Category 1: Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)
Deadline: 15 April 2015
The Global Development Network (GDN) is currently accepting proposals from NGOs in developing countries and transition economies to submit Proposals for Development Projects for the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project. The grants are awarded to projects that are supporting improved service delivery, in particular, innovative approaches that meet certain set criteria. The Award targets projects currently at the stage of implementation, and which have a high potential for impact targeting exceptionally marginalized and disadvantaged groups located in developing countries and transition economies. Proposals are not based on a particular theme.
The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) is a competitive grant program that provides grants worth US$ 45,000 to winning NGOs to help scale up their innovative projects. The winning projects will receive grants worth US$ 45,000. Finalists will be invited to travel and present their proposals at GDN’s 16th Annual Global Development Conference to be held in Morocco from 11-13 June, 2015.
Prizes
- First Prize: US$ 30,000
- Second Prize: US$ 10,000
- Third Prize: US$ 5,000
- The first prize winner is also eligible to compete under the Japan Social Development Fund for an additional grant of up to US$ 200,000 for their work.
Eligibility Criteria
- The MIDP Award is open to all development projects being implemented in low income countries and lower middle income countries in Africa, Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, and the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
- The project must be managed by a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with its headquarters in a country in one of the above regions.
- The project implementation must have started before 01 January, 2014.
- Submissions concerning a recently started project or only a project idea or a feasibility or baseline study will not be considered.
- Submissions for funding conferences and seminars (either in part or in full) will not be considered.
- Applicants from previous years (except winners) may re-apply, but they must update the application to include new aspects of the project.
- Previous MIDP winners are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply?
- The submission and the required documents must be submitted as electronic files at GDN’s Online Submissions Platform only.
- Research proposals should be submitted only in the designated application template.
- Applicants can download the proposal template available on the GDN’s website.
- Submitted documents include – a document providing the profile of your organization (if any) and a single document containing the CV’s of all team members related to the research project.
- Submissions should not exceed 20 pages. Format should be in Calibri, 11- point font with single line spacing and one inch margins.
- An organization cannot submit more than one application.
- Submissions must be submitted in the English language only.
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