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AWARDS
http://www.comminit.com/en/awards.html
1. Excellence in Media Award for Global Health
Awarding a journalist (print, electronic, and/or visual) who has in the prior year most effectively captured the essence of a major issue in global health and conveyed it to a broad audience. The Global Health Council recognises the vital role played by the media in informing the public, as well as decision-makers, and seeks through this award to highlight the important contributions to understanding and action made by the winner of the award.
Deadline: January 30 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/265067
2. UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize
Inviting member states, regional and international organisations, and professional and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression to nominate candidates for the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize. The US$25,000 award honours a journalist or organisation that has made a notable contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if this involved risk. The prize is awarded every year on World Press Freedom Day.
Deadline: January 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266198
3. Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards
Recognising the work of African governments in the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for public services delivery. Initiated by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Canada Fund for Africa, the award is an effort to create greater awareness on the role of ICTs in public services and the development process within the framework of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI).
Deadline: January 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/280412
4. Asia Pacific Rice Film Award 2008
Inviting filmmakers and new media artists across the Asia Pacific region to enter their audio-visual creations for this award recognising excellence in films on rice-related issues. Presented by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP), TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP), and Public Media Agency (PMA) of Malaysia, the competition is open to both fictional and factual films on the theme of Asia's rice heritage and the threats it faces in this era of globalisation.
Deadline: January 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274882
5. Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project
Funding the best innovations using wireless-related technology to address critical social issues around the world. United States (US)-based non-profit charity organisations and universities are eligible to apply. The Vodafone Americas Foundation will award three prizes of US$300,000, US$200,000, and US$100,000 for unique, late-stage wireless innovations that offer the best potential for creating social change in the areas of education, health, economic development, the environment, and access to communication.
Deadline: February 2 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281362
6. Gold Quill Awards - Special Categories
Accepting entries for the 2009 Gold Quill Awards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The programme aims to cross communication disciplines and reviews entries from professional communicators ranging from strategists to tacticians. Some of the award categories are related to community relations and developmental communication.
Deadline: February 3 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266174
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Please VOTE in our NEW Early Child Development POLL!
When children are first entering school, it is most important to teach:
* technological aptitude (e.g., how to use computers).
* languages other than their native one.
* emotional/social skills.
* healthy living.
VOTE and COMMENT at http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283060/303
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7. Chinese Children's Painting Competition
Inviting Chinese children to compete at the school level, and school-level winners to compete in a national selection for the 2nd Chinese Children's Painting Competition. The theme of this year's Chinese Children's Painting Competition is "Climate Change: Our Challenge". The first prize paintings from the national selection will be submitted to the global selection of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Children's Painting Competition.
Deadline: February 20 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/280614
8. SLUM-TV Video Competition
Soliciting 3-minute videos on the subject of how you would prepare for a stay in one of the largest African slums, Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, if given the prize of a visit. The award is a 10-day stay, "all inclusive", in Mathare, where this Slum-TV project is based. Interested participants need to respond to a video available online (please see the full posting for details). Responses need to be in a video format.
Deadline: February 21 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281460
9. World Summit Youth Award
Recognising youth-led projects that encourage the active participation of young people in the emerging information society. The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 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. The WSYA lies within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS); the winners will be celebrated at the World Summit Award Gala at the WSIS.
Deadline: February 28 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/12900
10. Rodos International Films and Visual Arts Festival Ecofilms Prize
Inviting submissions of documentaries, shorts, and features with environmental and ecology themes, particularly those dealing with conservation issues and issues related to the natural, the human, and the built environment. Prizes are awarded to films for their innovative approach in conservation issues, for their daring proposal in subject matter, and for their artistic qualities overall.
Deadline: March 1 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266228
11. World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (WCPRC)
Honouring three individuals or organisations for outstanding contributions on behalf of the rights of the child. The election of finalists is structured as a worldwide educational and empowerment process for the rights of the child and democracy and gives the world's children an opportunity to present the prizes that are awarded for outstanding contributions on behalf of the rights of the child.
Deadline: March 1 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/13120
12. Showcomotion Young People's Film Festival
Accepting submissions for the 2009 Showcomotion Young People's Film Festival (June 25 - July 9 2009) of films made both for and by children and young people from across the United Kingdom (UK) and the world. They can be shorts or features including fiction, documentary, and animation.
Deadline: March 20 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267252
13. Tech Awards
Awarding innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit humanity. Individuals, for-profit companies, and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply. The purpose of the Tech Awards programme is to inspire future scientists, technologists, and dreamers to harness the power and "promise of technology to solve the challenges that confront us at the dawn of the 21st Century".
Deadline: March 27 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266251
14. Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life Award
Honouring creative and courageous women and women's groups around the world for their contributions to improving the quality of life in rural communities. At least 20 prizes will be awarded, and a donation of US$3000 will be awarded for established organisations in Africa. The prizes are focused on drawing international attention to the laureates' contributions to sustainable development, household food security, and peace, thus generating more recognition and support for their projects.
Deadline: March 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266435
15. 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 2008 and March 31 2009 in a general circulation newspaper, magazine, or web news vehicle. Categories include both low- or middle-income and high-income countries.
Deadline: April 30 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/265734
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.comminit.com/en/funding.html
16. Metcalf Science Immersion Workshop Journalism Fellowships
Awarding ten fellowships for early- to mid-career journalists to attend the weeklong Annual Science Immersion Workshop, June 7-12 2009. Focusing on global change in coastal ecosystems, Fellows will participate in fieldwork in and around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States (US), and lab exercises at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography. According to the Institute, there is limited space for non-US citizens. A fellowship provides tuition, room, board, and partial travel support for attendance in the full programme week.
Postmark deadline: January 26 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/279488
17. Southern African Journalists' Bursary
Offering a bursary to as many as 6 young Southern African and as many as 5 young German journalists. The Southern African-German Journalists' Programme is an effort to shape an integrated understanding of another country and region and to foster relations between Africa and Germany.
Deadline: January 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278982
18. 2008-9 CBA MA Bursaries
Offering two bursaries to full-time staff of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's (CBA's) member organisations from developing countries in the Commonwealth for post-graduate courses at the City University and the University of Westminster in London, United Kingdom (UK). The Master of Arts (MA) Bursaries are in International Journalism at the City University and in broadcast-related subjects at the Westminster University. The scholarship is tenable for one year.
Deadline: January 31 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266896
19. New Voices Grants
Inviting US non-profit groups and education organisations to apply for funding to launch new community news ventures and to cooperate with J-Lab in spotlighting best practices and lessons learned. Funding is available for start-up news initiatives only. Successful applicants will be ventures that benefit a defined geographic or special-interest community, and foster an open exchange of journalistically sound ideas, information, news, and opinion in those communities.
Deadline: February 12 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266405
20. EASSI 2009 Young Women's Internship Programme
Providing opportunities to females between the ages of 20 and 35 who are citizens of Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, or Uganda for learning, interacting, and networking. Its objective is to develop and enhance young women's skills in leadership, gender, lobbying and advocacy, management, report writing and analysis, research and documentation, information management, resourceful database development, website maintenance, and resource centre management.
Deadline: February 13 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278935
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DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFIEDS
http://www.comminit.com/en/classifieds
Development Classifieds is an initiative of The Communication Initiative which includes listings of any development-related jobs, consultants, requests for proposals (RFPs), events, training opportunities, and books, journals, or videos for sale. Please see http://www.comminit.com/en/classifieds
The next issue of the Development Classifieds E-magazine will be published January 21 2009.
Please submit open vacancies from within your organisation, event information, training opportunities, upcoming RFPs, details about your consultancy skills, and information about books, journals, or videos for sale as soon as possible to ensure inclusion.
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21. H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Program
Awarding one year of practical, professional, and non-degree educational experiences through the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Heinz Fellowships are granted to individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors.
Deadline: March 2 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266350
22. Production Grant for Photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan
Announcing a grant opportunity for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan. Approximately 20 grants in the amount of US$3,500 each will be awarded to photographers to produce a discrete body of work on a current human rights or social justice issue in the region.
Deadline: March 20 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281532
23. The Sephis Programme
Encouraging research proposals at the interface of history, theory, and development practice. Fellowships are available at the post-doctoral and PhD levels from the South-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development (Sephis programme). Funding will be provided for travel, research costs, and salary according to local standards.
Deadline: April 15 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268399
24. Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism
Inviting applications from journalists who produce high-quality work designed to help reduce stigma and discrimination against mental illnesses. The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide stipends to journalists in the United States, South Africa, New Zealand, and Romania to study topics related to mental health or mental illnesses. The contents of the application packet are outlined on The Carter Center website.
Deadline: April 20 2009
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/265474
25. 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. During the fellowship, conditions in a scholar's home country may improve, permitting safe return post-fellowship; if safe return is not possible, the scholar may use the fellowship period to identify a longer-term opportunity.
Deadline: Rolling deadline; applications reviewed thrice yearly
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274884
26. MacArthur Foundation Grants for Human Rights and International Justice
Seeking organisations to expand and strengthen the network of human rights organisations in Nigeria, Mexico, and Russia that provide the basic infrastructure for a national human rights culture based on the rule of law. Grants are awarded only to organisations that define clear objectives for their work and measures of progress toward those objectives. The foundation provides multi-year support.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/271822
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