Category 1: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)
The
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) is a competitive
research grant program that identifies and funds outstanding research proposals
submitted by researchers from developing countries and transition economies
that have a high relevancy for policy implications. All research
proposals must focus on the topic of "Education for Development: Quality
& Inclusion for Changing Global Human Capital Needs".
First
Prize: US$
30,000; Second Prize: US$ 10,000; Third Prize: US$ 5,000
Research
Proposals for the Award will be considered in following four sub-themes:
- Skills for Tomorrow
- Public Finance and Public Policy
- Pedagogy, Technology and Institutions
- Research and Policy
Eligibility Criteria:
- Eligible countries for the ORD competition are those
classified as low-income or middle-income countries.
- Open only to researchers who are
nationals of an eligible country
- Open to citizens of eligible countries who are
temporarily based in a non-eligible country but not for more than five
years as of 15
January, 2016
- The upper age limit for all applicants is 45 years as of 15
January, 2016
- Staff members of multilateral and bilateral
organizations are NOT eligible to apply
- Previous and current employees of GDN or its RNPs are
NOT eligible to apply up till 5 years from the completion of their tenure.
Previous GDN Board Members, project mentors and members of evaluation
teams are NOT eligible to apply
- Similar proposals or papers resulting as products from
full or partial GDN funded activities cannot be submitted for this
competition
- Past ORD winners and finalists are not eligible to
apply with the same or similar research proposal. Winners are not eligible
to apply for a period of 3 years subsequent to their submission of a
successful proposal
- Past and current AMC reviewers are not eligible to take
part in the competition.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 January, 2016 (Indian Standard Time 6:00 PM)
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