Compact Research Grants provide funding between £10,000 and £25,000 for research addressing conflict-related topics across nine themes and cross-cutting development issues linked to economic performance. Grants support research assistance, data collection, stipends, teaching buyouts, and travel to field sites with strong safety justifications. Collaboration between researchers from lower- and higher-income countries is encouraged, excluding those based at Russian institutions.
Applicants worldwide are welcome, with encouragement for collaboration between lower- and higher-income country researchers. Principal investigators should have or be pursuing a PhD, with exceptions for demonstrated research excellence. Researchers based at Russian institutions are currently ineligi
