What we commission
Globally, GRTD significantly contributes to health, agriculture, and energy research within the established global research framework. GRTD also makes investments into social research in governance, conflict, social inclusion, humanitarian efforts, economic growth, and education.
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Call for expressions of interest | A research programme on evidence use in policymaking: Studies of evidence use in practice
Deadline: 30 May 2025
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites expressions of interest from organisations or consortia to explore the role of research evidence in government economic policymaking in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Read more
Call for expressions of interest | A research programme on evidence use in policymaking: Interventions to influence the use of evidence
Deadline: 27 June 2025
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites expressions of interest from organisations or consortia to advance empirical knowledge on how to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers in the economic policymaking space and beyond. Read more
At present there are no upcoming opportunities.
Call for proposals: Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme: a review
Deadline: 24 February 2025.
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre (RCC), 3ie invites proposals from organisations or consortia to conduct an external review of the Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme. Read more
Call for expressions of interest: Private sector-led digital agriculture extension for smallholder farmers: a literature review and learning study
Deadline: 14 February 2025.
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites expressions of interest from organisations or consortia to conduct a 12-month study of the impact of FCDO’s funding of the GSMA Mobile for Development (M4D) programme since 2013. Read more
Call for proposals: Studying the effects of climate change and variability on water resources in Uruguay
Deadline: Oct 10, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites proposals from organisations or consortia to assess the impact of climate change and variability as well as socio-economic activities on water resources in Uruguay and to recommend sustainable strategies for water resource management and adaptation. Read more
Call for proposals: Adopting a behavioural science lens to improve the impact of FCDO’s technology and innovative investments: a portfolio review
Deadline: Oct 2, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites proposals from organisations or consortia to conduct a review of FCDO’s technology and innovation portfolio and its current use of behavioural science. Read more
Call for proposals: Systematic review on the impact of climate change on rail operations in Turkey
Deadline: June 10, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invited proposals from organisations or consortia to conduct a systematic review of the impact of climate change on rail operations in Turkey. This opportunity is now closed and has been awarded to ISSD Bilsim Elektronik Egt. San. Ve. Tic. Read more
Call for proposals: Systematic review on shadow economy in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Moldova, Cyprus and Malta: evidence on policy actions
Deadline: April 10, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invited proposals from organisations or consortia to conduct a systematic review of the shadow economy in the Baltics. The aim of this research is to identify evidence-informed policy options to tackle the shadow economy across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus, Georgia, and Moldova. This opportunity is now closed and has been awarded to Universitatea “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași). Read more
Call for proposals: The use of artificial intelligence in food and agriculture
Deadline: April 10, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invited proposals from organisations or consortia to produce a landscape study on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in food and agriculture. This opportunity is now closed and has been awarded to Athena Infonomics. Read more
Call for expressions of interest: Russian information operations in the Baltics
Deadline: April 10, 2024
On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invited expressions of interest from organisations or consortia to conduct a systematic review of the effects of policies tackling Russian information campaigns and an evaluation of the ban on Russian propaganda channels in the three Baltic countries. The full terms of reference for this funding opportunity require applicants to hold at minimum ‘SC’ security clearance. For more information, see detailed call for expressions of interest. Read more
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