Fifteenth Round Collection of 7 Research Grants, Fellowships,

Challenges, Prizes, Awards, Events and Scholarships Calls

1. Up to US $1,000,000 are available under Project

Grants
Deadline: Aug 02, 2024
Donor: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Costa
Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia
Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East
Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Kosovo
Area: Food Safety, Animals & Wildlife, Capacity Building,
Environment, Health
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) has
announced the Project Grants (PG) to improve food safety, animal
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 1. Up to US $1,000,000 are available under Project
Grants
and plant health capacity to comply with international sanitary and
phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.
For more information, visit https://standardsfacility.org/funding

2. Nominations open for The Iris Prize 2024 (Global

South)
Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Donor: The Iris Project
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions:
Area: Environment, Youth & Adolescents
Are you aged 14-24? Do you have an idea or an established project
protecting or restoring nature in your local community? Apply now
for the Iris Prize.
For more information, visit https://theirisproject.org/the-prize#the-
prize

3. John Templeton Foundation Grant Program

Deadline: Aug 16, 2024
Donor:
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: Not Available

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 3. John Templeton Foundation Grant Program
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Arts & Culture, Education, Innovation, Religion, Research,
Science
The John Templeton Foundation is seeking applications to funds
research and catalyzes conversations that inspire people with awe
and wonder.
For more information,
visit https://www.templeton.org/grants/grant-calendar

4. Open call for Radio Residencies 2024

Deadline: Mar 29, 2024
Donor: Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Research
Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee announces its third open call for online
Radio Residencies, to take place in 2024.
For more information,
visit https://jajajaneeneenee.com/residency/residencycall/

5. Chat for Impact: GenAI Accelerator 2024

Deadline: Mar 31, 2024

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 5. Chat for Impact: GenAI Accelerator 2024
Donor: Turn.io
Grant Type: Training
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Economic Development, Education, Health, Health care,
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Innovation
Turn.io is calling applications for its first Chat for Impact: GenAI
Accelerator which will amplify the impact of ten organizations,
assisting them in creating and implementing innovative LLM-
powered chat solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, and
economic mobility.
For more information, visit https://www.turn.io/community/genai-
accelerator-24

6. “Cloud Social Investment Challenge” A Business

Competition
Deadline: Mar 25, 2024
Donor: ARUN Seed
Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Business & Industry, Entrepreneurship, Biodiversity,
Environment, Innovation
ARUN is looking for entrepreneurs who are working on biodiversity
and the coexistence of humans and nature.
For more information, visit https://www.arunseed.jp/csichallenge5

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 7. IBRO Collaborative Research Grants
Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Donor: International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Grant Type: Grant
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Countries/Regions: Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo
(Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire
(Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gabon,
Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North Korea,
Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Macau,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated
States Of, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar),
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands,
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto
Rico, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome And
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
South Sudan
Area: Research, Scientific Research
The IBRO Collaborative Research Grant program seeks to foster

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 7. IBRO Collaborative Research Grants
international scientific collaboration related to neuroscience and
development of human resources within and across IBRO regions.
For more information, visit https://ibro.org/collaborative-research-
grants/

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