Deadline- 10 December 2013
Proposals are accepted for grants to build and promote research capabilities in developing countries. This opportunity has been announced under PEP (Partnership for Economic Policy) with funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (or UK Aid) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. The main purpose of this program is to include an important “capacity building” component, and targets teams of researchers based in developing countries.
Basic PAGE funding is up to $44.5 K, including $20 K in research (cash) grant and up to $24.5 K in various subsidies (for participation in PEP meetings, study visits, working paper and journal publication grants, presentations in international conferences, organization of national policy conferences and dissemination activities).
Thematic areas-
- Safety net complementarities
- Providing social protection to the informal sector
- Youth employment and entrepreneurship
- Employment intensity of non-agricultural growth
- Discrimination in credit access for female entrepreneurs.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Applicant teams are generally composed of at least one senior researcher, leading several junior researchers, and must-
- be gender-balanced (at least 50% female researchers)
- be comprised exclusively of individuals born and living in a developing country. Priority is given to low income countries (LICs), fragile and/or conflict states, but proposals are welcome from all developing countries
- present sufficient academic and/or professional background in economics research/policy analysis
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