THE $275,000 LOSS AND DAMAGE GRANT

Application Deadline: 15 March, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Loss and Damage Youth Grantmaking Council (LDYGC), in collaboration with the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF) & Open Society Foundations, has opened call for application for its new $275,000 grant cycle aimed at  concrete actions to address the impact of climate change in vulnerable communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Council uses a wide range of eligibility criteria with the goal of having youth-friendly eligibility, addressing some of the issues faced by youth and grassroots organizations in marginalized communities. Applications should cover the criteria below: 

The lead applicant must be 35 or below and must have or lead a youth organization or grassroots organization applying operating locally or nationally especially those located in the most affected areas, vulnerable communities, marginalized groups, or any other that is not mentioned

The application should fall into “action to address L&D” from the above themes and must be submitted before the deadline through the google form provided below. 

The project proposal can be submitted in English, French, or Spanish. We advise applicants submitting in French or Spanish to attach a translation of their project proposal in English if possible. 

The project proposal must not be more than three pages and complete. Incomplete proposals will not be considered. 

The submitted project must fall within the grant’s scope, which is to fund ‘concrete actions to address loss and damage,’ excluding capacity building and awareness campaigns.

BENEFIT:

 $275,000 grant cycle aimed at  concrete actions to address the impact of climate change in vulnerable communities.

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PERNOD RICARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT, MONTREAL

Application Deadline: 20 March, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

The scholarship will identify and connect an interdisciplinary team of 10 committed young leaders who are working to build positive social spaces and tackle harmful drinking and its wider impacts in their countries and communities. Scholars will receive full funding to participate in the One Young World Summit 2024 which takes place in Montreal, Canada from 18 – 21 September.

ELIGIBILITY:

Successful applicants will share our ambition to encourage positive social occasions and tackle harmful drinking. They will be actively making an impact in support of these goals through their own projects, as emerging leaders in larger organisations or by contributing to collective understanding through research. Relevant activities include:

Prevention and education initiatives that aim to reduce excessive alcohol consumption.

Prevention initiatives that aim to reduce social harm.

Projects that tackle the harmful impacts of excessive alcohol consumption.

Projects that improve physical and psychological safety in social environments.

Projects that encourage the bringing together of communities, the savoir être of being together and educational initiatives around social inclusion and fighting isolation.

Research into habits and the behavioural patterns of Gen Z, trends in socializing, including the role of alcohol in this socializing.

In addition, candidates must: 

Be of legal drinking age in their country of residence at the time of their application.

Available to commit to contribute to a collective post-Summit project alongside other scholarship recipients. See ‘Collective Project’ for further details.

BENEFIT:

Participation in the One Young World Summit 2024 in Montreal as a Pernod Ricard delegate.

Hotel accommodation in Montréal between 16 – 21 September (inclusive) 2024.

The cost of travel to and from Montréal (flights in economy)

Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue.

Access to Pernod Ricard professionals in their field on the basis of needs & consultancy.

Collaborate with other scholars to influence Pernod Ricard’s thinking on socialising and efforts to reduce excessive alcohol consumption. Make your voice heard through the collective Summit project.

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