Within the framework of Danish development assistance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark hereby invites applications for research grants related to development research
1. Objectives of the support to development research
The objective of the support is to generate knowledge in order to promote the overall objective of the Danish development assistance to reduce poverty and support sustainable development.
Grants will be awarded to research projects generating new knowledge relevant to the needs and strategies of the developing countries and relevant to Denmark’s development assistance. Furthermore, it is important that the research contribute to the research capacity building in developing countries.
2. Research themes for 2011
The themes as described with each their headline should explicitly and to the greatest extent possible be addressed and accommodated in the application. The implication is that for Theme 1, the impact of the research proposed should explicitly be linked to the issue of Climate and Climate Change, while for Theme 2 the focus is on Economic Growth and for theme 3 on Fragile States and how the research proposed may contribute to an improved understanding of factors affecting peace and stability. The text following each theme provides indicative examples only.
In 2011, the following research themes are of particular interest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of their relevance to development.
Theme 1: Climate, energy and sustainable use of natural resources
Theme 2: Economic growth, employment and property rights
Theme 3: Fragile states, conflict and civil society
3. Types of grants
Applications can only be submitted by an organisation, such as a governmental institution, business enterprise or private organisation in Denmark. The main applicant must be attached to the Danish organisation, which will be responsible for the approved project.
Applications must be Larger strategic research programmes (> DKK 5 million) with substantive elements of capacity building and with focus on national priorities and ownership in developing countries.
In addition, a limited number of individual PhD and post-doc applications covering a single researcher can be funded. In 2011 the amount available for individual research projects will be limited to around 10 mill. DKK and applicants applying for PhD grants are recommended to provide proof of co-funding arrangements.
All larger strategic research applications will to go through a prequalification process.
Deadline for prequalification applications for larger strategic projects will be Wednesday December 8, 2010 at 12.00 noon. The conclusions of the prequalification process will be known before the end of January 2011.
Deadline for larger strategic prequalified projects will be Friday March 18, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
Deadline for individual PhD and post-doc applications will be Friday February 11, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
Priority will be given to larger strategic research projects/programmes with joint collaboration between several Danish institutions and partners in the South and to applications where PhD educations and post-doc projects are incorporated into larger research programmes.
In the assessment of the quality of the applications, individual PhD and post-doc as well as larger strategic applications, the innovative nature of the research will be central.
For larger research projects, grant applications may generally be submitted for phases of 3-5 year durations.
PhD educations to students from partner countries can only be supported if they are part of a larger strategic project and are enrolled at an institution in their own country, as described in the guide to applicants.
4. Application requirements
http://www.dfcentre.com.
The application should be submitted electronically before the abovementioned deadlines to the Research Unit, Danida Fellowship Centre at email: research@dfcentre.dk.
1. Objectives of the support to development research
The objective of the support is to generate knowledge in order to promote the overall objective of the Danish development assistance to reduce poverty and support sustainable development.
Grants will be awarded to research projects generating new knowledge relevant to the needs and strategies of the developing countries and relevant to Denmark’s development assistance. Furthermore, it is important that the research contribute to the research capacity building in developing countries.
2. Research themes for 2011
The themes as described with each their headline should explicitly and to the greatest extent possible be addressed and accommodated in the application. The implication is that for Theme 1, the impact of the research proposed should explicitly be linked to the issue of Climate and Climate Change, while for Theme 2 the focus is on Economic Growth and for theme 3 on Fragile States and how the research proposed may contribute to an improved understanding of factors affecting peace and stability. The text following each theme provides indicative examples only.
In 2011, the following research themes are of particular interest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of their relevance to development.
Theme 1: Climate, energy and sustainable use of natural resources
Theme 2: Economic growth, employment and property rights
Theme 3: Fragile states, conflict and civil society
3. Types of grants
Applications can only be submitted by an organisation, such as a governmental institution, business enterprise or private organisation in Denmark. The main applicant must be attached to the Danish organisation, which will be responsible for the approved project.
Applications must be Larger strategic research programmes (> DKK 5 million) with substantive elements of capacity building and with focus on national priorities and ownership in developing countries.
In addition, a limited number of individual PhD and post-doc applications covering a single researcher can be funded. In 2011 the amount available for individual research projects will be limited to around 10 mill. DKK and applicants applying for PhD grants are recommended to provide proof of co-funding arrangements.
All larger strategic research applications will to go through a prequalification process.
Deadline for prequalification applications for larger strategic projects will be Wednesday December 8, 2010 at 12.00 noon. The conclusions of the prequalification process will be known before the end of January 2011.
Deadline for larger strategic prequalified projects will be Friday March 18, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
Deadline for individual PhD and post-doc applications will be Friday February 11, 2011 at 12.00 noon.
Priority will be given to larger strategic research projects/programmes with joint collaboration between several Danish institutions and partners in the South and to applications where PhD educations and post-doc projects are incorporated into larger research programmes.
In the assessment of the quality of the applications, individual PhD and post-doc as well as larger strategic applications, the innovative nature of the research will be central.
For larger research projects, grant applications may generally be submitted for phases of 3-5 year durations.
PhD educations to students from partner countries can only be supported if they are part of a larger strategic project and are enrolled at an institution in their own country, as described in the guide to applicants.
4. Application requirements
http://www.dfcentre.com.
The application should be submitted electronically before the abovementioned deadlines to the Research Unit, Danida Fellowship Centre at email: research@dfcentre.dk.
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