Inter-American Development Bank Visiting Research Scholar Program

Categories: Local Government, Security, Latin America and the Carribbean, Anti-Corruption Institutions, New Media

Posted by Farzana Nawaz — last modified Feb 22, 2012 03:47 PM — expired

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Mar 01, 2012 12:00 AM

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is now accepting applications for its newly established Visiting Research Scholars Program. The program will support the creation of policy-oriented and operationally-relevant knowledge in the fields of public sector, governance and capacity building, with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB is looking for candidates with experience and interest in one or more the following topics: 1) Governance and corruption; 2) Institutional strengthening and institutional reform; 3) Crime and violence, with lessons for improving citizen security and social cohesion; 4) Innovation policy and new technologies; 5) Political economy of decentralization and local governance; and 6) Impact evaluation, in particular of institutional strengthening programs. Please see link for more details.

URL of Funding Opportunity :
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/research-opportunities,3160.html