Deadline: 11 September 2016
Are you researcher from an Africa-based institution with a proposal on aid effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa and a focus on health or agriculture? If yes, then apply for the Global Research Competition (GRC).
The Global Development Network (GDN) is seeking applicants for its Global Research Competition (GRC) on the theme of aid effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on health and agriculture.
Priorities
- Building spaces and links for development experts and policy makers from aid recipient countries to voice their analysis and recommendations on how to improve development cooperation between Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and non-DAC donors in SSA
- Strengthen the capacity of African policy actors and research institutions to act as policy advisors to donors and governments across the continent, on development assistance issues
- Through a collaborative effort with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), develop capacities to generate authoritative research that inform donors’ strategic priorities in SSA, on select issues such as on extreme poverty, food security, economic analysis and reform, agriculture development, public/private partnerships, trade, domestic and foreign investment.
Grant information
A research grant of up to USD 24,000 will be awarded to up to four institutions.
Eligibility Criteria
- GDN welcomes Expressions of Interest from qualified research teams based in universities, independent research institutions, think tanks, networks and consortia in Africa with an interest in strengthening or developing a research agenda on aid effectiveness.
- The teams must be of early-career researchers from developing countries with first-hand research experience in the proposed countries of focus, and who have completed their doctoral studies in or after 2011.
- The teams must be transnational and can include team members from different institutions.
- Each team can only submit one EoI under a single sub-theme.
How to Apply
Applicants must download the Application Platform in English or French via given website.
For more information, please visit Global Research Competition.