Deadline: 31 July 2024
The INGSA-Asia Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards is an opportunity for all scientists, researchers, academics and practitioners in Asia to share their knowledge and insights on science advice with fellow members of the scientific community and policy makers in their home countries.
Objectives
- To serve as a seed fund for scientists, researchers, academics and practitioners in Asia to organize science advice workshops in their home countries.
- To promote science advice at a grassroots level and improve the potential for evidence-informed policy making in the region.
- To strengthen the engagement and relationship between INGSA-Asia and the scientific community in the region.
Funding Information
- This year, INGSA-Asia will be offering Seed Grants Worth RM 9,600 each to selected applicants with high quality and well-outlined proposals to organize workshops promoting science advice at an institutional or national level in their respective countries.
- This grant is supported by the Quebec government, Fonds de Recherche Québec and ISC Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific (ISC RFP-AP).
Eligibility Criteria
- Each applicant can submit only one (1) application which consists of a proposal with itemized budget.
- Seed grants must be utilized to conduct a workshop that promotes science advice in the applicant’s home country. However, the applicant may choose to focus on any specific topic or issue related to science advice for the workshop. Contemporary topics or issues are strongly encouraged (e.g., Waste management, climate change, biodiversity loss, transboundary haze, etc.).
- The proposed workshop must not cause or encourage any violations of law or public policy and must not result in any improper private benefit.
For more information, visit INGA.
