<pre>Hi all, apologies for those who may have access to this but evident from the emails I get many more do not <br>so I hope this benefits some....but why are most opportunties for media and journalists....aren't you a lucky lot!<br>Source is 'The Drum Beat'.<br>Best, Nyaki<br><br><br><br><br>AWARDS<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006.html</a><br><br><br>1. Panos Institute West Africa: ICT Media Production Contest<br>Recognises print articles or a radio production on the theme 'ICT, Democratic<br>Governance and Development in West and Central Africa.' Print and broadcast<br>media journalists from the region may apply for consideration for one of the<br>four prizes of F CFA 500,000 to 1,000,000.<br>Deadline: May 18 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1408.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1408.html</a><br><br><br>2. EADI Prize
for Development Studies 2006<br>Awarded by the European Association of Development Research and Training<br>Institutes (EADI) for an essay exploring an issue of development studies in any<br>field of social sciences. Postgraduate students from an EADI member country or<br>attending a programme at an institutional member of the Association are invited<br>to submit essays of between 5,000 and 7,000 words for consideration for the EUR<br>1,000 prize. <br>Deadline: May 31 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1371.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1371.html</a><br><br><br>3. Reebok Human Rights Award<br>Recognises young activists who have made significant contributions to human<br>rights causes directly relating to the United Nations' Universal Declaration of<br>Human Rights through non-violent means. Honourees, who must be 30 years of age<br>or younger by December 31 2006, receive a US$50,000 grant
from the Reebok Human<br>Rights Foundation to further their work. <br>Deadline: May 31 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1401.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1401.html</a><br><br><br>4. Forum 10 Essay Competition <br>Awarded for an essay by a young professional working in or interested in health<br>research on some aspect of the overall theme of Forum 10: 'Combating Disease and<br>Promoting Health.' The winning essay will be published on the Lancet website and<br>its author invited to take part in Forum 10 in Cairo, Egypt, with all expenses<br>paid.<br>Deadline: June 1 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1365.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1365.html</a><br><br><br>5. World of Children Awards <br>Recognises ordinary people worldwide whose lives are dedicated to doing<br>extraordinary work on behalf of children in
three categories: World of Children<br>Health Award; World of Children Humanitarian Award; and the Founder's Award. The<br>first two award winners will receive US$50,000 Awards; the winner of the<br>Founder's Award will receive US$15,000. <br>Deadline: June 9 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1409.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1409.html</a><br><br><br>6. Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism<br>Spotlights emerging models of journalism that creatively use new information<br>ideas and technologies to engage and educate people about public issues. Entries<br>could include online news experiences, news games, novel uses of cell phones,<br>web cams, iPods, computer kiosks, new uses of software, content management<br>systems, or other advances in interactive or participatory journalism. The<br>Awards will include a US$10,000 Grand Prize and up to US$5,000 in Special<br>Distinction
Awards to be given at the judges' discretion. <br>Deadline: June 15 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1405.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1405.html</a><br><br><br>7. Euro-Med Journalist Prize for Cultural Diversity <br>Open to journalists between the ages of 25 and 35 who work for print or online<br>media, the Prize aims to promote better understanding of the diversity of<br>cultures in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Award winners, two selected from<br>Europe and two from the Mediterranean, will be invited on a guided tour of four<br>countries to explore and report on issues of cultural dialogue and diversity.<br>Deadline: June 20 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1412.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1412.html</a><br><br><br>8. Communication Award for Effective Communication Between Health Care<br>Professionals
and Patients<br>Recognises effective communication between the medical profession and patients<br>in the United Kingdom. The submission must demonstrate enhanced mutual<br>understanding between patients and health care professionals, and should<br>describe work which could be widely adopted for the benefit of patients. The<br>winner will receive �10,000, half of which is paid directly to the individual or<br>team members and half of which will be used to further the award winner's study<br>in the field of medical research. <br>Deadline: July 3 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1406.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1406.html</a><br><br><br>***<br><br><br>Recommend Conflict Websites <br><br>The Institute of Development Studies -<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?r=http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/');">http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?r=http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/</a> - is
publishing<br>a pocket-sized guide to help people find some of the best websites on a wide<br>range of development issues. They are requesting help to select 5 favourite<br>websites about the issue of conflict. Send no more than 150 words indicating<br>what you use the website for and why you recommend it. If your entry is chosen,<br>it will be credited to you and you will receive 5 free copies of the book to<br>share with your colleagues and friends. Send your nominations to<br>g.hurst@ids.ac.uk by May 19 2006.<br><br><br>***<br><br><br>9. 1325 Award<br>Honours an individual or a civil society organisation in a conflict country or<br>region that has developed groundbreaking and effective initiatives to promote<br>the rights of women and to increase their participation at decision-making<br>levels in peace processes. Winners will receive a sum of EUR 15,000 and a work<br>of art made for the occasion, as well as a tour through the Netherlands to<br>present their work to a
variety of diverse audiences. <br>Deadline: July 15 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1413.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1413.html</a><br><br><br>10. Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition <br>Honours the best audio documentary and feature work produced around the world<br>(in English). Organisers seek stories that document a place, time, person,<br>event, phenomenon or issue. Winners receive monetary prizes of up to US$6,000<br>and their programmes will air nationally in the fall as part of the 2006 Third<br>Coast Festival Broadcast.<br>Deadline: July 21 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1411.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1411.html</a><br><br><br>11. Global Junior Challenge Award 2006 <br>Rewards best practices related to the use of new technologies in education and<br>training of
young people. The competition is open to schools and universities,<br>public and private institutions, non-profit and youth associations, large and<br>small companies, research centres, and individuals of any age. <br>Deadline: July 31 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1386.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1386.html</a><br><br><br>12. Award for Children's Science News<br>Recognises excellence in reporting about science for children, including young<br>teens. The award is open to journalists worldwide for work distributed via any<br>medium - print, broadcast or online. The awards will be presented at the<br>American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in San<br>Francisco in February 2007. The award for each category is US$3,000. <br>Deadline: August 1 2006<br><a
href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1402.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1402.html</a><br><br><br>13. International Freedom to Publish Prize<br>The prize, worth CHF 5,000 (US$3,900), recognises individuals and organisations<br>who have made a notable contribution to the defense and promotion of the freedom<br>to publish anywhere in the world. The prize will be presented at the 2006<br>G�teborg Book Fair in September 2006 in G�teborg, Sweden. The main theme of the<br>book fair will be freedom of expression. <br>Deadline: August 1 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1322.html');">http://www.comminit.com/awards2006/awards2006/awards-1322.html</a><br><br><br>FELLOWSHIPS<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006.html#funding2006fellowships');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006.html#funding2006fellowships</a><br><br><br>14. Transitional
Justice Fellowship Program<br>Brings together 12 professionals from select countries to Cape Town, South<br>Africa for three months to explore strategies to be used following a period of<br>conflict or repressive rule in order to bring about a more just society. Fellows<br>receive accommodations and financial support to pay for modest daily expenses<br>during the fellowship period, including food, transportation, and entertainment. <br>Deadline: June 1 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/fellowships2006/funding-33.html');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/fellowships2006/funding-33.html</a><br><br><br>15. Senior International Fellows Programme<br>Provides an opportunity for the professional development of third-sector<br>practitioners from outside the United States who are decision-makers in their<br>professions. Fellows will participate in a 1-month seminar on the U.S. and<br>international voluntary sectors at The Graduate Center of The
City University of<br>New York in the United States. Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition,<br>accommodation, round-trip air tickets; a US$1,300 stipend is provided to cover<br>living expenses. <br>Deadline: June 1 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/fellowships2006/funding-32.html');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/fellowships2006/funding-32.html</a><br><br><br>16. Clive Menell Fellowships 2006<br>Provides an opportunity for two mid-career or senior South African journalists<br>to participate in a three-week programme of discussion and study on<br>international media issues. A series of seminars led by journalists, scholars<br>and key policy makers will focus on issues such as journalism and media, public<br>policy, economics, international relations, environmental affairs and new media<br>technologies. <br>Deadline: August 1 2006<br><a
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are both national and regional in Angola, Botswana,<br>Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Programmes<br>broadly focus on education, media, information and communication technology<br>(ICT), human rights and democracy. <br>Deadline: Rolling deadline<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/grants2006/funding-19.html');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/grants2006/funding-19.html</a><br><br><br>SCHOLARSHIPS<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006.html#funding2006scholarships');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006.html#funding2006scholarships</a><br><br><br>20. AIDS 2006 Media Scholarship <br>Provides a limited number of scholarships to media representatives from around<br>the world to attend the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto from August<br>13 to 18 2006. The aim is to facilitate the attendance, and subsequent<br>conference coverage, of journalists from predominantly
resource-poor settings.<br>Deadline: May 15 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/scholarships2006/funding-34.html');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/scholarships2006/funding-34.html</a><br><br><br>21. Peace and Reconciliation Studies Scholarship<br>Eight scholarships are being offered to non-European Union students to attend<br>the one-year Master's programme in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry<br>University in England. The scholarship will cover the tuition fees, valued at<br>�8500; recipients will be responsible for securing funds for subsistence and<br>accommodation. <br>Deadline: June 1 2006<br><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/scholarships2006/funding-30.html');">http://www.comminit.com/funding2006/scholarships2006/funding-30.html</a><br><br><br>22. Peace through Health Travelling Studentships <br>Designed to support students in undertaking a research project relating to peace<br>through health.
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