Deadline: 30 September 2015
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) invites non-profit organizations around the world to submit proposals for innovative conflict resolution and peacebuilding projects focused on preventing, managing and/or resolving violent conflict and promoting peacebuilding, reconciliation and dialogue in communities experiencing conflict. creative and innovative projects that aim to prevent and respond to conflicts around the world; promote peaceful coexistence through dialogue; and foster pluralism, good governance, freedom of belief, justice and reconciliation, social and economic development, respect for human rights, and gender equality and empowerment.
The JWF is a non-governmental organization that promotes peaceful coexistence through dialogue and understanding at global, regional and local levels.
Grant Awards
- Project Grants of maximum US$50,000 to implement the project.
- Best Implementation Cash Awards:
- US$30,000 – First Place Award
- US$20,000 – Second Place Award
- US$10,000 – Third Place Award
Project Topics (may be but not limited to)
- Inter-communal and inter-state dialogue/cooperation
- Peace education
- Pluralism and multiculturalism
- Youth, conflict and peacebuilding
- Early warning and conflict prevention
- Mediation and negotiation
- Post-conflict reconciliation
- Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
- Good governance, rule of law and transitional justice
- Poverty, development and peacebuilding
- Gender and peacebuilding
- Religion and peacebuilding
- Role of media in conflict and peacebuilding
- Social-psychological impacts of violent conflict and trauma healing
- Development and peacebuilding
- Social media and peacebuilding
Key Dates
- 30 September 2015 – Summary Proposal Submission Deadline
- 1 January 2016 – Announcement of Shortlist
- 31 January 2016 – Final Proposal Submission Deadline
- 1 April 2016 – Announcement of the Grant Nominees
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit organizations from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply.
- At least one member of the applicant team must be more than 18 years of age.
- Proposals for supporting or advancing already existing projects are not eligible. However, project proposals for new stages, or using the previous implementations as a model in different areas are accepted.
How to Apply
- The only accepted file type is PDF.
- The concept note should be no more than 4 pages.
For more information, please visit Peace Projects.
