Call for Expressions of Interest: Latin America and South Asia

27 July 2009

The Think Tank Initiative invites applications from independent policy research organizations that are committed to using research to inform and influence national-level social and economic policy related to growth, equity and poverty reduction. The Initiative will provide multi-year core funding and technical support to successful think tanks.

Think tanks from the following countries will be eligible to apply: Latin America: Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka .

To learn more about the Initiative and the application process, please visit www.idrc.ca/thinktank

Deadline: September 28, 2009

The Think Tank Initiative is a multi-donor program dedicated to strengthening independent policy research institutions – or “think tanks” – in developing countries, enabling them to better provide sound research that both informs and influences policy. The Initiative will focus its activities in East and West Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Initial funding for the Think Tank Initiative has been provided by: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).