The SIRCA grant application is now closed. We thank you for your submissions! Proposals will be reviewed in late October / early November 2008 and notifications will be sent out in early December 2008.

 

 

The SIRCA Programme seeks to identify future research leaders and to facilitate their development through the support of research grants. The awards are intended to ensure capacities to conduct research in the area of Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D or ICTD) are built in Asia. This applies particularly to emerging researchers based in Asia who are relatively new to ICTD research and interested in undertaking theoretically-based and methodologically rigorous research. Additionally, these applicants would benefit from concerted capacity building exercises including a mentorship arrangement. In particular, the program promotes broad-based high-quality multidisciplinary research in ICT development, e-services, new media use and social impact, and policy for the benefit and advancement of individuals, organizations, nation and society.

 

This grant focuses on social science research, in particular, the relationships between ICTs and society. Projects focusing on developing ICT applications or other similar types of action research without the social science element would fall outside the scope of this grant.

 

Amount of Each Award
There are three (3) categories of funding – 20,000 SGD, 26,500 SGD and 33,000 SGD.

Project proposals exceeding 33,000 SGD must specify the source of additional funds. If the proposal seeks to supplement an existing research program, please specify the alternate source and categories of funding.

 

SGD: Singapore Dollars