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  Financial Inclusion Challenge Award 2023 Application Deadline:  May 9, 2023. Over 1.8 billion adults are still unbanked or poorly served by existing financial products and services, leaving them unable to pursue economic opportunities, vulnerable to shocks, and at risk of permanent debt or even modern slavery. While the number of people with formal accounts has increased, with mobile phones as a key enabler, innovation is still needed to give underserved or excluded populations the ability to safely transfer and save funds, borrow money, and manage risks with insurance, both for individuals and for their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The drivers of financial exclusion include lack of access to the internet and financial service agents, unclear explanations of product offerings, lack of formal ID, and discrimination, particularly against women, ethnic minorities, people of color, persons with disabilities, displaced communities, and low-income pop...

  2022 Social Shifters’ Global Innovation Challenge Application Deadline:  November 9, 2022. The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is back!! This year they have packed in even more FREE support to help you explore, start and grow your big ideas for impact. They are  here to support the next generation of leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs (aged 18-30 years) who have fresh solutions to today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. They are looking for creative ideas, projects, and business solutions to the problems that matter most to you and your community. They welcome ideas at any stage and from anywhere in the world. Benefits Unlock Your Potential Develop your skills, confidence, and future prospects with help from skilled mentors and as part of a supportive global community. Accelerate Your big Idea Get FREE access to a world-leading Digital Incubator program to help develop your project or business idea. Make an Impact Com...

  Dubai Business Associates Program. The Dubai Business Associates program is running under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Business Associate programme offers outstanding and ambitious graduates an unrivalled opportunity to study and do business in Dubai, a dynamic and multicultural hub for global commerce, to develop as future global leaders. Employing an experiential and project-based learning approach, the DBA programme is a transformative experience for associates, who develop career-enhancing consulting skills and gain practical insight into the world of work. Location: United Arab Emirates Benefits This training programme offers outstanding graduates from all nationalities an unrivalled opportunity to study and do business in Dubai. The 9-month programme combines business hard skills, soft skills, consulting skills, and practical work experience. ...

  ISPA Fellowship Program. Application Deadline: September 2, 2022. ISPA’s Fellowship Program was created to provide emerging and mid-career performing arts professionals with the opportunity to expand their international networks through membership and attendance at ISPA Congresses. The Fellows represent all disciplines, genres, and types of arts organizations. ISPA acknowledges the existence of climate change and will contribute to the stewardship of our planet in the various aspects of our day-to-day operations as well as our congresses, both in New York and internationally. Where possible, we strive to limit emissions, conserve water, use renewable energy sources, move toward zero waste, reduce, reuse, and recycle. ISPA declares a climate and ecological emergency. The mission of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) is to strengthen the performing arts globally through the advancement of leadership, the exchange of ideas, and by fostering a divers...

  Apply now to be a part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship 2023! Application Deadline: September 17, 2022. The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2023 for a comprehensive executive-style program that is designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities. The U.S. Department of State and IREX reserve the right to verify all information included in the application. In the event of a discrepancy, or if the information is found to be false, the application will immediately be declared invalid and the applicant ineligible. Application Timeline August 16, 2022 | Application opens September 13, 2022 | Application deadline November 2022 – January 2023 | Semi-finalists interviewed by local U.S. embassies and consulates March 2023 | Applicants are notified of their status May 2023 | Visa processing and Pre-Departure Orientations for Fi...

  UNESCO WHV 2022 – Let’s Heritage at Historic City of Ahmedabad, India. Application Deadline: September 5, 2022. The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and play an active role in the protection, preservation and promotion of World Heritage. It consists of action camp projects organized by organizations or institutions, involving national and international volunteers in awareness-raising and hands on activities. These projects are implemented in cooperation with multiple stakeholders and partners, including the local communities, who work together towards the preservation of our common cultural and natural heritage. The World Heritage Volunteers Initiative is led by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service- CCIVS (WHV global coordinator, regional coordinator for Africa, Arab States, Europe and North America, and Latin America a...

  Fulbright Program Competition. Application Deadline: October 11, 2022. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program expands perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue. Fulbright creates connections in a complex and changing world. In partnership with more than 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad. During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.  The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints ...

  European Economic and Social Committee long-term traineeships. Application Deadline: September 30, 2022. Twice a year the European Economic and Social Committee offers traineeships for a period of five months to university graduates. Apply between 1 July and 30 September for the spring session (starting the following year). These periods of in-service training offer an opportunity to learn about the EESC’s roles and activities and to acquire professional experience in a multicultural environment. They begin on 16 February and 16 September of each year and take place in the Committee’s offices in Brussels. For a brief description of the EESC’s organisation chart and tasks typically carried out by trainees, please consult the document from website. Long-term trainees are given a monthly grant in accordance with the provisions regarding traineeships at the EESC. For long-term traineeships taking place within the time period 16/02/2022 – 15/02/2023 the amount of the...

  King Hamad Award for Youth Empowerment to Achieve the SDGs. The award recognizes young people’s endeavor to be effective and productive citizens , contributing to the welfare of their communities and environment, as well as institutions that improve the enabling environment and infrastructure for youth to make an impact. The kingdom of Bahrain believes that investing in the capabilities, energies and ingenuity of young people brings about the best yields for sustainable development and future well-being of any nation. That is why, at the national level, the kingdom prioritizes pioneering initiatives that help youth enhance their capabilities—through training, skill-building, and experience-exchange, to expand their opportunities to choose a future that they desire and contribute to the welfare of their community. Young people make up one-third of the world’s population. They are an extraordinary force for the present and the future. They have unprecedented access to ed...

  Global Innovation Fund The Global Innovation Fund , or GIF, is social impact-first investment vehicle that works with mission-aligned development agencies, philanthropy, and other funders to find and fund evidence-based innovations with the potential to positively impact the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people. They play a distinct role alongside existing development assistance by taking smart risks public agencies cannot using a range of financial instruments to achieve our mission. They  help guide entrepreneurs through their journey to scale using a venture-style staged funding approach where more speculative ideas receive smaller amount of support and increased funding follows successful testing and achievement of proof points. Often, entrepreneurs’ good ideas fail to generate their full potential social benefit because there is a mismatch between the kind of capital they need and the kind of capital available to these high-risk investments. At G...

  A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards The STAR Scholars Network is committed to promoting transnational research and collaboration between scholars in different countries (e.g., joint publications and research partnerships) that impacts humanity positively beyond national borders. The Global Connections Awards recognize “STAR Scholars” for their achievements and distinctive contributions to transnational research that demonstrates the very best of scholarship and/or collaboration among scholars around the world. Benefits North Star Medal of Lifetime Achievement The North Star Medal of Lifetime Achievement is the STAR Scholars Network’s premier acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and success in transnational research. The medal honors a senior scholar whose lifelong service, leadership and contributions serve as a guiding “North Star” for scholarly work and research collaboration. Shining Star Research Award Each year, the STAR Scholars Network celebrate...

  Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism Application Deadline: September 15, 2022 South Korea’s capital was relocated to Hanyang (present-day Seoul) in the 1390s. Seoul has grown and developed with a focus on economic efficiency throughout the process of modernization. On the flip side, the city has become more cut off from the benefits provided by Mother Nature featuring its mountains, streams, winds, etc. At the 4th (2023) Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, it is hoped that this open competition will serve as an active forum in which participants discuss how to overcome the relevant obstacles. Since the late 1950s post-Korean War period (1950-1953), Seoul Metropolitan’s administrative zones have been expanded with a population boom associated with the rapid expansion of the city. Plans for the city’s urban development were focused on expansion of roads and supply of housing along with the development of technologies, which has led to elements of nature...

  Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship Application Deadline: September 1, 2022 What makes a future leader? In their eyes, you’re an exceptional thinker and highly ambitious. You are a natural collaborator with big ideas. And you’re driven by a desire to bring positive change to the world. These are the attributes we celebrate with our Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships – designed in conjunction with Australia’s leading universities to be a genuinely life-changing experience. Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships are among the most potent development scholarships in Australia. As well as investing up to $120,000 over 2-3 years into your postgraduate studies, the Scholarship will also shape your leadership skills far and above your expectations. Naturally, good ideas deserve to go global. So they’ll encourage you to open your mind to new experiences by heading overseas for up to six months to study. Whether it be at a world-class university, an NGO or a private organisatio...

  Development-Related Postgraduate Courses: DAAD Scholarship in Germany With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes , the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialized countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and health for all. The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years’ professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/PhD) in Germany. Benefits Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 861 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral ...