WASHINGTON, October 13, 2015--The World Bank Group and nonprofit Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) today announced an open call for funding proposals for work aimed at preventing gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries. SVRI and the World Bank Group will provide grants of up to US$150,000 for innovations to prevent gender-based violence (GBV), a severe and neglected problem affecting more than >> Read more
[UPDATED] Call for concept notes: Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP 2)
The International Food Policy Research Institute has received a second round of support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to adapt and validate a measure of women’s empowerment that agricultural development projects can use to diagnose key areas of women’s (and men’s) disempowerment, design appropriate strategies to address deficiencies, and monitor project outcomes related >> Read more
Nominations open for 2015 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2015 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards - See more at UN Women. This year, the global community commits to a new UN framework for sustainable development for the next 15 years and in the current draft, the use of ICTs is included as an important means of >> Read more
30 fellowships available to attend ITC-ILO Gender Academy
The ITC-ILO Gender Academy is confirmed to take place in Turin from 16 to 27 November 2015. An initial lot of 30 fellowships covering tuition fees to participate in the Gender Academy is available. Priority is normally given to nationals from ODA recipient countries however a limited number of fellowship is also available for nationals >> Read more
Call for Applications: SEED Awards 2015
Is your enterprise in a start-up phase and does it integrate social and environmental benefits, solving pressing local issues? Is it women-led? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your enterprise? If these questions apply to you, you will be pleased to hear that SEED has opened the Call for Applications for >> Read more
Call for proposals: Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW)
The Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program has announced a new call for research proposals. This call, on the effects of patterns of growth on women’s economic empowerment aims to generate new evidence on the impact of specific growth patterns, and which public policies and interventions can ensure that the positive effects of >> Read more
Funding Opportunity: Gates Foundation launches new Grand Challenges
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now inviting applications for three new Grand Challenges, including one related to gender and development: Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Development - focusing on a rigorous understanding of women’s and girls’ needs and preferences and gender inequalities and supporting new approaches to promote women’s and >> Read more
Call for Proposals: Horticulture Innovation Lab
The Horticulture Innovation Lab invites researchers at US public universities, along with their colleagues in developing countries, to submit proposals for five year projects that address one of the following three topics: Horticulture and Nutrition Postharvest Practices in Horticulture Gender, Social Equity, and Horticulture Each project will be funded from January 1, 2015 to August 31, >> Read more
Call for Applications: AWARD Fellowships
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Call for Applications for 2015 AWARD Fellowships The majority of those who produce, process, and market Africa’s food are women, but only one in four agricultural researchers is female. The AWARD Fellowship is equipping African women scientists to bridge that gap (Photo: Mike Goldwater). AWARD is a career-development program >> Read more
Funding: AU
The African Union (AU) honors outstanding African scientists through the Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for fields that include agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and energy innovation (among others). There are two awards: the Regional Scientific Awards for Women are restricted to women applicants in each of the AU's five geographical regions; the application deadline is September >> Read more
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