2026-27 King Center on Global Development Capacity Building and Policy Engagement Activities - Winter Deadline
The Stanford King Center on Global Development provides funding to Stanford faculty for activities that strengthen research capacity or support the use of evidence in policy and practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Faculty may request up to $10,000 for activities that:
- Strengthen the capacity of researchers and research institutions in LMICs to conduct, interpret, and use rigorous research on topics relevant to global development; and/or
- Strengthen the capacity of policymakers, practitioners, and other research users in LMICs to interpret, apply, and translate evidence into policy and practice
This funding supports capacity building and policy engagement, and does not include research activities, such as conducting new research, collecting research data, or supporting standard research project costs.
Activities may take place in LMICs, at Stanford, or elsewhere, provided that they are designed to benefit researchers, research institutions, policymakers, practitioners, or other research users in LMICs.
Primary Principal Investigators (PIs) must be Stanford faculty members and be eligible to serve as PIs under Stanford policy.
Scope of Funding:
Eligible activities may include:
- Collaborative activities with policy, practice, or research partners held at Stanford or in LMICs
- Dissemination of research findings or other materials to policymakers and other research users, including policy briefs and other policy-oriented materials
- Workshops or training activities for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, or other research users
- In-country capacity-building workshops at local universities, government ministries, or other relevant institutions
- Activities that strengthen the ability of local partners to conduct, interpret, communicate, or apply rigorous research
Eligible activities do not include:
- Research activities such as conducting new research, collecting research data, or supporting standard research project costs
Proposals may support either:
- A stand-alone capacity-building or policy-engagement activity; or
- The incremental costs of incorporating such an activity into an existing research project or research trip
Proposal Submission and Budget Guidelines:
Applications should be submitted through the application form.
Applications must be self-contained with no links to additional information. Please use one-inch margins and an 11-point or larger font.
Your application should include the following:
- Proposal of no more than three pages: Please address the following:
- Activity and context: Briefly describe the proposed activities, including the academic, policy, or institutional context in which it will take place.
- Significance and expected impact: Explain why the activity is needed, how it will strengthen research capacity and/or evidence use, and what you expect to achieve.
- Beneficiaries: Describe the individuals, organizations, or institutions expected to benefit, including their role in the proposed activity where relevant.
- Faculty and team roles: Describe the roles of each Stanford faculty member and other team members involved in the activity.
- Budget: Provide a detailed budget and justification, including any available co-financing and whether additional funding has been secured or is being sought. Please note that due to King Center policy, speaker fees cannot be paid from center funds.
- CV: Each Stanford faculty member associated with the proposed work should submit a CV.
Review Process and Selection Criteria:
Proposals are reviewed by a small committee appointed by the King Center’s Faculty Steering Committee. Committee members who submit a proposal will recuse themselves from discussions and decisions regarding their own submissions.
Funding decisions are expected to be announced within four weeks of each application deadline.
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