Contests

King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement (KAAYIA) invites youth leaders to showcase their success stories and the positive impact they have had on their communities. Winners of the award will receive a USD $50,000 grant! Deadline to apply is December 31, 2012.

Youth for Human Rights International launched its global movement with an essay co

Deadline- Mid July, 2012

Win the chance to be a published author! The Concern Creative Writing Competition provides an opportunity for your work to be included our competition book, to be published by Liffey Press.

Matt Ridley has long deplored the wind farm delusion, and was appalled when a family trust was paid by a wind farm company in compensation for mineral rights on land on which it wanted to build a

The Anzisha Prize is on a continent-wide search for Africa’s rising young innovators.

The Sitka Fellows Program brings together the most exciting, promising American talent across all fields and disciplines to spend a summer residency at the Sheldon Jackson Campus in Sitka, Alask

Contest Theme: How can India and Africa compete, collaborate and co-create the future on Environmental issues?The contests will be open in the following languages: • English • French • Portuguese • Spanish • Arabic • Hindi • Swahili Deadline 31 July 2012

The UN-HABITAT Youth Fund promotes the poverty reduction aims of Millennium Development Goals and the Habitat Agenda for better, more sustainable and equitable towns and cities throughout the developing world. It provides grants of up to $25,000 for new ideas and solutions for job creation, good governance, adequate shelter and secure tenure. By undertaking research on best practices in youth-led development the fund will also create a greater awareness of the urgency to ensure that youth concerns are integrated into national and local development policies and strategies. Applicant organizations must be led by young people aged 15-32 years and be based in cities or towns in developing countries to qualify for a grant. Support will be provided primarily for those working to improve slum conditions and to raise opportunities for young people growing up in poverty. Projects encouraging gender equality or involving partnerships with the government or the private sector are particularly encouraged.

Portland (Officially) Becomes Awesome!

USIP’s Communication for Peacebuilding Priority Grant Competition seeks to support innovative practice and research designed to increase our understanding of how communication flows and technology

Deadline: 2 April 2012

100cameras envisions a world where marginalized children are empowered to renew their communities by sharing their perspectives with the world.  

Changemakers recently launched the

SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is accepting applications for Round 9 of its

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) again invite the wor

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in partnership with 

My annual letter comes out on January 25. I hope it spurs a conversation about the key issues affecting the poorest people in the world.

Countries throughout the world are seeking to improve the health of their citizens and make quality health care accessible and affordable. Despite their differences, nations are facing a surprisingly similar set of health care challenges, such as fragmented health care ecosystems, high costs, inconsistent quality of care, inefficient systems, and barriers to access and capacity needs.

The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) invites all to submit entries for the inaugural International Day to End Impunity 2011 poster contest with the purpose of drawing world’s att

The U. S. Department of State sponsors the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge - to encourage middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning "Doors to Diplomacy" Award team receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. Additional prizes may be provided by sponsors.

The Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) will take place in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December 2011. The HLF-4 presents a unique opportunity for achieving better aid and development through more effective, harmonized cooperation among governments, civil societies and the private sector. This multi-stakeholder event will seek a new vision and  strategies for a more effective and inclusive development partnership to meet new development challenges and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

  The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) and SEVEN invite writers to submit essays exploring first person experiences with small enterprise development solutions to poverty in the developing world. Former and present Peace Corps volunteers are strongly encouraged to apply. Essays should highlight personal grassroots efforts and successes that can serve as models for creating prosperity around the world. We welcome and encourage papers that approach this topic through the lens of diverse cultural, religious, philosophical, technical, and academic traditions, as our goal is to assemble a collection of essays that is definitive both in breadth and de