Australian Development Research Awards - 2008 Funding Round

Call for Applications
CLOSING DATE: 5pm AEST Friday 29th August 2008.

AusAID would like to announce a call for the submission of Applications for the 2008 Funding Round for the Australian Development Research Awards. The Awards are a pillar of the recently launched AusAID Development Research Strategy which significantly scales up AusAID's development research program. The Funding Round process introduces greater transparency, consistency and quality assurance in AusAID's research program.

The Australian Development Research Awards are designed to attract quality research that informs policy development and increases the general stock of knowledge around development issues.

The 2008 Funding Round will award funding for research in the following nine priority theme areas:

Development Effectiveness
Disability
Economics
Education
Environment
Food Security
Gender
Governance and State Building and
Health

This round is open for proposals submitted by Australian and international research organisations and institutions.

The Funding Round will accept proposals of up to three years in duration.

Successful projects are eligible to receive funding between $50,000 and $250,000 per year.

Applications for AusAID to be an industry partner under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project scheme will also be considered under the Australian Development Research Awards.

Apply Online

The original Application must be submitted online. The online submission facility was launched on 8 July 2008. This facility will enable proposals to be saved and worked on prior to the closing date of 29 August 2008. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact research@ausaid.gov.au.

See: ADRA Online

Documentation

Documentation necessary for participation in Australian Development Research Awards 2008-09 is as follows:

Further Information

For more information about the Australian Development Research Awards, contact the AusAID Research Section at research@ausaid.gov.au, or fax number 02 6206 4570.

July 2008

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