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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has announced an expression of interest for a grant opportunity: Strengthening inclusive science and innovation systems in the Americas.

This funding opportunity seeks to strengthen science, technology and innovation (STI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by supporting:

1. regional collaboration for research and policy uptake;
2. inclusive STI; and
3. strong granting councils and regional science coordination agencies.

The funding opportunity is divided into two main streams:

1. supporting collaborative research in LAC, in partnership with science granting councils (SGCs), with an emphasis on mainstreaming gender and inclusion across all activities; and
2. supporting capacity-strengthening activities that enable SGCs and regional science coordination bodies to effectively deliver on mandates and enhance national and regional STI systems.

This call for EOIs is open to a consortium composed of public and non-profit organizations located primarily in LAC. Consortia may include organizations located outside of the region as members or as consultants, provided a justification of their roles is satisfactory. However, the costs incurred by these organizations to support personnel salaries and most associated activities (e.g., travel) must be no more than 5% of the total budget for Stream 1 proposals and 10% of the budget for Stream 2 proposals.”

Consortia applying to Stream 1 may request up to CAD5 million over 4 or 5 years. Consortia applying to Stream 2 may request up to CAD1.5 million over 3 years.

For more information, you can access the full call, here.

If interested in this opportunity, contact ird@dal.ca.

Deadlines

Internal: February 4, 2022 at 4:30pm. Click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder: February 18, 2022 at 11:59pm. Contact FUSCIIA@idrc.ca