International Doctoral Research Awards (IDRC)

IDRC International Doctoral Research Awards (IDRA) are intended to build capacity and develop research skills in Canada and the Global South to improve the lives of people in the Global South.

The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of emerging researchers at Canadian universities, growing the cohort of researchers able to design, lead and carry out high quality research that contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals and specific development outcome areas of particular interest to IDRC.

Value: 25 awards of up to $20,000 each

Deadline: July 17 at 5pm ET

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada or citizen of a country defined as Official Development Assistance eligible by the OECD Development Assistance Committee in Africa, the Middle East, Asian or Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Must be enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian University, working towards completing your first PhD.
• Must confirm that you will complete your comprehensive examinations and obtain PhD candidacy status by December 31, 2024
• Research proposal must be approved by your research supervisor. Supervisors will be required to complete an approval form as part of the application.
• Your proposed field research must be conducted for a doctoral thesis and must take place in one or more countries in the Global South.
• Your field research must be relevant to one of the five development outcome areas that IDRC aims to contribute through its work:
  • Climate-Resilient Food Systems
  • Democratic and Inclusive Governance
  • Education and Science
  • Global Health
  • Sustainable Inclusive Economies
• You must provide evidence of an affiliation with an institution or organization in the country/countries or region(s) in which the research will take place.
• You may not hold two or more active IDRC awards at the same time.

For more detailed information, please see the guidelines.

To apply, please visit the IDRC