September 28, 2023 is the application deadline. | GDAC 2023: Global Development Awards Competition for Development Professionals
A creative award program called the Global Development Awards Competition was started by GDN with the kind assistance of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan.
GDN has given candidates and winners nearly $4 million in research and project grants since its founding in 2000. The competition attracted about 8,800 researchers and development professionals from low-income, middle-income, and developing nations, and more than 200 awards have been given thus far.
| Title: | GDAC 2023: Global Development Awards Competition for Development Professionals |
| Nationality: | All Nationalities |
| Amount: | upto $20,000 |
| Deadline: | September 28, 2023 |
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| WhatsApp Link: | Click Here |
| Telegram Link: | Click Here |
The prizes honor outstanding policy-oriented research, assist the development of scholars’ research capacities in low- and middle-income countries, and provide funding for creative social development initiatives that aid marginalized people in developing nations. Each year’s yearly competition has a fresh, current theme. Through its awards program, GDN offers grants in two primary categories:
- The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) is a competitive research grant program that seeks out and funds exceptional research proposals with the potential to be of the highest caliber and with clear policy implications for addressing development issues. Applications are evaluated by senior and later junior researchers. A Scientific and Technical Advisor who is chosen based on the theme of the research is also available to the research teams while they carry out their projects.
- The Japanese Award for Most creative Development Project (MIDP) assists Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in low- and lower-income countries by providing a competitive award program to acknowledge the creative approach of their programs. The first-place winner is also eligible to compete for an additional award of up to US$ 200,000 through the Japan Social Development Fund in order to test their creative work on a broader scale.
- Prior to their presentations at the conference, finalists in both categories receive training in communicating research and development.
Timeframe and Advantages
The Japanese Prize for Outstanding Developmental Research
- A grant worth $30,000 will be given to the first-place winner. Grants of $20,000 and $10,000 will be given to the winners of the second and third places, respectively.
- The money will be used to support the winners’ suggested research projects as they near completion. Award recipients will also be matched with a top scholar in their field who will serve as a Scientific and Technical Advisor.
Japan’s Most Innovative Development Project Award - Each of the two first-place winners for each subject will get a reward worth $50,000.
- A gift of $25,000 USD will be given to the second place winner.
- A Technical Advisor will also be assigned to each awardee for the duration of the grant’s execution.
- The first-place winner is also eligible to compete for an additional award of up to US$ 200,000 through the Japan Social Development Fund in order to test their creative work on a broader scale.
For Additional Information
Visit the Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) 2023 website.
