The Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in the fields of gender and women’s and girls’ empowerment. This award will be presented to a young female researcher who is a citizen of a country in sub-Saharan Africa and is conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to the evidence base supporting policies and programs that build gender equity.
Info on eligibility & submissions can be found here:
http://www.icrw.org/sites/default/files/images/Paula%20Kantor%20Eligibility%202016.pdf
Nominations close in October 14.
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