Following up: Call for Proposals AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course - Introductions to ESAVANA

GDN’s new global research initiative “Doing Research”. The project in this phase will support up to 8 country case studies, from developing countries around the world, which seek to conduct in-depth analysis of the research environment in economic and social science disciplines in developing countries.

The project is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The closing date is 30 July 2014.

Please apply and kindly share it with your colleagues and peers. For more information visit www.gdn.int/doingresearch.

Grant Amount and Deadline
The grant provided under this initiative will be up to a maximum ceiling of US$ 43,000 depending on the scope (in terms of geographical coverage and the level of data and information to be generated) of the proposed research.

The last date for submission of the full research proposal in the application template, CVs of applicants (research team members), and other supporting documents is 30/07/2014 for submissions in English and 14/08/2014 for submissions in French(GMT 11: 59 PM).

Who can apply?
The grant is open only to research teams based in developing countries with the requirement that the applicants (researchers) need to be permanent residents of these countries. Teams can have research collaborators based in developed countries.

Important Details:
·         Proposals can be submitted in English or French
·         For the detailed call document, application template, proposal guidelines and more information please visit www.gdn.int/doingresearch.
·         For queries, please write to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you think you are eligible, please visit our webpage as mentioned above and apply as per guidelines by the deadline 30th July, 2014 or 14th August 2014 as applicable.