It was published a Latin America Compendium of Funding Opportunities for Research, Education and Development Projects |
Written by Tania Altamirano |
Friday, 04 June 2010 04:33 |
The document was developed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) from Canada and offers an information guide about potential funders for research work and development programs on social, economic and environmental topics of the region.
More than 150 options for funding are presented in “Latin America Compendium of Funding Opportunities for Research, Education and Development Projects”, an initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) from Canada that offers an information guide about potential funders for research work and development programs on social, economic and environmental topics of the region. According to the introduction of the document in-depth research on potential funders is essential to successful proposal development. “Doing this in-depth research means making sure that the potential funder is interested in supporting—investing in—the type of activity you propose. Also helps you target your proposal—to eliminate funders whose mission and funding objectives do not match your programs. And when you do find a good match, to tailor your proposal to the often very specific requirements and interests of your funder,” states. Besides it offers useful steps for using the directory to conduct in-depth, targeted research on potential funding sources for your research, education or development programs. Some of them are: See the PDF document of the Compendium (available only in English) at: http://idrc.ca/es/ev-150412-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html. About IDR |