Deadline: 11-Aug-2025
The Reducing Conflict and Improving Performance in the Economy (ReCIPE) program is currently inviting applications for its PhD Research Grants. These grants aim to support proposals addressing three key development issues that intersect with conflict and economic performance.
The grants can fund research assistance, data collection or purchase, and possibly stipends or teaching buyouts if well justified. Travel to field sites is also supported, including when secondary data is used. Such travel is especially encouraged for researchers without prior experience in their study countries, though applicants must clearly justify these activities and address safety and security considerations.
The research themes include public policies for peace, exploring how policies influence incentives for violence; private and public investment’s role in peace and economic conflict; and the relationship between institutions, democracy, and stability. Other themes cover geoeconomics, linking geopolitics and economics; climate change and natural resources in conflict; and the impact of information, media, and public opinion on conflict and forecasting.
Further themes focus on ethnic diversity and nation-building, peacemaking and reconstruction efforts, and the intersections of gender, inequality, and conflict. These diverse topics reflect ReCIPE’s broad approach to understanding conflict and economic development.
Applications are welcome worldwide, encouraging collaborations between researchers from lower- and higher-income countries. However, due to current political sanctions, proposals including researchers from Russian institutions cannot be accepted. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
Applicants should be enrolled in a PhD program, preferably beyond their first year, with individual or team submissions accepted. While co-investigators do not have formal requirements, their expertise and qualifications will be considered in evaluations.
For projects involving fieldwork in conflict or post-conflict areas, additional restrictions and risk assessments apply. Proposals must detail potential delays and alternatives to face-to-face research. Fieldwork must be approved by the researcher’s university and, where possible, in-country ethical boards, adhering to government and security advice.
Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality and feasibility of the research, policy relevance, value for money, and their contribution to expanding knowledge in the field.
For more information, visit ReCIPE.
