The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark under the framework of the Danish development assistance has announced the 2011 call for applications to provide research grants to organizations and individuals in the field of development research.
“Applications can only be submitted by an organisation, such as a governmental institution, business enterprise or private organisation in Denmark. The main applicant must be attached to the Danish organisation, which will be responsible for the approved project.” Applicant organizations in Denmark should have partnerships with local organizations in developing countries. Individuals applying for the program should be PhD or post-doctorate holders.
“The objective of the support is to generate knowledge in order to promote the overall objective of the Danish development assistance to reduce poverty and support sustainable development.
Grants will be awarded to research projects generating new knowledge relevant to the needs and strategies of the developing countries and relevant to Denmark’s development assistance. Furthermore, it is important that the research contribute to the research capacity building in developing countries. “
The research themes under which grants will be provided are:
Theme 1: Climate, energy and sustainable use of natural resources
Theme 2: Economic growth, employment and property rights
Theme 3: Fragile states, conflict and civil society
All larger strategic research applications will to go through a prequalification process.
Deadline for prequalification applications for larger strategic projects will be Wednesday December 8, 2010 at 12.00 noon. The conclusions of the prequalification process will be known before the end of January 2011.
Deadline for larger strategic prequalified projects will be Friday March 18, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
Deadline for individual PhD and post-doc applications will be Friday February 11, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
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