Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

The Neath Port Talbot Environment Awards 2010 will be open for applications from 1^st March.

Information will be available on the website shortly. The Evening Awards Ceremony will be held in the Towers Hotel on the 12^th November 2010.

Nominations are now being invited for the 2010 Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of Welsh volunteers and voluntary and community groups that have made an outstanding contribution to their community. The closing date for receipt of completed nomination forms is 23^rd April 2010. For more information please visit the WCVA website.

The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health has showcased innovative and accessible healthcare initiatives since 2005 through their Integrated Health Awards. Applications can be made online via the attached document and more information is available at the Foundation for Integrated Health website. Download and complete the application form at the download part of the website and return it by 6.00 pm on 1^st May 2010 to awards@fih.org.uk.

Nominate now for Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards 2010. Details of the scheme, including nomination forms, are available from the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329, or e-mail help@wcva.org.uk. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 23 April 2010. For more information please visit the WCVA website.

GO Wales, a part ESF funded graduate employability programme, wishes to let a framework arrangement to put into place training for graduates in Wales who want to explore or take their first steps towards a freelancing career. This will build on a successful pilot programme, run in October and November 2009, which delivered training to 17 participants, of which it is expected 14 will gain the ILM Level 3 Award in Starting Your Enterprise. HEFCW, the Project Sponsor for the GO Wales programme, would like to let a framework arrangement to:

• Devise a suitable short programme which will lead to the achievement of the ILM Award in Starting Your Own Enterprise or equivalent qualification

• Deliver a series of training programmes at venues across Wales for approximately 240 participants

• The framework arrangement is expected to run from June 2010 until November 2011.

For more information go to the Sell 2 Wales website.

The deadline date is 26th February 2010.

Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards – Notice of Imminent Deadline

 The Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards aim to support early trading and start-up businesses (within their first 12 months of trading) with the most innovative and unusual ideas for their business.  There must be an innovative element either as part of the business (such as a new product) or as part of the business process (such as an unusual marketing campaign or activity). 

Up to £1,000 is available for eligible applicants who must be aged between 16-30 (inclusive) on 31 December 2010, live in the United Kingdom, have or about to have a legal business operating in the UK and have not previously won a Shell LiveWIRE award. 

Applications must be submitted by 28 February 2010.

The Social Enterprise Ambassadors want to inspire and help the next wave of social entrepreneurs, so they’re offering YOU the chance to win a free one-on-one mentoring session with the Ambassador of your choice. If you’re one of the 28 lucky winners, you’ll spend two hours with them, finding out about the lessons they’ve learnt as successful social entrepreneurs, and how these could support you and your business. This is an amazing opportunity to learn from the best and receive expert advice and guidance, tailored to you and your goals. Entry is simple: pick the Ambassador you feel could support you the most and write why you would benefit from a two hour session with them. Get your entry in by 31st March 2010 and you could find yourself face-to-face with one of the country’s leading social entrepreneurs. For more information go to the Social Enterprise Ambassadors website.

The sponsors are looking for a good cross-section of quality Welsh art, ranging from avant-garde to more traditional. A total prize of £2,000 is on offer for the winners.  Winning the competition enables the artists’ work to be seen by a wider audience and provides the opportunity for them to meet other influential world-class artists. The competition is open to any artist over the age of 18, living and working in Wales, and any Welsh artists living in the UK. The 2010 entry deadline is 24 February 2010. For more information please visit the Saint Davids Hall website.

Source: Grantfinder

Nominating someone for an award is simple. The nominee has to live or work in the Evening Post circulation area — Swansea county, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire or South Powys. The closing date is Friday, February 19. Judging will take place during early March and the awards ceremony will take place at the Brangwyn Hall on Friday, April 16. Nominations should include full contact details for yourself and the nominee, the category in which they are nominated, where they are based and up to 300 words on why they should win. To nominate or find out more information please visit the website.

The aim of this awards scheme is to reward schools across the UK which are approaching Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in outstanding or innovative ways, benefiting the whole community inside and outside the school building. Winners, with the exception of the Support for Schools category, receive a cash prize to spend on ICT equipment, provision or training. There is no monetary prize for the Support for Schools category because winners and runners-up in this category are expected to benefit greatly from the national stage the award will give their work. The deadline for entries is 24 March 2010. For more information go to the website.

Source: Grantfinder