Global EbA Fund

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In 2023 the Global EbA Fund has introduced two funding tracks: general EbA project proposals track and a thematic proposals track. The Global EbA Fund accepts and reviews submissions under the General EbA project proposals track year-round and makes biannual funding decisions. The next cut-off date is 28 April 2023 at 23:59 UTC+2 (Swiss time). Applications received after the cut-off dates will be considered for the next round.

If you are applying under a Thematic EbA project proposals track, all submissions must be received by the cut-off date of 28 April 2023 at 23:59 UTC+2 (Swiss time).

Please consult What We Fund to see if your project concept will meet all grant selection criteria and eligibility requirements.

Visit the official webpage for more information.

Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management

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This US$12,000 award is given every two years during the MAB Council, in memory of Dr Michel Batisse, for outstanding achievements in the management of the biosphere reserves in line with the recommendations of the Seville Strategy.

Applications must be received by UNESCO no later than 15 March 2023 to be eligible. Only applications in English and French are accepted. Applications that are not endorsed by a MAB National Committee or a National Commission for UNESCO are not eligible for consideration.

The Michel Batisse Award only acknowledges completed work accomplished within a Biosphere Reserve in the World Network. Case studies that concern future work will not be considered.

Deadline: 15 March, 2023.

Read more information in the official webpage.

ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2023 – Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture

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The annual ISC3 Innovation Challenge is thematically oriented along a once-per-year selected focus topic. Start-ups globally are invited to contend for a total of 25,000 EUR in prize money with their innovative ideas that are revolving around the ongoing year’s focus topic.
They are assessed by a jury of international experts who score the Start-ups and choose the finalists. The finalists’ pitches and the award ceremony take place in autumn/winter.

The winners are awarded money prizes in three categories:

• Best Social Impact for Start-ups that have a noteworthy impact on their community.
• Best Regional Impact for Start-ups with an innovative solution to solving an issue that is particularly relevant to their region.
• The overall Winner of our Innovation Challenge.

All the finalists receive a customized support of the ISC3 Global Start-up Service in form of pitch trainings and have the possibility to be featured as Start-up of the Month.

Eligible participants
Eligible are all innovators and entrepreneurs, i.e., persons owning or representing the proposed innovation, employed by organisations including research institutes, start-ups, small-medium sized enterprises, or comparable institutions active in the development and realisation of sustainable chemistry solutions. Enterprises participating in the challenge shall have a staff headcount not exceeding 50 (full time equivalent) and an annual turnover of max. 10 million Euro. Enterprises majority-owned by large enterprises are not eligible for the award, except for innovations leading to the creation of independent spin-offs.Proposals submitted by innovators and entrepreneurs from developing countries and tackling challenges in developing countries are considered as particularly important. Female entrepreneurs are specifically encouraged to submit a proposal.

First stage application deadline by April 3rd, 2023, second stage application deadline by May 31st, 2023; 0:00 a.m. CEST.

Read more information in the official webpage.

Leakey Foundation Research Grants

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Eligibility: Advanced doctoral students (advanced to candidacy – all but dissertation) and established scientists are eligible for Leakey Foundation Research Grants. There are no citizenship restrictions; however, all applications must be written in English.

Funding: The Leakey Foundation exclusively funds research related to human origins. Priority of funding is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. The majority of The Leakey Foundation’s Research Grants awarded to doctoral students are in the $3,000-$15,000 range with a funding limit of $20,000. Larger grants given to senior scientists and post-doctoral researchers may be funded up to $30,000. As of May 2022, the funding limits have increased to $20,000 for PhD candidates and $30,000 for senior scientists and post-doctoral researchers.

Deadlines: The deadlines for research grant applications are January 10th and July 15th. All submissions and resubmissions are due on these dates. We occasionally make exceptions to our application deadline. If you are experiencing extenuating circumstances that you believe would preclude you from meeting the deadline, please contact us at grants@leakeyfoundation.org. We will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.

Read the guidelines in the official webpage.

New Research Spaces for the Humanities and Cultural Studies

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The funding initiative addresses teams of two or three researchers who aim to explore new and original research spaces. During a funding period of up to 1.5 years, projects with two project partners can be funded with up to 250,000 euros. Projects with three project partners can be funded with up to 350,000 euros.

• Area of research: humanities and cultural studies, theoretical social sciences.
• Type of funding: research projects; funding of a teaching substitute.
• Up to 250,000 or 350,000 Euro.
• Up to 1.5 years.
• Aimed at:research teams involving two or three investigators (main applicant has to be a member of a German university/research institution).
• Short proposal; anonymized application process.

Explicitly sought are projects with a high degree of exploration, which can also be accompanied by a corresponding risk character of the project – the possibility of not achieving the envisaged project goals is therefore not a reason for rejecting a project.

Deadline: March 13, 2023, 02:00 PM CET

Read the guidelines in the official webpage.

Proyectos de I+D+i con participación Internacional CDTI España 2023

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Objective: R&D Projects with International participation CDTI Spain seek to promote effective collaboration between Peruvian companies and Spanish companies for the joint development of Research, technological development and Innovation projects.

To access information about the contest launched in Spain, enter the following link: www.cdti.es/index.asp?MP=9&MS=31&MN=2&TR=A&IDR=7&id=1629&r=1280*720

Priorities: The proposals submitted in this contest must be framed in one of the OECD knowledge areas, and preferably related to one of the following priority areas:

1. Agriculture, agro-industry and agro-export.

2. Timber forestry and manufacturing.

3. Aquaculture and fishing.

4. Fibers, textiles and clothing.

5. Mining, metallurgy and metalworking.

6. Tourism and crafts.

7. Education.

8. Health and nutrition.

9. Security.

10. Water Resources.

11. Energy.

12. Climate change and natural disasters.

13. Biotechnology, biomedicine and pharmacy.

14. Information, telecommunications and knowledge technologies.

15. New materials and nanotechnology.

Prociencia will grant the Peruvian companies whose projects have been selected a maximum co-financing amount of S/ 427,500 (four hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred soles).

Deadline: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. local time UTC/GMT-5 hours

Read the guidelines here.

Spanish Orders History Prize (V edition)

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This is an international award, which is now holding its V Edition, and whose objective is to distinguish the History researcher whose work has achieved high recognition due to the relevance of his career. In addition, some part of his work must be related to the Hispanic.

The prize is 60,000 euros.

More information about the guidelines and application here www.premioordenesespanolas.com

Documentation to present before March 31, 2023.

University presenting the candidate:

• Contact
• Email
• Address
• Phone

Candidate:

• Name and surname, email, address and contact telephone number
• Professional profile
• Academic training
• Main areas of historical research
• Publications: Books, book chapters, magazine articles.
• Participation in research projects and R&D contracts with companies and administrations
• Doctoral theses directed
• Participation in international committees and representations
• Participation in scientific congresses
• Other notable aspects
• Annexes

Likewise, the organization of the Prize would like to know if you want us to keep the documentation and your candidacy for future calls.

LEVEL II FUNDING

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LEVEL I FUNDING

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Level I Grants are designed for individuals who may be earlier in their career, those looking to establish themselves better in their field, those seeking mentorship from others in their field and beyond, or those who want to grow their network and enhance their impact by joining a global community of National Geographic Explorers. This opportunity is best suited for individuals who have the potential and desire to make significant positive contributions to their field by leveraging the funding, capacity, and additional support provided by the National Geographic Society and connections to other Explorers. These grants are highly competitive and priority will be given to applicants who thoughtfully demonstrate how joining the Explorer Community will help to advance their career.

Individuals who are already National Geographic Explorers (i.e., those who have already received a grant from the National Geographic Society) are NOT eligible to apply for Level I Grants. Level I Grants are only available to individuals who are entirely new to the National Geographic Society network, as well as individuals already in the network who are not yet Explorers, including team members on previous grants, National Geographic Young Explorers awarded in 2019 or later, recipients of discretionary funding opportunities such as the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists and the COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund, and recipients of grants from the China Air & Water Fund.

Funding requests at this level can be up to USD $20,000. Projects can be up to one year in length, although projects with “Technology” as the primary focus can be up to two years.

Pre-applications: The National Geographic Society is accepting pre-applications for Level I Grants.

To ensure that invited applicants are prepared to submit competitive full applications, we recommend that applicants already have an understanding of — or are prepared to assemble — the methods, dissemination strategies, and proposed outputs of the full project (as relevant and appropriate). We also recommend that applicants have identified local collaborators and have considered access to facilities and equipment prior to submitting the pre-application.

Benefits: Level I Grants receive funding up to USD $20,000 and offer unique opportunities for training, networking, coaching, mentorship, and more from fellow National Geographic Explorers, experts, staff, partners, and forums. We are looking for individuals who are interested in becoming an active part of the Explorer Community.

We only accept applications that are submitted through our online portal. Please do not mail or email your application.

Level I Grant proposal submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2023.

Apply now.

Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative research for educational change

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The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. We accept Intent to Apply forms once a year in this program.

We view partnerships as an important approach to knowledge generation and the improvement of education, broadly construed. Over the long term, we anticipate that research conducted by RPPs will result in new insights into the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities, and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, museums, other workplaces).

Details about the program and application process can be found below. In addition, you may wish to read the RPP Writing Guide found here. Various details discussed in this request for proposals document are elaborated on in the writing guide.

Applications Open: Mid-September, 2023

Intent to Apply: Early-November, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: Early-December, 2023

Apply here.