Center for

Special Studies and Programs

Other Research Opportunities:

The CSSP, in addition to the BA grants, aims to help researchers locate other research opportunities.

Kindly note the following programs:

THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Global Development Network announces its latest call-for-proposals for its Fifth Global Research Project:

Promoting Innovative Programs from the Developing World: Towards Realizing the Health MDGs in Africa and Asia.


This 3 year USD 5.9 million project involves conducting extensive international standard impact evaluations and cost-effectiveness analyses of both about-to-be-launched and ongoing health and health-related programs from the developing and transition world.

Submissions are invited from researchers, NGOs, private sector organizations or governments, from and/or operating in developing and transition countries.

Who can apply?

Researchers can apply as independent evaluators of programs; managers of NGO programs, private sector managed development programs and government programs can submit applications for high-quality evaluations of projects they implement in health and related fields.

Why apply?

Researchers who apply will receive funds for conducting an international standard impact evaluation research project and will benefit from high-quality mentoring and interaction with international experts, networking with researchers from around the world, and development of program evaluation skills and expertise in best-practice impact evaluation techniques.

Program managers who apply will benefit through marketable and publishable international standard evaluations with credible results that can be confidently presented to donors. GDN will also promote the most promising programs with international donors and policymakers to facilitate fund raising.

The last date for submissions is October 31, 2006

For the detailed call for proposals and guidelines for submission log on to:

http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=1095

2006 BA RESEARCH GRANTS

TWAS Prizes 2006

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World TWAS is calling  for nomination for the TWAS Prizes 2006.

 The prizes are awarded to individual scientists from developing countries in recognition  of outstanding contributions in each of the following fields of science biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, agricultural sciences, earth engineering, and medical sciences.  Each prize consists of US$10.000 and accompanied by a plaque inscribed with the recipients major contributions that are presented on a special occasion, often coinciding with the TWAS general meeting.

Candidates must be nationals of developing countries, working and living in the South. 

NOMINATIONS

TWAS is inviting nominations from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries. Self nominations will not be considered

Nominations should be submitted on the relevant nomination form for 2006 and clearly state the contributions which the candidate has made towards the development of the particular field of science for which the prize  would be awarded, and should be accompanied  by a complete list of the nominee’s publications.

Selection of the awardees is made solely on scientific merit, the selection committee will pay particular attention to:

·          The total impact of the nominee’s work on the present state of science in his/her field of research;

·          Achievements of an unusually significant nature in relation to the potential effects of such achievements on the developments of scientific thoughts;

·          Recognition by peers within the scientific community;

·          Contributions to innovation, industry and human welfare in  developing countries. 

The nominations for the TWAS  prizes 2006 should be addressed to :

Ms. Helen Grant

TWAS Secretariat

c/o ICTP, Strada Costiera 11

34014 Trieste, Italy

Email: prizes@twas.org

Deadline is  31 March 2006.

For more details please visit the TWAS website