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Eligibility Criteria

Personal eligibility

Applicants for IFS Research Grants

• must be citizens of an eligible countries (see below), and carry out their research in an eligible country (this does not have to be the country of citizenship)
• must have a minimum of an MSc, MA or equivalent academic degree
• must be (for men) younger than 35 years of age, and (for women) 40 years of age
  [If the applicant’s 35^th (men)/40^th (women) birthday is on or after the closing date of the call, he/she is still eligible.]

Researchers, who are already IFS grantees, are eligible to apply for renewal grant irrespective of age.

Institutional Affiliation

Applicants must be attached to a national research institute (e.g. university, non-profit making research centre, or research-oriented NGO) in a developing country. The institution is expected to: administer the grant, guarantee that the applicant has a salary (or other source of income), and provide basic research facilities. Researchers employed at international research institutes are NOT eligible. However, researchers doing part of their project at an international institute can apply for an IFS grant, if their principal affiliation is with a national Institution.

Country Eligibility

Eligible for IFS support are those developing countries with a Gross National Income GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) at, or below, the average for Middle Income Countries (MIC) will be considered eligible for IFS support.

For details see: World Bank's Country Classifications

The current Average Middle Income is $4,125 plus a 5% margin above the MIC average.

G-20 Countries are not eligible (i.e. Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa).

Countries formerly part of the Soviet Union are not eligible.

Eligible countries are:

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