Global Development Network Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) 2024: (Deadline 19 August, 2024)

The 2022 edition introduced the Connector Grant which aims to stimulate international cooperation through the development of collaborative projects to support scale-up efforts with research-based evidence. The Connector grant will be awarded to ORD grantees, based on a project developed in collaboration with the MIDP grantees who received the JSDF grant. This grant will support the award recipients’ collaborative efforts towards measuring and analyzing scale-up impact, as well as to enhance the robustness of their M&E activities.

THEME – 2024 EDITION
Sustainable Climate Action for Human-Centered Development

About Global Development Network (GDN)

The Global Development Network (GDN) is a public international organization that supports high quality, policy-oriented, social science research in developing and transition countries to promote better lives. It supports researchers with financial resources, global networking, as well as access to information, training, peer review and mentoring. GDN acts on the premise that better research leads to more informed policies and better, more inclusive development. Through its global platform, #GDN connects social science researchers with policymakers and development stakeholders across the w…

GDN Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)

Aim and Benefits of GDN Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)

Three winning projects will receive grants worth US$ 60,000. The awards will be given to the researcher(s) whose proposals hold the greatest promise for improving our understanding of development issues and puts forth clear, articulate and well researched policy implications to address relevant developmental problems.

The first prize winner will receive a grant of US$ 30,000. The second prize and third prize winners will receive a grant of US$ 20,000 and US$ 10,000 respectively. The funds will be used to support the research work proposed by the winners towards the completion of their research. Additionally, awardees will be paired with world-class academic in their area of work who will play the role of a Scientific and Technical Advisor.

Finalists will join a virtual Communications Training before presenting their projects to the jury. The session will take place virtually in mid-April as a satellite event of INGSA2024. Stay tuned!

GDN Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) Courses

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Requirements for GDN Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) Qualification

Geographical scope

Eligible countries for the ORD competition are those classified by the World Bank as low-income or middle-income countries2 . The competition is open only to researchers who are citizens or permanent residents of these countries. The applicants (including team members) can be asked to submit proof of their citizenship and residency through documents with legal standing, at any point during the competition. The information on the Identity Card will remain strictly confidential with GDN.

• Citizens of eligible countries currently residing in a non-eligible country are allowed to apply only if they have been living in the non-eligible country for no more than five years as of 1 January 2025. This should be clearly shown as in the CV and personal information should be provided. In case any information is found to be incorrect, the proposal is liable for disqualification during any stage of the competition, including after the grant has been conferred.

Age limit

The upper age limit for all applicants is 45 years by the end of 2025. Individuals above 45 years of age as of 1 January 2025 are not eligible to apply.

External funding

The proposal should not be receiving or scheduled to receive funds from other sources to be eligible. However, this would be allowed if it is clearly explained how the additional funds would reinforce the successful completion of the research.

Employment

Staff members of multilateral and bilateral organizations (The World Bank, IMF, IADB, UN agencies, UKAid, etc.) are not eligible to apply.

Previous and current employees of GDN or its Regional Network Partners3 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.

Previous GDN funding

Similar proposals or papers resulting as products from full or partial GDN funded activities (Global Research Projects and other competitions not limited to Regional Research Competitions, Global Research Competitions etc.), cannot be submitted for this competition.

Previous winners

• Past ORD winners and finalists are not eligible to apply with the same or similar research proposal.
• Past ORD winners are not eligible to apply for a period of 3 years after the end of their agreement with GDN.

Plagiarism

Please note that all forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable to GDN, plagiarism being one of them including self-plagiarism. Plagiarism is unauthorized use of other people’s work, ideas and/or writings (in part or in full) and presenting or giving notion of these work(s), ideas and/or writings being one’s own work, idea(s) and/or writing(s). GDN takes plagiarism very seriously and will take immediate and appropriate action including and not limited to withdrawal of funding for any such grantees found guilty of plagiarism.

Application Deadline

19 August, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Global Development Network (GDN) on www.gdn.int to applyAre you part of a researcher from a low or middle-income country?

If yes, check the call for the 2024 edition of the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD).

Call for ORD Proposals*  |  Application Template  |  Guidelines for use of the Application Submission Portal  |  FAQs  |  TOR for ORD Reviewers
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THESE POSITIONS:

• ORD Reviewers – View the ToR  |  Deadline: May 11, 2024
• MIDP Reviewers – View the ToR  |  Deadline: May 11, 2024
• Communications Training Consultant – View the ToR  |  Deadline: August 19, 2024

For more details visit: OFFICIAL LINK.