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THEME - 2025 EDITION
Digital Transformation for Universal Health Coverage
This award programme invites non-profit NGOs and CSOs to submit project proposals supporting (in particular) improved service delivery, and innovative approaches that may be scaled-up through a grant. The Award targets projects currently at the stage of implementation, and which have a high potential for impact targeting exceptionally marginalised and disadvantaged groups located in developing countries - per the World Bank’s recognition as low- and middle-income countries.
The winning projects will receive grants worth US$ 125,000 in total. The two first prize winners will receive a grant of US$ 50,000 each. The second prize will be a grant of US$ 25,000. Additionally, awardees will be paired with a Technical Advisor throughout the entire implementation of the grant. The awards will be given to organisations whose projects embody an innovative approach to an important development need and hold the greatest promise for:
i. responding directly to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, underserved groups to improve their lives aiming at rapid results for improved livelihood
ii. supporting initiatives that lead to developing sustainable outcomes through the scaling-up of the project.
The deadline for submission of applications is June 18, 2025 (Indian Standard Time 6 PM).
JAPAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (JSDF) AWARD
The JSDF award focuses on piloting socially innovative development projects that have been identified as having the potential for development impact and replicability through the MIDP Award. The objective of the JSDF Award is to support community-driven development and poverty reduction programmes that serve to enhance productivity, increase access to social and community services and infrastructure, and improve the living conditions of poor and vulnerable groups in eligible countries.
The two first prize winners will compete for the JSDF award after a minimum of 12 months implementation of their MIDP grant. GDN will review the suitability of the proposals for a much larger grant of up to US$ 200,000 within the framework of the World Bank-administered Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF).
CONNECTOR GRANT
The 2022 edition introduced the Connector Grant, which aims to stimulate international cooperation through the development of collaborative projects to support scale-up efforts with research-based evidence. The Connector grant will be awarded to ORD grantees based on a project developed in collaboration with the MIDP grantees who received the JSDF grant. This grant will support the award recipients’ collaborative efforts towards measuring and analysing scale-up impact, as well as enhancing the robustness of their M&E activities.
Are you part of a researcher from a low or middle-income country?
If yes, check the call for the 2025 edition of the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD).
If you have a grievance regarding the implementation of this project or towards its future impacts, send an email to awards@gdn.int, with a copy to fobino@gdn.int or check www.gdn.int/awards/grievance for further instructions.
