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The Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development, a grant worth $1 million in funding per year, will award up to US $25,000 to groups led by young people, aged 15-24 years. The Fund supports inspiring youth-led initiatives worldwide and engages the partnership and leadership of young men and women in working towards sustainable urbanization.

Through this new fund, we are recognizing the urgent need to bolster youth-led initiatives, and are at the forefront of a growing movement to place youth at the centre of sustainable development strategies.

Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT

Go to http://www.unhabitat.org/opfund to download the Opportunity Fund application or forward it to an eligible youth-led group.

Application process for 2010 InvenTeams is now underway.  Students and teachers at high schools across the U.S. are eligible to become an InvenTeam and work on an invention project in the 2009-10 academic year.

Each team would receive a grant of up to $10,000.

Invention Ideas
InvenTeam projects span many fields from assistive devices to environmental technologies and consumer goods. Applicants are encouraged to consider needs of the world’s poorest people (those earning $2/day) when brainstorming invention ideas. Some InvenTeams pursue inventions that also augment STEM curriculum such as Project Lead the Way. See former InvenTeams and their invention projects.

2010 InvenTeam Application Timeline
(Grants for the 2009-2010 academic year)

• Early feedback deadline: March 20, 2009
• Initial application deadline: April 24, 2009
• Excite Award recipient notification: May 8, 2009
• Final application deadline: September 11, 2009
• 2010 InvenTeams announced: October 2, 2009

For more information visit InvenTeams website.