The Global Network Newsletter [GDNews] # 35, September 2004

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In this issue:

-> What's New in GDN?

-> Regional Network Partner News

-> Other Research Opportunities

-> Online Development Resources

-> What's New in GDN?

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-->> Deadline extended for the Fifth Annual Awards and Medals Competition!

The Global Development Awards is the largest international contest for

researchers on development, offering prizes totalling USD 400,000 to

scholars and practitioners based in developing countries

• The Medals for Outstanding Research on Development carry cash prizes of

USD 75,000 plus travel expenses to the Global Development Network’s Sixth

Annual Development Conference. Two prize medals—one for USD 10,000 plus

travel and another for USD 5,000 plus travel—will be granted for completed

research papers in each of five topic areas corresponding to the theme of

the Sixth Annual Conference of the Global Development Network, "Developed

and developing worlds: mutual impact". Under each topic, GDN welcomes

submissions from all branches of the social sciences. Multidisciplinary

and interdisciplinary submissions are particularly encouraged. Deadline:

September 20, 2004.

• The Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project carries

cash prizes of USD 95,000 plus travel expenses to the Global Development

Network's Sixth Annual Development Conference. An award of USD 75,000 will

be given to the institution whose project embodies a fresh approach to an

important development need and holds the greatest promise for benefiting

the poor in developing and transition countries. Criteria include the

degree of innovation and the potential for broad application of the

project in other countries. The institutions of the two other finalists

will receive prizes of USD 10,000 each. Funding for the Award is

generously provided by the Government of Japan. Deadline: September 7,

2004.

• The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development carries cash

prizes of USD 95,000 plus travel expenses to the Global Development

Network’s Sixth Annual Development Conference. An award of USD 75,000 will

be given to the institution whose proposed research in one of the five

topic areas chosen for this year's competition holds the greatest promise

for improving our understanding of development. Two prizes of USD 10,000

will be given to the institutions of the other two finalists to continue

work in the chosen research area. The Award funds will be used to support

the undertaking of the submitted research proposal. Funding for the Award

is generously provided by the Government of Japan. In two of the five

topic areas, namely, "Trade policies and Sub-Saharan Africa" and

"Conflict, human security and migration", submissions will be accepted in

French or in English. Deadline: September 20, 2004.

For information on all of the Awards/Medals, see

www.gdnet.org/activities/gdn_competitions/global_development_awards/awards_2004/

> Internship opportunities: GDN is seeking two interns to assist with GDN's Global Research Projects, communicate with GDN's stakeholders and monitor

progress in GDN's activities. Candidates from developing and transition countries are encouraged to apply. Deadline: September 10, 2004. See:

www.gdnet.org/about_gdn/structure/gdn_secretariat/opportunities/

> Call for Participants GDN is inviting applications from social science researchers in developing or transition countries to participate in the Sixth

Annual Global Development Conference from January 24-26, 2005 in Dakar, Senegal. The theme of the Conference is “Developing and Developed Worlds: Mutual

Impact” Deadline: September 30, 2004 The Conference program is now available on-line at www.gdnet.org/pdf2/sixth_annual_conf/prog_draft1.pdf

> Calls for proposals for new Global Research Project LACEA, ERF, AERC, EADN and SANEI—GDN”s Regional Network Partners--have released calls for proposals

for the “Impact of Rich Country Policies on Poverty: A Global View.” Details below.

-> Regional Network Partner News

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"***NOT ALL REGIONS USUALLY INCLUDED"

-->> > Calls for proposals for Global Research Project in LACEA, ERF,

AERC, EADN and SANEI

GDN is supporting a large multi-disciplinary global research project

entitled “Impact of Rich Country Policies on Poverty: A Global View.”

Proposals are sought to undertake country studies in Latin America and the

Caribbean, in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran, in

Sub-Saharan Africa, in East Asia and in South Asia on this important theme

in the areas of aid, investment, migration, or trade (Watch this

newsletter for similar calls to be made in other regions). Interested

researchers are invited to submit proposals on specific issues or

combinations of issues of particular importance to their countries. The

proposals should include a detailed description of the methodology to be

used, the availability of suitable data, and the composition of the

research teams. Proposals with teams that include younger researchers or

less established institutions are particularly encouraged. Studies in

approximately 30 countries willbe supported around the world. Selections

will be made on a competitive basis with regional allocations.

>Deadlines and submission information LACEA’s deadline for submissions is

on or before September 15, 2004.

>ERF’s deadline for submissions in the Middle East,North Africa Turkey and

Iran is on or before September 30, 2004.

>The AERC’s deadline for submissions is on or before October 15, 2004.

>The EADN’s deadline for submissions is on or before September 15, 2004.

Submissions should be sent to bvaughan@gdnet.org. Note that EADN

submissions should be sent to Dr. Chia Siow Yue at chiasy@singnet.com.sg.

>SANEI’s deadline for submissions is September 15, 2004, and should be

sent to arkemal@saneinetwork.net

>Selection and Eligibility

Country studies will be selected based on a competitive process.

Residents of developing and transition countries are encouraged to send in

proposals describing how they would meet the challenge of the project as

outlined in the next section. Particular emphasis should be placed on the

composition of the team, the main issues in your country, testable

hypotheses, and the methodological approach(es) to be used. CVs of all

researchers must be attached. The inclusion of younger researchers and

institutions is encouraged. The size of the team is not fixed but should

be set so as to meet the goals of the research,taking into account

budgetary considerations. At least 50% of all principal researchers must

be residents of a developing or transition country. Budgets should be

included in the submission. Researchers will receive an honorarium and

other research expenses based on local costs. These will be calculated

based on involvement in a research project and not as a consultancy. There

is no fixed format for proposals. Nevertheless, each submission should

contain at a minimum: (1) Composition of the research team; (2) CVs of

all researchers, including countries of residence and e-mails; (3) Time

period to be covered; (4) Main policies or policy interactions that are of

particular interest in your country; (5) Testable hypotheses; (6) Detailed

methodology; (7) Explanation of why the research team is well suited for

this work, and (8) Budget.

>LACEA: Specific Information

Up to ten submissions from the Latin America and Caribbean region will be

invited to present at a special one-day workshop on November 3, in

conjunction with LACEA’s annual meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica from

November 4-6, 2004. GDN will pay 50 percent of economy travel and

accommodation expenses to attend the workshop and LACEA conference. A

five-person selection committee will choose the top four or five

submissions, who will then be asked to present their work at a full

project workshop in Dakar, Senegal just before GDN’s Annual Conference

from January 24-26, 2005.

>ERF: Specific Information

Up to ten submissions from the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran

region will be invited to present at a special one-day workshop in Beirut,

Lebanon on December 13, 2004, immediately before ERF’s Annual

Conference. GDN will pay 50 percent of economy travel and accommodation

expenses to attend the workshop and ERF conference. A five-person

selection committee will choose the top four or five submissions, who will

then be asked to present their work at a full project workshop in Dakar,

Senegal just before GDN’s Annual Conference from January 24-26, 2005.

>AERC: Specific Information

A five-person selection committee will choose up to five submissions, who

will then be asked to join the project and present their work at a full

project workshop in Dakar, Senegal just before GDN's Sixth Annual

Development Conference on January 24-26, 2005. GDN will pay all economy

travel and accommodation expenses to the workshop.

>EADN: Specific Information

The ten best submissions will be invited to present at a one-day workshop

in late October 2004. EADN will cover the costs of economy airfare and

hotel accommodation. A selection committee will select the top five

submissions, who will then be asked to join the project and present their

work at a full project workshop in Dakar, Senegal, just before the GDN

Annual Conference on January 23-25, 2005. GDN will cover the costs of

economy airfare and hotel accommodation to the GDN Annual Conference.

>SANEI: Specific Information

Up to eight submissions from the South Asia region will be invited for

presentation at a special session during the annual conference of the

Pakistan Society of Development Economists-PIDE, scheduled to be held in

Islamabad, Pakistan during January 10-12, 2005. GDN will pay 50 percent of

economy travel and accommodation expenses. The finalists will then be

asked to join the project and present their work at a full project

workshop in Dakar, Senegal just before GDN’s Annual Conference on January

24-26, 2005. GDN will pay 100% of economy travel and accommodation

expenses.

Travel to GDN’s Annual Conference in Senegal GDN will pay all economy

travel and accommodation expenses to the GDN Annual Conference for all

researchers selected to present at the Senegal workshop.

Detailed information on the project can be found at:

www.gdnet.org/activities/global_research_projects/rich_country_policies.html

"Latin America and the Caribbean"

-->> Call for Papers Economia, the journal of LACEA, has announced a Call

for Papers for its next panel meeting to be held April 2005 in

Cambridge,Massachusetts. Deadline: October 1, 2004. See

www.lacea.org/calls/economia2005.htm

Call for papers The Seventh Workshop in International Economics and

Finance will be held December 10-13 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Submission

deadline: October 8, 2004. See www.lacea.org/calls/summer2004.htm

Call for papers LACEA's Regional Integration Network will be holding its

fourth annual workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay, December 15-17, 2004.

Deadline for expression of interest: September 3, 2004. See

www.lacea.org/calls/rin2004.htm

"Middle East and North Africa"

-->> Call for papers ERF 11th Annual Conference, 14-16 December 2004,

Beirut- Lebanon Deadline for papers: 5 Sep. 2004 See:

www.erf.org.eg/html/11_Conf_call.asp

International Workshop on Economic and Finance Reforms in the Middle East

and North Africa, 8-9 October 2004, Sousse, Tunisia. Papers in all areas

of economics and finance with application to the MENA region are

solicited. See www.erf.org.eg/html/Sousse.pdf

"Russia and CIS"

-->> Grant competition. The EERC is pleased to announce the Fall 2004

round of the Economics research grant competition. The deadline for

applications is October 15, 2004. The goal of the competition is to

support policy-relevant economics research projects under five priority

research areas.

Grants in the amount of up to ,000 are typically provided for up to 18

months of work. Research proposals can be submitted by either individuals

or

small teams of CIS researchers. Young researchers and researchers based in

the periphery may be offered smaller-scale development grants (up to

,000) and training opportunities in the framework of EERC’s Research

Development Program. See www.eerc.ru/activ/competition/

"Western Europe"

-->> Conference announcements The Agence française de Développement (AFD)

will finance the Second Annual EUDN Conference in Paris in November 2004.

The event will start with a one day AfD- EUDN Conference, on November 25.

This will be followed by a two days Academic EUDN Conference, from

November 26 to November 27. The two days conference invites paper

submissions on "Trade, Aid, FDI and Inter-national Migration". Around 40

people are expected to attend this Academic Conference. Deadline for

submissions is October 21, 2004. See: www.eudnet.net

-> Other Research Opportunities

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-->>> Drumbeat Scholarship and Fellowship database

The on-line journal The Drumbeat has updated its list of awards, grants,

fellowships and scholarships relevant to development researchers. See

www.comminit.com/awards2004.html

-->> > Katherine Esau Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of California

at Davis, United States. International candidates are welcome to apply.

Preference will be given to candidates who received their Ph.D. from an

institution other than University of California-Davis and who have not

already spent time on this campus. Deadline: November 1, 2004.

www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/fellowships/esau/app-info.html

> TWAS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research and Advanced Training Eligible applicants for the fellowships are young scientists, who are citizens of a

developing country, under the age of 40, recently earn (or are about to earn) a Ph.D. or equivalent degree,

working in the area of natural sciences, and employed by a research

institution in a developing country. Preference will be given to young

scientists based at institutions that lack adequate research facilities.

Deadline: October 1, 2004

www.ictp.trieste.it/~twas/pdf/TWAS_Fellowships.pdf

> Global Education Research Conference will take place March 31-April 2, 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic, sponsored by the Education Policy Research

Network. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is September 15, 2004.

Submissions and inquiries should be sent to

educationresearch@thedialogue.org.

www.gdnet.org/pdf2/forms/education_conference.pdf

> Robert McNamara/East African Development Bank Graduate Scholarship Offered by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), Uganda Applicants

must be under 45 years of age and possess a Masters degree or its equivalent. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Contact: The Project

Coordinator

Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)

P.O Box 7110 Kampala Uganda Phone: 256-41-256251/2; Fax: 256-41-342007

Email: intervarsity@iucea.org

> IWMI Ph.D. Scholarship Program Offered by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka. Ph.D. candidates who satisfy the academic

requirements to be admissible to a Ph.D. program and want to carry out research that fits in IWMI's research agenda or third party are encouraged to apply.

Contact: Capacity Building Officer International Water Management Institute P.O. Box 2075 Colombo Sri Lanka Phone: 94-1-787404; Fax: 94-1-786854. See

www.iwmi.cgiar.org/about/capacity_building/phd_scholarship.htm

> International symposium on Innovations in Agriculture Advisory Services in sub-Saharan Africa in Jinja, Uganda. October 10-13, 2004

For more information, contact NAADS Secretariat at ckiisa@naads.or.ug

-> Online Development Opportunities

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-->> > Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) The Food

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations launched AGORA in

October 2003. It is an initiative to provide free or low-cost Internet

access to over 500 major scientific journals in agriculture and related

biological, environmental, and social sciences. AGORA is available to

students and researchers in qualifying not-for-profit institutions in

eligible developing countries. For more information, visit

www.aginternetwork.org/en/index.php

> New Online Journal A new website focusing broadly on Latin America has been launched: www.er-saguier.org.

> Australian Development Gateway (ADG)

ADG, developed and funded by the Australian Agency for International

Development (AusAID), is a knowledge-sharing website that supports people

working in Asia Pacific countries to reduce poverty and promote

sustainability. ADG allows for more effective collaboration through the

fast sharing of practical knowledge, further empowering users to develop

policies and programs, research issues, form alliances, and work towards

sustainable growth and poverty reduction. For more information, visit

www.developmentgateway.com.au/jahia/Jahia/lang/en/pid/346

> Health Journalists' Window Provides specific support to journalists addressing development issues. www.comminit.com/journalists/

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