september2016
September 20, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Cross-Cutting Subjects
Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development seeks to ensure that every person has access to information, can participate in the decision-making process, and has access to justice in environmental matters. The Small Sub-Grants Fund offers up to US$2 thousand to registered nonprofit NGOs in Latin America and the Caribbean for actions […]
Tags: LAC, nonprofit orgs, september2016
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September 12, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
With funding provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Horticulture Innovation Lab makes research grants in support of agricultural development. The Lab is soliciting proposals on improving post-harvest handling, storage, and marketing of tomatoes for Burkina Faso (deadline: 12 September 2016). It also calls for research proposals on dried apricots in Tajikistan (deadline: […]
Tags: Africa, agriculture, Eurasia/Central Asia, research, september2016, South Asia
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September 12, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
“Pitch AgriHack!” is sponsored by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU, in partnership with other organizations. The aim is to help young start-ups in e-agriculture develop business services. The programme is open to start-ups whose owners are ages 18 to 35, and who have a prototype or operating mobile application or ICT […]
Tags: Africa, agriculture, LAC, september2016, social enterprise
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Energy, Climate Change
The EEP will make an award for “EEP Project of the Year 2016.” Nominations are invited from current or previously completed EEP S&EA projects. EEP will fund travel, accommodation, and associated costs for one representative of the winning project to present at the African Utility Week / Clean Power Africa in Cape Town (May 2017). […]
Tags: Africa, awards/prizes, energy, september2016
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Energy, Climate Change
The Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship of €150 thousand over two years provides young scientists with the opportunity to conduct research in East Antarctica. The program is open to young researchers in atmospheric sciences, glaciology, and geosciences and microbiology (excluding marine microbiology). Applications are welcome from doctoral researchers and post-doctoral researchers in any country who have […]
Tags: climate, fellowships/scholarships, research, september2016
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Cross-Cutting Subjects
The DO School sponsors and funds the Entrepreneurship for Good Program to build the capacity of social entrepreneurs in strategies and methods of promoting on-the-job learning, e.g., apprenticeships. The Apprenticeship Challenge will accept 20 individuals for a 10-week incubation phase in Brazil, followed by 10 months of implementation in the participants’ home countries. Applications are […]
Tags: all regions, september2016, social enterprise, training/education
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Water Resources
NERC and the UK’s Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council invite applications from UK scientists to attend a workshop organised jointly with India’s Department of Science & Technology on the theme of improved water quality in India. The workshop will be held in Delhi (November 2016) to define the scope of a potential new interdisciplinary […]
Tags: research, september2016, South Asia, water
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife
The Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP) welcomes research proposals in support of its program “Sustaining and Enhancing the Integrity and Productivity of Ecosystems in Southeast Asia.” The focal areas are ecological restoration, ecological protection and conservation, and ecological sustainability and productivity enhancement. Proposals should have a budget not exceeding Rp100 million […]
Tags: conservation, research, september2016
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife
The CEPF invites proposals for large and small grants (i.e., under US$20 thousand) to conserve biodiversity in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The conservation priorities are stated in the announcement. Eligibility for funding extends to NGOs, community groups, universities, private enterprises, and other applicants from civil society. Government enterprises and institutions may be eligible if […]
Tags: biodiversity, community projects, conservation, september2016
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September 1, 2016 | by Terra Viva Grants | Cross-Cutting Subjects
The GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security is an annual award to recognise deserving individuals or organisations that propose an innovative approach to addressing international security challenges. The Prize is designed to reach across all relevant disciplines and fields, including those related to environment (e.g., climate change, water supply, and others). Applications are welcome […]
Tags: all regions, awards/prizes, climate, natural disasters, september2016, water
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