Research Competitions

Since 2000, the GDN has provided substantial funding to CERGE-EI to help foster empirical, policy-relevant development research by individuals and institutes in developing countries. These funds are intended to strengthen the regional development networks that form the core of the Global Development Network.

Each spring a new call for proposals is circulated and a deadline (typically 1 July) announced on this webpage. All proposals are reviewed by scholars from all over the world

CERGE-EI has been very fortunate to benefit from the expertise of 200+ reviewers in each round of the competition. In particular the Vienna Institute for Economic Studies (WIIW) has been extremely generous each and every year since the competition's launch.