Sur Le Cameroun

Deadline: 10-Jul-22

The gener8tor Reno-Tahoe Accelerator Program 2022 is now open for applications.

They are a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in only five companies per program. Accepted startups receive $100K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming. This is an industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic program. They accept ALL types of startups across ALL industries ALL business models and ALL geographies.

They focus all of their time, energy, and network on you through a concierge-level experience. gener8tor supports your growth through their network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists.

Benefits

• Investment: $100K of guaranteed funding. $20K in exchange for 6% common stock equity plus $80K of guaranteed follow-on capital into your current round (if raising) or via uncapped convertible bridge note to be converted into your next round (if not currently raising).
• Strategic Network: They make highly relevant and impactful connections to corporate partners, investors and experienced mentors to help you scale. They help you build relationships within the cohort of five companies and the community of gener8tor alumni.
• Focused Support: They only invest in five companies per program, not 10 or 100. We focus all of their time, energy, and network on you to bring you a concierge-level experience with the attention that is needed to grow.
• Mentorship, Coaching & One-on-One Meetings: 12 weeks of individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor team during bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings. Weekly cohort programming featuring topics that include understanding market size, scaling your revenue model and how to pitch investors. Introductions to 80+ mentors including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors.
• Deals and Perks: $1M + in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, PayPal, Zendesk, Hubspot, and Microsoft.
• Investors + Premiere Night: The opportunity to pitch to 80+ investors in their gener8tor network throughout the program. Premiere Night is an exclusive, end-of-program showcase during which participating companies present to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and community members.

What they are looking for?

• Applications are welcome from startups headquartered anywhere in the world. This is an industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic program. They accept all types of startups across every industry and business model.
• You are expected to relocate to Reno, NV for the duration of the program in order to take full advantage of the cohort-based programming and the strength of the local ecosystem.
• Startups must participate in-person.

For more information, visit https://www.gener8tor.com/investment-accelerators/reno-tahoe

Deadline: 21-Jul-22

Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities.

The Fund aims to strengthen inclusion, further empower a diverse news ecosystem, and specifically support small and medium sized publishers creating original journalism for underrepresented audiences around the world.

Funding Information

Funds will be disbursed in one installment. Funding amounts will vary depending on the size of the newsroom and number of eligible applications received.

Eligible Regions

Organizations must be incorporated or registered in one of the eligible geographies (see below). Unincorporated organizations must be based in one of the eligible geographies. Please note that certain eligible geographies may have specific laws that apply to the receipt of funding from the News Equity Fund and you are responsible for your compliance with any such laws, including, for example, by obtaining all necessary permissions from relevant authorities prior to receiving funding.

Eligible Geographies

• Asia-Pacific
  • Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, East Timor, Easter Island, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
• Europe
  • Austria, Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine (excluding the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR ) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR ).
• Middle East and Africa
  • Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, KSA, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Libya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• North America
  • Canada, United States, United States Overseas Territories .
• Caribbean
  • Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Navassa Island, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands , United States Virgin Islands.
• Latin America
  • Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, U ruguay, Venezuela.

Eligibility Criteria

• Small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for underrepresented audiences. 
• The News Equity Fund is open to independent newsrooms employing between 1 – 50 full-time journalists (FTE).
• Eligible applicants may include for-profit or nonprofit traditional news organizations, digital natives, newsletters, podcasts, radio and/or TV broadcasters, and trade press associations whose members cover underrepresented groups.
• Eligible applicants should publish journalistic content regularly.
• Eligible applicants need to have a focus on core news provision, i.e. not lifestyle, sports. Eligible applicants must have a verifiable digital presence (such as a website primarily providing journalistic content) and have been in full operation for at least 12 months.
• Incorporated or registered associations or organizations, registered academic or non-profit bodies representing underrepresented journalists and organizations are all eligible to apply as long as you are based in one of the eligible geographies.
• Government-owned entities or entities affiliated/owned by a political party are not eligible to apply. 
• Only online applications in English will be considered.

For more information, visit https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/news-equity-fund/#introduction

Deadline: 15-Aug-22 The Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs is seeking applications for the Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship, fellows will explore the wide range of climate change initiatives housed at Yale, and delve into cutting-edge scholarship on a broad range of clean energy and climate issues. This eight-month fellowship will be concluded with an in-person week in Paris, running from June 26 – June 30, 2023. Fellows will meet with top international climate change … [Read more…] about Submit Applications for Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship

,

Deadline: 10-Jul-22 The gener8tor Reno-Tahoe Accelerator Program 2022 is now open for applications. They are a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in only five companies per program. Accepted startups receive $100K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming. This is an industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic program. They accept ALL types of startups across ALL industries ALL business models and ALL geographies. They focus all of their time, energy, and network on you … [Read more…] about gener8tor Reno-Tahoe Accelerator Program 2022

,

Deadline: 21-Jul-22 Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities. The Fund aims to strengthen inclusion, further empower a diverse news ecosystem, and specifically support small and medium sized publishers creating original journalism for underrepresented audiences around the world. Funding Information Funds will be disbursed in one installment. Funding … [Read more…] about Google News Equity Fund

,

Deadline: 29-Jul-22 Is your organization tackling issues related to industrial animal agriculture (a.k.a. factory farming) in low- and middle-income countries? Does your organization want to bring in more academic research and academic experts to bolster its work? If yes, then The Tiny Beam Fund’s Fueling Advocates Initiative (FAI) is open for applications. Purpose Encourage and enable advocacy organizations and think tanks to use academic research to gain in-depth knowledge of … [Read more…] about Fueling Advocates Initiative for Non-Profit Organizations

,

Deadline: 28-Aug-22 The Small Initiatives Program (PPI) has launched a call for project proposals for emerging African CSOs working around major issues of nature conservation and/or the fight against climate change. The Small Initiatives Program (PPI) is a program launched in 2006 by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), and managed by the French Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN France). This program also has a component on building the … [Read more…] about PPI launches Call for Projects Proposals (€35,000 Grants available)

,

Deadline: 31-Jul-22 The UNCDF has launched a request for applications focused on data systems implementation for Migrant Remittances and Financial Services. UNCDF is seeking to engage a data engineering firm to build and deploy a 'data lakehouse' (lake + warehouse) that will streamline the collection, processing, curation, and analysis of demand and supply-side remittance data, and to develop interactive dashboards that will inform remittance markets and stakeholders. UNCDF … [Read more…] about RFAs: Data Systems Implementation for Migrant Remittances and Financial Services

,

Deadline: 14-Jul-22 The Online News Association is inviting applicants for its 2022 MJ Bear Fellowship to provide support and guidance to early-career journalists on a digital journalism project, as well as their own professional development. Themes for projects may include audience and social engagement, product development, and digital or business strategy. The Fellowship identifies and supports digital journalists under 30 whose work represents the best of digital … [Read more…] about Online News Association inviting Applicants for MJ Bear Fellowship 2022

,

Deadline: 28-Aug-22 Are you a young (between 18 to 35 years old) and dedicated nature conservationist committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conservation? Are you the future for nature? If yes, then 2023 Future For Nature Awards is for you! Each year FFN awards three young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists with the FFN Award. Aims The Future For Nature aims to: Reward and … [Read more…] about Future for Nature Awards 2023: A Chance to Win €50,000

,

Deadline: 17-Jul-22 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced an open call for the Refugee-led Innovation Fund to reshape their participation in the delivery of humanitarian work by placing them at the centre of decisions affecting their lives, and ensuring that they lead the identification of needs and the design of innovative solutions. The Fund provides a holistic support mechanism combining financial resources, mentoring and other expertise directly to … [Read more…] about UNHCR Open Call for Refugee-led Innovation Fund

,

Deadline: 1-Jul-22 Applications are now open for the Jackson Wild Summit Fellowship, a comprehensive program for storytellers to accelerate their project in development through a series of skill-building workshops, networking events, pitching opportunities and mentorship. Projects in development must include a visual media component (eg short-form and long-form films, animation, VR/AR/360° video, a web series, a film impact campaign, etc.). Projects can consist of a wide range of … [Read more…] about Jackson Wild Summit Fellowship Program

,

Deadline: 15-Sep-22 Nominations are now open for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. Applications for the 2023 awards are invited from women scientists who have made significant contributions in the area of food security, agricultural productivity and sustainable food production , whose research is linked to SDG2 (Zero Hunger), who have received PhDs within the last ten years and who have lived and worked for at least 5 years in an … [Read more…] about OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World

,

Deadline: 30-Sep-22 The Adaptation Fund has launched a new USD 10 million pilot small grants programme (Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, AFCIA) to foster innovation in adaptation in developing countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid. The primary objective of the AFCIA administrated by UNEP-CTCN is to support developing countries to test, evaluate, roll out and scale up innovative adaptation practices, products and technologies. Based on … [Read more…] about Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator

,

Deadline: 1-Jul-22 The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) invites applications from registered entities for the Global Advocacy and Communications Partnership on Financial Health (FH) and Innovations. The purpose of this RFA is to identify an advocacy and communication partner to work with the FH programme, to drive integrated advocacy and communication engagements including building brand narratives and management that can work across the key stakeholder groups that are part … [Read more…] about RFAs: Global Advocacy and Communications Partnership on Financial Health and Innovations

,

Deadline: 22-Aug-22 Entries are now open for the INNO Generation Award. Objectives Generation Award Call for your small ideas, techniques, and discoveries that have the potential to take a leap forward in unexpected ways as evaluated by their cooperative partners. They are accepting applications in the ICT field for: A small but interesting idea that nobody has conceived before Cutting edge technologies, even without knowing the best way to utilize them Discoveries you wish to … [Read more…] about Entries Open for INNO Generation Award

,

Deadline: 30-Jun-22 The Paradigm Initiative is inviting applications for the Essay/Debate Competition for young and outstanding African youth between 18-25 years with passion and drive for digital rights and inclusion in the continent who want to make their voices heard. This year, Paradigm Initiative is celebrating its 15th anniversary in a dual event that will bring together partners, Friends of PIN, alumni, volunteers, PIN team members, and digital rights and inclusion … [Read more…] about Apply Now! [email protected] Essay/Debate Competition in Africa

,

Deadline: 30-Jun-22 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) have launched the third round of the Interagency Community Outreach and Communication Fund on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). The Fund will provide rapid, targeted financial support to NGOs to develop and disseminate PSEA outreach and communication materials, and to make available to all IASC members and the wider sector the materials … [Read more…] about Call for Applications: PSEA Outreach and Communication Fund

,

Deadline: 30-Jun-22 Nominations are now open for the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity. Though maternal mortality has declined globally over the past decade, there are many communities around the world that continue to be disproportionately affected. In many countries, unacceptable and inequitable maternal health outcomes persist. A long history of structural discrimination and unequal access to health care, as well as the underlying social determinants of health, are … [Read more…] about Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity

,

Deadline: 12-Aug-22 The Coaching Fellowship (TCF) is seeking applications for the Unlock Your Leadership Program to increase the leadership capacity of the next generation of women leaders in social and environmental change. Unlock Your Leadership is a one-of-a-kind, transformational leadership program developed over eight years of coaching, training, and championing more than 1,500 women change leaders across the globe. Designed to accelerate leadership capacity, it is the only program … [Read more…] about Unlock Your Leadership Program 2022-2023

,

Deadline: 15-Aug-22 The Durham University is accepting applications for the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship that is designed to give the applicant the chance to develop rigorous, fact-based research and reporting skills. The Fellowship provides an unrivalled opportunity for an exceptional early career journalist: a six to nine month Fellowship with Durham University which will include undertaking an investigative project from inside the Reuters newsroom in London, mentored by top Reuters … [Read more…] about Apply for Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

,

Deadline: 15-Jul-22 The World Food Forum (WFF) has launched an open call for the Startup Innovation Awards to support and showcase innovators and entrepreneurs who are harnessing the power of technology to drive the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems in support of ending global hunger and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Through the WFF Startup Innovation Awards, they are seeking to identify, elevate and accelerate the growth of startups who show the greatest … [Read more…] about Startup Innovation Awards to support Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Deadline: 15-Aug-22

The Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs is seeking applications for the Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship, fellows will explore the wide range of climate change initiatives housed at Yale, and delve into cutting-edge scholarship on a broad range of clean energy and climate issues.

This eight-month fellowship will be concluded with an in-person week in Paris, running from June 26 – June 30, 2023.

Fellows will meet with top international climate change analysts; share perspectives gleaned throughout the program; and consolidate professional and personal contacts developed through peer learning and exchanges of views.

Fellows will engage in a series of interactive sessions with prominent Yale faculty and practitioners to set the terms of the global climate change debate.

Fellows will have networking opportunities with staff members from the International Energy Agency and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), French central government and municipal officials, and representatives of civil society organizations, think tanks, academia, and the private sector.

Fellows will also present policy recommendations on specific clean energy and climate-related challenges to a Global Advisory Board, publish those findings on a dedicated website, and maintain contacts through an alumni network.

Topics

Possible topics include:

• strengthening global climate change governance, including the UN process
• exploring decarbonization pathways including the IEA Net Zero 2050 scenario
• accelerating renewable energy growth and addressing challenges of system integration
• strengthening innovation and uptake of promising clean energy technologies
• promoting energy efficiency and behavioral change
• investigating the challenges of a people-centered clean energy transition
• developing and deepening financial vehicles to advance the clean energy transition
• exploring market-based climate policy tools including carbon pricing
• exploring regulatory policy tools to support uptake of clean energy solutions
• improving climate change communication
• closing energy access gaps with clean energy technologies
• developing cost effective negative emissions technologies, including direct air capture
• exploring the role of nature-based climate solutions
• broadening and deepening corporate and investor initiatives on climate change
• tackling energy security issues, including the role of fossil fuels in the energy transition
• exploring supply chain and related geopolitical challenges of the clean energy transition
• analyzing challenge of reducing methane emissions in emerging and developing countries

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants should be between five and ten years into their professional careers, with demonstrated accomplishments at a regional, national, or international level. While there is no maximum age limit, they are looking for young leaders to launch the program.
• Applicants must be representatives of the Global South. They look forward to welcoming a diverse representation from developing Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America/Caribbean.
• Applicants must be fluent in English. An excellent command of the English language is essential to successfully participating in the program.
• Climate Fellows must be available to participate in-person for two weeks of the program: the Yale Orientation week, which will run from  November 28 to December 2, 2022, and the Paris closing week, which will run from June 26 to June 30, 2023.  Fellows must also be available for the 10 learning journeys to be arranged remotely between January and May 2023.

Selection Criteria

• An established record of achievement in a profession linked to clean energy and climate change. They seek to identify a diverse group of Fellows from across multiple stakeholder groups, ranging from government officials, to industry regulators, to entrepreneurs, to energy company/utility professionals, to bankers/financiers, to journalists, to educators/researchers, to civil society representatives, to legislators, to legal advisors, to consultants.
• A commitment to making a positive impact at the local, national, or international level.
• Demonstrated promise of a future career in leadership at both the national and potentially global level.
• An eagerness to expand and deepen professional networks and to benefit from exposure to top global leaders in clean energy and climate change.

For more information, visit https://jackson.yale.edu/international-leadership-center/climate/how-to-apply/

Deadline: 18-Jul-22

Are you interested in reducing plastic consumption of a major player in the cosmetics industry via sustainable alternative solutions? L’Oréal Operations is offering the unique opportunity for creative entrepreneurs to help nurture your innovative solutions and concepts with first-class support, resources and most importantly, experiences that will push your business forward.

Open to established companies, startups, universities and technical centers or laboratories, the L’Oréal Operations – Beyond Plastic Challenge will enable you to make a fundamental and sustainable difference to a globally recognised group.

Since 15 years, L’Oréal has dedicated itself to reducing the environmental impact of its packaging. Agorize is working side by side with L’Oréal Operations to launch the Beyond Plastic Challenge. The goal is to search for innovators who can provide plastic free biomaterial solutions that enable plastic free packaging.

Themes

On registering to enter this challenge, you will be asked to submit an initial proposal. Here, they have detailed some themes and factors to consider:

• Opportunities: Is there the opportunity to drop your solution into existing cosmetic packaging, or is your solution to be a completely new development?
• New Performance: Will your solution integrate new performance characteristics such as hydro solubility, antimicrobial, or intelligent packaging?
• Environmental impacts: As environmental impacts must be considered; you must consider any relevant life cycle analysis and packaging end of life recommendations you would make (and share any available environmental data).
• Additional factors: Do you think that your proposition might require some extra materials to meet cosmetic specifications? Will other partners be required to complete the process?
• Processes: What process would be used to transform the chosen biomaterials into a packaging? If this is a new process, does it have the capacity to upscale to a commercial output?

Benefits

• The final, hosted in November 2022, will take place at the L’Oréal Operations headquarters in Clichy (Paris area), France. The Finalists will have the opportunity to pitch their proposition in front of experts, L’Oréal Operations Executive Committee, etc.
• L’Oréal Operations will cover the travel costs for the Finalists (hotel, meals, flight) within the limit of 2 people per solution selected for a period of 2 days. The Finalists will also be invited to a dinner with members of the L’Oréal Operations management committee.
• The incentives will be selected by l’Oréal Operations at its sole discretion at the end of the Challenge and from the list below:
  • Invaluable Mentorship: Connect with industry experts from L’Oréal, a pioneer in beauty tech. You will get invaluable feedback and guidance to improve your solutions.
  • Acceleration: Receive support from L’Oréal to develop your Proof of concept, which you can access to L’Oréal labs when applicable. You are one step closer to executing your brilliant idea.
  • Know-How: Access to L’Oréal’s extensive industry knowledge about packaging, production, marketing, trend knowledge, etc. in the beauty industry.
  • Masterclass: Supercharge your industry knowledge with privileged access to L’Oréal’s masterclass.
  • Business Opportunities: L’Oréal Operations will accelerate your growth. Different kinds of partnerships are possible with L’Oréal Operations depending on the final stage selection.

Eligibility Criteria

• The L’Oréal Operations – Beyond Plastic Challenge is open to established companies, startups, universities and technical centers or laboratories.
• They must have the ability to process plastic free biomaterials into flexible or rigid packaging that can contain cosmetic products with a minimum Technology Readiness Level of 5 by 2025.
• This Challenge is open and offered solely to:
  • Startup, Freelance, Research Institute, Business entity regardless of its business area. Participants may be required, with L’Oréal’s sole discretion, to provide proof of:
  • company registration by submitting a registration certificate issued within the last three (3) months, or ongoing company registration, or any trade registry and proof ensuring the registration of the entity in the relevant country, and
  • a valid professional insurance policy subscription.
• All the documents that may confirm the Participant’s eligibility may be required prior to awarding any prizes (e.g. identity document, registration certificate, etc.).
• This Challenge is not open to:
  • Any natural person;
  • Affiliates and representatives of L’Oréal and Agorize;
  • Any legal person located in a country where the Challenge is not open (China; Russia; etc.).
• This Challenge is void in countries where it is prohibited or restricted by law.

Selection Criteria

• The selection process comes in two stages; the initial selection process will assess the initial registration proposition. From this, experts will judge the most suitable and viable solutions to take forward.
• Following a period of development of their solutions and submission of a final proposition, Finalists will be chosen to present their ideas to L’Oréal Operations experts at L’Oréal Operations’ headquarters in Clichy, France.
• A winner will be chosen from the Finalists at the event from the L’Oréal Operations panel of experts.

For more information, visit https://lorealoperations.agorize.com/en/challenges/beyond-plastic/pages/guidelines?lang=en

Deadline: 18-Jul-22

CatchLight is inviting applications for its Global Fellowship.

The CatchLight Global Fellowship serves as an incubator — a place for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, unlock individual potential, grow and leverage partnerships. The Fellowship cultivates a vibrant community of creative thought leaders whose work will be enhanced by collaboration, personal development, and networking.

The Fellowship aims to bring resources and support to all types of visual storytelling leaders who will make a significant impact and care about the sustainability of the field.

For example, they can be: 

• Organizational leaders working to further the visual storytelling ecosystem. 
• Storytellers using visuals to spark new conversations, engage communities and are poised to be significantly amplified by collaboration, mentorship and networking. 
• Educators supporting the next generation of visual storytellers through innovative approaches.

A CatchLight Global Fellowship is awarded for life. Fellows are encouraged to share expertise beyond the year of their Fellowship of the grant period, and CatchLight hopes that Fellows will offer mentorship and seek mentorship within the community throughout their lives.

Funding Information

• Award amount: $30,000
• In addition, the Fellowship offers personal development opportunities, impact strategy and networking support from CatchLight staff and their extended network. You join a community of like-minded Fellows and industry professionals with opportunities for mentorship, education and speaking engagements.

Eligibility Criteria

• CatchLight seeks candidates who think through the long-term impact of current social issues and embrace the Fellowship as an opportunity to lead the field in creative and innovative ways.
• Proposals must represent excellence in the visual field and innovative engagement ideas. They invite and encourage a broad diversity in applicants, ideas, and creative mediums.

Requirements

• Applicants will submit 20-25 still images or visuals, or 15 minutes or less of audio/motion or VR from a previous or a related piece of work. Images will be 72DPI, 1200 longest edge. 
• Project statement summarizing the project. 100 words. 
• Project proposal outlining: 500 words 
• The work to be pursued in the course of a 12-month Fellowship, how it builds on past work, and the relevance of this Fellowship in furthering the impact and reach of the work. CatchLight may grant exceptions to the timeline where warranted. 
• Why this work exemplifies innovative distribution to engage audiences in new and different ways or why this work exemplifies impact on the visual storytelling field. 
• How this work demonstrates measurable social awareness and engagement. 
• Distribution and/or engagement plan: 300 words 
• Answer to the question: What would you hope to learn from the CatchLight Fellowship and/or network? 100 words. 
• Answer to the question: What would you contribute to the CatchLight network and visual storytelling field overall? 100 words 
• Three (3) professional references with contact information (letters of recommendations not required). 
• One (1) 60-90 second video describing your fellowship proposal and why it is important to you. They are not expecting great production values; webcam or mobile phone videos are encouraged. 
• Personal contact information, portfolio links, CV. 
• Adherence to the ethical standards as described. 
• All applications must be submitted in English.

For more information, visit https://catchlight.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: 15-Sep-22

The Agropolis Fondation has launched an appeal to fund international mobility to promote agro-ecological transition for tomorrow’s agricultures.

Aims

The present CfP aims to:

• consolidate the international recognition of the network’s scientific excellence;
• grow and/or capitalise on strategic themes for the Fondation;
• strengthen or initiate partnerships of scientific excellence for the Fondation’s charter members in hosting senior foreign researchers;
• encourage the international mobility of young French researchers (Masters, PhD students, post-docs & young scientists) from the Fondation’s network.

Thematic Coverage

The scope is designed to generate proposals addressing the various themes identified under each of the three crosscutting axes, which are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDGs 12, 13 and 15.

• Axis 1: Agriculture and climate change: adaptation and mitigation Under this axis, the aim is to understand the effects of climate change on agricultural systems (from genes to landscapes, from local to international levels, and from short-term to long-term) and to explore/propose adaptation strategies and mitigation measures. Among the key issues, the following themes may be the subject of research and training proposals:
  • interactive biotic and abiotic stresses on plants, animals and other living organisms, and risks associated with political, social and economic factors;
  • socio and agro-ecosystem co-viability and co-benefits, synergies, tensions, trade-offs;
  • vulnerability and resilience of territories: tools, practices, strategies, policies;
  • enhanced crop-livestock integration.
• Axis 2: Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity Under this axis, the aim is to document and analyse the measures and policies that support the conservation, and promote sustainable use of biodiversity in various agroecosystems. Among the key issues, the following themes may be the subject of research and training proposals:
  • the links between biophysical functions and biodiversity: study of the microbiota, crop associations, wild, domestic, improved and hybrid biodiversity, etc.;
  • agrobiodiversity through its ecological, economic and sociocultural functions;
  • studies including controlled conditions, field experiments and real agrosystems;
  • interactions between biodiversity, food security and plant health;
  • policies (from conservation to exploitation, from local to international scales) on practices and territories: land tenure, use and access rights, protected areas, sustainable use/management, biodiversity offset, Payment for Ecosystem Services, etc.
• Axis 3: Responsible production and consumption Under this axis, the aim is to contribute in ensuring sustainable food systems by moving towards more responsible production and consumption. Among the key issues, the following themes may be the subject of research and training proposals:
  • food environments: food landscapes, food deserts, food swamps;
  • co-designing agro-ecosystems with stakeholders (e.g., farmers, policy-makers, experts, etc.);
  • governance of sustainable food systems (certification and quality of production, public regulations, role of companies, coordination of sectors);
  • bio-economy in circular economy in food and non-food systems, to include, among others efficient waste and resource management;
  • animal and/vs plant-based proteins (food transformation);
  • innovation and socio-ecological transformation.

Categories

• Incoming mobility: This category aims to give scientists and researchers from international, regional or national public research institutions around the world (North and South) the opportunity to work with their counterparts in the Fondation’s scientific network (preference will be given to new mobilities and to scientists who have never been to Montpellier). Two potential types of support are envisaged:
  • Long-term incoming mobility: foreign post-doc or young scientist coming to France for a minimum of 4 months within a unit of the Fondation’s network;
  • Medium-term incoming mobility: hosting of a senior researcher within a unit of the Fondation’s network for between 1 and 3 months;
• Outgoing mobility: This category aims to help young scientists from the Fondation’s network research units to establish links and work with their international counterparts; or to enable PhD and/or Master students supervised by scientists from the network research units to spend part of their training in international research centres. One potential type of support is envisaged:
  • Outgoing mobility of young scientists and PhD or MSc students (6 months maximum).

Funding Information

Up to €450k are available for this CfP which will fund two types of projects. A maximum of €30k can be requested for each mobility.

Eligibility Criteria

• A submitted proposal should tackle at least one of the crosscutting axes.
• The lead proponent should be from one of the research units belonging to the Fondation’s scientific network (Labex Agro).
• Scientists from research units or institutions outside of the Fondation’s scientific network can participate as partners.
• Long-Term Incoming Mobility
  • Only foreign (non-French) candidates administratively linked to a foreign public scientific institution (research and/or higher education) and who do not live in France, can apply for inbound mobility.
  • Foreign candidates from the private sector are not eligible to apply under this CfP
  • Young scientist candidate should be an early career scientist or lecturer in a permanent position with a PhD obtained in the last 10 years and is under 40 years old, by the CfP deadline
  • The visiting scientist commits himself/herself to deliver seminars/conferences during his/her stay
• Medium-Term Incoming Mobility
  • Only foreign (non-French) candidates administratively linked to a foreign public scientific institution (research and/or higher education) and who do not live in France, can apply for inbound mobility.
  • IMPORTANT: Note that proposals submitted under this category are expected to promote long-term scientific partnerships between the scientists/researchers and institutions involved. Any proposal submitted will be analyzed with regard to this objective.
  • Foreign candidates from the private sector are not eligible to apply under this CfP.
  • The visiting scientist commits himself/herself to deliver seminars/conferences during his/her stay.
• Outgoing Mobility
  • Young scientist and engineer, PhD and MSc students should be no more than 40 years old by the time of application.
  • Young scientist should be an early career scientist or lecturer in a permanent position with a PhD obtained in the last 10 years by the CfP deadline
  • engineers should be permanent staff and administratively related to a research unit from the Fondation’s scientific network.
  • PhD students and MSc students should be supervised and hosted in a research unit from the Fondation’s scientific network located in France.
  • For MSc level, a single application may cover for up to two students provided that they work as a team, with complementary expertises/approaches, the mobility is carried out in the same field, and they have the same supervisor.

For more information, visit https://www.agropolis-fondation.fr/Appel-a-mobilites-internationales

Deadline: 31-Aug-22

The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Scientific Panel on Population Perspectives and Demographic Methods to Strengthen Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, jointly with the Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH), University of Southern California (United States), Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER), University of Witwatersrand (South Africa) and Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) (Uganda), is issuing a global call for applications for the Population, Ethics, and Human Rights Fellowship to host 3 early career research/practitioner professionals for a 12-month period.

The Fellowship requires a full-time commitment during a 12-month residence period – Fellows will be hosted for 6-months at WiSER, Johannesburg and 6-months at ISER, Uganda (fellowship extension beyond 12-months is subject to available funding).

The Fellowship Program will include support for individual and group research projects, interactive dialogues, seminars and research/practitioner workshops that seek to unpack interdisciplinary perspectives with a particular focus on emerging challenges in low- and middle-income countries.

Fellows will be supported by the IUSSP Scientific Panel and the partner institutions WiSER (South Africa), ISER (Uganda), and IIGH (United States).

Benefits

• Stipend: US$27,500 over 12 months to cover all living expenses
• Travel Costs: Economy airfares from current residence to Johannesburg, between Johannesburg and Kampala, and between Kampala and Johannesburg, and home again
• Administrative Costs: Health insurance and visa costs

Duration: 12 months, February 2023 – January 2024

Locations

• Johannesburg, South Africa (February – July 2023)
• Kampala, Uganda (August 2023 – January 2024)

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications will be accepted from low- and middle-income countries from different geographic regions and disciplinary expertise and supported to become a cohort of thought leaders in this emerging field, including support for multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Fellows will be hosted at WiSER and ISER, so their residential fellowship will include direct study of and engagement with contemporary issues in South Africa and Uganda, as a complement to their own studies or areas of work (even if not specifically focused on South Africa or Uganda).
• The fellowship program is designed to be immersive.
• Fellows will be in full-time residence at WiSER and ISER for 6-months, respectively, and will include three workshops with experts from the collaborating institutions and in the field more broadly.
• All sponsoring organizations will play key roles in supporting Fellows in their research.
• The residential component of the fellowship will immerse fellows in WiSER’s weekly and monthly research seminars and colloquia and engage them with the Bhalisa Network and, while at ISER, will integrate them into ISER’s policy advocacy work in Uganda around ethics, rights and legal identity.
• Fellows will be mentored by faculty and staff from the collaborating institutions and be connected to new areas of research and practice as well as supported in expanding their interdisciplinary professional network.

For more information, visit https://iussp.org/en/call-applications-population-ethics-and-human-rights-fellowship

Deadline: 31-Jul-22

The Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie has announced its Constructive Journalism Fellowship program to support journalists from Sub-Saharan African countries who are committed to reporting on local crises and challenges, but by also pointing to possible solutions and portraying people who are exploring ways forward.

Constructive Journalism is an approach for nuanced and critical reporting that pinpoints where change is possible, and that provides potential answers to the biggest questions of their time.

The first Constructive Journalism Fellowship was held in 2021 and they’re now offering a new set of TV and video journalists the opportunity to take part in the program. It brings together media professionals who want to learn more about constructive storytelling and to connect with like-minded colleagues. The five-month Fellowship has a hybrid training format with a one-week on-site session either in Germany or on the Sub-Saharan African continent that will take place at the end of the program in March 2023.

Components

The Constructive Journalism Fellowship includes the following components:

• DW Akademie has developed a curriculum that gives you a deep understanding of Constructive Journalism
  • Their trainers and mentors will give you concrete examples of constructive storytelling and visual language, how to approach contentious issues, and how to sell and distribute a constructive story. The Fellowship includes monthly online trainings starting in November 2022 that last 2-3 days each, followed by a one-week on-site session in either Germany or Sub-Sahara Africa in March 2023. Travel and hotel: DW Akademie will cover your travel and hotel expenses as well as your visa costs.
• Financial support and mentorship to produce a constructive visual project
  • Selected fellows will receive up to 3,000 euros for their video production, i.e. a video for social media, a TV report or a short documentary. The goal is for you to apply your newly acquired constructive journalism skills to cover current challenges and crises in a comprehensive storytelling format.
• Individual coaching
  • The hybrid program also offers you individual training and career coaching. The fellows are each assigned a highly qualified professional to assist them with their project. Your mentor will meet with you in approximately 6-8 regular, individual online sessions during the production period that begins in December 2022. Your project should be completed by the end of February 2023.
• Networking opportunities
  • You will become part of their network with constructive visual practitioners, journalists, media professionals and filmmakers from different parts of the globe. Connecting you with a growing community of constructive journalists enables them to create an ongoing exchange of resources, knowledge, and best practices.
• DW Akademie will award each participant a certificate after completing the fellowship

What they expect from you?

• Fellows will each receive up to 3,000 euros for their video production, i.e. for a video to be published on social media, a TV report or short documentary.
• The goal is for fellows to apply their newly acquired constructive journalism skills, enabling them to cover current challenges using the storytelling approach.
• Fellows can collaborate with each other for their own visual project or hire external support but need to take their budget in consideration.
• All selected fellows are expected to:
  • take part in the online trainings being held between November 2022 and February 2023 as well as in the on-site training in March 2023
  • organize their own visa for the on-site training
  • produce a constructive video
  • during the video production phase, engage with the mentor and find publication options
  • write a fellowship report
  • share your constructive journalism skills with your colleague (in a formal or informal setting)

Eligibility Criteria

• Country of residence: Applicants should be a resident in a Sub-Saharan African country, have a valid passport and be able to travel for the one-week training in March 2023.
• English language: The trainings and overall communication will be held in English. Applicants should have a command of English that corresponds at least to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
• Work experience: All applicants should have several years of experience in producing visual content, and be able to handle their equipment and work relatively independently. Previous experience in constructive journalism is not required.
• Equipment: All participants must have access to the technical equipment needed for their constructive visual project, and a laptop to participate in the online workshop.

For more information, visit https://www.dw.com/en/constructive-journalism-fellowship-apply-now/a-57839939

Deadline: 21-Jul-22

The Artscape is delighted to announce a public call for applications for all theatre and performing arts makers and exciting story-tellers who would be interested in the staging of new work for the 2022 New Voices season to be staged in October 2022.

Scriptwriters and storytellers are invited to submit their full texts with a synopsis where your themes are clearly explained. OR, a minimum of ten pages of a text.

What do you mean when you say “NEW VOICES”?

• A “NEW VOICE” is a text written by either an established writer who has written and been published and/or produced before. OR, it could be an aspiring first-time writer who wants to “break into” the industry. What is important is that your “NEW VOICE” will add something original, innovative and fresh to the theatrical landscape.

Do I pay anything, like an application fee or do I pay anything towards production costs?

• There is no application fee. It is open to anyone interested in submitting. Artscape pays for all the production costs, including posters, marketing, cast and crew, venue etc.

What they are Looking for

• South African and African content by South Africans/Africans;
• Only Western Cape-based individuals may submit applications;
• Only new work that has not yet been performed anywhere, may be submitted;
• Works may be submitted in English, Isi-Xhosa or Afrikaans, or a combination of the three;
• All submitted work may only have a maximum of FIVE performers;

Eligibility Criteria

• Preference will be given to:
  • A theatrical story of national significance to South Africa/Africa: this is a broad spec, so be guided by what you feel is of relevance to the country/this city;
  • Work that aims to reclaim and restore marginalised aesthetics, content and language in arts and performances;
  • Stories that deal with issues of a social, cultural, heritage, identity, gender or language nature, reflecting the diverse society;
  • Work that aims to reclaim and restore dignity and confidence to individuals and communities that have been disregarded and underrepresented.
  • Work that adds something new and fresh to the theatrical landscape.

For more information, visit https://www.artscape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Call-For-Applications-NEW-VOICES-22-.pdf