Campus Representatives

Apply now to be a Campus Rep for the 2011-2012 school year! As a CGI U Campus Rep, you will have the opportunity to:

• Conduct outreach to engage students with CGI U
• Help develop and support CGI U commitments
• Work with students, university administrators, faculty, and youth organizations
• Organize speaker events on and off campus which address global issues
• Assist in fundraising for CGI U commitments

Select Campus Reps will be profiled on the CGI U website and in CGI U newsletters.

To apply Click here

Starbucks Foundation Funding Opportunity for Youth Focused Organizations

The Starbucks Foundation is currently accepting letters of enquiry from eligible organizations for the spring 2012 grant cycle. The Starbucks Foundation only reviews organizations through their annual online Letter of Inquiry process. It supports organizations that

• provide training to young people to develop necessary skills and knowledge to incubate ideas, identify and assess community needs, create a plan of action, execute a plan and evaluate outcomes against goals
• build ongoing leadership capacity and long term engagement of young people
• communicate young peoples’ success stories through various media (print, video, web based).

The following types of organizations are eligible to request funding from The Starbucks Foundation:

• U.S. applicants must be tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Applicants outside the United States must be charitable in purpose and identified as NGOs or the equivalent of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

The Starbucks Foundation will consider grants between $10,000 and $30,000. Please be specific about the amount of funding you are requesting. Funds should be spent within one year of grant award.

Last date for submission of letters of enquiry is December 1, 2011.

Click here for more information.

EarthCorps International Program for Environmental Restoration

EarthCorps is currently inviting international groups and non-US citizens to join the 6-month international program for environmental restoration. EarthCorps brings together emerging environmental leaders from around the world to participate in an environmental service program. 

This is not a classroom or workshop – 80% of the program is in the field, in all weather conditions and requires participants to be very physical. The program will start in June 2012 and complete by mid-December 2012. Participants will have to invest 40 hours a week, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm in this program. Participants take part in environmental restoration projects, such as tree-planting, trail construction, stream restoration, and invasive plant removal. Projects are located throughout Washington State.

EarthCorps charges no fees for international participants. Limited travel scholarships are available covering 30% of roundtrip airfare costs up to $1000.
Last date for submitting the application is November 18, 2011.

For more information click here

Apply for the 6th World Youth Congress.

The application process for the 6th World Youth Congress by Peace Child International is open now. The Congress will bring together hundreds of young people (age 18-30) from around the world.They will include young development activists, young media professionals, young educators, young artists, young entrepreneurs, young health professionals, disadvantaged young people, young athletes for development, virtual delegates, and young environmentalists.


The Main criteria for selection will be evidence that you have done something significant in your community – which has shown leadership, invention, initiative, drive and determination to succeed.All delegates will have the chance to meet many development / sustainability experts, academics, politicians, artists and diplomats in the Round Table discussions, the opening and closing plenaries, the skills workshops and the Action Projects.


Moreover, many young people who do not have the opportunity to the congress in person, will have the chance to listen to the plenaries, attend workshops and debates, pose questions and help draft documents as virtual delegates.

To apply Click here

Equitas 33rd International Human Rights Training Program

Equitas is currently seeking applications from organizations around the world to nominate eligible candidates to attend the 33rd annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP). This three week training program to be held during June 3 – June 22, 2012 in Montreal, Canada is intended for human rights workers and educators from non-governmental organizations, National Human Rights Institutions, government bodies and educational institutions.


The goal of the IHRTP is to strengthen the capacity of human rights organizations to undertake human rights education efforts aimed at building a global culture of human rights. The curriculum is based on principles of adult experiential learning in which participants and facilitators engage in a process of mutual teaching and learning.
Equitas with support from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is also offering a limited number of bursaries to selected International and Canadian candidates. The bursary includes full tuition fees (including room and board) for the 3-week training program as well as travel expenses. Once eligibility has been determined, the Selection Committee will award the bursaries to the Candidates who best meet the requirements. Due to the limited number of bursaries available, there is no guarantee that the selected candidates will receive funding. Therefore it is strongly recommended that the Candidates immediately begin seeking funding from other sources.


Last date for submission of applications is November 21, 2011.
For more information click here 

TED Fellows Program to attend TED Global 2012 Conference.

TED is currently looking for innovators from different disciplines including technology, design, entertainment, engineering, economics, journalism, etc., to be part of an eclectic team of thinkers for TEDGlobal 2012 Conference. TED expects these innovators to have potential to bring positive changes in the world for the betterment of the lives of people. TED invites youths in the age group of 21-40, from regions of Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Carribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. However, anyone from around the world and over 18 years of age is welcome to apply to be a TED Fellow.



All Fellows must attend all pre-conference and conference events. Late arrival and early departure from the conference are grounds for dismissal. TED pays for round-trip economy airfare, ground transportation to and from the conference location, and meals and shared accommodation on site. TED does not cover hotel incidental expenses.

Last date for submitting the applications is December 06, 2011.

For more information, visit this link.

IDEO.org Fellowship Program 2013

IDEO.org is accepting applications for the IDEO.org Fellowship Program 2013 that provides an opportunity for leaders in the social sector (and other areas) to work on designing solutions to address poverty-related problems.

The Fellowship Program enables future global leaders from the design, business, and social sectors to spend one year working with experienced IDEO designers to address poverty-related challenges using the tools of human-centered design. Over a 12-month period, Fellows will deliver solutions for non-profits, social enterprises, and foundations on an array of topics, such as: agriculture, gender equity, financial services, health, water, and sanitation.

Fellowships are based in California. Frequent travel in the field is required.Candidates applying for the fellowship should have at least 5 years of professional full-time work experience, or a graduate degree plus 3 years of work experience. Proficiency in English is a must.



The deadline to apply is 9 December 2011. 


For more information, visit this link.

OHCHR Call for Applications to the Special Fund

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is accepting project applications for its call for application to the Special Fund of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture 2011-2012. The project applications should aim at implementing recommendations made by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) after a visit to a State party.


Applicants may request grants of up to US$ 20,000, for project applications implemented between 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. 


The Call for Applications 2011-2012 will close on 30 November 2011 at 24:00 CET. 


For more information, visit this link.

The United Nations Democracy Fund: Sixth Round

The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is now open to accepting project proposals for its Sixth Round of Funding from NGOs working for the promotion of democracy, civil society empowerment, including empowerment of women, civic education and voter registration, citizen’s access to information, participation rights and the rule of law in support of civil society and transparency and integrity.
UNDEF provides grants for a period of two years. Although grants will not necessarily match the full amounts applied for, applicant organizations can request a minimum funding of US $50,000. Grant allocations for a project will not exceed $500,000 but the majority of projects are granted no more than $250,000.

Project proposals have to be submitted online through the UNDEF website. This online application system called “Online Project Proposal System” (OPPS) will open from 15 November 2011 onwards. The OPPS has the preset proposal format that needs to be filled online. A sample format has been made available offline for applicants to work on their proposals. Proposals can be submitted in English or French.

The deadline to submit proposals is 31 December 2011. 

For more information, visit this link.

Applications for the Warriors Without Weapons July 2012!

The Warriors Without Weapons is an experiential international training about leadership and social entrepreneurship, offered to youth which are trained in technologies to transform realities anywhere in the world.

The Warriors Without Weapons is a course, but is very different from the traditional ways of teaching you may have seen so far.

Here you put your hands to work to make a collective dream of a better world a reality in 30 days!
HOW TO TRANSFORM A DREAM INTO REALITY

1.  Learn how to see abundance where most see scarcity.
2.  Create affection before fear and judgment.
3.  Value dreams and consider them the best way of working for material change.
4.  Walk together, taking care of ourselves, of each other and of a common dream all at the same time.
5. Guarantee results that are extraordinary and are given as a gift to oneself and to others.
6. Recognize and celebrate the contribution of each in the collective achievement.

It is not easy to put all these ideas into words, especially not in a language that is different from our native tongue. The philosophy developed by the Elos Institute relies on the main idea that we can change the world starting right away, with the resources that we have available. It is time to change our perception about how to collaborate in a truly collective way, to build a better world and to do so with pleasure.

To apply Click here

2012 Millennium Youth Camp in Helsinki

Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA are going to organize the 2012 Millennium Youth Camp to be held in Helsinki Metropolitan Region, Finland in June 2012.
Young people from all over the world born between 1993 and 1996 are invited to apply.


During this camp, about 30 talented and young people from different parts of the world will meet for a week to work together on different projects on mathematics, science and technology. These young people will also get a chance to meet famous scientists as well as the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize Winner during this event. The week-long 2012 Millennium Youth Camp will take place in the Helsinki Metropolitan Region and start on 9 June 2012. Participation is free of charge. As in previous years, the project themes are climate change, renewable natural resources and energy, water, ICT and digitalisation, and applied mathematics.


Last date for submitting the applications is December 19, 2011.

To apply Click here

Echoing Green’s 2012 Fellowship Program

Echoing Green with the purpose of accelerating social change invests in and supports excellent emerging social entrepreneurs in launching new organization that deliver bold, high-impact solutions. Through a two-year fellowship program, they help the network of visionaries develop new solutions to society’s most difficult problems. These social entrepreneurs and their organizations work to solve deeply-rooted social, environmental, economic, and political inequities to ensure equal access and to help all individuals reach their potential. To date, Echoing Green has invested nearly $30 million in seed funding to almost 500 social entrepreneurs and their innovative organizations.


Beginning December 5, 2011, Echoing Green will start accepting applications for the 2012 fellowship program from eligible emerging social entrepreneurs.
Fellowship offers a stipend of $60,000 to individual candidates. In case of 2-person partnership, the stipend increases to $90,000. The stipend is given over a period of two years in four equal instalments. Candidates are also offered stipends for health insurance, professional development, technical support, etc., under this program.


Last date for submission of application is January 9, 2012.

For more information, visit this link.

Clinton Global Initiative University 2012

Each year, CGIU  hosts a meeting where students, national youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities discuss solution to critical global issues. CGI U 2012 will be held at George Washington University, Washington DC from March 30-April 1, 2012. At this meeting, nearly 1,200 attendees will come together to make a difference in CGI U’s five focus areas: Education, Environment & Climate Change, Peace & Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. It is an amazing opportunity to learn from and connect with other young leaders and to make connections that will help you to execute your plan of action.


The application deadline for students seeking trip assistance to CGI U 2012 is: December 5, 2011.

The final deadline for the CGI U 2012 application is: January 17, 2012.


To apply click here