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PULITZER CENTER ACE MICRO GRANTS 2025

Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

LOCATION: USA

The Pulitzer Center’s Africa outreach program is launching the Africa Climate and Environment Micro Grants, or ACE Micro Grants, a call for outreach proposals for local movements in Africa to apply with innovative ideas for climate and environment outreach activities that clearly and creatively integrate Pulitzer Center stories.

ELIGIBILITY:

Types of organizations: This micro grant is intended for grassroots organizations, civil society organizations and coalitions, youth movements, and other groups working on issues relating to the intersection of climate and labour, the environment, journalism, civil rights, and active citizenship in Africa.

Capacity for collaboration: A track record of co-creating impactful projects with other organizations and operational capacity to manage micro-grant resources from an international organization.

Alignment with key issues: Proven experience working on the identified topics (climate change, the rainforest, the ocean, and transparency and governance). 

Affiliation or past experience with the chosen target: Direct connection with the chosen target (young professionals or impacted communities), either through membership or through evidence of past experience of collaboration.

BENEFIT:

Grants range from USD $2,500 to USD $3,000. We expect projects to be implemented and concluded within four months of approval (please see the timeline below).

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THE 2025 PAUL FARMER LECTURESHIP AND AWARD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY

Application Deadline: Sunday, June 8th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT.

LOCATION: Canada

The McGill School of Population and Global Health is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. The nomination deadline is Sunday, June 8th, 2025. To honour Paul’s legacy, the McGill School of Population and Global Health established a lectureship and award in 2024 that is given on an annual basis to an individual who models and demonstrates Paul’s vision of a ‘preferential option for the poor’ to achieve equity in health.

ELIGIBILITY:

Is a living person, an exceptional practitioner, leading impactful work to address health inequities in underserved communities in any region of the world;

Has a substantial, long-term track record of demonstrably improving health equity at the community level;

Is from any region of the world but nominations from the Global South are especially welcome;

May conduct research or lead an institution as part of their practice, but the award is not based on research track record or an individual’s rank within an institution; it is based on practice or service that leads to improvement of health equity.

The deadline to submit nominations is Sunday, June 8th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Late submissions will not be considered.

All nominations must be submitted via the online nomination form found below.

Nominators can anticipate receiving notification of the competition results from McGill in September 2025.

Self-nominations are not accepted. All nominations must be submitted by a single lead nominator who will take responsibility for putting together the below package. Nominees must be made aware of their nomination beforehand and provide their consent to the nominators.

BENEFIT:

The Awardee will deliver a special lecture/oration at McGill University and receive a cash honorarium. In 2025, the honorarium will be CAD $5,000. Travel to visit McGill University will also be covered.

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