Funding opportunity for Junior Researchers
Fellowships and Seed Grants for Junior Researchers
What are your research ideas on child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking issues?
The ILO project “From Research to Action: Using Knowledge to Accelerate Progress in the Elimination of Child Labor and Forced Labor” (RTA), in collaboration with IOM and support from USDOL, invites you to submit high-quality research proposals on child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking. The project will provide funding to support researchers from a variety of disciplines to fill knowledge gaps and achieve policy impact.
What?
- 3 Research fellowships of $18,000 USD each for 12 months.
- 10 Seed grant projects of up to $10,000 USD each for 9 months.
Who?
- The Research Fellowship is open to PhD degree holders, PhD students, or Master’s degree holders with 5 years of relevant research and teaching experience.
- The Seed Grant is open to PhD degree holders, PhD students, or Master’s students.
- Candidates from the Global South, female candidates, and underrepresented populations in the research community are encouraged to apply.
When?
- The deadline is on 16 April 2021 at 4 pm (GMT+1).
How?
You can find more details about the application and assessment criteria in the following documents:- Information on the Fellowships for Junior Researchers
- Information on the Seed Grants for Master and PhD students
- Assessment criteria
More information
If you’re interested in the opportunity and want to know more about it, we are holding two Q & A sessions on:- 25 March 2021 at 11 am (GMT +1). Please register here. Convert to your local time here.
- 26 March 2021 at 3 pm (GMT+1). Please register here. Convert to your local time here.