New funding is available to support projects using the Internet for social and economic development in Asia Pacific.
Projects that introduce, improve and apply Internet technology for the benefit of Asia Pacific communities may be eligible for financial support of up to AUD30,000 (Php1.1M) through the ISIF Asia grants program.
But if you are interested, you have to be quick: applications close 31 October 2014.
The ISIF Asia Grants program presents a great opportunity to secure seed or supporting funds for local actors who are addressing local and regional issues using Internet technologies in an innovative way.
Previous grant recipients include an educational video-on-demand system for a rural hill-tribe village in Thailand; a project to digitalize and preserve Oro, a secret signage language of the nomadic Penans in the Malaysian rainforest; and an app and mapping platform to increase maternal health service accountability for tea garden workers in Assam, India.
Grants will be provided to project proposals to be implemented in a period of 3 to 12 months. Selected projects will commence activities in February 2015.
The four funding categories are: innovation on access provision; innovation on learning and localization; code for the common good; and rights.
ISIF Asia provides financial support for projects in the form of “small grants.” Small grants are not repayable as no money or interest must be paid back. Grants allocation is decided through a competitive process following a rigorous selection process. This funding mechanism allows the use of flexible and simple management tools.
More information, eligibility criteria and application forms are available at: http://isif.asia/grant
