FUNDING OPP: Call for Expression of Interest: Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW)

Background

In partnership with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, IDRC’s Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program is launching a call for Expression of Interest for a Synthesis of Evidence and Lessons on women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, and economic growth.

Opportunity

The GrOW program aims to generate new evidence on women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, and growth in low-income countries. It will address key evidence gaps by generating and synthesizing rigorous empirical research. It will also stimulate innovative partnerships to ensure that robust evidence helps shape policies and programs to deliver better development outcomes for women, economies, and societies more broadly. The program will bring together leading researchers from around the world to work collaboratively in addressing critical knowledge gaps.

Focusing on low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, GrOW will produce high-quality evidence on three sets of inter-related themes:

1. What are the nature and magnitude of barriers to women’s economic empowerment and to closing gender gaps in earnings and productivity? How can these barriers be overcome?
2. How do specific patterns of economic growth and types of structural change affect women’s economic empowerment and gender equality?
3. How do women’s economic empowerment and gender equality affect economic growth?

*This call for Expression of Interest invites proposals ONLY on theme. Theme 3 will be addressed through a series of commissioned papers (Evidence Synthesis) analyzing the best-available evidence. For more information, read the Call for Expression of Interest (PDF).

The primary considerations in selecting projects will be the scientific merit of the research proposal and its potential for development impact, including capacity building.

Eligibility

Only applications that meet the following eligibility criteria will be considered for funding:

• The proposed project is to be led by a research-oriented institution with legal corporate registration. IDRC enters into agreement with legal entities only.
• Research consortia comprised of up to three institutional partners may also apply, however one partner must be designated as the lead institution. The lead institutions should submit the application to IDRC on behalf of the consortium. The lead institution will sign the grant agreement with IDRC and as such be responsible for receiving and administering the funds, and ensuring that all grant conditions are met. Research-oriented institutions can include academic, governmental, private sector and non-profit organizations.
• UN, donor and multi-lateral organizations are NOT eligible to apply.
• Applications from individual persons will NOT be accepted.

International partnerships are strongly encouraged, particularly those that involve Southern-based researchers.

NOTE: While the GrOW program focuses on low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or South Asia, this synthesis of evidence does NOT need to be restricted to those countries. However, the syntheses should clearly demonstrate the existing or potential relevance of lessons and evidence for low-income contexts.

Funding Available

• Maximum amount: between CAD$500,000 and $600,000
• Project duration: project duration will not exceed 15 months

Full Details

• Full details regarding the Call for Expression of Interest: Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW)

Deadlines

CURO Checklist and Instructions for faculty submissions

Internal Contacts

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact:

• your Research Facilitator or Carleton International for help with proposal development and substantive review:

Thursday, October 24, 2013  |  Categories: Funding Opportunities
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