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ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: 20th June 2024.

LOCATION: England

The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme. The theme of the 2024 Photography Competition is Transforming Life. The 2024 competition is now open to entries between 14th March and 20th June 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

This competition is open to any amateur photographers both in and outside of the UK (i.e. anyone who earns less than 50% of their annual income through photography).

Entrants can enter either the Photographer of the Year category or the Young Photographer of the Year category.

Each entrant may enter up to three photographs into the competition.

Images should be high resolution JPEG or PNG files and no larger than 10MB in size.

Entrants must fill in all sections of the entry form.

Please read the competition’s full terms and conditions before entering and submitting your photographs.

Photographers are requested to consider their own welfare and that of other individuals and they take care in their attempt get their photographs. Past photographs can be submitted into the competition.

BENEFIT:

There are two categories in the competition, each with a cash prize:

Photographer of the Year (18 and over) – £1,000 top prize 

Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) – £500 top prize

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MASTERCARD SME FUNDS FOR RESILIENCE AND PROSPERITY

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Application Deadline: November 22nd, 2024.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity is a seven-year, US$ 126 million Fund that aims to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the agriculture, climate adaptation and digital economy sectors in 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective of the Fund is to unlock enterprise growth and catalyze, scale-up and sustain the creation of dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women and men, young people with disabilities and refugee youth.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be involved in the sector of focus i.e., agriculture.

Be an existing for-profit Small or Medium-sized Enterprise.

Be implementing business in at least one of the 20 focus countries in Africa.

Be requesting for grant funding ranging from US$ 500,000 to US$ 2,500,000, disbursed over a 3-year period, based on applicants’ development stage, scalability, and business model. Additional tailored technical assistance will be provided to successful applicants. 

Be providing matching contribution of at least 30% of the total project cost.

Have innovative, practical, and scalable businesses that aim to create work opportunities for young women and men, young people with disabilities or refugee youth.

Adhere to fundamental human rights, labour standards, and environmental management laws, both nationally and internationally, including seed laws/policy.

Refrain from any involvement in acts of terrorism or support for terrorist activities.

The countries are Benin, Burundi, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

BENEFIT:

Support from FRP will include grants ranging from US$ 500,000 to US$ 2,500,000, disbursed over a 3-year period, based on the applicant’s development stage, scalability, and business model, in accordance with agreed periodic milestone targets.

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