The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 call for applications for its Research Fellowship Program. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide.
ELIGIBILITY:
The ideal candidate
has obtained his/her PhD or equivalent degree within the past 10 years;
is employed at an institution of higher education or research institute;
is conducting high-quality research in an area of interest to the Jacobs Foundation;
is committed to engaging with the Jacobs Foundation and the Fellowship Network and contributing to the Foundation’s activities.
BENEFIT:
CHF 150’000
Up to 10% of the total amount of funding (i.e. CHF 15’000) in addition to the basic grant
Fellows may apply for additional funding at the end of the fellowship to conduct further projects with a focus on evidence to action and scientific capacity building.
In addition to providing fellows with independent and competitive funding, the program offers a wide range of non-financial benefits.
The ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award promotes the application of innovative empirical research in economics to support evidence-based policies for addressing key development challenges in Asia and the Pacific.
ELIGIBILITY:
Researchers from any country may apply, but the policy solutions must be relevant for an ADB developing member country.
The paper must be an original research work in economics that provides evidence for better solutions/policies to address a key development challenge in Asia and the Pacific.
The paper has not been published or is under consideration by peer-reviewed journals.
The researcher is willing to work with policymakers in an ADB developing member country to test and develop the research into policy solutions.
We especially encourage young and female scholars and researchers from universities, think-tanks, and academic institutions to apply.
BENEFIT:
The author of the award-winning paper will receive a $7,000 grant financed by ADB. If the winning paper has coauthors, the award will be shared equally among coauthors.
The top three papers will be presented at the ADB-IEA Award session of the 2024 ADB Annual Meeting. ADB intends to apply the ideas generated by the award-winning paper to its operations and policy advice.
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