Hi, please go through these below-mentioned opportunities which UNESCO has recently opened:
Call for Applications: International Fund for Cultural Diversity 2021 (100,000 USD in funding)
Deadline: 16 June 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seeking applications for its International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the IFCD is a voluntary multi-donor fund that supports the emergence of dynamic cultural sectors in developing countries. This year, the IFCD joins the celebration of the International Year of the Creative Economy for Sustainable Development by calling for projects that aim to make strong contributions to the creative economy in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention…[more]
$10,000 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant
Deadline: 18 April 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the support of the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO, has launched the ‘Silk Roads Youth Research Grant’ within the framework of the Social and Human Sciences Sector. This new initiative, which aims to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared heritage, will award 12 research grants to young women and men under 35 years of age…[more]
Apply Now: the US $30,000 Prize for the Safeguarding & Management of Cultural Landscapes
Deadline: 31 April 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes was created in 1995 to reward outstanding examples of action to safeguard and enhance the world’s cultural landscapes, a category of World Heritage…[more]
UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development: Win USD 50,000!
Deadline: 30 April 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-Japan Prize on Education for sustainable development, funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. It was awarded for the first time by the Director-General of UNESCO in November 2015. The Prize and award winners recognize the role of education in connecting the social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions of sustainable development…[more]
Call for Nominations: 2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ & Women’s Education (the US $50,000 each)
Deadline: 26 May 2021
The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education. It is the first UNESCO Prize of this nature and is unique in showcasing successful projects that improve and promote the educational prospects of girls and women and in turn, the quality of their lives…[more]
2021 UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Deadline: 30 June 2021
Applications are now open for the 2021 UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to foster international cooperation across cities of the world that invest in culture and creativity as accelerators of sustainable development. Through seven creative fields – Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music – cities in the Network are innovative and strategic with a large scope of initiatives that have positive economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts…[more]
