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THE $275,000 LOSS AND DAMAGE GRANT

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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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STANFORD AFRICAN SCHOLARS IN GLOBAL

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Application Deadline: Deadline: February 25, 2024, 11:59pm PT

LOCATION: USA

Applications are now open for the first two cohorts of the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health (SASH) Program. This three-year program supports 24 mid-career physicians from African countries to travel to Stanford for a six-week period of time, gaining a specific skill set identified by the African scholars as a need to improve health outcomes at their academic institution.

ELIGIBILITY:

This program is open to licensed African physicians with a faculty appointment, who are currently working at an African academic institution. It is open to physicians from all specialties and primary care who seek a specific skill to improve health outcomes at their institution. However, we will prioritize those from Sub-Saharan Africa interested in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, oncology, vaccine uptake or inflammatory diseases.

To be considered, applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria:

Be in good standing within their institutions and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes in their home countries.

Be an African citizen* who is currently living, teaching and practicing clinically in an African country.

Be a board-certified medical doctor with one of the following degrees: MD, MBChB or MMed.

Be a mid-career physician, appointed as a faculty member for at least 3 and less than 15 years.

Have strong working proficiency in written and spoken English (as determined by the selection committee).

BENEFIT:

The program includes/provides:

Visa costs

Living expenses while at Stanford during Phase 1

Honorarium for Phase 1

Travel to and from a San Francisco regional airport, economy class roundtrip airfare for the awardee only, and associated travel costs to Stanford for Phase 1

Up to $50,000 in grant funding from Pfizer provided directly to scholars’ academic institutions for phase 2 project implementation. These funds cannot be used to purchase capital equipment.*

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