The Drum Beat 539 - Awards and Funding Opportunities
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.
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.
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 drumbeat@comminit.com Many thanks!
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
We'd like to highlight two organisations:
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!
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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FIND JOBS, CONSULTANTS, BOOKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES!
Development Classifieds includes listings of jobs, consultants, requests for proposals, events, trainings, and books, journals, and videos for sale - related to all development issues and strategies.
All posts are free to review. Click here.
POST OPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in posting your organisation's vacant positions, consultancy offerings, requests for proposals, events, trainings, or books, journals, and videos for sale, please click here or just go to "Post a New: [type of opportunity here]" on the Development Classifieds website.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
VOTE in our POLL on HIV Media Exposure Risks
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 here!
This issue of The Drum Beat was written by Julie Levy.
The Editor of The Drum Beat is Kier Olsen DeVries.
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