Entries open for Ockenden International Prizes 2024
Deadline Date: November 30, 2024
Add to Google Calendar
Donor Name: Ockenden International
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Entries are now open for the Ockenden International Prizes.
The Ockenden Prizes Ockenden seeks to support locally-based and/or refugee-led organisations that work directly with refugees and displaced people to advance self-reliance.
Prize Information
- The five winning organisations will each receive GBP25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The five Ockenden International Prizes are open to not-for-profit organisations, registered with their relevant official national and/or local government bodies.
- All entries – and supporting documentation, including financials and accounts – must be in English and USD or GBP.
- Organisations may submit one entry only in each prize year. Unsuccessful organisations are welcome to reapply in future years.
- Winners of Ockenden International Prizes are ineligible to enter for the following three years.
- The not-for-profit organisation must be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of its entered program/project, preferably with measurable evidence of positive outcomes.
- The project/program entered must be up-and-running before March 1, 2024: i.e. it must have been established and operational for a minimum of six months.
Selection Criteria
- The judges will, in particular, look for:
- Projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
- These may be projects that are led by or have a high level of participation from displaced people themselves; projects providing education, legal assistance and/or livelihood assistance; or any other programs that help refugees and/or displaced people build stable, independent lives.
- Projects that have proved to be highly effective in improving the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
- Projects that have led to real change in the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
- Effective initiatives, with measurable evidence of outcomes.
For more information, visit Ockenden International.
Recent opportunities
Peter Yakobe0 Comments
Nominations open for Zuckerberg Water Prize
Peter Yakobe0 Comments
Pairi Daiza Foundation Grant for Biodiversity and Conservation Research
Peter Yakobe0 Comments