Institutions Trade & Economic Development
The call Strategic Research Fund: Employment for Stability provides funding for strategic research that investigates the correlation between employment and stability in a specific set of fragile or conflict affected Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), or for research into the key drivers and challenges determining employment strategies of the private sector in these countries. […]
The Centre for Economic Policy Research, through its Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries initiative, invites applications for its major research grants. These grants will support research that aims to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in low-income countries. Proposals should address the following themes: •modelling market frictions in LICs […]
2014 EIB Prize: Innovation, Market Structure and Competitiveness The European investment bank invites nominations for two awards under the EIB prize theme. The topic for this year is innovation, market structure and competitiveness. Prizes will be awarded for research which assesses the interaction between company size and market structure and the impact of investment decisions […]
The Department for International Development (DFID) and ESRC are continuing their strategic partnership with a dedicated research programme on ‘Education and development: Raising learning outcomes in education systems’. Both funders are committed to commissioning world class research and ensuring the results are available for policymakers and development workers worldwide. The programme will generate world-class and […]
The Natural Environment Research Council, in partnership with the Department for International Development and the Economic and Social Research Council, invites outline proposals for consortium grants under the programme on Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor. Consortium grants will provide an opportunity to undertake large-scale, complex and interdisciplinary social and natural science research […]
London School of Economics and Political Science -Department of International Development Salary is competitive and not less than £50,387 per annum inclusive The Department of International Development invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor beginning in September 2014. We are seeking candidates with a focus in development economics, including international economics, public economics, macroeconomics and […]
European Union Institute for Security Studies, EU The European Union Institute for Security Studies invites applications for its transatlantic postdoctoral fellowship for international relations and security. This enables candidates who have recently received their doctorate in social and political sciences or economics, and whose work focuses on international relations, peace or security issues, to spend […]
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation invites applications for its grants. These offer support for projects addressing problems in the fields of international understanding, exchange, and cooperation. Priority areas are: •efforts to ensure peace and security in the international community, including peace building and security issues, and non-traditional security issues; •addressing positive and negative aspects of globalisation, […]
The European University Institute, through the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, invites applications for the global governance fellowships. These allow postdoctoral research for one to two academic years. Preference is given to proposals within the following domains: •climate governance; •cultural pluralism; •development; •global economics; •international trade observatory; •modes of global governance. Up to 10 […]
The International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics (IGC) invites researchers to submit proposals for high-calibre research projects relevant to growth policies in developing countries. The deadline is 11:59pm GMT, 30th November 2013. The IGC is building on previous work and streamlining its research with a sharper focus on key research questions that […]