The r4d call met with great demand from the research community. In a two-step evaluation, 13 projects out of 80 submitted pre-proposals have been selected. The two criteria, scientific quality and relevance for development, were equally weighted. An overall budget of CHF 6.6 million is available for the 3-year projects.
The researchers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Switzerland work in partnership on a wide range of topics, such as health, social media for education, resource extraction or rice diversity.
Further information about the projects can be found on the website of r4d.
Website of r4d programme