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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Funding/Competitions/Pages/CompetitionDetails.aspx?CompetitionID=19
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Sponsor/Award: |
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTR - DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARDS - 2011 FALL COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
UP TO $20K FOR ONE YEAR |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Oct 25, 2011
Sponsor's: Nov 01, 2011
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Subject Areas: |
Information And Communication Technology, Social And Economic Issues And Policies, International Development, Environmental Management, Policy Development, Agriculture, Innovation, Science |
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Description: |
IDRC offers these awards twice a year in April and November to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities. IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian and developing-country capacity in research on sustainable and equitable development from an international perspective. The award will cover justifiable field research expenses up to CA$20,000 a year. The budget covers one return trip from Canada to the developing country. It also covers housing, food, insurance, travel within the country(ies) of research, and several field research expenses. The award does not support expenses related to your relatives, spouse, or children. |
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Application Details: |
To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements: - be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country; be enrolled at a Canadian university at the doctoral level; your research proposal must be approved by your thesis supervisor; your proposed field research must take place in one or more developing countries and be conducted for a doctoral dissertation; you must provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the developing-country region(s) in which the research will take place; you must have completed course work and passed comprehensive exams before taking up the award. Complete two forms: the checklist and the application form. You must also provide all the documents requested in the checklist. Your application must be complete, submitted electronically, and received at the Centre by the deadline. Late and/or incomplete applications will NOT be considered. Your application should be submitted in English or French ONLY (Canada?s two official languages).INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Katsivo,Melanie
Pocock,Katy
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Sponsor Contacts: |
AWARDS@IDRC.CA
250 ALBERT STREET
P.O. BOX 8500
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 2366163
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