IIE, on behalf of USAID’s Center of Excellence in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center), invites applications from research institutions to support USAID in answering a research question that is integral to how USAID designs programs in the DRG sector.
Opportunity
Applicants will form working groups of 3 – 6 PhD students and 1 – 2 supervising faculty; students must have passed their qualifying exams and be from diverse social science disciplines. Each working group, in close collaboration with USAID, will produce a multi-disciplinary analytical literature review that provides an overview, assessment, and synthesis of the empirical research relevant to its selected research question. The questions, which are further elaborated in the RFA, are in the following areas:
- The role of citizens in resisting or combating the shrinking of civic space
- The process by which grassroots reforms scale up to the regional or national levels
- The mechanisms of successful human rights awareness campaigns
Funding Available
- Maximum amount: $30,000 – $60,000
- Project duration: 6 months
Helpful Links
- Full details regarding the Democracy Fellows and Grants Program
Deadlines
| Full application: | ||
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | Please contact your Research Facilitator. | |
| cuResearch Checklist Deadline | October 25, 2016 | |
| Full submission to sponsor | November 1, 2016 | 11:59 PM EDT |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator.