GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS COMPETITION 2024 FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS.
The Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) is GDN’s largest and longest-running program that brings together a rich community of researchers and development practitioners. It is an award scheme that:
- Identifies talent and supports the career advancement of researchers in the Global South
- Funds innovative social development projects implemented by NGOs that benefit marginalized groups in the developing world
THEME – 2024 EDITION
Sustainable Climate Action for Human-Centered Development
The awards will feature two categories:
The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) 2024 Edition
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 (World Bank definition).
The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) 2024 Edition
A competitive grant program that supports non-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in low or lower-middle-income countries (World Bank definition) to recognize the innovative approach of their projects.
Application Deadline: May 24, 2024 (6:00 PM Indian Standard Time).
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Global Development Awards Competition
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