Request for Proposals: Development Projects

Request for Proposals: Development Projects

Global Development Network (GDN)

Location: Non-Governmental Organizations in developing countries

Last Date: 18 February, 2013
About Us:
The Global Development Network (GDN) is an International Organization that supports research in economics and social sciences in developing countries, and connects researchers and development research institutes globally. Founded in 1999, GDN is headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in Cairo and Washington D.C.GDN’s core business is building research capacity. It does this through:

Supporting the research capacity of social scientists in developing countries, and connecting them as a cadre of global leaders in development research.
Fostering new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing development knowledge in key research areas.
Interconnecting researchers, knowledge, expertise and resources in support of development research capacity in the Global South.

GDN works in collaboration with 11 Regional Network Partners, international donor organizations and governments, research institutes, academic institutions, think tanks and more than 12,000 individual researchers worldwide.

About the Competition:

One of GDN’s biggest annual activities is the Global Development Awards and Medals Competition- an innovative award scheme supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan and other donors, that encourages original research coming out of developing and transition economies. Over 7,200 researchers and development practitioners representing more than 100 countries throughout the developing world have participated to-date. Since its inception in 2000, GDN has utilized over US$ 3.6 million for the Competition which includes research and travel grants to finalists and winners. The winners will be chosen by an eminent jury at GDN’s 14^th Global Development Conference; an event attended by over 500 practitioners in the field of development to whom the finalists present their proposals/papers.

Competition Category:

Applications are being accepted for the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project,a competitive grant program that provides an opportunity for development projects being executed in the field with the ability to scale up their work through a grant of US$ 30,000 for the first prize, US$ 10,000 for the second and US$ 5000 for the third prize. The grants are awarded to organizations that are carrying out original and innovative work in the field to promote holistic development.

Winners are also eligible to compete under Japan Social Development Fund for a grant of up to US$ 200,000 for their work.

Eligibility:
· Open to all development projects being implemented in low income countries and low middle income countries in Africa, Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, and the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

· Project must be managed by a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in a country in one of the above regions.

· Project must have started before 1 January, 2012.

· Applicants from previous years (except winners) may reapply, but they must update the application to include new aspects of the project.

· Past winners are not eligible to apply.

To Apply:
• All applications and documents must be submitted electronically. To apply online please visitwww.gdn.int/amc
• For any further queries related to the competition write to us at awards@gdn.int

For more details, please log on to2012 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition.

Watch what past winners have to say: http://vimeo.com/27619123