Deadline: 17 May 2024
Applications for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize, which calls for innovative research on the link between women’s health and economic participation, are now open.
The annual prize recognizes research that enables policymakers, business leaders and other stakeholders to shape policies that will further boost women’s full economic participation. It aims to encourage the creation of sex-disaggregated data and gender-based research within APEC member economies.
Pillars
- Applicants do not need to come from academia as long as the research is evidence-based and addresses at least one of the pillars outlined in the Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Policy Toolkit:
- Workplace health and safety
- Health awareness and access
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Gender-based violence
- Work/life balance
Funding Information
- The winner will receive USD 20,000 and their research will be featured at a ceremony during the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting in Lima, Peru. The two runners-up will receive USD 5,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for the 2024 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize can be individuals or teams, with the stipulation that one official participant be from an APEC member economy.
For more information, visit APEC.
