IIE’s USAID-funded Democracy Fellows and Grants Program
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IIE’s USAID-funded Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) Program has recently released several new grants and fellowships. Here are three upcoming deadlines.
1. Understanding Social Movements of the Arab Spring Grant (USAID-IIE)
The successful applicant will support USAID’s understanding of social movements, with the goal of determining how USAID can identify, understand, and support the informal networks, systems, and leadership that have characterized the social movements of the Arab Spring.
The researcher will receive an 8-month, $50,000 grant to:
2. Theories of Change: Democratic Backsliding Grant (USAID-IIE)
The successful applicant will support USAID in identifying and analyzing theories of change (TOCs) about the factors that contribute to democratic backsliding and using those TOCs to frame a quick reference tool to support USAID field officers in strategic program development.
The successful applicant will receive a 12-month, $120,000 grant to develop:
- A White Paper that presents and analyzes the factors that contribute to or deter democratic backsliding.
- A Theory Matrix of how those factors could be influenced to prevent backsliding or to sustain democratic reform.
- Two academic "think sessions" to review, discuss, and revise the White Paper and develop the Theory Matrix.
3. Legislative Strengthening and Gender Equality Fellowships
IIE is seeking applications from qualified individuals for a part-time Democracy Fellow to help conduct a retrospective analysis of legislative strengthening programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Fellow will be contracted as an IIE consultant on a part-time basis (20 hours per week) for 18 months. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status required.
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