2007 Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition

Dear Colleagues,

The 2007 round of the Global Development Awards and Medals competition is now open! We ask for your assistance in reaching a wide audience and giving larger number of researchers from your region the opportunity to participate. Please post the announcement below on your websites and circulate it through your distribution lists:

2007 Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition

Submissions are welcome for the Global Development Network’s annual competition for the Most Innovative Development Project, which carries prizes in cash and travel of over US ,000! The finalists will present their proposals at GDN’s Annual Global Development Conference in Brisbane, Australia in January 2008. Submissions are accepted for an ongoing development project implemented in a developing or transition country. Criteria include the degree of innovation and the potential for broad application of the project in other countries. Applicants are requested to use the new application template available on our website.

Deadline for submission: August 20, 2007

For more information on the competition visit our website at www.gdnet.org/2007awards.

Your help in disseminating this information is greatly appreciated.

Best wishes,

GDN Secretariat

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