Match each individual with the way he was affected by the anticommunist hysteria of the 1950s.

The Hellman/Hammett Grant is for writers, but even human rights activists who have been writing on issues and face the threat of persecution can also apply. “The grants are made possible by the estate of the American playwright Lillian Hellman with funds set up in her name and that of her long-time companion, the novelist… [Read More]

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) at the US Department of State has issued a request for proposals for US-based nonprofits for disbursing “small, short-term emergency financial support to human rights defenders and advocates of human rights globally or regionally when the repression or restriction of basic human rights may occur.” Although… [Read More]

The International Indigenous Women’s Forum (IIWF) or FIMI (Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indigenas) in strong support of empowering indigenous women around the world has announced its first call for proposals under the Indigenous Women’s Fund. The areas prioritized under this grant are educational empowerment, economic empowerment, political participation and institutional strengthening. In fact, the Indigenous… [Read More]

The British Council and the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) have jointly launched the International Health Links Funding Scheme (IHLFS) with the funding support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Department of Health. The scheme will be implemented through a partnership, referred to as Health Link, between health institutions in… [Read More]

NGOs working for children in the areas of health, education and protection located in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East and East Asia are eligible to participate in the STARS Impact Awards from the STARS Foundation. These awards “support organisations committed to achieving excellence in the provision of services to disadvantaged children and… [Read More]

The Right Livelihood Award honours and supports those people around the world who valiantly uphold the principles of right livelihood. “The idea of ‘right livelihood’…embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation, which fully respects other people and the natural world. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions and… [Read More]

LEVE (“Livelihoods in Developing Countries: Health, Environment and Poverty”), the new inter-faculty research area at the University of Oslo has issued the Call for Proposals to Seedfunding for the LEVE Research Network for 2010. It is also an opportunity for researchers to join the LEVE Academic Network. The purpose of this call is to provide… [Read More]

NGOs working for the environment have an opportunity to participate in the $50,000 Carbon 14 Award. Specifically, organizations that are “helping to clean up the oceans, trying to conserve the world’s energy, eliminating carbon emissions, getting involved in with environmental causes or doing anything at all to help or preserve the environment!” have the chance… [Read More]

World Society Foundation (WSF) is inviting research paper proposals from researchers and scholars to undertake a study of the global economic crisis. The crisis started off with failure of financial institutions in the United States, but soon the impact was seen all over the world with major economies dropping in recession that had not happened… [Read More]

The 15th of October, 2009 has been marked as the launching of the call for the King Baudouin International Development Prize offered by the King Baudouin Foundation to organizations or individuals once in two years in recognition of their efforts made towards “sustainable improvement of living conditions in developing countries.” “True to the personality and… [Read More]