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Deadline: 15 August 2019

Atlas Corps is currently inviting mid-career professionals from around the world to apply for Fellowships in the United States.

Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to social change in 12-18 month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global leaders. Fellows serve at Host Organizations working on issues that complement their expertise. This prestigious fellowship includes a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing), an international flight, and health insurance.

All applicants must be aged 22-35 and must have 2-10 years of relevant experience in the nonprofit/social sector, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, English proficiency, commitment to return to applicants home country after the fellowship.

Benefits

Fellows – but not their dependents – receive:

Program-related international travel
Program-related domestic travel Basic health insurance that covers new injuries and illnesses
Monthly stipend for basic living expenses (shared housing, food, local transportation, and a phone plan)
Documentation (DS-2019) that enables the Fellow to obtain a J-1 visa.
Placement at a Host Organization
Participation in the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab (leadership development training series)

Eligibility Criteria

Two or more years of relevant experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
English proficiency (oral, writing, reading).
Age 35 or younger.
Commitment to return to applicants home country after the 12-18 month Fellowship.
Commitment to living on a basic stipend that only covers food, shared housing, and local transportation.

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Deadline: 30 June 2019

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The Suqia is the UAE’s water Aid Agency and they are accepting nominations for its Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. This award supports research and development of new and innovative technologies that produce, desalinate and purify water, using solar energy. It supports the global position of the UAE in developing solutions for challenges that are faced by poverty– and disaster-stricken communities worldwide.

The Award encourages leading corporations, research centres, institutions and innovators from across the world to compete in finding sustainable and innovative solar-energy solutions to the problem of water scarcity.

Award Categories & Eligibility Criteria

The Award has three (3) main categories that target pioneering organisations, research centres, individuals, educational institutions, and innovators from all around the world to motivate participants to come up with innovative, solar-powered solutions with the aim of producing clean drinking water:

Innovative Projects Award: The project must clearly demonstrate the use of solar energy to produce safe drinking water in line with World HealthOrganisation (WHO) guidelines, along with innovation in production capacity, technical limitations, disinfection systems, operation or maintenance requirements, while also improving efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Small Projects Award: In addition to the category description, the project must have a capital expenditure (CAPEX) of USD 3 million or below.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the company/organisation directly.
  - Prize Value: $240,000
    - 1st Place: $120,000
    - 2nd Place: $72,000
    - 3rd Place: $48,000
- Large Projects Award: In addition to the category description, the project must have a capital expenditure (CAPEX) over USD 3 million.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the company/organisation directly.
  - Prize Value: $300,000
    - 1st Place: $150,000
    - 2nd Place: $90,000
    - 3rd Place: $60,000

Eligibility

Intended Applicants:Governmental, semi-governmental, private and non-governmental organisations.

Additional Requirements:

The organisation should be a legal entity, with a registered trade license and bank account. Please also attach a copy of the company/organisation trade license or equivalent when submitting applicants application.
The project should be scalable, and eligible for impact investment.

Innovative Individual Award: The individual applying to this category should present an innovative technological solution aimed at addressing water scarcity, exclusively using solar energy to produce safe drinking water in line with World Health Organisation (WHO).
- Distinguished Research Award: In addition to the category description, the applicant shall have attained outstanding achievements of lasting significance for sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources, with at least 10 years of contribution to the water industry or academia research, with a focus on solar powered water innovation.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the individual applicant.
  - Prize Value: $40,000
- Youth Award: In addition to the category description, the applicant must be between the ages of 15 and 35, and have conducted solar powered water projects of proven environmental, scientific, social or technological significance, and relevancy to water issue(s) locally or globally.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the individual applicant.
  - Prize Value: $20,000
- Eligible
  - Intended applicants: Individual applicants
Innovative Research and Development Award: The project must be developed and executed in-house with the aim of extracting safe drinking water from natural sources in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines purifying the product water from possible anthropologic and natural pollutants, while relying exclusively on solar energy. It has two type of Awards:
- National Institutions Award: In addition to the category description, the application must be submitted by the project team and endorsed by the research / educational / corporate / non-profit institutions within the UAE that is sponsoring the project.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the sponsoring institution/entity directly.
  - Prize Value: $ 200,000
    - 1st Place: $100,000
    - 2nd Place: $60,000
    - 3rd Place: $40,000
- International Institutions Award: In addition to the category description, the application must be submitted by the project team and endorsed by the research / educational/ corporate / non-profit institutions outside the UAE that is sponsoring the project.
  - Prize Money and Distribution: Prize money will be awarded to the sponsoring institution/entity directly.
  - Prize Value: $200,000
    - 1st Place: $100,000
    - 2nd Place: $60,000
    - 3rd Place: $40,000
- Eligible
  - Intended Applicants: Individuals or teams from non-profit, educational and academic institutions and research centres that are independent or annexed to governmental or semi-governmental organisations.
  - Additional Requirements:
    - The project or innovation should be in testing stage, with measurable results from prototyping or pilot testing for at least 3 months.
    - Please attach a Letter(s) of recommendation from the organization(s) endorsing the project when submitting applicants application