Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) 2022
The Global Development Awards Competition is open for applications. The awards recognize excellence in policy-oriented research, supports research capacity development of researchers in low and middle-income countries and funds innovative social development projects benefiting marginalized groups in the developing world.
The theme of the 2022 edition is ‘Post-COVID-19 Governance – Learning from challenging circumstances to build better governance systems’
The competition will feature two categories:
A competitive research grant program that identifies and funds outstanding research proposals that have a high potential for excellence in research and clear policy implications for addressing development issues in low and middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank)
A competitive grant program that supports non-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in low or lower-middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) to recognize the innovative approach of their projects.
Award Amounts
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- For the ORD category – Second prize from USD 10,000 to 20,000; Third prize from USD 5,000 to 10,000
- For the MIDP category – First prizes from USD 20,000 to 50,000; Second prize from USD 5,000 to 25,000
Find more details about the competition: https://www.gdn.int/gdac/2022
Last date for application is 14 November 2022.
