New Academic Alliances Between Canada and Developing Countries

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program are launching an initiative to pair leading researchers from universities in Canada with those in developing countries to collaborate on issues of mutual concern. Each team will receive up to CA $1 million over five years to address key development challenges while mentoring a new generation of scholars and practitioners.

The International Research Chairs Initiative will support the creation of up to five IDRC Research Chairs based at universities in the developing world. Each Chair will define a five-year research program in collaboration with a top Canadian researcher. …

…Researchers and representatives from Canadian universities or from universities in eligible developing countries are invited to apply for funding under this initiative, which will encourage research in four areas:

• Environment and natural resource management  
• Information and communication technologies for development  
• The impact of science, technology and innovation policies on development  
• Social and economic policy related to poverty reduction, growth, health and human rights