Call for Proposals | Global Poverty Research Lab | Kellogg School

The Global Poverty Research Lab aims to use empirical evidence and interdisciplinary engagement to understand drivers, consequences and solutions to poverty issues around the world. As part of its mission, the Lab provides general research support to Northwestern faculty and graduate students investigating the issues related to global poverty, including but not limited to research involving randomized control trials.

Funding opportunities

Several funding opportunities are available:

Data Purchase. ($5,000 max) Funding is available to purchase data provided it can be made available to the wider Northwestern research community.
Research Assistance. ($5,000 max) Limited funding is available to assist with data cleaning, data analysis, etc., for a specific research project.
Small Travel Grants. Faculty and graduate students may apply to support travel to developing countries to investigate research feasibility, to set up a research project or to facilitate collaboration with key partners.

Graduate students may qualify for:
- $2,500 research trips
- $2,000 exploratory visits
- One conference/year

Pilot Studies. ($20,000 max) To support piloting surveys and testing interventions.

Methods and Measurement Meeting

Each year, the Global Poverty Research Lab and Innovations for Poverty Action jointly host the Methods and Measurement Meeting, for researchers working on methods studies to exchange ideas and discuss progress. For details on this year’s event, please visit the Methods and Measurement Meeting event website.

Research Methods Competitive Fund

In December 2020, the Research Methods Initiative announced two parallel funding strands, one focused on validating measures of soft skills and one focused on innovative and advanced research methods. Those RFPs are now closed. Read about the projects funded to date and check back for future updates.