local and international professional bodies.
• AfriSAFE Food and Quality Safety Award: this award recognizes and rewards the dedication and achievement of a food safety and/or quality assurance team that has made exceptional contributions to uphold the highest food safety standards supported by quantifiable results.
• AfriSAFE Hospitality Service Award: This award recognizes organizations who have demonstrated high standards of hygiene, ensuring the physical safety of guest and staff within their organizations or organization who put safety considerations in designs and general operations.
• AfriSAFE Telecommunications Company of the Year: this award recognizes an organization that demonstrate dedication, commitment, consistency, direction and involvement in safety to their employees, the industry and the communities they serve.
• AfriSAFE Oil and Gas Company of the Year: recognizes the outstanding health, safety and environmental achievements made within the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream sectors of the Oil & Gas Industry across Africa; rewarding success and commitment to quality Health, Safety and Environment.
• AfriSAFE Security Company of the Year:  recognizes security organizations, which can demonstrate either an exemplary health and safety record or how it has taken significant steps to improve health and safety standards.
• AfriSAFE Transportation / Logistics Company Of The Year: recognizes the dignity that the organization in the industry places on the staff, vehicle safety / aviation safety / maritime safety / railway safety by recognizing the top performers in the field, both in the company and at individual levels.

Award Information

AfriSAFE Journalist Award:  The grand winner of this category will receive $2000; runners-up will be eligible for product support.

Eligibility Criteria

• 2022 AfriSAFE Lifetime Achievement Award: Top safety professionals / practitioners or top management including academia with quality work experience.
• AfriSAFE Young Innovator Award: Any young person or collaborative effort from across Africa by young persons of not more than 23 years of Age.
• AfriSAFE Torch Bearers Award: Any individual who has been at the forefront of promoting safety awareness via various means e.g community engagement, social media etc.
• AfriSAFE Professional Of The Year: Nominees for this category must be an HSSE professional working in an establishment. The professional must have over 10 years’ experience.
• AfriSAFE CEO Of The Year Award: Nominee must have displayed verifiable commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and subordinates. This is in recognition of the pivotal place leadership commitment plays in the achievement of organizational HSE goals.
• AfriSAFE Guardian Angel Award: Any Top management team, HR director or Manager who have distinguished themselves in pushing for safety excellence and support in their workplace.
• AfriSAFE Excellence In Fire And Life Safety Award: The nominee must be working for a local / municipal fire department or in an organization. Develop educational programs and materials in a consistent and creative way for their world of contact. Demonstrate excellence and innovation in reaching out to the local / larger community.
• AfriSAFE Hospitality Service Award: Hospitals, Hotels and Real Estate companies are eligible for this category, with significant records submitted.

For more information, visit https://afrisafe.hsenations.com/nominate/

Deadline: 29-Jul-22

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) invites researchers, thought leaders, and professionals to participate in a 3-day scoping workshop around the general themes of climate science, sustainability, and clean energy.

The scoping workshop will be focused, collaborative, and creative. Its aim is to stimulate thinking in promising new research approaches and theories at the intersection of climate science, sustainability, and clean energy. Participants in the SIAM Convening on Climate Science, Sustainability, and Clean Energy will be expected to engage constructively in dialogue with each other, the professional facilitators, and the subject guides to articulate research needs relating to climate science, sustainability, and clean energy. Scoping workshops are designed to jumpstart grand challenges, collect input from large and diverse communities, and explore potential areas of research.

The SIAM Convening on Climate Science, Sustainability, and Clean Energy will be held in-person and will take place October 10 – 12, 2022 in Tysons, Virginia, U.S.

The workshop will be facilitated by Knowinnovation (KI), an international organization that specializes in driving advances in innovation and achieving excellence in research.

Benefits

Participants will receive reimbursement for travel to and from the workshop venue; meals and accommodation will be included as part of the workshop.

Goals and Outcomes

The goal of the work is to give recommendations to federal research and development agencies towards support of research and education in order to advance scientific knowledge, anticipate future conditions, accelerate clean energy innovations and sustainable practices, and increase resilience in the face of climate change. Multidisciplinary collaboration is necessary to conquer the challenges that are posed, and core to the work will be increased partnerships between academia, industry, non-profits, and government to guarantee innovation and translation of knowledge into action, and the education of a diverse and competitive workforce.

The deliverables from the convening will be a synthesis report representing the major challenges, themes, and suggestions; whitepapers that will go deeper into the specific areas and challenges; and presentations which will be publicly available on a SIAM webpage.

Eligibility Criteria

• researchers and professionals from the range of disciplines and fields that contribute to and are involved in clean energy, sustainability, and climate science research are encouraged to apply.
• And also encourage applicants from the private and public sectors who would include those who consider themselves aligned with one or more of the following NSF directorates: Biological Sciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Education and Human Resources, Engineering, Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences. To ensure that a broad and diverse range of perspectives is gathered, researchers and professionals at various career stages are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants must commit to participating in-person for the entire duration of the workshop if selected as a meeting participant. There will also be some required pre-work and light background reading/viewing.

For more information, visit https://www.siam.org/students-education/programs-initiatives/siam-convening-on-climate-science-sustainability-and-clean-energy

Deadline: 15-Jul-22

Applications are now open for the 2022 Findhelp fellowship Program.

The Findhelp fellowship Program believes that people working within their own communities have the greatest impact. That’s why they are proud to bring together people from across the nation that are committed to making a difference in the neighborhoods through their fellowship program.

The purpose of the fellowship program is to support and enhance the work of social care champions in their communities. Their fellows organize innovative projects that directly contribute to improving social care outcomes in their focus areas. Fellows in each cohort work together to create and promote their activities, and will have the support of findhelp in helping them achieve their project goals.

Thematical Areas

• Housing: Projects in this category focus on access to shelter or housing. They’ll consider projects across a range of different housing services, backgrounds and industries so long as they propose a way of addressing findhelp’s most searched for need.
• Food: Nearly tied with housing as the most searched for need on findhelp network is food. Your project is the right fit if you can tell them how you’ll contribute to food equity, access, or education in your community. 
• Family, Youth and Children: Do you have a project idea that promotes positive outcomes from children, youth or families? Then this is the right theme for you! Projects can be centered on prenatal health, maternal health, childhood development, foster youth, or other child and family services. 
• Health Equity: Health equity is ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to achieve their full health potential. They’ll accept a wide range of project applications under this theme so long as you can tell them how you plan to promote or contribute to health equity in your community.

Why Should You Apply for the Fellowship?

Successful applicants will receive support to implement a community service project of their design, along with training in leadership and professional development. During the course of the fellowship, the fellows meet weekly to network and support each other’s projects. Fellows receive:

• $1,000 to make your service project a reality
• Connection with members of a close-knit fellowship cohort, composed of fellows across the nation
• Leadership training and support from them in promoting your project to your community
• The opportunity to tackle a topic of personal or professional interest to improve their community
• Opportunities to network, build relationships and explore fields and careers outside of their own
• Support and project planning advice from Community Engagement Managers
• Printed materials for communications and promotion of their event or project(s)
• A chance to learn from experts in the field, gather meaningful skills and insights, and explore regional data

Duration

The Fall 2022 findhelp Fellowship cycle will run from approximately August 2022 through January 2023. Applications will be accepted June 13th – July 15th, 2022. Selected recipients will be notified by late August 2022.

Eligible Project

Projects can take a variety of forms. They can be a fundraiser, workshop, awareness or advocacy campaign, donation drive, learning series, resource fair, or other pre-approved community event. They are also accepting applications for projects that fit into existing lines of work or contribute to a larger project

Eligibility Criteria

• The findhelp fellowship is open to anyone! The only criteria is that selected fellows are able to fulfill the fellowship requirements 
• At this time, previous recipients of the findhelp fellowship are not eligible to apply.

For more information, visit https://go.findhelp.com/fellowship-program