Offer, Prizes and Contests

Submit an application if you are a successful top-rank junior researcher from abroad, only completed your doctorate with distinction in the last six years, and have published work in prestigious international journals or publishing houses. The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award allows you to spend five years building up a working group and …

OPUS is a funding opportunity intended for a wide range of applicants. The research proposal submitted under this scheme may include the purchase or construction of research equipment. OPUS 17 – open until June 15th, 2019 OPUS 16 – closed on December 17th, 2018 OPUS 15 – closed on June 15th, 2018 Duration: 12, …

The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences rewards significant efforts of individuals or institutions through scientific research towards improving the quality of human life. Life sciences hold the key to a better future, as they contribute to poverty eradication, improved health, food and water security. The …

Nouveau talent, the comix competition of BDFIL, is dedicated to the promotion of new talent. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 15 who has not yet been published. It carries prize money totalling CHF 5’000.- (€ 4’406.- approx*) and its 2019 theme is « Shadow ». Every project should …

The Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries around the globe that seeks to recognize proposals that ‘change the game’ in the field of information and communications technologies , and provides selected innovators the unique opportunity to collaborate with Bell Labs researchers to help realize their …

The 2021 call for nominations is open until 30 April 2021. The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for sustainable development, funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. It was awarded for the first time by the Director-General of UNESCO in November 2015. The Prize and …

Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding was founded in Doha, Qatar (2015). It is an international prize run by a board of trustees, a steering committee and independent panels of judges. Vision The Award seeks to honour translators and acknowledge their role in strengthening the bonds of friendship …

Created in 2008, the Prix Levallois is a springboard for young international photographic creation.  For ten years, it has been rewarding photographers under 35. A freedom of tone and expression that seduces young photographers whose approaches are free from any artistic division. The Prize doesn’t require a theme nor a …

The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an international science competition that enables students from all countries to prove their skills and to unleash their creativity in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. IAAC gives you the unique opportunity to apply your skills to challenging problems. Participants can receive certificates, …

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, through its Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) and the Thematic Group Red List of Ecosystems (RLE), are pleased to announce the Fourth IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Photo Contest – My Place in Nature. The contest is open to all photographers and aspiring photographers worldwide. …

Show us your vision of how light will change the way we see cars beyond 2025! Today we are attending to some crucial changes around the car pushed by environmental issues, social trends and new uses. In the next ten years electric drive trains will make possible a more dramatic …

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to 100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit  technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity. If you’ve got a start-up registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries and have a working, open source prototype (or you are …

The subject for the 2019 prize is Food Security The prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within one or more of the following areas: Developing new varieties of seeds, crops or livestock which can improve the …

Want to be part of the International Children’s Peace Prize?  Nominate a young changemaker for the Children’s Peace Prize 2019! The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. All winners have shown a remarkable commitment to combating problems millions of children face …

The mandate of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is to “stimulate, promote and support conservation actions for halting biodiversity decline, preventing species’ extinctions, and restoring and conserving intact habitats and ecosystems, both on the ground and in the water”. In partnership with the IUCN SSC and Fondation Segré, the …