The Competition encourages original research on theme based proposals/papers. Winners are chosen by an eminent jury at the final event. This event is also GDN’s Annual Conference, with an audience of over 500 practitioners in the field of development to whom the finalists present. This year, the 12th Annual Global Development Conference will be held in Bogotá, Columbia in January 2011.

Applications are being accepted under the following Competition categories:

1. Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development. 
2. Medals for Research on Development. 

Competition Themes:

1. External Capital Flows and Financing for Development
2. Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Sector Development: Another Angle to Look at the MDGs in a Post-crisis World?
3. Innovative Sources of Development Finance

To Apply:

• All applications and documents must be submitted as electronic files ONLY at http://opa.gdnet.org
• For Queries, please go through the list of FAQs and for further enquiry email us at - awards@gdnet.org
• Application deadline: October 18, 2010 (Indian Standard Time 6:00 PM).

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