Medals for Research on Development are for excellent completed research papers on any of the five selected themes:
Research papers for the Medals will be considered in the following 5 themes:
1. Fragile States: Addressing Vulnerability
2. Household Exposure to Risk: Effects on Poverty
3. The Rule of Law: Providing Security for Development
Eligibility: Citizens and permanent residents of developing or transition countries or who are temporarily based in a developed country for no more than five years; staff of bilateral/multilateral agencies not eligible.
4. Women’s Rights, Security and Development: Challenges and Opportunities
5. Natural Resources: Risks and Implications for Sustaining Development