Sections:
Funding
Funding Current priorities for DFID’s centrally funded research are detailed in the Research Strategy for 2008-2013 which was published in April 2008.
They are:
- Growth
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Health
- Governance in Challenging Environments
- Future Challenges and Opportunities
Over the coming months CRD will be looking at its future research programme
in order to meet these priorities. CRD has prepared an
Implementation
Timetable
(164
kb) which gives external stakeholders information about the likely content and
timing of future scoping work and research competitions and calls for proposals.
DFID is not able to accept unsolicited requests for funding nor to accept Expressions of Interest in advance of the calls being made.
CRD has concordats with some of the UK Research Councils to fund research
relevant to DFID’s objectives. CRD also contributes significant funds to
research funded
jointly
with other agencies and through
Public
Private Partnerships.
Information on research centrally funded by DFID can be found on
Research4Development (R4D).
Call for Proposals for Product Development Partnerships
DFID is calling for proposals for funding for PDPs in two phases.
- The first phase is a competition for PDPs that already receive DFID funding, to bid for resources for a further five year period. Funding for successful organisations will be available for 5 years starting in 2008.
The second phase, a competition for PDPs that are not currently funded by DFID, will be launched in December 2008/January 2009. Funding for successful organisations will be available for 5 years starting in 2009.
Please read the essential information
(60 kb) about how to submit a proposal.
New - appointment opportunities in DFID in Research
If you would like to play a key role in DFID’s distinct contribution to the global development research effort,
more information can be found on the
dedicated recruitment website.
Sustainable Agriculture
On 13 March 2006 the Secretary of State announced the allocation of £100
million pounds over 5 years for the new
Strategy for Research on Sustainable
Agriculture (SRSA).
The directly funded component consists of 4 elements:
Getting Agricultural Research Into Use to Reduce Rural Poverty
The Research into Use programme commenced implementation in July 2006. This is working to promote the best results of past DFID funded research (and others) and promote them in Africa and south Asia. They are being selected on their potential to raise farmers’ incomes, reduce poverty, halt environmental degradation, and increase food security. Lessons from the programme will be collected and shared to show how best to get forestry, fishing, farming and livestock rearing technologies and policies into use to maximise their impact on reducing poverty. After an open competition the contract for RIU was awarded to Natural Resources International Limited in association with Nkoola Institutional Development based in Kampala Uganda.
Regional Research Programmes
These are focused on West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and South
Asia. A smaller programme has been commissioned in the Andes. These programmes
are working in close partnership with existing regional organisations so that
research is undertaken on those issues that most affect the lives of the people
living there. An important part of these programmes is a focus on capacity
building. DFID is already supporting the
Forum for Agricultural Research in
Africa (FARA) to implement a major capacity building programme in Africa.
International Research
Support to international agricultural research to deliver high quality and
effective international public good research to tackle poverty reduction and
achieve sustainable growth. The majority of this will be to the 15 centres and
challenge programmes of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR). In addition support is provided to international research
organisations outside of the CGIAR which complement its work and/or fill gaps.
Details of funding to CGIAR centres for
2008/09
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Advanced Research Organisations
A responsive
research programme with the
UK’s Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) on sustainable agriculture for
international development was launched in 2006. This and potentially further
programmes will provide opportunities for advanced research institutes to
increase their efforts towards the science and technology needs of developing
countries.
Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Research and Capacity Development Programme (CCAA)
This programme is being funded jointly by IDRC and DFID. It funds and supports:
- Research that reduces uncertainty and clearly enhances adaptive capacity
- Established capacity-building programmes in Africa that clearly contribute to the goals of the programme
- Action research that supports adaptation by rural or urban people, particularly the most vulnerable
- Research that adds value to existing initiatives
More information and details of calls for activities can be found on the
Climate
Change Adaptation in Africa website
ESRC / DFID Joint Research Funding Scheme
Launched in August 2005, this £13 million joint research grants scheme aims to fund world class scientific research on issues relating to economic development and quality of life in less developed countries with the potential for impact on policy and practice for poverty reduction. To this end, both sponsors wish to invite applications from researchers based in recognised higher education institutions, research organisations or organisations with a credible research capacity in both the UK, and also worldwide.
More information and details of calls for proposals can be found on the
Economic
and Social Research Council (ESRC) website
Last updated: 6 October 2008