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The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) are re-launching the £3m MOPAC Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund for 2023 – 25. The MOPAC VAWG Grassroots Fund 2023-25 builds upon the success of the initial £3m fund which was awarded to 41 richly diverse organisations (2021 – 23). The fund will continue to focus on supporting the resilience of organisations working to end Violence Against Women and Girls in minoritised and marginalised communities. Two-year grants of up to £100,000 will be provided, as well as capacity building, networking opportunities and monitoring support.

What can the fund support?

Organisations interested in applying will need to ensure that they meet The London Community Foundation’s core eligibility criteria. It is worthwhile checking this before starting an application. For example, organisations with overdue monitoring with The London Community Foundation will not be eligible.

Eligible organisations are advised to read the Fund Prospectus which outlines the background, objectives and commitment requirements of the MOPAC VAWG Grassroots Fund Programme. The Prospectus is available to download (click on the button below or on the top right hand side of the screen).

The Fund will prioritise;

• Black Minority Ethnic organisations focusing on ending VAWG
• Women's community organisations where delivery services aimed at ending VAWG is the main focus
• Specialist community organisations (e.g. disability rights groups, providing services aimed at ending VAWG)

Size of Grant:

For individual organisations, two-year grants between £30,000 (£15,000 per year) and £100,000 (£50,000 per year) are available. Partnerships of up to three organisations can apply for two-year grants of up to £120,000 (£60,000 per year) for the partnership.

Fund split

A minimum of 60% of funding will be prioritised for led by and for, Black Minority Ethnic specialist organisations. A maximum of 40% of funding is for specialist grassroots community organisations who provide services for marginalised and minoritised groups such as disabled women, LGBTQ+ women, women with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and women involved in prostitution and exploitation.

Source of funding:

The fund receives funding from The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).

How to apply:

• Check you meet The London Community Foundation’s core eligibility criteria (opens in a new window)
• Read the Fund Prospectus
• Complete an application form by clicking here. If you require a different format, please contact us.

Deadline:

This fund closes for applications at 12 noon on Wednesday 30th August.

Contact details:

If you have any questions, or experience any accessibility issues with any documents and need an alternative format, please email VAWGGrassrootsFund@londoncf.org.uk or call us on (0)20 7582 5117. Do also keep an eye out for updates on our Twitter or LinkedIn pages  (using the hashtag #VAWGGrassrootsFund).

To apply to the foundation, please use the guidance and online forms below. Our funding rounds this year are scheduled for February, May and October. You are welcome to apply at any time ahead of the deadlines for these rounds. Please note that applications across our grant programmes will be reviewed as to whether they align with our themes and they are for children aged 16 years or under.

Apply Online

Project funding for charities aligned to our funding priorities and age range. Please go here to learn of our grant criteria and to apply:

• Project funding

Shine Bright funding enables charities across the UK to purchase items and resources to protect and support the children they serve through the cost of living crisis. Charities are asked to provide details of how our funding can assist, and which items would be purchased through an award. Grants are available up to £1,500 per successful application. Please go here to learn of our grant criteria and to apply:

• Shine Bright funding

Direct funding requests on behalf of individual young people by outreach/social/care workers and legal professionals, please go here to learn of our grant criteria and to apply:

• Direct funding

Reporting

All successful applicants are required to submit a grant report six months post award. The grant report form is available online below.

• Grant Report

Application Submission Deadlines

Please note that if successful, we will notify you mid-month of any funding decisions applicable to you. Unfortunately we do not offer repeat funding to our successful grant partners; this allows our funding resources to reach as many grantees as possible. Deadlines for 2023 are as follows:

• 1st March – 30th April for June funding review
• 1st July – 31st August for October funding review
• 1st October – 1st November for December funding review

POSTULEZ DÈS MAINTENANT POUR LES PRIX WHITLEY 2024

Les Whitley Awards financent des leaders locaux de la conservation dans les pays du Sud et mettent en lumière le travail des lauréats à l'échelle internationale. Pour en savoir plus sur ces prix,  cliquez ici , ou lisez la suite pour découvrir comment postuler et qui est éligible.

CALENDRIER

medjouel.com vous informe que Les candidatures pour les Whitley Awards 2024 sont actuellement ouvertes et fermées à minuit GMT le 31 octobre 2023.

Les Whitley Awards sont nos prix phares, présentés par notre marraine SAR la princesse royale lors d'une cérémonie à Londres. La cérémonie de remise des prix Whitley aura lieu au printemps 2024, lorsque les gagnants seront annoncés lors d'un événement en direct, qui sera également diffusé en ligne.

COMBIEN DE FINANCEMENT PUIS-JE DEMANDER ?

Les Whitley Awards valent 40 000 GBP de financement de projet sur un an.

COMMENT POSTULER ?

Vous n'avez pas besoin d'être invité ou nommé pour postuler à un prix Whitley.

• Vérifiez votre éligibilité

Veuillez lire nos  critères d'éligibilité  pour savoir ce que WFN finance et ne finance pas.

Les prix Whitley sont destinés aux écologistes dynamiques à mi-carrière qui dirigent des projets de conservation de la faune dans les pays du Sud. Les gagnants sont des ressortissants du pays dans lequel ils travaillent qui cherchent à intensifier un travail éprouvé, intégré dans la communauté locale et qui bénéficieraient d'un financement supplémentaire, d'un renforcement de leur profil et d'un soutien international. Pour être éligibles, les projets doivent impliquer les communautés au niveau local et mener des actions concrètes fondées sur la science.

• Inscrivez-vous à notre portail d'applications

Pour vous inscrire à notre portail d'applications,  cliquez ici . Une fois que vous aurez reçu vos informations de connexion uniques, vous pourrez remplir et soumettre votre candidature en ligne.

Veuillez  nous contacter  si vous avez des questions sur le portail d'applications.

• Remplissez votre demande en ligne

Il est essentiel de suivre nos directives d'application .

Une fois inscrit au portail de candidature, vous pourrez vous connecter et remplir le formulaire en ligne à votre convenance. N'oubliez pas de sauvegarder au fur et à mesure ! Si vous fermez le portail sans enregistrer votre progression, vous perdrez vos informations. Veuillez consulter notre  FAQ  pour plus d'informations.

Dans le cadre du processus de candidature, vous devrez télécharger deux documents à partir du portail : un modèle Microsoft Word pour votre cadre logique/échéancier et un modèle Microsoft Excel pour votre budget. Une fois que vous les avez enregistrées sur votre ordinateur, vous pouvez y travailler à votre rythme, puis télécharger vos versions terminées sur le portail.

Veuillez noter que les directives de candidature, le formulaire de candidature, le cadre logique/calendrier et les modèles de budget ne sont disponibles que jusqu'à minuit GMT le 31 octobre 2023. Les candidatures présentées sur des formulaires obsolètes des années précédentes ne seront pas prises en compte.

• Contacter trois arbitres

Vous devez demander à trois arbitres de soumettre des références à WFN à l'appui de votre candidature. Vérifiez qui est éligible pour être un arbitre dans notre  FAQ et lisez les directives de candidature  pour savoir ce qui est exigé d'eux.

Il vous sera demandé de soumettre les détails de vos arbitres sur le  portail de candidature , et ils recevront un e-mail automatisé demandant leurs soumissions de manière indépendante avant la date limite de minuit GMT le 31 octobre 2023.

Nous vous recommandons d'approcher vos arbitres suffisamment à l'avance. N'oubliez pas qu'il est de votre responsabilité de vous assurer que vos arbitres respectent la date limite de minuit GMT le 31 octobre 2023.

AVEZ-VOUS DES QUESTIONS OU BESOIN D'AIDE?

Veuillez consulter notre  FAQ  ou  contactez-nous .

Whitley Awards fund grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South and put an international spotlight on winners’ work. To find out more about these awards, click here, or read on to discover how to apply and who is eligible.

TIMELINE

Applications for the 2024 Whitley Awards are currently open and close at midnight GMT on 31 October 2023.

The Whitley Awards are our flagship prizes, presented by our Patron HRH The Princess Royal at a ceremony in London. The Whitley Awards Ceremony will take place in Spring 2024, when winners will be announced during a live event, which will also be streamed online.

HOW MUCH FUNDING CAN I APPLY FOR?

Whitley Awards are worth £40,000 GBP in project funding over one year.

HOW DO I APPLY?

You do not need to be invited or nominated to apply for a Whitley Award.

•  Check your eligibility

Please read our eligibility criteria to find out what WFN do and do not fund.

Whitley Awards are for dynamic, mid-career conservationists who are leading wildlife conservation projects in the Global South. Winners are nationals of the country in which they are working who are seeking to scale up proven work, that is embedded in the local community and would benefit from further funding, a profile boost and international support. To be eligible, projects must involve communities at the grassroots level and deliver practical action that is founded on science.

•  Register for our application portal

To register for our application portal, click here. Once you have received your unique login details you will be able to complete and submit your application online.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about the application portal.

•  Complete your application online

It is essential to follow our application guidelines.

Once registered for the application portal, you will be able to login and complete the form online at your convenience. Remember to save as you go! If you close the portal without saving your progress, you will lose your information. Please refer to our FAQs for further information.

As part of the application process you will need to download two documents from the portal: a Microsoft Word template for your logical framework/timeline, and a Microsoft Excel template for your budget. Once you have saved these to your computer, you can work on them in your own time then upload your completed versions to the portal.

Please note that the application guidelines, application form, logical framework/timeline and budget templates are only available until midnight GMT on 31 October 2023. Applications made on out-of-date forms from previous years will not be considered.

•  Contact three referees

You need to ask three referees to submit references to WFN in support of your application. Check who is eligible to be a referee in our FAQs, and read the application guidelines to find out what is required of them.

You will be asked to submit your referees’ details in the application portal, and they will receive an automated email requesting their submissions independently before the deadline of midnight GMT on 31 October 2023.

We recommend approaching your referees with plenty of time in advance. Please remember it is your responsibility to ensure your referees meet the deadline of midnight GMT on 31 October 2023.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP?

Please refer to our FAQs or contact us.

Closing date: 04 August 2023

The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is pleased to announce the Moses Mapesa Research Grant to support African Doctoral and Masters Students in the field of natural and cultural heritage.

The AWHF was launched in 2006 in South Africa to support African State Parties in implementation of the UNESCO Convention of 1972 concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention).

The late Moses Wafula Mapesa (1965-2016) dedicated his career to wildlife conservation contributing immeasurably to the field of natural resource management in Africa. He served as the IUCN WCPA Regional Vice Chair for East and Southern Africa and was the former Executive Director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

To encourage young heritage professionals undertaking Masters and Doctoral research in the field of natural and cultural heritage in Africa the Fund set up an annual application for Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grant. This Grant seeks to further research (particularly supporting fieldwork) on issues of conservation, management, and sustainability of World Heritage properties and sites on Tentative Lists in Africa.

Online Applications:

Applications for the grant may be completed online, with all the relevant supporting documents.

Online Application Form – Moses Mapesa Education and Research Grant

PhD and postdoc positions are available in the group of Prof. Stefan Willitsch at the University of Basel (Switzerland) on the development of quantum technologies for single trapped molecular ions and their application in precision spectroscopy.

Project description

In recent years, impressive advances in the quantum control of ultracold atoms and atomic ions have been achieved which enabled measurements with an unprecedented precision. Similarly precise experiments on molecules open up a range of new scientific perspectives including tests of new physical concepts, the implementation of new frequency standards, accurate evaluations of physical theories such as quantum electrodynamics and precise determinations of fundamental constants. They also lay the foundations for applications of molecules in the realm of modern quantum science such as quantum information and quantum sensing.

We have recently developed a new experimental approach enabling the readout of the quantum state of a single trapped molecular ion without destroying the molecule and indeed its quantum state itself. In the present project, the potential of this new method will be harnessed to perform highly sensitive and precise spectroscopic measurements on single molecules. In the project, we will introduce completely new methods for molecular spectroscopy, further develop quantum technologies for molecular systems and establish new limits for the measurement precision of trapped molecules.

Further informations and applications

For further information, please refer to recent publications, e.g.,

• M. Sinhal and S. Willitsch, "Molecular-ion quantum technologies", arXiv:2204.08814,
• M. Sinhal et al., "Quantum non-demolition state detection and spectroscopy of single trapped molecules”, Science 367 (2020), 1213,
• K. Najafian et al., "Identification of molecular quantum states using phase-sensitive forces”, Nat. Commun. 11 (2020), 4470,

consult the group’s website at www.coldions.chemie.unibas.ch or contact Prof. Stefan Willitsch.

Candidates for the PhD positions should have a MSc degree in physics or physical chemistry, preferably with experience in experimental quantum science, quantum optics or spectroscopy. The PhD positions will be embedded in the Basel PhD program on “Quantum Computing and Quantum Technology” (QCQT, https://phdschoolqcqt.unibas.ch/en/) and be part of the Basel Quantum Center (www.quantum.unibas.ch).

Candidates for the postdoc positions should have a PhD in quantum science, quantum optics or atomic/molecular physics, preferably with a background in ion trapping.

Inquiries and applications should be sent to Prof. Stefan Willitsch (stefan.willitsch@unibas.ch) and include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, transcripts of degree certificates and the contact details of at least two referees. Applications are accepted until all positions have been filled.

L'  Institut de biologie humaine (IHB)  est un nouveau centre de recherche situé à Bâle, en Suisse, dédié à l'avancement de la biologie humaine et à l'utilisation de systèmes de modèles humains pour la recherche translationnelle. Notre environnement de recherche interdisciplinaire et hautement interactif relie la recherche universitaire et pharmaceutique, reliant les biologistes, les ingénieurs et les scientifiques des données. Nous sommes étroitement associés à  l'organisation Recherche pharmaceutique et développement précoce (pRED) de Roche   et collaborons localement et avec des institutions scientifiques universitaires de premier plan en Suisse et dans le monde pour relever de grands défis axés sur des questions scientifiques complexes et très ambitieuses.

Nous avons ouvert une large recherche de scientifiques en début de carrière pour établir leur propre programme de recherche indépendant et exploratoire au BHI avec un financement très compétitif. L'appel est ouvert aux scientifiques matures issus directement d'un doctorat ou d'une formation postdoctorale qui repousseront les frontières de la recherche sur les systèmes de modèles humains dans trois domaines principaux :

1) Biologie des tissus et des maladies  (en particulier immunologie, neurobiologie, métabolisme)

2) Biologie synthétique et technologies moléculaires

3) Bioingénierie avancée et bioimpression

Les chefs de groupe au BHI ont la liberté de faire de la recherche dans un environnement collaboratif et bien financé, et sont habilités à prendre des risques pour rechercher un impact et développer leur vision de la recherche.

Date limite de candidature: 1er septembre 2023

Faits saillants du BHI :

Directeur du BHI :  Matthias Lutolf

Responsable de la recherche pRED :  Hans Clevers

Conseil consultatif scientifique :  Melissa Little, Jim Wells, Lorenz Studer, Madeline Lancaster

Lieu :  Bâle, Suisse

Taille prévue :  200-250 chercheurs

Plateformes IHB :  Génomique unicellulaire, Microtechnologies, Bio-ingénierie des cellules souches, Imagerie à haut débit, Biobanque, Automatisation, Support à la traduction appliquée

Plates-formes :  Microscopie à fluorescence, Génomique et séquençage à haut débit, Cytométrie en flux et tri cellulaire, Protéomique/Métabolomique, Technologies de l'information

Programme de doctorat :  Département des sciences et de l'ingénierie des biosystèmes, ETH Zürich

Le poste serait entièrement financé pendant 5 ans, plus des options de prolongation.

Veuillez inclure les documents suivants dans votre candidature :

Énoncé de recherche (contexte de 2 pages résumant les recherches précédentes, aperçu de 3 pages de la vision et du plan de votre groupe de recherche), CV et coordonnées de trois références.

Les questions peuvent être adressées à : ihb.research_groups@roche.com

The Institute of Human Biology (IHB) is a new research center located in Basel Switzerland dedicated to advancing human biology and the use of human model systems for translational research. Our interdisciplinary and highly interactive research environment bridges academic and pharmaceutical research, connecting biologists, engineers, and data scientists. We are closely associated with Roche’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development (pRED) organization, and collaborate locally and with leading academic scientific institutions in Switzerland and worldwide to tackle grand challenges focusing on highly ambitious, complex scientific questions.

We have opened a broad search for Early Career Scientists to establish their own independent and exploratory research program at the IHB with a very competitive funding package. The call is open to mature scientists direct from PhD or Postdoctoral training that will push the frontier of human models system research across three major focal areas:

1) Tissue and Disease Biology (particularly Immunology, Neurobiology, Metabolism)

2) Synthetic Biology and Molecular Technologies

3) Advanced Bioengineering and Bioprinting

Group leaders at the IHB have the freedom to do research in a collaborative and well-funded environment, and are empowered to take risks to seek impact and develop their research vision.

Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2023

IHB Fast Facts:

IHB Director: Matthias Lutolf

pRED Head of Research: Hans Clevers

Scientific Advisory Board: Melissa Little, Jim Wells, Lorenz Studer, Madeline Lancaster

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Planned Size: 200-250 researchers

IHB platforms: Single-cell genomics, Microtechnologies, Stem cell bioengineering, High-throughput imaging, Biobanking, Automation, Applied translation support

Core facilities: Fluorescent microscopy, Genomics and high-throughput sequencing, Flow cytometry and cell sorting, Proteomics/Metabolomics, Information technology

PhD program: Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich

The position would be fully funded for 5 years, plus options for extension.

Please include the following documents in your application:

Research statement (2 page background summarizing previous research, 3 page overview of the vision and plan for your research group), CV, and contact information for three references.

Questions can be directed to: ihb.research_groups@roche.com

This fully funded training program is an initiative of the African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHer which aims to provide gender-responsive and cutting-edge curricula that can enhance the skills and capacities of African people in the areas of STEAM, digital literacy, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship, as well as build the capacity of teachers to teach these subjects effectively. The training takes place under the theme, “#AfricaEducatesHer - Digital Skills for All: Bridging the Gender Gap in STEAM, Financial Literacy, and Entrepreneurship”

The pilot phase of the Online Youth Capacity Building Training Program (OYCBT) ended in June 2023 and the next phase begins in August and will run till December. It is open to all who wish to upskill their capacities in Digital skills, Entrepreneurial skills, and financial literacy.

Format of the training:

It is a one-month intensive training programme featuring;

• Digital literacy – 2 weeks
• Entrepreneurship – 1 week
• financial literacy – 1 week

You can choose one or two of these courses to undergo. However, interested participants are strongly advised to apply for all three courses.

Benefits

• Gain knowledge in Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Financial Literacy.
• Get a Certificate for each program: Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Financial Literacy (participants need to attend at least 60% of the training courses per program to be eligible for certificates).
• Become part of African Union CIEFFA network and ImpactHER network.
• Increase your chances to be invited for fully-funded in-person activities by the African Union CIEFFA.
• Fully-funded online training and mentorship sponsored by ImpactHER

Eligibility Criteria

• Be of African descent (woman or man);
• Be able to demonstrate the motivation to learn about: digital skills, entrepreneurial skills, and financial literacy.
• Be able to demonstrate leadership abilities, aspirations, and a commitment to the promote girls and women’s education;
• Have access to good internet connection and a device (laptop, computer, smartphone, or tablet).
• Have a clear understanding of one of the training’s languages; English, French or Portuguese;
• Hold an African citizenship residing on the continent or anywhere in the world.

P.S. Please note that the participants will be divided into batches. Each batch will be run for a period of 1 month starting from August 2023.

Inquiries

If you have any questions or requirements, please reach out to: youth.cieffa@gmail.com

Certification:

A certificate will be issued at the end of the training for each course successfully completed, at least 60%.

Submit your application for this programme here.

Invite someone to register for this training by sending this link https://forms.gle/B8HUtjyAXV1HTJTb7

Application deadline: August 2023

NB: This course is fully funded and therefore requires no financial implications.

Le Fonds des Femmes pour la Paix et l’Action Humanitaire (WPHF) a mis sur pied une Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide (RRW) dans le but de combler le manque de financements en faveur de la participation des femmes aux processus de paix formels et à la mise en œuvre des accords de paix.

La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide du WPHF finance des services et des actions stratégiques, urgents et à court terme initiés par des femmes œuvrant pour la paix ou des organisations de la société civile dans le but d’accroître l’influence des femmes dans les processus de paix formels nationaux et internationaux. medjouel.com vous informe que La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide ne finance ni les processus de règlement des conflits au niveau communautaire ni les initiatives de consolidation de la paix à moyen ou à long terme.

La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide est ouverte à tous les pays éligibles à l’Aide Publique au Développement ayant un processus formel de paix (volet 1 et volet 2) ou mettant en œuvre un accord de paix. Voir les définitions du processus de paix de volet 1 et 2, et de la mise en œuvre d’un accord de paix ici.

La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide reçoit des propositions pour une durée maximale de six mois à travers deux volets de financement disponibles:

• Appui Direct (jusqu’à 25 000 dollars US – il ne s’agit pas d’une subvention et aucun financement ne sera fourni aux bénéficiaires)

La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide ou l’une des ONG Internationales (ONGI) partenaires finance directement la fourniture les services logistiques requis afin qu’ils soient disponibles rapidement. Une fois, les services logistiques disponibles, les OSC / et les femmes œuvrant pour la paix utilisent ces services afin de soutenir leurs initiatives visant une participation pleine des femmes aux processus de paix ou à la mise en œuvre des accords de paix. Il s’agit d’un soutien logistique et technique susceptible de faciliter la participation active d’un-e ou plusieurs représentant-e-s des OSC ou d’une ou plusieurs femme-s bâtisseuse-s de la paix ä un processus de paix ou la mise en œuvre d’un accord de paix — par exemple, la garde des enfants, l’accès des personnes handicapées, les besoins en services d’interprétation, une consultation d’experts, les billets de voyages, logements, etc. Veuillez noter que les candidat-e-s retenu-e-s reçoivent des services, et non une subvention. Les services seront financés et fournis directement par le Secrétariat du WPHF RRW ou de l’un de ses partenaires pour le compte des candidat-e-s sélectionné-e-s. POSTULEZ POUR L'APPUI DIRECT

• Subventions de Courte Durée (jusqu’à 100 000 dollars US – les OSC recevront des fonds)

L’unité WPHF RRW collabore avec un ensemble d’O(I)NG partenaires pour fournir des subventions d’urgence (de six mois maximum) pour des projets qui visent à lutter contre divers obstacles à l’influence et à la participation des femmes dans les processus de paix (de volet 1 et 2 ou la mise en œuvre un accord de paix. POSTULEZ POUR UNE SUBVENTION

Veuillez noter que les organisations peuvent postuler à la fois pour l’appui direct et la subvention de courte durée en même temps. Si vous postulez pour les deux, vous devez soumettre un formulaire de candidature séparé en utilisant les modèles appropriés.

Il n’y a pas de date limite pour les candidatures. La Fenêtre de Réponse Rapide reçoit les propositions de manière continue.

Critères d’éligibilité

Représentez-vous une organisation locale ou nationale de la société civile (en particulier une organisation qui est dirigée par des femmes) qui vise à accroître la participation des femmes à un processus de paix formel (volet 1 et 2), ou à des mécanismes de suivi et de mise en œuvre d’un accord de paix spécifique?

Êtes-vous des femmes œuvrant pour la paix qui souhaitent influencer ou à participer à un processus de paix formel (volet 1 et 2), ou à des mécanismes spécifiques de suivi et de mise en œuvre des accords de paix?

PLUS DE DÉTAILS SUR QUI PEUT POSTULER

Postulez dès aujourd’hui

ENVOYEZ VOTRE CANDIDATURE À WPHF-RRW@UNWOMEN.ORG.

VEUILLEZ NOTER: SEULES LES CANDIDATURES SÉLECTIONNÉES SERONT CONTACTÉES DANS UN DÉLAI DE 5 JOURS POUR LES PROCHAINES ÉTAPES.

The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Rapid Response Window (RRW) to address the funding gap on women’s participation in formal peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements.

The WPHF RRW provides financing for strategic, short term and urgent services and initiatives led by women peacebuilders and women’s civil society organizations to increase women’s influence in national, subnational and international formal peace processes. The WPHF RRW does not support community-focused initiatives and is not intended to fund medium or long-term peacebuilding initiatives.

This new funding mechanism is open to formal peace processes in all  ODA eligible countries with a track 1 or track 2 peace process or implementation of a peace agreement. See definitions of peace process, track 1, track 2 and implementation of peace agreement here.

The WPHF RRW is open to receive proposals for maximum duration of six months through two available streams:

• Direct Support Stream (up to $25,000 USD – this is not a grant and no funding will be provided to the beneficiaries)

The WPHF RRW or RRW INGO partners pay for costs directly so that the required service is provided rapidly. Once the WPHF RRW or RRW INGO partners pay for the service, the CSO/women peacebuilders use the service to support their work on women’s meaningful participation in peace processes or peace agreement implementation. This includes logistical and technical support that would increase the likelihood of a woman CSO representative/woman peacebuilder to actively participate in or influence a peace process or the implementation of a peace agreement — such as the cost of childcare, access for persons with disabilities, interpretation needs, expert advisory support, travels arrangements, etc. Please note that successful applicants receive services, not a grant. Services will be purchased and arranged directly from the WPHF RRW Secretariat or one of its partners on behalf of selected applicants. APPLY FOR DIRECT SUPPORT STREAM

• Short-Term Grants Stream (up to $100,000 USD – the CSO will receive funding)

The WPHF RRW works with a range of INGO partners to deliver rapid grants for women’s civil society organizations’ projects that address diverse barriers to women’s influence and participation in Track 1 or Track 2 peace processes, or the implementation of a peace agreement. APPLY FOR SHORT-TERM GRANTS STREAM

Please note that organizations can apply for both Direct Support and Short-Term Grant at the same time. If you are applying for both, you must submit a separate application form using the appropriate templates.

There is no deadline for applications. The RRW is demand-driven and accepts submissions on a rolling basis.

Eligibility Criteria

Do you represent a local or national civil society organization (especially women-led) seeking to increase women’s participation in a specific track 1 or track 2 formal peace process, or specific peace agreement monitoring and implementation mechanisms?

Are you a woman peacebuilder seeking to influence or participate to a specific track 1 or track 2 formal peace process, or specific peace agreement monitoring and implementation mechanisms?

FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ON WHO CAN APPLY

Apply for support today

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EMAIL YOUR APPLICATION TO WPHF-RRW@UNWOMEN.ORG.

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The Polish Returns Programme is addressed to Polish scientists working in any field around the world. The objective is to enable the outstanding Polish scientists to return to their home country and take up employment at Polish universities, scientific institutes, or research institutes. The participating researchers will be able to use the knowledge and experience gained at a foreign institution as they establish their own Project Group or join an existing research team in Poland.

The Programme includes 2 tracks, depending on the returning scientist’s academic career stage:  (1) Junior scientist; (2) Experienced scientist. It will give them the opportunity to:

• return to Poland to create their own project group (research team);
• conduct research in Poland under optimum conditions or carry out developmental work on par with global standards;
• seek cooperation from specialists with international experience and knowledge in the field of the newest research trends in their scientific discipline through scientific units and research institutes;

ELIGIBILITY

The returning scientist may be a person who:

• is a Polish citizen
• holds a doctoral degree (for Junior scientist – obtained not earlier than 7 years before submitting the application)
• has worked abroad as a scientist for the required period specified in the call text, and at that time has not lived nor worked in Poland
• can demonstrate scientific achievements that are internationally recognized, and stand out in the context of a given discipline and career stage
• gained experience in managing a research team or a research project as part of the research work abroad (for the Experienced scientist track).

DURATION

• Under the Junior scientist track the projects may last from 24 to 36 months, with NAWA financing up to PLN 1 143 200.
• In the Experienced scientist track, projects from 36 to 48 months are possible with NAWA financing up to PLN 2 397 600.
• Additionally,(1) in the case of basic research, one may apply for the NCN research component - a starting grant of up to PLN 200 000, and                                                            (2) in the case of application research and development work -  for the NCBR application component up to PLN 400 000.

FUNDING

The Programme funds

• remuneration for the returning scientist
• remuneration for the inviting person
• remuneration for the project group
• relocation of the returning scientist
• research or application component

More information is available here.