Funding Road Map
Name: International Development Research Centre –
General Funding
Abbreviation: IDRC
Type: Grants
General Deadline: flexible
Research Focus: Non-specific
Name of Funding Organization:
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Name of Grant/Scholarship/Program (if applicable):
IDRC Funding [general funding]
Cross-Listed with Any Other Organization?
No.
Type of Funding:
General Funding
Description:
If none of the specific IDRC competitions are relevant or applicable to the
project you have in mind, you may contact IDRC about general funding.
Eligibility:
N/A
Specific focus on global health research?
N/A
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying to IDRC for general funding, you are encouraged
to read IDRC’s Program Framework, as well as the document How to Apply
to IDRC for Funding (see Links).
If you are interested in applying for non-specific funding, IDRC suggests two courses of action for you to take:
- contacting an IDRC program officer in a field related to the research area of interest, to determine whether or not your envisioned research project corresponds with IDRC’s priorities.
- submitting a brief project idea to IDRC
Deadline:
N/A
Contact Information:
General information: info@idrc.ca
Telephone: 613-236-6163
Postal Address:
PO Box 8500
Ottawa, ON
K1G 3H9
Links to Valuable Websites and Documents:
Program Framework – 2005-2010: www.idrc.ca/en/ev-70264-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
How to Apply to IDRC for Funding: /www.idrc.ca/en/ev-56861-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Source of information: the IDRC website

