IDRC Canadian Window on International Development Awards
The application process for the April 2012 competition is currently under review. Please check this webpage for further instructions by the end of February 2012. Candidates can start preparing the required documents but must wait for the revised application instructions before applying.
FAQs are also being prepared for the end of February 2012; candidates should refer to the FAQs before making inquiries, as they address a number of common questions.
IDRC offers these awards annually to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing master’s or doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in Canada and one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities and must ensure that their research project aligns with these priorities.
Countries subject to approval
In principle, IDRC supports research in all developing countries. At this time, however, we do not support awards that involve research in Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia.
Prior to issuing the award and contract, field research proposed in the following countries or territories must be approved by IDRC:
Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Eritrea, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Liberia, Libya, Papua New Guinea, Small Island States [including Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, São Tomé and Principe, Seychelles, Timor-Leste and Oceania (Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, Palau, Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna)], Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan (Republic of China), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Who can apply
To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:
- be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country
- be enrolled at a Canadian university at the master’s or doctoral level
- your research proposal must be approved by your thesis supervisor
- your proposed field research must take place in Canada and one or more developing countries and be conducted for a master’s or doctoral dissertation
- you must provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in both the Canadian and developing-country regions in which the research will take place
- you must have completed course work and passed comprehensive exams before taking up the award.
(You have up to 12 months to start your field research from the date on the letter of offer.)