[net-gold] Media and Devlopment Awards and Funding Opportunities
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Date: 23 April 2010 20:59
Subject: The Drum Beat - 539 -
Awards and Funding Opportunities
The Drum Beat - Issue 539 -
Awards and Funding Opportunities
April 26 2010
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This issue includes:
* 17 AWARDS opportunities.
* THANKS to 2 renewed CI Associates!
* Development CLASSIFIEDS:
review and/or submit.
* 9 FUNDING opportunities.
* Your PERSPECTIVE?
HIV-positive people & media exposure.
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This issue of The Drum Beat includes
a selective medley of awards and
funding opportunities with deadlines
between April 25 and August 15 2010
and others with rolling deadlines,
selected from a more complete list
summarised on The Communication
Initiative (The CI) website.
Details about the prizes are in the
full descriptions, including criteria,
deadlines, and previous winners.
Please access the links provided below
for the full descriptions.
There are additional awards and funding
opportunities available on The CI
Global website; please see the Awards
and Funding Opportunities sections:
Awards
http://www.comminit.com/en/awards.html
Funding Opportunities
http://www.comminit.com/en/funding.html
If you have information about other
contests, prizes, and funding
opportunities that address communication
for development issues and strategies,
please send details and links to
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AWARDS
http://www.comminit.com/en/awards.html
1.
"10 Ideas for Tomorrow's Africa" Competition
Launching a "Call for Ideas" for
prospective proposals in favour of
Africa's development within the next
decade. The 10 ideas selected will be
presented by their authors during 10
small-scale conferences to be held at
United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Headquarters in mid-June 2010. These
10 contributions to the thinking on
Africa's future will also be published
in a special issue of UNESCO's
SHSviews magazine.
Deadline: April 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/313892
2.
John Humphrey Freedom Award
Presented to an organisation or
individual from any country or
region of the world for exceptional
achievement in the promotion
of human rights and democratic
development. The award consists
of a grant of CAD$30,000 US$24,900)
and a speaking tour of Canadian
cities to help increase awareness
of the recipient's human rights work.
Deadline: April 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/15515/348
3.
Stop TB Partnership/Lilly MDR-TB
Partnership Journalism Award
Recognising outstanding reporting and
commentary in print and on the web
that increases the public's knowledge
and understanding of tuberculosis
(TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)
in countries affected by the disease.
The winning articles must be published
between March 1 2009 and March 31 2010
in a general circulation newspaper,
magazine, or web news vehicle.
Deadline: April 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/265734/38
4.
World of Children Health, Humanitarian,
and Youth Leadership Awards
Seeking to honour and bring acclaim
to outstanding children's advocates
and the work they do, as well as to
raise public awareness about the
issues affecting the world's children
through 3 distinct awards: the
Humanitarian Award for an individual
making a lifetime contribution to
children in the areas of social
services, education, or humanitarian
services; the Health Award for an
individual making a lifetime
contribution to children in the
fields of health, medicine, or the
sciences; and the Founder's Award
[2 granted] for Youth making
extraordinary contributions to the
lives of other children.
Deadline: May 1 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267925/303
5.
AfriComNet Award for Excellence in
HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa
Calling for nominations for the
Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Communication in Africa, which aim to
recognise outstanding contributions
made by individuals/organisations in
the field of strategic HIV/AIDS
communication and to encourage
innovation and high-quality in
strategic communication in Africa.
Deadline: May 15 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266968/347
6.
m-Billionth Award South Asia
Recognising innovative practices
in the field of mobile applications,
mobile content, and development
across South Asia in 9 core categories.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/313216/307
Deadline: May 15 2010
7.
International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award
Inviting radio and television
broadcasters who participated in the 2010
ICDB with programmes on the theme
"All Rights All Children." Broadcasts
must have taken place on or around
March 7 2010, should be for young
people, and should have been created
with some aspect of youth
participation.
Deadline: June 15 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268191/2754
8.
Young Hands Together for Diversity
International Art Competition
Inviting children and young people
between 6 to 20 years to enter artwork
on the theme "biodiversity" and what
it means to young people around the
world. This competition is part of a
worldwide youth education initiative
on biodiversity to provide children
and young people with useful
information and help them participate
in protecting, preserving, and
improving biodiversity in their
communities.
Deadline: June 15 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/311510/306
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We'd like to highlight two organisations:
* Commonwealth of Learning
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274762
and
* Institute of Development Studies
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/271608
with gratitude for their RENEWED
CI Associates contributions.
Please consider joining these and
other CI Associates who are helping
preserve, sustain, and advance this
growing knowledge sharing and social
networking process. Many levels of
participation are open!
For a full list of current
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For details and to sign up, please see:
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9.
Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence
in Health Literature
Recognising significant contributions
to the health literature in Latin
America and the Caribbean and promoting
the highest standards of research
(specifically, research that emphasises
regional impact). Only articles
published in scientific journals
listed in the Index Medicus or in
official Pan American Health
Organisation (PAHO) journals are eligible.
Preference is given to studies involving
more than one discipline and to
papers related to infectious disease.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267192
Deadline: June 15 2010
10.
UNESCO International Literacy Prizes
Inviting submissions of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s
Member States' projects and programmes
for the UNESCO International Literacy
Prizes, which intend to reward
well-established and innovative
practices documenting how literacy
skills (basic skills in reading,
writing, and numeracy) contribute to
empowerment, enabling people to
better direct and control their lives..
Deadline: June 15 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/270199/38
11.
World Summit Youth Award
Encouraging the active participation
of people under 30 years of age in
the emerging information society.
The award is intended to be a global
"youth for youth" initiative for
selecting and promoting best practice in
e-content and technological creativity,
demonstrating young people's potential
to create digital opportunities.
Deadline: June 20 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/12900/307
12.
Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award
Seeking Asia-Pacific broadcasters and
producers to submit entries for this
award, which is given each year for
the best television programming on a
child rights issue produced in the
Asia-Pacific region.
Deadline: June 25 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268333/303
13.
Sheila McKechnie Foundation Awards
Inviting nominations of people
campaigning to make a positive change in
society. The award offers custom-designed
training and development opportunities
over 6 months to help awardees acquire
skills and knowledge to become more
effective campaigners, including
advice on how to get media coverage, fresh
ideas to boost campaign profiles, and tips
on how to influence politicians. There are
a total of 8 awards, 1 of which is for
international campaigners; the remainder
are for campaigners in communities across
the United Kingdom (UK).
Deadline: Midday June 28 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/292326/348
14.
Plural + Video Festival Awards
Inviting youth ages 9 to 25 around
the world to submit short videos
promoting harmony in diverse societies
to the PLURAL+ Video Festival to be
held at the Paley Center for Media in
New York City in the United States
(US). The festival will address key
issues in today's youth communities,
such as migrant integration,
inclusiveness, identity, diversity,
human rights, and social cohesiveness.
Deadline: June 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/297521/2754
15.
Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Honouring one individual or institution
that has demonstrated long-term
commitment to, and outstanding
leadership in, advancing democracy or
advocating human rights through
peaceful means in the region.
Nominations should be made by at least 2
credible international democracy or human
rights organisations or individuals.
Deadline: June 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269680/348
16.
MEDEA Award
Aiming to encourage innovation and
good practice in the use of media
(audio, video, graphics, and animation)
in education. The awards also
recognise and promote excellence in
the production and pedagogical design
of media-rich learning resources.
Deadline: July 31 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/300011
17.
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
Recognising outstanding reporting
for a general audience and honouring
individuals (rather than institutions,
publishers, or employers) for their
coverage of the sciences, engineering,
and mathematics, including work
published in US newspapers, radio,
television, magazine, and online media.
The Children's Science News award is
open to journalists worldwide for
work distributed via any medium -
print, broadcast, or online, reporting
science news for children up to age 14.
Deadline: August 1 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269120/2754
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trainings, and books, journals, and
videos for sale - related to all
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If you are interested in posting
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consultancy offerings, requests for
proposals, events, trainings, or
books, journals, and videos for sale,
please see
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or just go to "Post a New:
[type of opportunity here]"
on the Development Classifieds website:
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.comminit.com/en/funding.html
18.
Open Society Fellowship
Supporting idea entrepreneurs from
around the world by enabling
professionals, including journalists,
activists, scholars, and
practitioners, to work on projects
that inspire meaningful public debate,
shape public policy, and generate
intellectual ferment. The fellowship
focuses on 4 areas: National Security
and the Open Society, Citizenship,
Membership and Marginalisation,
Strategies and Tools for Advocacy and
Citizen Engagement, and Understanding
Authoritarianism. Fellows' projects
may include books, articles, outreach
for documentary films, online media,
or efforts to seed new campaigns and
organisations.
Deadline: April 28 2010 and ongoing
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/270575/2754
19.
Women PeaceMakers Program
Inviting 4 women from around the
world who have been involved in human
rights and peacemaking efforts in
their home countries to participate in a
8-week residency programme that offers
women leaders an opportunity to
document, share, and build upon their
unique peacemaking stories.
Deadline: June 1 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/289657/38
20.
Images to Stop Tuberculosis
Promoting creation of outstanding
photos depicting prevention and
treatment of tuberculosis.
An international jury of photography
experts and representatives from the
United Nations and other partner
organisations will select the
winning photographer, who will receive
US$5,000 in prize money and a
US$5,000 grant to produce photo
reportage about tuberculosis.
Deadline: July 30 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298693
21.
Alter-Ciné Foundation Documentary Film Grants
Offering a yearly grant to young
film and video makers born and living in
Africa, Asia, and Latin America to
direct a documentary film on the theme
of rights and freedoms, including
social and economic rights, women's
rights, the right to culture, and
artistic creation.
Deadline: August 15 2010
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/282407/348
22.
Freedom to Create Grants
Offering funding to projects that use
the arts to create transformational
change in the developing world.
The organisation invites applications
from those using art in its various
forms to educate, build, heal, and
inspire people - from educating
communities on a particular issue,
to inspiring people to change the
status quo, to building capacity.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/311744
23.
Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) Fellowships
Providing fellowships for established
scholars whose lives and work are
threatened in their home countries.
These fellowships permit professors,
researchers, and other senior
academics to find temporary refuge at
universities and colleges anywhere
in the world, enabling them to pursue
their academic work and to continue
to share their knowledge with
students, colleagues, and the
community at large.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274884/348
24.
Roma Initiatives Fellowship
Inviting proposals from Roma activists
to support work on questions of
social policy, human rights
protection, employment policy, culture,
education, health policy, and other
topics important for the inclusion of
Roma in society. Fellows' projects
and initiatives should also contribute
to advancing the goals of the Decade
of Roma Inclusion 2005 - 2015.
The fellowships are intended primarily
for individuals active in the field of
Roma rights.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/147160/348
25.
Civil Society Health Policy Action Fund
Inviting proposals from Southern
civil society organisations for between
US$25,000 and US$30,000. This fund
is open to support health organisations,
networks, and coalitions in 21
International Health Partnership (IHP)
countries over a one-year period.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/313153/348
26.
Global Fund for Women Grants
Supporting women's groups that advance
the human rights of women and girls
through small, flexible, and timely
grants designed to cover operating and
project expenses.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/206000/38
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VOTE in our POLL on HIV Media Exposure Risks
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/310787/347
What reception or risks do HIV-positive
people in your community face when
their status is exposed in the media?
(you may choose more than one;
please add clarifying comments)
* repercussions of physical danger.
* banishment.
* loss of family support.
* increased personal access to treatment.
* increased community and peer support.
* none of the above (please explain).
VOTE and COMMENT at
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/310787/347
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