The competition is open for Central Asian countries and climate change is one of the topics on which you can apply for research:
USAID is the U.S. government’s lead development agency working to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient democratic societies. Under the PEER Open Call / Multiple Sectors, the PEER program will award a limited number of highly competitive, novel research projects from PIs in PEER-eligible
countries
that are of direct relevance to
USAID's development objectives. These development objectives are articulated in USAID Regional and Country Development Cooperation Strategies (RCDS and CDCS). Applicants should closely read the appropriate RDCS and/or CDCS and USAID Mission website for the country or countries where the PEER project will take place before submitting a proposal. Additional information on Development Cooperation Strategies can be found at:
https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/planning/country-strategies-cdcs.
Research proposals submitted under the Open Call can address a variety of topics, including: biodiversity, agriculture, environment, climate change, clean energy, disaster mitigation, food security, water/sanitation, urbanization, democracy and governance, and education. Proposals on selected health-related topics may be appropriate for submission under the focus area
Multiple Countries/Family Planning and Reproductive Health.
Consistent with the goals of PEER, applicants should outline how their research findings will lead to development-related policy or programmatic change. All projects must also contribute to USAID higher education objectives by strengthening engagement with junior researchers and undergraduate/graduate students. Proposals that include multi-disciplinary research teams, multi-country collaboration, and/or engagement with policy actors and other development stakeholders are desired but not required. In addition, because USAID seeks to scale innovative development solutions to end extreme poverty through the
Global Development Lab, projects that develop or test new solutions, study barriers to scaling innovation, or research how a proven intervention can be adapted to a new setting are of particular interest.
For further information on the Global Development Lab, please visit:
http://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab.
