Usaid Pakistan Strategy Support Program Call for Applications

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Call for Applications Research to Support the Enhanced Economic Growth of Pakistan Proposals Due on 31 March 2014 The Planning Commission of Pakistan together with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is pleased to announce its third Call for Applications for research to enhance the economic growth of Pakistan. This is a broad-based call for proposals across the thematic areas of the Vision 2025 agenda. This agenda includes Energy Security, Private Sector Led Growth, Modernization of Infrastructure, Improved Competitiveness, Internal Resource Mobilization, Institutional and Governance Reforms, Harnessing Human and Social Capital and Revival of Public Confidence. Grants available for up to one year Applicants may include faculty members and staff of national and provincial universities and foreign universities and research institutes Collaborative proposals and support of research conducted by graduate students are encouraged Selection panel includes senior Pakistani and international economists  Shortlisted proposals will be presented in June 2014 public workshop • Selection decision and grant awards will be announced by 16 June 2014 • Guidelines available at www.pc.gov.pk and www.gssp.ifpri.info or by request to IFPRI-PSSPGrants@cgiar.org The grants will be funded under the USAID-funded Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) launched in July 2011. Proposals are sought for economic and other social science research that identifies key policy decisions that will support economic growth as envisioned in the Vision 2025 strategy of the Planning Commission (visit Planning Commission of Pakistan's web page http://www.pc.gov.pknpage_id=73 for details of Vision 2025). The USAID-funded PSSP program is implemented by IFPRI and is guided by a National Advisory Committee chaired by Prof. Ahsan lqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.