Deadline: 30-Sep-20
The Global Development Network (GDN) invites researchers from low-income or middle-income countries to submit research proposals within the theme, ‘Unpacking the health environment-economic wellbeing nexus,’ for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD).
Finalists will be invited to join communications training in preparation for a pitch of their project in front of a high-level Jury, which will decide which research proposal to award.
The awards will be given to the organization(s) or researcher(s) whose proposals hold the greatest promise for improving the understanding of development issues and puts forth clear, articulate and well-researched policy implications to address relevant development problems.
Funding Information
- The first prize winner will receive a grant of US$ 30,000.
- The second prize and third prize winners will receive a grant of US$ 10,000 and US$ 5,000 respectively.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible countries for the ORD competition are those classified by the World Bank as low-income or middle-income countries. The competition is open only to researchers who are citizens or permanent residents of these countries. The applicants (including team members) can be asked to submit proof of their citizenship and residency through documents with legal standing, at any point during the competition. Please note that all personal information details as provided in the application (and CV) should be factually correct, else the application will be liable for disqualification. The information on the Identity Card will remain strictly confidential with GDN.
- Citizens of eligible countries currently residing in a non-eligible country are only allowed to apply if they have been living in the non-eligible country for no more than five years as of 20 July 2020. This should be clearly shown as in the CV and personal information should be provided. In case any information is found to be incorrect, the proposal is liable for disqualification during any stage of the competition, including after the grant has been conferred.
- CVs for all team members must be included in the application. The CVs should clearly state the age of all team members, the citizenships for all team members, and the country of residence for the past five years for all team members and the current institutional affiliations for all team members. These details are mandatory, and an application will be deemed incomplete if these details are not submitted.
- The upper age limit for all applicants is 45 years as of 20 July 2020. Individuals above 45 years of age as of 20 July 2020 are not eligible to apply.
- The proposal should not be receiving or scheduled to receive funds from other sources to be eligible for consideration for the ORD unless it is clearly explained how the additional funds provided by the ORD would reinforce the existing funds for the successful completion of the research.
- Similar proposals or papers resulting as products from full or partial GDN funded activities (Global Research Projects and other competitions not limited to Regional Research Competitions, Global Research Competitions, etc.), cannot be submitted for this competition.
For more information, visit http://www.gdn.int/Awards2020