WUNRN
http://www.wunrn.com
 
http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=1217
 
gdni@gdnet.org

The 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
The Global Development Network is now accepting submissions for the Eighth Annual Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2007. Carrying prizes in cash and travel worth nearly $240,000, this is the largest international competition on development research. Since 2000, nearly 3,700 scholars representing over 100 countries have participated in this competition and nearly $2 million has been distributed in prizes and conference expenses to finalists and winners. This competition is unique in that it is open only to researchers from developing and transition countries. The Awards and Medals Competition is a competitive funding mechanism established by mutual cooperation between GDN and the Government of Japan. Finalists are invited at GDN’s expense to present proposals at the Ninth Annual Global Development Conference, Brisbane, January 2008.

Please note: This year, applications in the categories of outstanding research and most innovative development awards must be submitted in the template format provided below.

The five themes selected for this year’s competition are: 

  • Fragile States: Addressing Vulnerability
  • Household Exposure to Risk: Effects on Poverty
  • The Rule of Law: Providing Security for Development
  • Women’s Rights, Security and Development: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Natural Resources: Risks and Implications for Sustaining Development
Detailed information on each of these themes is available in our guidelines.
 
Under each theme, GDN welcomes submissions from all branches of the social sciences (Economics, Political Science, Sociology etc), especially multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. Submissions from qualified female researchers are particularly encouraged.        
The finalists will present their papers and proposals at GDN's Annual Global Development Conference in Brisbane, Australia in January 2008.
 
Please disseminate this information amongst your colleagues. For more information on the competition, including full descriptions of the themes, visit our website at http://www.gdnet.org/2007awards.
 
Best Wishes
 
GDN Secretariat
 
Address for registered mail and courier:        
2ndFloor, West Wing, ISID Complex
Plot No. 4, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 070
INDIA
     
Address for regular mail:
Post Box No. 7510
Vasant Kunj P.O.
New Delhi 110 070
INDIA
 
Tel: + (91) 11 2613 9494 / 2613 6885
Fax: + (91 11 2613 6893 / 4170 4248
Web: www.gdnet.org




================================================================
To leave the list, send your request by email to: wunrn_listserve-request@lists.wunrn.com. Thank you.