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Economic and Social Research Council

Closing date: 26 Mar 12

Deadline information:

Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Directed grants to

institutions, research groups etc, Tenders

Award amount max: 2,000,000

Award amount min: 1,000,000

Award budget total: 2,000,000

Summary text: The primary objective of the directorate will be to ensure that high

quality evidence on economic growth is generated and that this is effectivelydisseminated and incorporated into policy dialogue, and policymaking in developing

countries. This contract is worth 1 million to 2m.

Website:http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/14551/latest-opportunity-2.aspx

International postgraduate scholarships

Bournemouth University

Closing date: 31 May 12


Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate students

Award amount max: 3,000

Award amount min: 1,000

Award budget total: 50,000

Summary text: These are for postgraduate degrees beginning in September 2012and January 2012. Scholarships are worth between 1,000 and 3,000.

Website:http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/futurestudents/postgraduate/funding/bu_international_scholarship.html Research on the health of LGBTI populations (R01)

NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Closing date: 05 Jun 12
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Deadline information: Deadline: every February 5, June 5 and October 5 until May 8,

2015.

Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc

Summary text: This R01 funding opportunity announcement solicits grantapplications for research that describes the biological, clinical, behavioral and social

processes that affect the health and development among lesbian, gay, bisexual,

transgender, intersex and related populations and among their families, and that

leads to the development of effective supportive, preventive and treatment

interventions and health service delivery methods to enhance the health and

development of these populations.

Website:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-111.htmlHumanitarian award

World of Children

Closing date: 01 Apr 12

Deadline information: Deadline time: 11.59pm PST. This call is repeated once a

year.

Award type: Prizes, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc

Award amount max: $50,000

Summary text: This award recognises an individual who has made a significant

contribution to children in the social services, education or the humanitarian services.

The award provides a maximum grant of $50,000.

Website:http://www.worldofchildren.org/index.php/awards/awards-programAfrica workshop

American Political Science Association


Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year.

Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences,

meetings etc., Development (Africa/Caribbean)

Summary text: This workshop on local communities and the state in Africa, with a

focus on field research methods, will be held from 15 to 27 July 2012 at the

University of Botswana in Gaborone. The organisers will cover the costs of

participation, including travel, lodging, meals and workshop materials, for up to 26applicants.
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Website:http://www.apsanet.org/~africaworkshops/content_79234.cfm?navID=996

Second call for proposals

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women


Deadline information: Deadline: applications accepted between 12 March and 23

March 2012.

Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Development

(Africa/Caribbean)

Award amount max: $1,000,000

Award amount min: $200,000

Summary text: Funding is available for innovative and impact-oriented proposals that

will help women to achieve political and economic empowerment. Grants are worth

between US$200,000 and US$1 million over one to three years.

Website:http://www.unwomen.org/how-we-work/fund-for-gender-equality/application-guidelines/

Joint doctoral grants

Ghent University

Closing date: 04 Sep 12


Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate students

Award amount min: 7,860

Summary text: Grants support foreign PhD students who wish to take a doctorate

under joint supervision of Ghent University and a non-Belgian partner university or

institution for higher education. Funding is worth a minimum of 7,860.Website:http://www.ugent.be/en/research/opportunities/phd/jointDoctorate.htmSCAS fellowship

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

Closing date: ---


Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships
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Summary text: The fellowships are open to senior scholars and, in some cases,

younger scholars from all countries. Through the programme fellows are given the

opportunity to concentrate on their own research interests, free from the teaching

and administrative obligations of ordinary university life. The collegium aims to be

broadly representative of high-quality research in the social and human sciences.Website:http://www.scasss.uu.se/html/fellprogramme/scasssgeneralfell.html

Peace and security fellowship for African women

University of London

Closing date: 12 Apr 12

Deadline information: Deadline time: 5pm.

Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Predoctoral fellowships,

Personal development, Development (Africa/Caribbean)

Summary text: This programme is designed to expose young professional African

women to the complexities of conflict, security and development, equipping them for

careers in this field by developing their expertise to generate African-led ideas and

processes of change for addressing challenges on the African continent. Fellowships

are fully funded and cover tuition, accommodation, travel and subsistence.

Website:http://www.codesria.org/spip.php?article1567&lang=en

Commonwealth professional fellowships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

Closing date: 11 May 12


Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Hosting

visits

Summary text: These enable mid-career professionals from developing

Commonwealth countries to spend a period of time with a UK host organisation

working in their field for a programme of professional development. The award

covers the living expenses for the fellow as well as a return airfare to the UK. It also

provides 800 funding support to the host organisation, up to 3,000 available for

attendance at conferences or short courses, and other eligible costs.

Website:http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/professional-fellowships/

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Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies

Closing date: 31 Jan 13


Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate students, Predoctoral fellowships

Award amount max: 33,300

Summary text: These enable students, generally from low- and middle-income

countries, to pursue postgraduate research degrees in the area of urban and

regional studies. Studentships are worth a maximum of 11,100 per annum for up to

three years.

Website:http://www.ijurr.org/furs/studentships.html

Economic research partnership

Agency for International Development (USAID)


Deadline information: Deadline: concept papers 2pm EST 26 March 2012; final

applications 8 April 2012.

Award type: Development (Africa/Caribbean), Directed grants to institutions,

research groups etc

Award amount max: $100,000


Award budget total: $1,000,000

Summary text: Funding will support research relevant to the promotion of economic

growth in developing countries. The total budget for this call is US$1 million, with

individual funding worth between US$25,000 and US$100,000.

Website:http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=86253

Global development alliance (GDA) annual programme statement

Agency for International Development (USAID)

Closing date: 31 Jan 13

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Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Development

(Africa/Caribbean), Networking/collaboration

Award amount max: $10,000,000


Summary text: Global development alliances are public-private partnerships that

work to tackle important business challenges and development problems in a

replicable, sustainable and scalable manner. For indicative purposes only, past

awards have ranged from US$50,000 to US$10 million.

Website:http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=150033
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