Capacity Development Acceleration Fund

The SHLC Capacity Development Acceleration Fund (CDAF) is now closed for applications. The fund will support a visiting research fellowship programme, as well as pilot research, knowledge mobilisation and research management projects, to help tackle urban, health and education challenges in neighbourhoods across fast-growing cities in developing countries.

The fund will strengthen capacity to address global challenges by enhancing and extending the core work of the Centre beyond our research team and case study countries.

The overall objectives of this funding scheme are to:

  1. strengthen capacity to undertake urban research at the neighbourhood level;
  2. strengthen capacity to use research to influence urban planning, policy and practice in fast-growing cities in developing countries and emerging economies; and
  3. foster interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthen a global network of emerging urban scholars.
The SHLC Capacity Development Acceleration Fund helps strengthen knowledge to address urban, health and education challenges in fast-growing cities.
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Visiting Research Fellowship

The SHLC Visiting Research Fellowship Programme is now closed for applications. The scheme aims to support early career researchers, as well as policymakers, practitioners and business professionals, interested in expanding knowledge of what makes a sustainable, healthy and learning neighbourhood.

Funding will support visiting research fellowships between the UK and ODA eligible countries, or between two ODA eligible countries. This scheme will enable eligible individuals to conduct field work and produce research outputs which expand theoretical and empirical understanding of urban, health and education challenges in neighbourhoods of fast-growing cities in developing countries.

The overall objectives of the Visiting Research Fellowship Programme are to:

  1. strengthen capacity to undertake urban research at the neighbourhood level;
  2. strengthen capacity to use research to influence urban planning, policy and practice in fast growing cities in developing countries and emerging economies; and
  3. foster interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthen a global network of emerging urban scholars.
The SHLC Visiting Research Fellowship Programme provides support to conduct fieldwork to tackle urban, health and education challenges in fast-growing cities.
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Events and Training

SHLC hosts a range of events from capacity-strengthening workshops and research seminars to online webinars and international conferences.

The aim of events and training is to share knowledge between developing countries and emerging economies to improve understanding of urban, health and education challenges in neighbourhoods across fast-growing cities.

If you are interested in partnering on an event, workshop, seminar or webinar contact the SHLC team.

Find out more and register for upcoming SHLC seminars, webinars, workshops and more.
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