The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme administered by Global Development Network (GDN), funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD), managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan.
The theme of the 2022 edition is ‘ Post-COVID-19 Governance – Learning from challenging circumstances to build better governance systems ‘ and will feature two categories:
The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)
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)
The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)
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.
Eligibility:
Non-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in low or lower-middle-income countries.
Grant size: $5,000 – $50,000
Deadline: November 14, 2022