Category: Contests / Calls

UNESCO-Hamdan Prize

The UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers is all about improving education quality through raising teacher standards. It was created in 2008 and is funded by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Awarded every two years, the Prize is worth …

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Grants from 500 to 10 000 €

ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10 000 € to projects initiated by disabled persons. Abilis supports organizations that include persons with disabilities in their leadership. Read more and apply here.

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Young voices against poverty

The EDD13 video contest ‘Young voices against poverty’ encourages children and young adults aged between 13 and 24 to make their voices heard in the dialogue on addressing global poverty. The task is to create a short video (120-seconds max.) that showcases visions for the world in 2030 and ideas for eliminating poverty. There will …

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UNFCCC/CDM International Photo and Video Contest 2013

$4000 prize for the winners of the photo and the video contest The UNFCCC secretariat invites you to participate in a contest aimed at highlighting the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism and the importance of market-based approaches in the international response to climate change. The two categories of the contest – photo …

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FAC “Why Culture?” Video Competition

Why is culture important to you? The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture announces ‘Why Culture? Video Competition’. The challenge is to create a 2 minute video that delivers a concept on why culture matters. Deadline: 22 November 2013. Apply here

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Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe

The Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe is the perfect possibility for talented musicians to prove themselves, get professional feedback and – if awarded – to benefit from financial support. A chance that could be the starting point to a promising career. Apply here

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MEDEA Awards – encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media in education

The aim of the MEDEA Awards is to encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education. The awards also recognise and promote excellence in the production and pedagogical design of media-rich learning resources. In recent years there has been remarkable interest in the creation and use of …

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EU Prize for Women Innovators

Apply now to get a chance of winning one of the three prizes! After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators to reward three women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market. The contest is open until 15 October 2013, 5:00 …

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Young Reporters for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

2nd IOC Young Reporters Programme, Nanjing 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, 16-28 August 2014 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is delighted to announce a second cycle for the IOC Young Reporters Programme, a sports journalism training programme that will be run during the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. The Young Reporters’ initiative will bring 30 …

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Opportunities for translators: schools training programme

The Stephen Spender Trust and Free Word offer a training programme for translators who are keen to gain experience of working in a school environment, sharing translation skills with young people. Are you fluent in English and at least one other language and interested in the process of translation? Would you be keen to introduce young people to some of …

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