The Consultative Research Commitee on Development Research

The Consultative Research Committee for Development Research (FFU) is a programme committee under the Danish Council for Strategic Research and it advises the Minister for Development Cooperation regarding research applications under the competitive funds.

The objective of the support is to generate new knowledge and strengthen research capacity in order to promote the overall objective of the Danish development cooperation to reduce poverty and support sustainable development.

Grants will be awarded to strategic research cooperation which generates new knowledge relevant to the needs and strategies of developing countries and to Denmark’s development cooperation, and contributes to strengthening research capacity in developing countries. Capacity strengthening is understood as research-based education, e.g. support to Ph.D. students. Research projects should be carried out as collaborative research between Danish and South-based research institutions with a priority on institutions in Africa.

Applications can only be submitted by an organisation in Denmark and the main applicant must be attached to the Danish organisation. Applications for strategic research cooperation projects (between 5 DKK and 10 million per project) should be submitted within the themes mentioned in the yearly calls. Applications outside the themes will not be considered. The research support in 2012 will only be directed towards the Danish partner countries.

Support will not be granted to individual Ph.D. and postdoc grants, which can only be supported if included into applications for strategic research cooperation projects within the current call for applications.

The Danida Fellowship Centre has taken over the day-to-day administration of development research, and more information can be found on their website. This includes requirements regarding the research projects, the call for 2012 and application forms etc.

The call for applications are now available on: www.dfcentre.com