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INNOVATE 4 NATURE AWARDS

Application Deadline: 5 April 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland.

Get visibility, Win a grant, Access networks. Participate in the I4N AWARD and accelerate your nature-positive solution.  The goal of I4N is to support nature-positive solution providers around the pre-seed and seed stage, where a business plan or a minimum viable product is available and needs validation. APPLY NOW

ELIGIBILITY:

Participation is free of charge.

There is no geographical restriction, organisations from any country are welcome to apply.

There are no specific requirements regarding legal form, ownership structure or age of entity.

The minimum requirement is the presence of a business model, a business plan, a marketable pilot product, or a minimum viable product (MVP).

We only accept applications directly from founders and not from fundraisers.

Should you be selected, at least one founder or executive director must be available either in person or via video call on the day of the Jury meeting: Thursday, June 13th, 2024, in Morges/Lausanne, Switzerland.

BENEFIT:

The I4N Award offers a total of CHF 100,000 in prize money across four focus areas. In addition to the financial support, award winners can benefit from access to an ecosystem of partners and experts. Moreover, I4N Grants or access to training or mentoring may be provided to particularly promising nature-positive solution providers.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE GRANTS

Application Deadline: 23 April 2024, 16:00 UTC

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Grants are available for early career researchers at member universities to attend and take part in conferences. Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Be an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university

Be within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks. A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Identify a conference that they would like to attend in a Commonwealth country, taking place between August 2024 and February 2025. 

Review the FAQs/Application Guidance.

Submit an application through the online application form

If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account here, then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form when applications open.

BENEFIT:

​Grants are a maximum of GBP 2,000 which can be used to cover: 

Conference registration fee 

Flights 

Accommodation 

Visa costs 

Travel and health insurance 

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