Sustainable Social Change Award

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2011-2012 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award

The SBS Center ‘Communication for Sustainable Social Change’ (CSSC) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is inviting nominations of organizations or individuals for its prestigious 2011- 2012 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award.

Inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, international, regional and national academic and professional communication associations, international media networks and communication and social change consortia can submit nominations of individuals or organizations making outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of Communication for Sustainable Social Change (CSSC).

CSSC Award objectives and selection criteria

The CSSC Award:

    Recognizes major theoretical innovation and knowledge generation in the field of communication for sustainable social change
    Acknowledges innovative and practical communication and social change projects that have contributed to sustainable development, and
    Appreciates the contributions made by individuals and organizations whose moral courage and extraordinary commitment to communication for sustainable social change expands the boundary of what is possible in this field.

The Award comprises an artwork and $500, and winners are selected by an independent jury consisting of senior academics, media and aid and development representatives.

The deadline to submit nominations is 1 May 2011. For more information, visit :
http://www.csschange.org/content/about-cssc-award

Human Rights Fellowship

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The 2010-2011 Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Fellowship Program at the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government has two opportunities available under its Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship.

The Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship is a stipendiary fellowship. In addition to the stipend, fellows are provided with office space, computers with LAN and Internet connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities. Unfortunately, the Center cannot assist in efforts to secure outside funding; therefore we strongly encourage applicants who will require additional funding to apply for those funds simultaneously with the Tueni Fellowship application process.

Candidates will be selected from a pool of English speaking scholars, journalists, writers, human rights activists or social scientists, from any ethnic or religious denominations, who have shown a demonstrated commitment to human rights and social cohesion in the Middle-East. Preference will be given to candidates who are human rights practitioners from Lebanon and Iraq. In the event that eligible candidates from Lebanon and Iraq cannot be identified, fellowships may be awarded to candidates from other Middle Eastern countries.

Tueni Fellows will undertake a major research project focusing on the areas of freedom of speech, arbitrary detention or discrimination against minorities, displaced populations or other vulnerable groups in one or more countries in the Middle East region.  As with all Carr Center Fellows, Tueni Fellows are expected to contribute to the Center’s programs, and participate in broader dialogue with students, faculty and researchers in the Harvard community. In particular, Fellows will be expected to lead at least two public seminars and be involved in the student community in some capacity, for example, by leading a study group or advising students.

The last date to submit applications is 1 March 2011. For more information, visit :

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/opportunities/fellowsprogram/fellows_tueni_2011.php

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2011/12

The Institute of Education (IOE) at the University of London and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission are jointly funding the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2011/12 to provide support for undertaking a master’s degree.

The eligible programmes under the scholarship are:
    MA in Education and International Development
    MA in Education, Gender and International Development
    MA in Education, Health Promotion and International Development
    MA in Educational Planning, Economics and International Development
    MA in Development Education

The award includes:
    air fares to and from London tuition fees
    maintenance allowance of £1,044 per month (as at July 2010)
    a grant of up to £225 to cover dissertation costs
    £200 for study travel
    the cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess baggage (books only) for the scholar upon returning home at the end of the award.

No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.

Who can apply?

You must be a national of a Commonwealth developing country. We particularly welcome applications from India, Kashmir, Pakistan and Nigeria.

You must meet IOE entry criteria unconditionally, including our English language requirements, as no pre-sessional English language training is available under this award.

Candidates who have already studied for one year or more in a developed country, or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.

The deadline to submit applications is 30 April 2011. For more information, visit : http://www.ioe.ac.uk/studentInformation/41462.html

Foundation Ensemble’s Small Grants Fund

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Foundation Ensemble’s Small Grants Fund provides funding in the areas of animal biodiversity, water and sanitation and sustainable development. However, nearly 50% of this fund is focused upon supporting projects related to biodiversity such as protecting species of animals that are under threat and/or about to become extinct.

Unlike Program Fund, the Small Grants Fund of the Foundation represents the 15% of its annual endowment and it has no geographical priorities (proposals can be submitted from around the world).

Small and medium-sized NGOs are especially encouraged to apply to this Fund, but they need to ensure that they do not fall in the category of what the Foundation does not fund. Please read carefully the previously funded projects under this Fund at the Foundation’s website before applying.

The maximum amount of money that will be invested per project by the Foundation is 30,000 €. The Foundation can  provide up to 50% of the total budget.

There are two separate application forms under this Fund. Projects relating to animal biodiversity have to use a different form and for other projects, the Small Grants form has to be used.

The deadline to submit proposals under the Small Grants Fund is 11 March 2011.
More details:
Fondation Ensemble
Mailing address: 45 rue de Babylone 75007 Paris
For other requests,
please send an email to : contact@fondationensemble.org

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TB REACH’s Wave 2 funding call for proposals

The TB REACH’s second wave of funding has this call for proposals to fund projects that promote early and increased case detection of tuberculosis (TB) cases and ensure their timely treatment, while maintaining high cure rates within National TB Programmes.

TB REACH encourages the development and application of innovative, ground-breaking and efficient approaches, interventions, and activities that result in increased TB case detection, reduced transmission and prevention of the emergence of drug-resistant forms of TB. As suggested by its name, TB REACH focuses on reaching vulnerable people, people from poverty areas and/or people who have limited or no access to TB services.

Civil society organizations, National TB Programmes, National AIDS Programmes, governmental and non-governmental organizations, affected communities and any STOP TB Partners are eligible to apply for grants subject to the given conditions and prerequisites. Basic eligibility includes the following:

The eligible proposals should target:

- countries with per capita Gross National Income (GNI) of US $2000 or less;

OR

- sub-national populations that can be justified as economically poor, i.e. poverty pockets, in those lower middle income countries that have a per capita GNI between $2000 and $3000.

The deadline for submitting proposals for Wave 2 is 28 February 2011. For more information, http://www.stoptb.org/global/awards/tbreach/whoapply.asp