American College of Surgeons (ACS)/College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) Women Scholars Program for sub-Saharan African Women 2018/2019

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Spread the loveTo help address the severe shortage of surgeons in Sub-Saharan Africa, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) have developed a scholarship program to support women in surgical residency, help them complete their training, and encourage other women in medicine to consider … Read more

openDemocracy 50.50 Reporting Fellowship for Female Journalists 2018

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Spread the loveopenDemocracy needs your help to investigate womenโ€™s rights and corporate power around the world. Apply for a 50.50 reporting fellowship. Application Deadline:ย 23rd March 2018 at 11:59pm GMT. Eligible Countries:ย All About the Award:ย 50.50 is the section of the independent media platform openDemocracy.net covering gender and sexuality. We are looking for one part-time reporting fellow … Read more

African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Main Grants for Women Organisations 2018

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Spread the loveAWDF invites applications from eligible African womenโ€™s organisations under its main grants programme. Applications for the first grantmaking round of 2018 can be sent in under one or more of AWDFโ€™s thematic areas as listed below.ย  Application Deadline:ย 7th March 2018. Eligible Countries:ย AWDF particularly encourages womenโ€™s rights organisations registered and working in the following … Read more

UNESCO U40 Empowered Program: Women Entrepreneurs Powering The Digital Creative Industries 2018

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Spread the loveTheย UNESCO U40 Empowered Program expands the actions of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity by supporting projects from national and international NGOs that promote young female cultural entrepreneurs working in the digital creative industries. Application Deadline:ย 16th April 2018 Eligible Countries:ย Developing countries About the Award:ย โ€œU40 Empoweredโ€ is a UNESCO initiative started in 2018 with … Read more

Nominate a #BadassWomanJourno for the IWMF Courage in Photojournalism Award 2018

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Spread the loveTheย International Women’s Media Foundationย (IWMF)ย is seeking nominationsย for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award honoring AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus,ย who was killed in Afghanistan in April 2014.ย  Application Deadline:ย 16th March 2018 Eligible Countries:ย All About the Award:ย The Courage in Journalism Awards honor women journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery. Facing and surviving danger … Read more

Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) Prize for Creativity in Women’s Rural Life 2018

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Spread the loveAwarded since 1994 by WWSF Women’s World Summit Foundation – an international, non-profit, humanitarian NGO, serving the implementation of women and children’s rights and the UN development agenda – the Prize (US$ 1000 per laureate) honors women and women’s groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of … Read more