Deadline: 31-Jan-24
The Williams Institute’s Global LGBTQI+ Small Grants Program is designed to encourage new empirical research focused on LGBTI populations in the least developed, low- and middle-income countries and amplify the voices of researchers from those regions.
The program also aims to strengthen research capacity among participants by supporting networking and knowledge exchange (including a colloquium to present research findings) and providing mentorship, where needed, from Williams Institute scholars.
The program promotes two goals:
- Generate sound empirical research on issues impacting LGBTQI+ populations in least developed, low-, and middle-income countries that impacts law and policy.
- Strengthen the capacity of researchers from these countries to further conduct rigorous, impactful research on issues impacting LGBTQI+ persons through partnerships, knowledge exchange, and mentorship (as needed).
Applicants must consist of partnerships between experienced researchers and civil society organizations. Priority will be given to research proposals that expressly aim to inform practice, service delivery, and policy. Awardees will receive a grant to support their research, and work supported by the program may be featured on the Williams Institute’s website and highlighted at organizational events.
Project Topic Areas
- Research projects are not limited to any particular topic, methodology, or area of public policy, but they must be empirical in nature.
- Other topics are welcome and may include (but are not limited to):
- Demographics and socio-economic characteristics of LGBTQI+ people
- Discrimination, including multiple forms of discrimination, against LGBTQI+ people
- Violence against LGBTQI+ people
- Economic and educational outcomes among LGBTQI+ people
- The effects of COVID-19 on LGBTQI+ people
- Access to services, programs, and government benefits among LGBTQI+ people, including barriers to access
- The effects of laws and policies on LGBTQI+ people, including supportive (e.g., non-discrimination laws) and unsupportive (e.g., bans on access to gender affirming care) policies
- Public opinion toward or among LGBTQI+ people
- Unique experiences and needs of trans+ people, people with intersex conditions, LGBTQI+ youth, and LGBTQI+ elders
- Religiosity, religious exemptions, and LGBTQI+ people
- The experiences of LGBTQI+ parents
- Projects that include new methodologies in collecting data on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics (or people with intersex conditions), including development of research instruments in local languages
Funding Information
- They plan to fund projects with a budget up to $4,999. Funds will be disbursed in a lump sum and can provide both salary support and costs associated with acquiring and analyzing new or existing data. Proposals that are part of larger research initiatives are also welcome. Funds will be directly awarded to individual grantees and not through universities or other institutions. They cannot provide funding for indirect (or overhead) costs. Requests for travel funding should be limited to travel that is needed to carry out the research project. Project budgets should be for activities from April 1, 2024 to April 1, 2025. Applicants should consult a tax adviser on any potential tax liabilities stemming from an award of a small grant.
Reporting Responsibilities
- Grant recipients will be responsible for the following reporting requirements:
- A brief project update via Zoom at the mid-point in the project timeline.
- A summary report by the project end date, including a description of progress in accomplishing the project aims, funds expended, and a 500-word summary of the project findings written for a general audience.
- Any resulting publications based on the research project for possible inclusion on the Williams Institute’s website.
- Participation in a future colloquium with other grantees and invited participants to share research findings.
Eligibility Criteria
- At least part of the research team must reside or work in countries defined by the DAC list of ODA recipients, and the research must focus on issues impacting LGBTQI+ persons in those countries.
- Proposals must consist of partnerships between experienced researchers and civil society organizations.
- Experienced researchers include senior and junior faculty from a variety of disciplines, including social sciences (e.g., economics, sociology, demography, social psychology), public health, empirical legal studies, and public policy. Advanced graduate students (PhD, JSD) interested in pursuing research focused on LGBTQI+ people, as well as experienced researchers unaffiliated with academic institutions or who work with civil society organizations, are also eligible to apply in partnership with at least one civil society organization.
- They are only able accept proposals in English at this time. However, any publications that result from the research need not be in English.
- Projects should aim to be completed within 12 months, with a final publication within 18 months of the start date.
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