Spider ICT4D Research Grants
We offer grants for research related to ongoing Spider-supported ICT4D projects in democracy, education, and health in 2012. The research should be undertaken by researchers based in Sweden together with researchers in the project country. The aim of this research is to facilitate knowledge production in ICT4D, while strengthening ongoing and future ICT4D activities.
Applying:
Researchers in ICT4D associated with Spider partner universities (PhD students and researchers holding PhD degree or equivalent) submit an expression of interest (see below). Spider will review submissions in consultation with the project partners concerned. Researchers with interesting and relevant proposals will be asked to prepare a full application (see below).
Spider-supported projects that are relevant for these research grants are:
Improving Reproductive and Child health services through ICT (Tanzania)
SMS for Human Rights (Tanzania)
M-Governance: Exploring conditions for successful Mobile Governance in Kenya (Kenya)
Reforms through citizen participation and government accountability (Kenya)
ICTs for the construction of democracy in Bolivia (Bolivia)
Spider is in the process of starting up some projects in Cambodia on democracy, education, and health. Interested researchers are encouraged to contact us for more information on these projects.
Timing:
Next deadline for submission of expression of interest is 15 March 2012 and for full applications 16 April 2012. The decision on funded applications will be announced on the web and by e-mail by 30 April 2012. Please send your expression of interest to iskra@spidercenter.org.
Scope:
The maximum amount granted is SEK 100 000, to be used in 2012. The grant can be used to cover travel and upkeep, local salaries, and other research-related costs for Swedish based and partner country researchers.
Selection criteria:
The emphasis is on the relevance of the research to the ongoing project(s), relevance to ICT4D, innovativeness of the research, proposed research methods, expected results and indicators for their measurement, the level of balance between Swedish and partner country researchers, as well as scientific merits of the collaborators.
Expression of Interest:
A brief note describing the research questions and method, their relation to the project, the collaborating researchers and indicative budget is submitted by the principal researcher. Spider will inform the applicant if the proposed research is accepted by the project partners and ask the principal researcher to submit a full application. Download expression of interest form.
Application:
A more detailed form together with annexes containing the CV of the researchers and detailed description of the research is submitted in electronic form, along with a hard copy.
Contract:
Support to research will be based on a contractual agreement between Spider and the partner University of the principal researcher, specifying scope, budget, allocation, disbursement, implementation, and reporting.
Reporting:
The principal researcher is responsible for scientific and financial reporting to Spider, electronically and in hard copy. S/he is also responsible for the technical and administrative coordination of the project. Spider encourages multimedia formats of reporting, combining textual, audio, and visual material.
Auditing:
The grant must be audited by an external, independent and qualified auditor, following Spider’s Financial Audit Guidelines. Swedish public authorities and public universities can use their internal auditors if these are independent and authorized (Certified Internal Auditor, Swedish National Audit Officer or FAR). Unused project funds must be reimbursed to Spider.
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