Are
you researcher from an Africa-based institution with a proposal on aid
effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa and a focus on health or agriculture? Read
on, an amazing opportunity awaits.
GDN
is launching a Global Research Competition (GRC) on the theme of aid
effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa in the health and agriculture sectors.
Supported by USAID and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
the competition offers teams of early-career researchers from research
institutions, networks or consortia based in Africa the chance to win
USD$24,000 to conduct a 12-month research project on aid effectiveness in one
of the two selected sectors, in the context of sub-Saharan Africa.
Expressions
of Interest are now being accepted, with the last date for submission on the 11th of
September, 2016, midnight Nairobi time (GMT+3).
The
theme of the competition addresses ongoing debates about the changing landscape
of aid and development, catalyzed by the emergence of ‘non-traditional’,
‘remerging’ or ‘new’ development partners in the African region. These
debates have prompted critical attention toward the ways in which aid
effectiveness is measured in today’s development context – an issue that
remains largely contested. In addition, the global discourse on aid
effectiveness continues to be shaped and driven by donor countries, feeding a
cycle of institutional disparity between recipient and donor nations.
This round of the GRC aims to give voice to recipient countries to contribute
to the global debate on aid effectiveness in their region, focusing
specifically on the areas of health and agriculture.
Key Features
of the Call:
- Teams of early career researchers from developing countries who have completed their doctoral studies in or after 2011.
- Affiliation to key institutions e.g. universities, undependent research insitutions, think tanks, networks and consortia in Africa
- First hand research experience in the proposed countries of focus
- Single sector focus in either health OR agriculture. Health includes infrastructure, system strengthening and serice delivery. Agriculture includes productivity, technology and development.
- Transnational teams that can include team member from different institutions, with one leading insitution
- At least two countries in the region, including countries with an experience of conflict
- The research project will be conducted over a 12 month period, from December 2016 to December 2017.
- Deadline: September 11, 2016 midnight, Nairobi Time (GMT +3)
- Shortlisted teams to submit a full proposal by the end of October, and will have access to quality academic and project management support to finalize their research plan in Autumn 2016.
Click the link below to apply
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