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Radio, Convergence, and Development in Africa Call for Proposals

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Canada's Carleton University Centre for Media and Transitional Societies (CMTS), in collaboration with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is calling for research proposals examining the impact of convergence between traditional radio and new information and communications technologies (ICTs) in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this competitive research project is both to generate research and to support African researchers in their efforts to produce rigorous and analytical social science research findings on the ways that radio and the growth and penetration of new ICTs - such as mobile phones, the internet, and other digital technologies - have affected social, cultural, political, and economic development. The fund is designed to support research on collecting baseline data, evidence of outcomes and impacts, crosscutting methodological issues, and future trend analysis.

There are three levels of funding, each with different eligibility criteria:

  • A set of small seed grants at CAD$7,500 each will be awarded to promising graduate students, small organisations, and individual researchers.
  • Grants of CAD$25,000 are open to researchers affiliated with an established organisation.
  • Grants of up to CAD$100,000 are open only to researchers affiliated with an established organisation.


Click here for more information.

Application Info

The competition is open to researchers and institutions based in Sub-Saharan Africa, as defined by the African Union. Non-African nationals who live in sub-Saharan Africa and work for African-based organisations are also eligible to apply. Organisations based in non-African countries that have regional offices in Sub-Saharan Africa are also eligible to apply as long as the research is conducted in Africa and the funds flow to the African regional office. To be eligible, an applicant must:

  • be affiliated with an institution or organisation or with a consortium of institutions based in Sub-Saharan Africa. These institutions or organisations can be from academia, the public sector, private sector, or civil society;
  • remain at the same institution for the entire funding period; and
  • have evidence of current involvement in research activities.


The call for proposals will be run in two stages. 1. Call for concept notes (deadline: January 8 2010): All interested applicants are required to submit a concept note outlining a synopsis of a proposed research idea. All submissions must provide the required information and follow the submission instructions. 2. Call for full proposals (deadline: March 5 2010): Based on the assessment of the concept notes, short-listed applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

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Email from Allan Thompson to Soul Beat Africa on December 8 2009; and the CMTS website on December 18 2009.