Call for Proposal to Manage the Second Edition of the Research Innovation Fund
The Arab Land Initiative invites interested organizations and institutions from the Arab region to submit applications to manage the Second Edition of the Research Innovation Fund. The Fund is led by the Arab Land Initiative as part of the “Arab Region Programme on Good Land Governance in Support to Inclusive Development, Gender Equality, Peace and Stability, and Climate Resilience” with financial support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Netherlands Enterprise and Development Agency (RVO).
The Research Innovation Fund seeks to support young land professionals, practitioners and scholars from the Arab region interested in conducting research on land governance-related topics in one or several Arab countries. The main objectives of the research grant are to increase the information and empirical evidence on land-related issues in the region and to foster the interest and engagement of students, young professionals and practitioners in producing land-related research and becoming part of land sector networks in the Arab region.
The first edition of the Research Innovation Fund, launched in 2020, assessed over eighty research proposals, selecting seventeen to develop into full papers with the support of a pool of senior reviewers from the Arab Land Initiative’s network. These papers explore a broad range of land-related topics at the country and regional levels, including land and socio-economic development; women and land; youth and land; land and natural resources; land and climate change; land administration and its functions; land policies, laws and regulations; land-based investment; land markets; monitoring land governance and land tenure security; and innovative land management tools.
Responsibilities of the implementing partner managing the Fund include: drafting the call for research papers; managing all correspondence with applicants; selecting, with input from UN-Habitat and key Arab Land Initiative partners, a maximum of 15 research proposals to be developed into full research papers; conducting at least two rounds of review of each research paper; ensuring that the quality of research produced is of a high standard ready to be published; managing and dispersing the funds to the researchers; and drafting a final project report for the Fund.
Organizations are invited to submit their applications by 15 May 2025. For more information on eligibility criteria, specific responsibilities, timelines and practical aspects for the submission of expressions of interest, download the Call to Manage the Second Research Innovation Fund here, below: