Social grants play a crucial role in ensuring that South Africans who have no other means of making an income can carry on without being heavily impacted by poverty. There are currently more than 18 million people who depend on permanent social grants. These social grants are administered by the South African Social Security Agency. … Read more
The WARC Travel Grant promotes intra-African cooperation and exchange among researchers and institutions by providing support to African scholars and graduate students for research visits to other institutions and regions on the continent. The WARC Travel Grant provides travel costs up to $1,500 and a stipend of $1,500. Travel grant funds may be used to: … Read more
If you have applied for the R350 grant for September but were found to not qualify, you still have a chance to benefit from the R350 grant by submitting a Sassa appeal. Every month, Sassa receives millions of applications for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. However, not everyone who applied will be successful … Read more
UNICEF Funding For Health Tech Startups 2024: Call for Frontier Technology Applications for Strengthening Systems for Health, Nutrition and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. The UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to invest in Open Source frontier technology solutions that have the potential to create radical change in children’s health, nutrition, and mental health. We are … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced the grant payment dates for the Remaining Months of the Year. More than 7 million South Africans are currently benefitting from the R350 grant. Sassa has made a major announcement that will help these grant beneficiaries know when they will be paid their grant money. While … Read more
This grant provides support for Ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. They recognize that ecologists in Africa face unique challenges in carrying out research; the grant is designed to support you in developing your skills, experience, and knowledge base as well as making connections with ecologists internationally. British Ecological Society supports excellent … Read more
The Australian Embassy’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants program which funds projects that advance development and/or human rights objectives. The DAP supports international and local NGOs, civil society organizations and other community-based organizations operating in these countries. Aim and Benefits of Australian Government Direct Aid Program Requirements for Australian Government Direct Aid … Read more
Independent journalists, judges, and human rights defenders in Guatemala are under assault by government and pro-government actors, amid one of the worst democratic backslides in the region. Under the current administration of President Alejandro Giammattei, more than 750 attacks against journalists have taken place, including harassment, imprisonment, restrictions, and assaults of various kinds. Dozens of … Read more
The Collaborative Reporting Grants aim to support journalists working together on tracing environmental crimes across borders. In 2022, Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) supported nine teams of reporters working from more than a dozen countries. The collaboration allowed the reporters to investigate global stories with a local perspective as well as find new and innovative ways … Read more
The Career Development Grants provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce in education; health and medical sciences; science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); or social sciences. Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degree … Read more