The Paula Kentor Award for Excellence in Field Research recognises and honors outstanding achievement in the fields of gender and women’s and girls’ empowerment. This award will be presented to young female researcher who is a citizen of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa and is conducting research in Sub-Saharan Africa contributing to the evidence based supporting policies and programs that build gender equity.
WORTH
- The award will be presented to the winner at the launch of ICRW’s Africa Regional Office in Kampala, Uganda in early December 2016.
ELIGIBILITY
- The research or body of work should take place in Sub-Saharan Africa, with primary focus on woman’s and girls’ empowerment
- The social sciences research should contribute to filling gaps in evidence, which are important to understanding the best solutions for improving the lives of woman and girls. The research methodology may utilize quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
- Outcomes of the research should have been shared with the research community, and/or with relevant stakeholders with respect to the nominees’ work
DEADLINE: October 14 2016
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