Racial Equity Research Grants

Research Grants on Education: Small

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The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications three times per year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Applications Open: Late January, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: Early April, 2023

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Registro de Patentes PCT-2023

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Objective: Increase the number of applications for registration of patents and utility models, both nationally and through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), with the purpose of protecting the results of CTI.

Priorities: The proposals presented in this contest must have identified the final beneficiary of their proposal and must be related to one of the following strategic areas, which clearly meet the strategic demand or an important knowledge gap for the development of the Peru, promoting in turn the development or use of transformative and emerging technologies.

The prioritized areas are:

1. Adaptation and mitigation to climate change
2. Valuation and sustainable use of biodiversity
3. Circular Economy
4. Health
5. Food safety
6. Renewable energy
7. Information and communication technologies ICTs

Modality:

Participation in this contest is by presenting one of the following two alternatives:

• Proposals for technical documents for invention patents or utility models based on any of the following processes or procedures:
  research results
• Product development
• Engineering projects
• Substantially new or improved products or processes.
• National patent applications submitted for processing before INDECOPI, submitted within the 4 months prior to the closing date of the contest.

Funding: A maximum financing of up to S/ 25,000.00 (Twenty-five thousand and 00/100 Soles) will be granted for each invention patent or utility model technical document, which will be used for hiring a legal entity specialized in services of intellectual property that will provide the services of: registration of intellectual property at an international level; as well as advice on the drafting of patent documents and forms, and other related services; national intellectual property registration is optional.

Deadline: March 31, 2023 at 13:00:00 local time UTC/GMT -5 hours

Read the guidelines here.

USAID/Peru and South America Regional (SAR) Locally Led Development Initiative Agency for International Development

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The Peru-SAR Locally Led Development Initiative seeks to engage local private and civil sectors in priority areas as defined by the partner governments in the region and the United States Government (USG). This initiative is designed to increase sustainability and impact in the areas of Regional Environmental and Sustainable Growth; Socio-economic Integration of Migrants; and Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Climate Change as outlined in Section V.

Only Local Entities as defined in ADS 303.6 are eligible under this solicitation.

To apply, interested Local Entities must submit a 2-page concept paper. Applicants are highly encouraged to have a 1:1 privately secured matching contribution to the requested funding.

Additional Information on Eligibility: Local Entities as defined in ADS 203.6. an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:a. is legally organized under the laws of;b. has as its principal place of business or operations in;c. is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanentresidents of; and managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from funds appropriated under title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.”For purposes of this section, “majority-owned’ and “managed by” include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization’s managers or a majority of the organization’s governing body by any means.”

Deadline: Sep 30, 2023 

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The Mercury Project: 2023 Call for Proposals

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Applicants are encouraged to consider the Mercury Project’s Research Framework in developing proposals. Preference will be given to projects that:

• Evaluate the effects of interventions on behavioral outcomes, including vaccination uptake;
• Evaluate interventions that are designed and delivered in collaboration with governmental, NGO, and/or corporate partners;
• Have demonstrated potential to be cost-effective at scale;
• Include researchers and research institutions located in the countries in which the study is being conducted.

Proposed projects may have a duration of up to 30 months. Primary applicant organizations must be tax-exempt organizations or the equivalent in the local context (e.g., nonprofit organizations, universities, governmental units). Proposed budgets should be appropriate to cover project costs, with indirect costs not exceeding 15% of direct costs.

Proposals will undergo confidential peer review by a panel of scientific experts. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of scientific merit, potential to cost-effectively increase vaccination demand at scale, and research team inclusivity. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage applicants to submit proposals earlier rather than later. Applications will not be accepted after May 1, 2023.

For more information visit the official webpage.

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) -USAID

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Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) provides grant funding to innovators and researchers to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions.

DIV’s tiered-funding model embraces risk at early stages and mitigates risk at later stages, ensuring that funding is targeted to the most cost-effective innovations that can improve people’s lives.DIV takes a broad approach to innovation; innovations can be business models, products, behavioral interventions, applied research, or replications of proven innovations in novel environments.

DIV’s Core Principles: DIV’s approach is centered around our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and scale. DIV assesses each applicant through the lens of these principles, commensurate to the stage or type of funding sought.

DIV’s Funding Approach: Tiered Stages
DIV uses a tiered-funding model to maximize impact per dollar spent. We invest small amounts in a variety of relatively unproven ideas and make large investments only in those ideas that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential to scale and be sustained via the market or public sector.

Our funding is focused on outcomes, not inputs; this outcomes-based funding enables grantees to adapt and grow under changing circumstances to achieve the greatest impact.

DIV provides funding in three tiered stages and also provides funding for researchers seeking to generate rigorous evidence. Organizations should apply to the level that best matches their current scale and evidence base of impact and cost-effectiveness. Organizations may apply again for the same level of funding or another level of funding.

Stage 1: Pilot (Up to $200,000)
Stage 1 grants support innovation pilots in developing country contexts. Stage 1 innovations are early in their development and require testing to understand user demand, feasibility, impact, and financial viability. Innovations at this stage must be post-prototype or -ideation. While an approach to monitor impact is necessary at this stage, a rigorous impact evaluation methodology is not required.

Stage 2: Test and Position for Scale (up to $1,500,000)
Stage 2 grants support rigorous testing to determine impact or market viability. Public sector innovations at this stage should demonstrate rigorous evidence of causal impact and cost-effectiveness or use DIV funding to build such evidence. Stage 2 funding can support impact evaluations, further market testing, strengthening business or delivery models for scale, or operational expansion for innovations that have already conducted successful pilot testing.

Stage 3: Transition to Scale (up to $15,000,000)
Stage 3 grants transition proven approaches to widespread scaling in new contexts or new geographies. Applicants should have demonstrated evidence of commercial viability or rigorous evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness at the Stage 2 level and must leverage additional external funding or partnership.

Evidence Grants: (Up to $1,500,000)
Evidence Generation grants support research and evaluations of widely-used development approaches that lack sufficient evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness. Evidence Generation awards support impact evaluations, including randomized controlled trials and, if appropriate, quasi-experimental methods.

Find more information visit the official webpage.

Stars in Global Health – Health Impacts of Climate Change

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Seeking bold ideas that address the human health impacts of climate change in low- and middle-income countries. These innovative solutions are expected to address the adaptation gaps and build resilience against the effects of climate change on the human health and wellbeing of underserved communities.

Successful proposals will be awarded seed grants of up to CAD $150,000 for a period of up to 18 months to develop and test the proposed innovation.

Application Deadline

The applicant registration deadline is December 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST (6:00 pm UTC).

The application submission deadline is December 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST (6:00 pm UTC).

Learn more about the funding opportunity.

ELDP Documentation Grants

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Small Grants (SG)

Small grants can be used for a range of purposes related to the documentation of endangered languages, such as to carry out fieldwork, develop a pilot project, or complete a project already begun. The maximum grant awarded is £10,000.
SG Information Pack

Individual Graduate Scholarships (IGS)

IGS applications are invited from individuals seeking scholarship funding for up to 3 years. Individual Graduate Scholarship projects last for 12 to 36 months; field trips are normally involved. In addition to field trip costs, you may apply for a stipend to cover the period while undertaking field research and processing the results. A stipend provides funding to cover direct living costs and is not a salary; as such, employment-based taxes should not be claimed.
IGS Information Pack

Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPF)

IPF grantees are typically researchers at an early stage in their academic career (e.g. who have held a PhD less than 5 years), with qualifications in linguistics and experience in linguistic fieldwork. IPFs are available for between 12 and 24 months and the maximum amount is 250,000 Euro.
IPF Information Pack

Major Documentation Project (MDP)

MDP funding can cover elements including fieldwork costs, equipment, researchers’ salaries, and grduate students’ stipends (stipends should be included only for activities contributing to the project while in the field or processing the documentation materials). Project duration is from 6 to 36 months. Funding for these projects typically ranges from anything above 10,000 up to 130,000 Euro (the maximum is 300,000 Euro). We encourage you to submit quality proposals that provide value for money and are clearly justified.
MDP Information Pack

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RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION (ROC) GRANTS

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Grants Program is a project of the Waitt Foundation. ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues and ocean protection. This complements the Waitt Foundation’s existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with small, local NGOs on a global scale.

SPIRIT – Swiss Programme for International Research by Scientific Investigation Teams

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SNSF offers a wide range of international funding schemes and works closely with foreign funding organisations to promote cross-border collaboration. The SPIRIT programme facilitates knowledge exchange between Swiss researchers and researchers in selected countries that are receiving development assistance. With SPIRIT, the SNSF is giving Swiss researchers more opportunities to collaborate with partners in many countries around the world.

The programme is intended for two to four research groups, out of which one applicant must engage in research work in Switzerland, and at least one applicant must do so in an eligible partner country. Further applicants in a partner country or in Switzerland may be added. However, the total of applicants may not exceed four persons. Swiss applicants must meet the eligibility requirements applicable to SNSF project funding. These requirements apply mutatis mutandis to applicants from abroad.​

Deadline: Applicants can request between 50,000 and 500,000 francs in project funds for two to four years. At least 30% of each approved grant must be allocated to Switzerland and at least 30% to the relevant partner country/countries.

For more information  visit the official webpage.