ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: The Igarape Institute

The objective of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the ODA Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

This programme is part of the £337m International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), which is designed to enable potential and foster prosperity. It puts research and innovation at the heart of the UK’s international relationships, supporting UK researchers and innovators to work with peers around the world on the major themes of our time. It is managed by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and delivered by a consortium of the UK’s leading research and innovation bodies. In the context of this call, funding from the International Science Partnerships Fund is funded by ODA therefore applications for this funding must be ODA-eligible.

This call is offering opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with Igarape, in their Brazil office. Applications that are not considered ODA-eligible will not be taken forward through the assessment process.

Igarapé Institute is an independent think and do tank focused on the areas of public, climate and digital security and its consequences for democracy. Its objective is to propose solutions and partnerships for global challenges through research, new technologies, communication and influence on public policies in the areas of public, digital and climate security. The Institute works with governments, the private sector and civil society to design data-based solutions. It is a non-profit, independent and non-partisan institution, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro with partnerships and projects in over 20 countries.

The aim is to have a mutually beneficial partnership between the fellowship award holder and Igarapé Institute, with each able to take advantage of fresh perspectives and expand their networks and reach. It will enable the award holder to strengthen and create new links across policy and academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, and the opportunity to develop new approaches and solutions to policy challenges through providing a different perspective.

Applications are invited in any of the following areas:

• Citizen Security
• Digital Security
• Climate Security
• International Security

Scheme opens date: 20 December 2024

Application deadline: 19 February 2025, 17:00 GMT

Duration of award: Awards are for a period of 12 months.

Level of award: The Academy is able to offer awards of up to £150,000 (with Full Economic Costing at 80 per cent).

Scheme guidance

Please read our scheme guidance notes before making an application.