IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Quick Facts
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian and developing-country capacity in research on sustainable and equitable development from an international perspective. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Research proposals that include comparative research between a developing country and Canada or have a Canadian component will not be considered for this competition. Award tenure corresponds to a period of field research, which will be no less than three months and, in general, no more than 12 months.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada, or hold a citizenship of a developing country
- be enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian university
- have a research proposal for a doctoral thesis that has been approved by the thesis supervisor
- have proposed field research that will take place in a developing country
- provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will take place
- have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be accepted for research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priories and activities which focus on four program areas: Social and Economic Policy; Environment and Natural Resource Management; Information and Communication Technologies for Development; Innovation, Policy and Science.
Procedures
Complete applications must be received by the IDRC, including all documents listed in the Checklist of Documents to be Submitted by Candidates available at the IDRC Doctoral Research Awards page.
Further Information
In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, Fellowships and Awards is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia.
