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CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION NOMINATION FOR HUMANITARIAN PRIZE

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2024

LOCATION: USA

Every year, they receive hundreds of nominations from around the world for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Nominations for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize are open year-round. The Prize year for which the organization will be considered is determined by when we receive the organization’s nomination.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nominees must be organizations, not individuals.

Nominees must be established, nongovernmental, publicly supported charitable organizations. U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status—or the equivalent for international organizations—will determine eligibility. (International nominees will be contacted by the Foundation for appropriate documentation.)

Nominees must be legally established for at least five years in order to be considered.

Nominees must have their own audited financial statements for at least five consecutive years.

Nominees must have expenditures greater than U.S. $750,000 in their most recent audited fiscal year of operation.

Nominees may not be a Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate or a local office or member organization of a Prize Laureate.

Nominees may not be local offices or member organizations of parent organizations or fiscally sponsored organizations.

Nominees may not be specific programs within organizations or university-based projects.

Nominees may not be academic institutions, such as colleges or universities that provide educational degrees, however, nominees may be an affiliate of academic institutions so long as they maintain an independent tax-exempt status, or equivalent for international organizations, and produce their own audited financials. 

Submission dates:
2025 Prize: January 2024 – April 30, 2024
2026 Prize: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
2027 Prize: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026

BENEFIT:

$2.5 million

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TEJUMOLA OLANIYAN CREATIVE WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline:  Saturday, 1 June 2024.

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates

The Africa Institute, as part of its African Languages and Translation Program, opens applications for its third cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for the academic year, 2024. This residency program is created in honor of the late Nigerian Professor Tejumola Olaniyan and his remarkable intellectual legacy in the field of African literature and critical theory.

ELIGIBILITY:

The residency program welcomes applications from creative writers including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets and scriptwriters related to Africa and the African diaspora

The proposed project can be in Arabic or English (other languages will be considered).

The residency invites recipients to Sharjah, UAE for a period of three months to complete their work.

Applications must include: 

CV/résumé of the applicant

A two-page narrative of the project to be undertaken during the residency period, its significance, and a proposed date of completion.

A sample of published or unpublished writings.

BENEFIT:

A grant of 45,000 AED in total.

Recipients will have the opportunity to publish their texts through The Africa Institute’s publications program. Projects relating to theatre and film scripts can also be published as texts or receive support in facilitating productions. The project could be new or a work-in-progress and should be feasible for completion within the timeframe of the residency.

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