The AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award program is a global competitive research program jointly launched by the Global Development Network (GDN) and the French Development Agency (AFD). This award program targets researchers based in developing countries. It aims to identify and support productive multidisciplinary engagements on biodiversity mainstreaming, including across different countries, and to boost the use and quality of evidence in public policies debates and corporate practices.
WORTH
- GDN intends to assign competitively 4 individual research grants, each up to a maximum of USD 40,000 for a 24-months project starting in July 2021, and 2 additional multidisciplinary research grants of up to USD 15,000, to be implemented in parallel. Only researchers who have been awarded an individual grant can access to the additional multidisciplinary grants, in a pair with other awardees; applicants are therefore required to explore options for collaboration with other applicants throughout the selection process, between March and May 2021
- Beyond funding, GDN will support the projects with tailored opportunities for mentoring, peer-review and networking, including through interactions with a Scientific Committee that will oversee the program and support quality control.
ELIGIBILITY
- The call is open to teams of researchers belonging to a university or any other researchoriented organizations based in developing countries. Proposals from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Guyana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Sénégal, Tunisia, Uganda, and Vietnam are particularly welcome, and will be given preference in cases of parity in quality.
- The researchers, including the principal investigator, must be citizens and residents of an eligible country.
- Staff members of multilateral and bilateral development organizations are not eligible to apply.
DEADLINE: March 7 2021
To apply and for more information visit here
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