The ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility, set up to promote and carry out research in microinsurance in developing countries, has now announced a Call for Proposals from researchers and academics on conducting research in microinsurance in developing countries. Interested persons can consult to the Microinsurance Innovation Facility website here. NGOs who are interested in carrying out feasibility studies on microinsurance in their field areas can use this opportunity to raise funds and collect the required information.
This is the first round of the research grants and the budget alloted for each selected proposal is US $10,000. Applicants need to consult the following websites for developing research questions and literature on microinsurance;
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/resource_centers/insurance
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/mifacility/grantees/index.htm
The deadline for submission of proposals is 21 January 2009. More information about this opportunity is available at this link. Guidelines and the application form can be downloaded from this link.
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