This funding supports 4-8 research projects focused on challenges related to conflict economies and how licit and illicit economic activities intersect with conflict and governance in borderlands. It encourages interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations between academics and policy professionals, with a strong emphasis on applicants from or connected to the Global South, either independently or in partnership with Global North researchers.
Open to individual researchers, organizations, consortia, and partnerships. Encourages applications from researchers and organizations based in or from Global South countries, alone or with Global North partners. Interdisciplinary and policy-academic collaborations are welcomed.
