Nunn School Travel Grants for Professional Development | 2023-2024

The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is providing a fixed number of grants of up to $1000 to support students attending academic seminars and conferences/workshops during the academic year.  Remote/Virtual conferences/workshops are eligible. Eligibility: You must be an enrolled INTA, IAML, EIA, MSIA, MSISEC, MSIAST, or DRIAST student to receive the funds. Deadline: Rolling (summer 2023, fall 2023, spring 2024) To access the online application: https://forms.office.com/r/pZm2aNfPz4

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Carbon Reduction Challenge

The Carbon Reduction Challenge, An initiative of the GT College of Sciences and, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, in collaboration with the Georgia Climate Project, is a competition focused on empowering students to become part of the climate change solution. Interning and co-op students work with an organization, during their internship, on a project that achieves significant reductions in carbon emissions and yields cost savings. While the program is based out of Georgia Tech, we welcome all students.  Students are guided by GT professors throughout the summer and culminate in Final Expo in…

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“Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship

The Bobby R. Inman award recognizes more than six decades of distinguished public service by Bobby R. Inman, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Admiral Inman served in multiple leadership positions in the U.S. military, intelligence community, private industry, and at The University of Texas. His previous intelligence posts include Director of Naval Intelligence, Vice-Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Director of the National Security Agency, and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. He continues to serve as an advisor and mentor to UT students and faculty members, and current government officials. OVERVIEW The…

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Geneva Centre For Security Policy Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security

Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Head of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Head of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges. The inaugural edition of the prize will be awarded in 2023. Applications may come from any country, but the potential impact of the concepts submitted should extend beyond…

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Call for Applications for 2023 Pitch Competition, The Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

CNAS is an independent and bipartisan nonprofit in Washington, D.C., tasked with developing distinguished national security and defense policies. A key part of the CNAS mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow. With this in mind, CNAS created The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas, the Center’s annual premier event that elevates emerging and diverse voices in national security. The Pitch invites students and early career professionals from across a variety of sectors to submit innovative policy ideas to meet new challenges in U.S. national security…

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Registration Open! WMGIC x NATO HQ Disinformation Challenge

William & Mary’s Global Innovation Challenge and NATO Headquarters seek the best undergraduate minds from across the Alliance to tackle disinformation challengesRegistration Deadline: October 14, 2022This challenge will be held virtually over Zoom on Friday, October 21, 2021, from 8am to 2:45pm ET (12pm to 6:45pm GMT).During the Challenge and over seven hours, teams will work with expert mentors in one of seven streams: Russia-Ukraine War, Public Health, Climate Change: Clean Energy, Climate Change: Climate Security, Artificial Intelligence, Gender-Based Violence, and Terrorism. Mentors will help guide students as they discuss and deliberate…

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2022 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

We are delighted to inform you that the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme are now accepting applications for the 2022 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security.   The winners (first, second and third place) will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of renowned practitioners from international organisations, governments and the private sector, based on the following criteria: Dedication to sustainable global security Preservation of human dignity, security and justice Creativity and Originality   The prize for the application coming…

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IWI and OIWC Essay Contest

The Joint Staff of J7 office of irregular Warfare and Competition (OIWC) and the Irregular Warefare Initiative (IWI) have announced an essay contest. The top three essays in each category will be announced publicly. The top essay in each category will be published by the Irregular Warfare Initiative (subject to editorial review). The author of the winning submission for each category will have the opportunity to present their ideas to Joint Staff J7 senior leaders virtually and/or potentially be featured on the Irregular Warfare Podcast. IWI may also elect to…

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2022 Impact Investing Challenge

The Impact Investing Challenge (the Challenge) is IFC’s flagship competition for graduate students worldwide. It provides an opportunity for students to compete and collaborate while showcasing their skills as well as innovative ideas in the rapidly growing field of impact investing. Graduate student teams of 4 members will work together to solve the challenge prompt, create an email proposal in response. The deadline to submit an entry is April 1, 2022. Qualifications Team of 4 members from the same university All members are currently enrolled in a graduate program at…

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REMINDER: German Marshall Fund Video Contest | Submit by March 15

German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) are now accepting applications from university students at U.S. institutions to present their ideas for U.S.-EU cooperation and their vision for the future of transatlantic relations. The five competition winners will be invited to join a funded study tour to Europe in July 2022 to meet with officials, experts, and key stakeholders in Brussels and other European capitals. Submissions are due March 15, 2022. For more details from a previous blog post, click…

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