Deadline: 18-Feb-22
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce the Grants to Strengthen Inclusive Science and Innovation Systems to support primarily LAC-based organizations, or in most cases consortia of organizations, which include NGOs, think tanks, universities, public research centres as well as national and regional governmental organizations.
This funding opportunity seeks to strengthen science, technology and innovation (STI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), by supporting:
- regional collaboration for research and policy uptake;
- inclusive STI; and
- strong granting councils and regional science coordination agencies.
Streams
The funding opportunity is divided into two main streams:
- supporting collaborative research in LAC, in partnership with science granting councils (SGCs), with an emphasis on mainstreaming gender and inclusion across all activities; and
- supporting capacity-strengthening activities that enable SGCs) and regional science coordination bodies to effectively deliver on mandates and enhance national and regional STI systems.
Funding Information
Consortia applying to Stream 1 may request up to CAD5 million over 4 or 5 years. Consortia applying to Stream 2 may request up to CAD1.5 million over 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Activities should be focused on supporting lower-income countries in the region. Full regional coverage is not required. However, a detailed explanation of the selection will be expected for both streams for specific activities.
- This call for EOIs is open to a consortium composed of public and non-profit organizations located primarily in LAC. These may include regional or national governmental bodies, NGOs, think tanks, universities and public research centres. Organizations may be part of applications under both streams but may only propose to lead one of them.
- Each consortium should select a lead organization. For proposals selected for funding, IDRC will enter into a funding agreement only with the identified lead-applicant organization. The lead-applicant organization must have legal corporate registration in a country in LAC and must be able to administer foreign funds and manage funding arrangements with other organizations in the consortium. The lead organization for the consortium must meet minimum requirements to receive an IDRC grant, which includes being able to sign IDRC’s standard Grant Agreement, periodically amended by IDRC.
- IDRC is bound by Canadian law, which may restrict or prohibit funding for research and organizations in specific countries. For example, if the law limits banking transactions by Canadian financial institutions in a particular country, IDRC will not undertake any form of programming in the country. IDRC also reserves the right to not undertake programming in a given country due to security or other risk factors.
For more information, visit https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/strengthening-inclusive-science-and-innovation-systems-americas