Website
http://www.gdn.int/html/page2.php?MID=3&SID=24&SSID=70&SCID=38
Sponsor
World Bank (WB)
Global Development Network (GDN)
Amount
Upper $30,000USD Lower $5,000USD
Prizes vary according to category:
1. MIDP: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 10,000; Third Prize: US$ 5,000. The first prize winner is also eligible to compete under the Japan Social Development Fund for an additional grant of up to US$ 200,000 for their work.
2. ORD: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 10,000; Third Prize: US$ 5,000.
3. Medals: Two prizes will be given in each of the three research sub-themes.
All finalists for each of the competition categories will receive travel grants to GDN’s Annual Conference in June 2014. The travel grant will be for one person representing the shortlisted submission.
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Requirements
New Faculty/New Investigator
Nonprofit
Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional
Citizenship or Residency
Less Developed Countries (LDC)
Activity location
Less Developed Countries (LDC)
Abstract
The Global Development Awards and Medals Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, and other donors. The AMC recognizes excellence in policy-oriented research, supports research capacity development of researchers in developing countries and funds innovative social development projects benefiting marginalized groups in the developing world. Since its inception in 2000, GDN has provided US$3.6 million in research and travel grants to finalists and winners. The winners of the current round will be chosen by an eminent jury at GDN’s 15th Annual Global Development Conference to be held in Accra, Ghana, June 18-20, 2014; an event attended by over 500 practitioners in the field of development where finalists will present their proposals and papers.
The competition accepts applications in three categories:
– Category 1: Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)
MIDP is a competitive grant program that provides development practitioners with the opportunity to compete for grants to help scale up their innovative project. The grants are awarded to projects and/or non-governmental organizations that are supporting improved service delivery, in particular, innovative approaches and meet certain set criteria. These projects are not theme based. However, the projects need to contribute to sustainable development.
– Category 2: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)
The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) is a competitive research grant program that identifies and funds outstanding research proposals in developing countries and transition economies with high potential for excellence in research and clear policy implications for addressing development issues in any of the three research sub-themes:
(1) Determinants of growth, industrial and trade policies
(2) Environmental sustainability, management of natural resources and structural transformations
(3) Political, institutional, social and governance transformations.
– Category 3: Medals for Research on Development (Medals)
The Medals for Research on Development (Medals) research grant program identifies and awards completed research papers that have engaged path-breaking approaches in addressing contemporary development issues, in each of the three research sub-themes:
(1) Determinants of growth, industrial and trade policies
(2) Environmental sustainability, management of natural resources and structural transformations
(3) Political, institutional, social and governance transformations.
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Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for the MIDP:
– Open to all development projects being implemented in low income countries and low middle income countries in Africa, Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, and the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
– Project must be managed by a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in a country in one of the above regions
– Project implementation must have started before January 1, 2013
– Applicants from previous years (except winners) may reapply, but they must update the application to include new aspects of the project
– Past MIDP winners are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility criteria for the ORD:
– Open only to researchers who are nationals of developing countries and transition economies
– Citizens of developing and transition countries who are temporarily based in a developed country but not for more than five years as of March 6, 2014
– The upper age limit for all applicants is 45 years as of March 6, 2014
– Staff members of multilateral and bilateral organizations are not eligible to apply
– Previous and current employees of GDN or its RNPs are not eligible to apply up till five years from the completion of their tenure. Previous GDN Board Members, project mentors and members of evaluation teams are not eligible to apply
– Past ORD winners and finalists are not eligible to apply with the same or similar research proposal. Winners are not eligible to apply for a period of three years subsequent to their submission of a successful proposal
– Past and current AMC reviewers are not eligible to take part in the competition.
Eligibility criteria for the medals:
– Open only to researchers who are nationals of developing countries and transition economies
– Citizens of developing and transition countries who are temporarily based in a developed country but not for more than five years as of January 31, 2014
– The upper age limit for all applicants is 45 years as of January 31, 2014
– Staff members of multilateral and bilateral organizations are not eligible to apply
– Previous and current employees of GDN or its RNPs are not eligible to apply up till five years from the completion of their tenure. Previous GDN Board Members, project mentors and members of evaluation teams are not eligible to apply
– Past Medals winners and finalists are not eligible to apply with the same or similar research proposal. Winners are not eligible to apply for a period of three years subsequent to their submission of a successful paper
– Past and current AMC reviewers are not eligible to take part in the competition.
An applicant may apply under more than one theme with different papers/proposals.
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Keywords
- Economics Studies – Developing Countries
- Economic Policy
- Sociology
- Economic Development
- Government Studies
- Natural Resources Management
- Political Science
- International or Global Development
- Planning or Policy Studies
- Environmental Sustainability
- Social Development
- Social Services Delivery
- Minorities and Disadvantaged
Upcoming Deadlines
Date
What’s Due
Notes
31 Jan 2014
Confirmed
Application
Sponsor deadline – required
Deadline for submitting paper abstracts for the medals.
06 Mar 2014
Confirmed
Application
Sponsor deadline – required
MIDP and ORD dead
