Opportunity

Governance and Local Development Institute Short-term Research Grants 2023 (up to 25,000 SEK)


Deadline: April 11, 2023

Applications for the Governance and Local Development Institute Short-term Research Grants 2023 are now open. The Governance and Local Development Institute at the University of Gothenburg (GLD) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of research fellowships for short-term research on Governance and Local Development.

Themes should relate to the GLD mission, for example:

  • Local governance challenges
  • Service delivery as it varies across local contexts
  • Relationship between state and non-state actors
  • Level of corruption and citizens’ perceptions of it 
  • How citizens solve disputes with officials, families, and friends and how state or non-state actors are involved 
  • Participation in local elections and political campaigns 
  • How security services are provided in transitional periods and/or under weak central states

Grant

  • Awards averaging 25,000 SEK will be offered biannually to support research projects related to critical governance issues.

Eligibility

  • Open to all scholars, regardless of any prior GLD affiliation.
  • Applicants should be interested in research on Governance and Local Development.

Application

Interested candidates should send the following: 

  • A proposal including a description of the project/research plan (not more than 5 pgs long), schedule of work, and detailed budget estimate.
    • The budget estimate should be in SEK and must not include funding for the applicant(s) salary/salaries but may include funding for a research assistant salary or similar. Organisers do accept proposals for contributory funding (i.e., using the STG to fund part of a larger project), but awarding of funding is contingent upon the applicant receiving enough funding for the whole project.
  • A current CV 
  • A sample of previously written work in English (a published paper, conference paper, book chapter, etc.) 

Only applications in English will be considered. 

Click here to apply

For more information, visit GLD Short-term Research Grants.

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