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» Go to news mainCOVID‑19 Global South Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Program
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are accepting applications for multidisciplinary research projects aimed at developing and scaling responsible evidence-based artificial intelligence (AI) and data science approaches that support COVID-19 response and recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Research consortia and individual organizations may apply, with preference in selection for those based in LMICs. IDRC and Sida have contributed a total of CAD $10 million to the program, which will support projects between $500K to $1.25 million for two years (2020-2022).
For more information, please see the full guidelines on the IDRC website.
Interested researchers should contact Shelley Brown (shelley.brown@dal.ca) in the Office of Research Services.
Deadlines
Internal: June 22, 2020 at 4:30pm
Funder: June 28, 2020 at 11:45pm EST