Call for Research Proposals

I write to bring to your notice the announcement of a 6-month grant for a research paper in the Strategic and Economic Capacity Building Programme (SECP) at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). The objective of the 3-year programme, supported by the MacArthur Foundation under its Asia Security Initiative, is to address South Asia's increasing need for research and capacity-building in formulating its policy stance on strategic and economic international relations.

This should be of interest especially to young researchers working in areas related to the project objectives. The announcement calling for research proposals is attached. I would appreciate if you share this with any researchers in your network who might be interested.

I look forward to your positive response, and shall be glad to provide any further information.

Thank you,

Best regards,

Rohit Viswanath

Project Associate



CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS ON STRATEGIC ECONOMIC ISSUES



ICRIER invites proposals for writing in-depth research papers on international strategic / economic issues of the future, under the Strategic & Economic Capacity-building Programme (SECP), sponsored by the Macarthur Foundation. The focus of the SECP project is on international and strategic issues of the future, especially in the Asian context, such as those relating to external policy, global governance, regional economic cooperation etc. South Asian academics, diplomats, media-persons and others having appropriate academic background and experience may apply at the earliest. Selected researchers will have six months to produce the paper
under the guidance of an expert mentor of international standing. The papers, on satisfactory completion, will be suitably disseminated through workshops / publications. The papers carry an honorarium of INR 1,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh only), and the possibility of a nominal travel grant.



Please apply at the earliest to the Project Associate, Strategic and
Economic Capacity Building Programme, at the contacts below, along with your
research proposal (in the format given below), and a copy of your CV.





Project Associate, SECP,

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Core 6A, 4th Floor

India Habitat Center

Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

India

Tel: (91-11) 43 112400, Fax: (91-11) 24620180 / 24618941, Email:
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
 

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Format of Research Proposal under SECP





Format of Research Proposal under SECP



I.A     Project Title



Please use a short descriptive title of no more than 20 words.



I.B     Project Summary



A project summary of no more than 250 words. It should, at a glance, provide
the reader with a

clear understanding of the objectives of the proposal and how these
objectives will be achieved.



I.C     Detailed Proposal



Detailed description of the proposed project using no more than ten
pages/5000 words (excluding bibliography). This should cover the following
items:



1.    Introduction and motivation
. Introduction: Background, topicality/significance
. Justification/ Significance/Benefits: briefly indicate what the proposed research will accomplish and what it will contribute to advancing the



2.    Objectives of Research



. The scope of the knowledge the research will explore, and how it will advance the existing knowledge base.



. The specific research hypothesis/questions and anticipated outcomes



3.    Literature review:

A brief review and critique of the relevant literature, making clear how the existing body of work indicates the need for this proposed research. Indicate how you perceive your research to improve, increase or complement current knowledge in this area.

4.    Research design, theoretical concepts, methodology & data Sources

 . Outline of research concept/design and methodology.
 . Data sources, availability, and data-collection methods.

5.    References



A list of references consulted in planning this research project.