Small Research Grants from STEG

Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) invites applications for the fifth call for proposals for Small Research Grants (SRG).

Areas of intervention

• Research may focus on broad systemic patterns and processes of structural transformation and growth for low- and middle-income countries, in a comparative sense over time or space, or on more narrowly defined topics related to one or more of the following six research themes:
  • Data, measurements and conceptual framework ;
  • Companies, friction and spin-offs, and industrial policy ;
  • Work, domestic production and structural change at household level ;
  • Agricultural productivity and sectoral differences ;
  • Trade and space friction ;
  • Political economy and public investment.
• Other areas of interest may not fit neatly into one of the themes, but are of central importance to STEG and are also encouraged.
• STEG is also structured around three cross-cutting issues that simultaneously concern many areas of structural transformation, including the six research themes:
  • Gender;
  • Climate change and the environment;
  • Inequality and inclusion.

Information on financing

SRGs of between £10,000 and £25,000 can fund research support, data collection and/or purchase, and possibly research grants/teaching buy-outs.

Country and political relevance

Please note that an important criterion for funding proposals is policy relevance in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals focusing on middle- and/or high-income countries must clearly demonstrate the policy relevance of the research in specific low-income countries. Proposals are also assessed on the extent to which the research findings (including those from comparative work or studies in other geographical areas) could be relevant to policy in specific sub-Saharan countries.

Eligibility criteria

• They welcome applications to their SRG calls from researchers from all over the world. There are currently no restrictions based on researchers' nationality or place of employment.
• Principal Investigators applying to SRG calls must currently hold a PhD or be enrolled in a PhD programme. In exceptional circumstances, they will consider applications from Principal Investigators who do not meet these criteria, however, they must be able to demonstrate a track record of high quality academic and/or policy research. Although there are no formal qualification requirements for co-investigators, co-investigators on STEG-funded projects typically have a PhD or are enrolled in a PhD programme. The knowledge, expertise and qualifications of the whole research team will be taken into account when assessing the proposal.

For more information, visit the STEG .