The International Foundation for Science (IFS) provides funding under the IFS Individual Research Grant to provide early-career support to promising young developing country researchers.
This Individual Research Approach supports excellent individual research and to build capability of early-career scientists in the developing world to undertake research on the sustainable management of biological and water resources. Applicants are encouraged to tackle research issues linked to these areas, and to develop solutions that are relevant to local contexts. By encouraging local researchers to work in their home countries, generating cutting-edge and locally relevant knowledge, we hope to contribute to strengthening their countries’ research capability and ultimately contributing to a global research community aimed at reducing poverty and supporting sustainable development.
The Research Areas for Individual Research Proposals are sought under one of three research areas:
Sustainable Natural Resources Management
Including but not limited to: Biodiversity, Forestry, Natural Products, Renewable Energy and Climate Change.
Water and Aquatic Resources
Including but not limited to: Water Resources Research; Research on all aspects of freshwater, brackish and marine aquatic organisms and their environments.
Food Production, Food Security and Nutrition
Including but not limited to: Research on Food Production; Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine; Crop Science including Underutilised Crops; Food Science and Nutrition, and Food Security issues.
To be eligible for support from IFS Individual Research, applicants must be citizens of a developing country that is eligible for IFS support, and carry out the research in an eligible country
The deadline for submission of research grant applications is 27th January 2013 (24.00 hrs GMT). For more information, visit this link.
