Green Hydrogen

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Merck is a science-driven organization and conducts its business in healthcare, life science and electronics.

Science and technology are at the heart of everything we do, driving innovations that enable us to contribute to a sustainable future. In this endeavor, we are seeking for research proposals in the field of green hydrogen.

Progress is currently being made in areas such as:

• Green hydrogen production e.g. innovative electrolysis technologies,
• System and industrial integration of hydrogen technologies e.g. storage, distribution and application areas
• Fuel cell development.

The submitted proposals should include a proof of concept (Technology Readiness Level 3) in any of the areas above and describe the innovativeness of the proposal as well as the impact on the future implementation of green hydrogen supply to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Green Hydrogen – 1 grant comprising up to 200,000 €/year for 1 year with potential further collaboration.

Submission deadline 31 August 2023.

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V Premio Biophilia de Comunicación Medioambiental

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The Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication will recognize the work of professionals and organizations from anywhere on the planet that make an exceptional contribution to improving public understanding and awareness of ecological challenges, by disseminating scientific knowledge and providing new perspectives on nature from anywhere. disciplinary optics.

The prize, endowed with 100,000 euros, recognizes contributions in any facet of environmental communication and, especially, about the conservation of biodiversity and climate change, with a particularly innovative nature.

The contributions that are the object of the award include a wide range of formats, styles and channels, including articles, monographs, multimedia materials or popular books; the preparation, edition or presentation of reports and documentaries; curating and designing exhibitions; or activities in any communication channel (press, radio, television, cinema, documentaries and the Internet).

Contributions will preferably be aimed at global audiences and those with a narrower focus (regional or national) must, in any case, have a broad impact.

Deadline: Until May 31, 2023, at 12 noon (Spanish peninsular time).

More information available in the official webpage, if you are interested in applying write to: biophilia-award@fbbva.es

Convocatoria de la décimo segunda edición del Premio Iberoamericano en Ciencia Sociales

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With the goal of promoting and fostering the development of Social Sciences in the Ibero-American sphere, as well as the production of research that contributes substantially to the knowledge of the sociocultural context , the Institute of Social Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, with the support of the mexican Office of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), summons Social Science researchers from institutions in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, to the twelfth edition of the Ibero-American Prize in Social Sciences which is awarded every two years in accordance with the following guidelines.

The deadline for registration in the System is August 1, 2023, while the deadline for submission of the work is August 31, 2023. The prize will consist of $120,000.00 ($6,000 dollars approximately), which are considered as payment of the copyright of the article. Likewise, the winning document will be published in the Mexican Journal of Sociology of the IIS.

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.

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.

Racial Equity Research Grants

USAID/Peru and South America Regional (SAR) Locally Led Development Initiative Agency for International Development

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The Peru-SAR Locally Led Development Initiative seeks to engage local private and civil sectors in priority areas as defined by the partner governments in the region and the United States Government (USG). This initiative is designed to increase sustainability and impact in the areas of Regional Environmental and Sustainable Growth; Socio-economic Integration of Migrants; and Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Climate Change as outlined in Section V.

Only Local Entities as defined in ADS 303.6 are eligible under this solicitation.

To apply, interested Local Entities must submit a 2-page concept paper. Applicants are highly encouraged to have a 1:1 privately secured matching contribution to the requested funding.

Additional Information on Eligibility: Local Entities as defined in ADS 203.6. an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:a. is legally organized under the laws of;b. has as its principal place of business or operations in;c. is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanentresidents of; and managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from funds appropriated under title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.”For purposes of this section, “majority-owned’ and “managed by” include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization’s managers or a majority of the organization’s governing body by any means.”

Deadline: Sep 30, 2023 

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Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) -USAID

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Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) provides grant funding to innovators and researchers to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions.

DIV’s tiered-funding model embraces risk at early stages and mitigates risk at later stages, ensuring that funding is targeted to the most cost-effective innovations that can improve people’s lives.DIV takes a broad approach to innovation; innovations can be business models, products, behavioral interventions, applied research, or replications of proven innovations in novel environments.

DIV’s Core Principles: DIV’s approach is centered around our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and scale. DIV assesses each applicant through the lens of these principles, commensurate to the stage or type of funding sought.

DIV’s Funding Approach: Tiered Stages
DIV uses a tiered-funding model to maximize impact per dollar spent. We invest small amounts in a variety of relatively unproven ideas and make large investments only in those ideas that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential to scale and be sustained via the market or public sector.

Our funding is focused on outcomes, not inputs; this outcomes-based funding enables grantees to adapt and grow under changing circumstances to achieve the greatest impact.

DIV provides funding in three tiered stages and also provides funding for researchers seeking to generate rigorous evidence. Organizations should apply to the level that best matches their current scale and evidence base of impact and cost-effectiveness. Organizations may apply again for the same level of funding or another level of funding.

Stage 1: Pilot (Up to $200,000)
Stage 1 grants support innovation pilots in developing country contexts. Stage 1 innovations are early in their development and require testing to understand user demand, feasibility, impact, and financial viability. Innovations at this stage must be post-prototype or -ideation. While an approach to monitor impact is necessary at this stage, a rigorous impact evaluation methodology is not required.

Stage 2: Test and Position for Scale (up to $1,500,000)
Stage 2 grants support rigorous testing to determine impact or market viability. Public sector innovations at this stage should demonstrate rigorous evidence of causal impact and cost-effectiveness or use DIV funding to build such evidence. Stage 2 funding can support impact evaluations, further market testing, strengthening business or delivery models for scale, or operational expansion for innovations that have already conducted successful pilot testing.

Stage 3: Transition to Scale (up to $15,000,000)
Stage 3 grants transition proven approaches to widespread scaling in new contexts or new geographies. Applicants should have demonstrated evidence of commercial viability or rigorous evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness at the Stage 2 level and must leverage additional external funding or partnership.

Evidence Grants: (Up to $1,500,000)
Evidence Generation grants support research and evaluations of widely-used development approaches that lack sufficient evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness. Evidence Generation awards support impact evaluations, including randomized controlled trials and, if appropriate, quasi-experimental methods.

Find more information visit the official webpage.

ELDP Documentation Grants

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Small Grants (SG)

Small grants can be used for a range of purposes related to the documentation of endangered languages, such as to carry out fieldwork, develop a pilot project, or complete a project already begun. The maximum grant awarded is £10,000.
SG Information Pack

Individual Graduate Scholarships (IGS)

IGS applications are invited from individuals seeking scholarship funding for up to 3 years. Individual Graduate Scholarship projects last for 12 to 36 months; field trips are normally involved. In addition to field trip costs, you may apply for a stipend to cover the period while undertaking field research and processing the results. A stipend provides funding to cover direct living costs and is not a salary; as such, employment-based taxes should not be claimed.
IGS Information Pack

Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPF)

IPF grantees are typically researchers at an early stage in their academic career (e.g. who have held a PhD less than 5 years), with qualifications in linguistics and experience in linguistic fieldwork. IPFs are available for between 12 and 24 months and the maximum amount is 250,000 Euro.
IPF Information Pack

Major Documentation Project (MDP)

MDP funding can cover elements including fieldwork costs, equipment, researchers’ salaries, and grduate students’ stipends (stipends should be included only for activities contributing to the project while in the field or processing the documentation materials). Project duration is from 6 to 36 months. Funding for these projects typically ranges from anything above 10,000 up to 130,000 Euro (the maximum is 300,000 Euro). We encourage you to submit quality proposals that provide value for money and are clearly justified.
MDP Information Pack

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