IDRC Doctoral Research Award - Canada ť PhD Scholarship Canada

Eligible Fields of Study - IDRC Doctoral Research Award

Applications will be accepted for research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities.

Social and Economic Policy

Environment and Natural Resource Management

Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) for Development

Innovation, Policy and Science

Eligibility- Applicants must:

Hold a citizenship of a developing country;

Be registered at a Canadian university;

Research proposal is for a doctoral thesis and has been approved by the thesis supervisor;

Proposed field research will take place in a developing country;

Provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will take place;

Have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure.

Duration: Award tenure corresponds to the period of field research. In general, this will be no less than 3 months and not more than 12 months.

Value The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of $20,000per year. Renewals are an exception and are provided for those disciplines that may need to deal with the uncertainties of growing seasons and climatic characteristics that affect data collection.

Number of Awards: Variable Deadlines: There are two competitions each year:

For more information and application, see:IDRC Doctoral Research Award

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