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ZENDESK TECH FOR GOOD IMPACT AWARDS 

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Application Deadline: August 15, 2024.

LOCATION: USA

The Zendesk Impact Awards are open to registered nonprofit organizations that would like to use Zendesk software to serve their beneficiary communities and help organizations scale their service response. Impact Award applications must be submitted by August 15, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Zendesk Impact Awards are open to verifiable charitable organizations including U.S. organizations classified as 501 (c)(3) public charities and foreign organizations operating for charitable purposes whose activities are in furtherance of the Foundation’s core focus areas of:

Fostering community

Promoting resilience in times of crisis

Creating career pathways in tech

Organizations must submit an application via the submission form that demonstrates how the applicant’s beneficiary communities will be impacted by Zendesk software and grant funds.#

You must submit proof of nonprofit status with your application in the “attachment” section of the application form. 

Current zendesk customers are not eligible for the impact awards.

Current and past zendesk grantees are not eligible for the impact awards.

Only applications submitted through the application form will be considered. Zendesk will not accept emailed applications.

At this time, zendesk is only accepting applications written in english. 

At this time, we are unable to grant to organizations based in: belarus, central african republic, crimea region of ukraine, congo, cuba, iran, iraq, lebanon, liberia, libya, north korea, somalia, syria, ukraine, russia, venezuela, yemen, and zimbabwe.

BENEFIT:

The Tech for Good Impact Awards will be providing free software and multiple grants ranging from $5,000 – $50,000 to global nonprofit organizations.

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BRITISH COUNCIL 90TH ANNIVERSARY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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Application Deadline: July 26, 2024

LOCATION: England

As they celebrate their 90th anniversary in 2024, they are delighted to announce a new research partnership with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh. They are awarding two 12-month fellowships starting in January 2025 – open to postdoctoral researchers based in any ODA (Official Development Assistance) recipient country where the British Council operates (see ‘Eligibility’ section below).

ELIGIBILITY:

These are early-career fellowships, meaning applicants must be within seven years of completion of their PhD.

Applicants must be based in an ODA recipient country in which the British Council operates, and should be qualified to undertake postdoctoral level research for the fellowship.

See the full list of eligible countries on the program website

BENEFIT:

The fellowship provides a bursary of £2,500 per month and travel expenses as well as desk space, library access and academic mentoring as part of the vibrant scholarly community of visiting fellows at IASH. Fellows will also be expected to engage closely with the British Council throughout their fellowships (including visits to UK offices), with the option to spend time in a British Council office in their home country as part of the knowledge exchange component of the fellowship.

This is a three-year partnership. Over the coming years, additional rounds of fellowships – starting in January 2026 and January 2027 – will be awarded as part of the same programme.

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