Calls and Other Opportunities

Call for Applications – ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research

ESRC and DFID are pleased to announce funding for a third phase of the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research. In this third phase, they are launching a call for Development Frontiers Research. Development Frontiers research can be broadly defined as involving pioneering theoretical and methodological innovation, and/or research based on the engagement of a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives including new links across disciplines that do not usually work together and across non-traditional partnerships. The expectation is that this research will provide a major stimulus to new and novel streams of enquiry or practice. Outline applications are invited for projects with a Full Economic Cost (FEC) value of between £100,000 and £500,000. The duration of projects should range from a minimum of one year up to a maximum. Two further calls are planned in 2013 and 2014. For more information, please visit the ESRC site.

Call for Letters of Intent – International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) Initiative

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are pleased to announce the International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) joint initiative. This joint initiative will support international partnerships that will produce high-quality research to inform academic, public, and policy debates in ways that can help create just, inclusive, and sustainable social and economic development. The IPaSS thematic areas are: Information and Networks; Inclusive Growth; Governance, Security, and Justice; and Green Growth. Letter of Intent are currently welcome. For more information on the application process, please visit the call page here.

Call for Proposals – University of Nairobi and IDRC

The University of Nairobi and IDRC are providing research grants on Innovative Application of ICTs in addressing Water-related impacts of climate change. The purpose of the grants is to strengthen the capacity of registered Masters and PhD students in universities in Africa, Asia and Latin America to more effectively engage in research on application of ICTs for water management. For more information, please visit the project site………