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Evaluation Research Awards
*In honour of Terry Smutylo's (founding director of the Evaluation Unit)
long commitment and work to promote evaluation as a contributor to positive
change, organizational learning, and improved effectiveness in international
development, the Evaluation Unit has established a research awards
competition. These awards will assist Canadian and developing-country
graduate students undertake their thesis research in the field of
evaluation. The IDRC Evaluation Research Awards are intended to promote the
growth of Canadian and developing-country capacity in evaluation and to
better the theory and practice of evaluation. Normally, such research is
conducted in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. *
*Eligible Fields of Study *
**
Applications will be accepted for research on evaluation at the doctoral and
master's level that focus on the themes of:
- Developing innovative evaluation methodologies;
- Researching the utilization of evaluation methodologies;
- Developing evaluation processes for organizational learning;
- Researching the utilization of evaluation processes for
organizational learning;
- Capacity building in evaluation and evaluative thinking: research on
improving capabilities, professional competencies and tools needed to
conduct better evaluation.
Preferences will be given to research corresponding to IDRC's research
priorities <http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-30321-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html>.
These awards will *not *be granted for:
- Evaluative research that only judges the effectiveness of particular
development interventions (projects, programs, activities, etc.).
*Evaluation is a process for enhancing knowledge and decision-making around
the performance of development initiatives. It involves answering questions
and/or addressing issues through the systematic collection and analysis of
information. It is planned and purposeful and has the clear intention of
being useful.** *
*Eligibility*
Applicants must meet the following conditions for eligibility:
- Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada,
or hold a citizenship of a developing country;
- Be registered at a Canadian university or a recognized university in
a developing country;
- Research proposal is for a doctoral or master's thesis and has been
approved by the thesis supervisor;
- Provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization
in the region in which the research will take place;
- For doctoral candidates, completed course work and passed
comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure. For master's
students, have completed course work.
*Duration of Tenure*
Award tenure corresponds to the period of field research in a developing
country. In general, this will be no less than 3 months and no more than 12
months.
*Value of Award*
The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of
$20,000 per year. Candidates may apply for a renewal of funding for a second
year of fieldwork if the nature of the research requires a second season of
data collection. Renewals will be the exception.
*Number of Awards*
2 per year.
*Deadline*
Applications must be received by January 15, 2008.
Awards will be announced in March 15, 2008.
*Applications*
Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to
sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the
research proposal and suitability of the candidate.
*Re-applicants* must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been
made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the
proposal. *Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual
cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award.*
If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant
may, at IDRC's discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval
from the Ethic's Committee of the University.
Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be
Submitted <http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-86948-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html>. Complete
applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete
applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must
be sent to the following address:
*By mail: *
* *
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9
*By courier services: *
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
250 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6M1
Fax: (1 613) 563-0815
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext. 2098
E-mail: cta@idrc.ca
*We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those
candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and
skills best match the criteria of the Award.*
*In honour of Terry Smutylo's (founding director of the Evaluation Unit)
long commitment and work to promote evaluation as a contributor to positive
change, organizational learning, and improved effectiveness in international
development, the Evaluation Unit has established a research awards
competition. These awards will assist Canadian and developing-country
graduate students undertake their thesis research in the field of
evaluation. The IDRC Evaluation Research Awards are intended to promote the
growth of Canadian and developing-country capacity in evaluation and to
better the theory and practice of evaluation. Normally, such research is
conducted in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. *
*Eligible Fields of Study *
**
Applications will be accepted for research on evaluation at the doctoral and
master's level that focus on the themes of:
- Developing innovative evaluation methodologies;
- Researching the utilization of evaluation methodologies;
- Developing evaluation processes for organizational learning;
- Researching the utilization of evaluation processes for
organizational learning;
- Capacity building in evaluation and evaluative thinking: research on
improving capabilities, professional competencies and tools needed to
conduct better evaluation.
Preferences will be given to research corresponding to IDRC's research
priorities <http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-30321-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html>.
These awards will *not *be granted for:
- Evaluative research that only judges the effectiveness of particular
development interventions (projects, programs, activities, etc.).
*Evaluation is a process for enhancing knowledge and decision-making around
the performance of development initiatives. It involves answering questions
and/or addressing issues through the systematic collection and analysis of
information. It is planned and purposeful and has the clear intention of
being useful.** *
*Eligibility*
Applicants must meet the following conditions for eligibility:
- Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada,
or hold a citizenship of a developing country;
- Be registered at a Canadian university or a recognized university in
a developing country;
- Research proposal is for a doctoral or master's thesis and has been
approved by the thesis supervisor;
- Provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization
in the region in which the research will take place;
- For doctoral candidates, completed course work and passed
comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure. For master's
students, have completed course work.
*Duration of Tenure*
Award tenure corresponds to the period of field research in a developing
country. In general, this will be no less than 3 months and no more than 12
months.
*Value of Award*
The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of
$20,000 per year. Candidates may apply for a renewal of funding for a second
year of fieldwork if the nature of the research requires a second season of
data collection. Renewals will be the exception.
*Number of Awards*
2 per year.
*Deadline*
Applications must be received by January 15, 2008.
Awards will be announced in March 15, 2008.
*Applications*
Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to
sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the
research proposal and suitability of the candidate.
*Re-applicants* must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been
made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the
proposal. *Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual
cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award.*
If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant
may, at IDRC's discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval
from the Ethic's Committee of the University.
Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be
Submitted <http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-86948-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html>. Complete
applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete
applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must
be sent to the following address:
*By mail: *
* *
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9
*By courier services: *
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
250 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6M1
Fax: (1 613) 563-0815
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext. 2098
E-mail: cta@idrc.ca
*We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those
candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and
skills best match the criteria of the Award.*