Apply Now: 2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
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2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
Call for Applications
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Alvin Ang and Jeremiah Opiniano from the University of Santo Tomas, the
Philippines, receiving the first prize in the 2010 Japanese Award for
Outstanding Research on Development in Bogotá, Colombia, January
2011.
Since its inception in 2000, GDN has awarded roughly US$ 2.2
million in research and travel grants to finalists and
winners. Winners are chosen by an eminent jury at GDN's
Annual Global Development Conference. The forthcoming 13th
Annual Global Development Conference will be held in
Budapest, Hungary in June 2012.
Submissions are being accepted under the following three categories:
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development - This Award is
for applicants submitting research proposals that are seeking to explore
any of the three research themes (details below) in an original and
innovative way.
Prizes: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000
Medals for Research on Development - These Medals are for completed
research papers of outstanding nature on any of the three research
themes (details below).
Prizes: First Prize: US$ 10,000; Second prize: US$ 5,000
RESEARCH THEMES: The Interactive Economy and Urban Development Urban
Externalities (Contagious Disease, Congestion and Crime) and Urban
Poverty? The Enabling Environment – Housing, Transportation and
Infrastructure
Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project - This Award
provides an opportunity to development projects being executed in the
field to scale-up their work through grant funding. This Award is not
theme based.
Prizes: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second prize: US$ 5,000
Deadline for all 3 categories: 31 January, 2012
The Global Development Awards and Medals Competition is open only to
researchers and organizations from developing and transition countries.
Submissions for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on
Development and on Medals for Research on Development are welcome from
all disciplines in economics and social sciences. Finalists will also be
invited to participate in the pre-conference GDNet Research to Policy
Communications Training which aims at strengthening the capacity of
researchers and development practitioners to be proficient communicators
engaging policymakers, media and other key stakeholders in their results.
Please circulate this email to all interested institutions, colleagues
and friends working on development issues in developing/transition
countries.
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