The Global Development Network (GDN) invites researchers and organizations from developing and transition countries to submit research proposals, completed research papers and proposals for scaling-up development projects.

Competition Themes:

1. External Capital Flows and Financing for Development

2. Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Sector Development: Another Angle to look at the

MDGs in a Post-crisis World?

3. Innovative Sources of Development Finance

 Submissions are being accepted under the following three categories:

 a.    Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development: This award is for applicants submitting research

proposals to explore any of the three competition themes in an original and innovative way.

Prizes: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000

b.     Medals for Research on Development: These medals are completed research papers of outstanding nature

on any of the three competition themes.

Prizes: First Prize: US$ 10,000; Second prize: US$ 5,000

c.     Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project: Each year, we also select an on-going

development project that may or may not be connected to that year’s theme, but has contributed

to creating a sustainable impact in the community it has worked in, and requires further assistance

for scaling up.

Prizes: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000

Application Deadlines:

Proposals on development projects: September 9, 2010

Research proposals/completed research papers: October 18, 2010

For more information please log on to: http://www.gdnet.org/~2010awards

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