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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) announced its call for applications for the 2017 UN DESA Grant on Energy for Sustainable Development. The thematic focus for the 2017 Grant is “Sustainable Energy for Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World”, reflecting the multiple roles that energy plays in the eradication of poverty through advancements in health, education, water supply, industrialization and combating climate change.
The 2017 Grant seeks to advance sustainable development by encouraging scientific and technological innovations and fostering leadership initiatives and innovative actions that improve sustainable energy for eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity, while addressing economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Applications are open to individuals, institutions or partnerships based on past and current achievements. Successful recipients should be able to demonstrate leadership and innovation in sustainable energy for eradicating poverty, as well as willingness and ability to implement knowledge transfer through capacity building activities aimed at replicating and scaling up successful experiences and lessons learned.
The Grant carries an award of one million US dollars to fund such capacity building activities.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications are accepted online only. To access the online application form, please see https://poweringthefuture.un.org/apply
For eligibility requirements and selection criteria, please see https://poweringthefuture.un.org/about/guidelines
Applications must be submitted in English by 15 June 2017
For queries and additional information, please send emails to [email protected].