Partnership for AI Evidence RFP
Overview
J-PAL's Partnership for AI Evidence provides an opportunity to rigorously study how AI can help—or harm—the well-being of people, particularly people who experience poverty. Partnership for AI Evidence funds full research projects and pilot studies.
Timeline
Partnership for AI Evidence's Spring 2025 RFP is now open. Letters of interest are due by Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:00pm US ET. Full proposals are due by Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:00pm US ET. (Pushed back from original dates). Please find application instructions and templates below, under "Application Materials".
Eligibility
J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, and J-PAL invited researchers (invited researchers of any J-PAL initiative may apply) are eligible to apply for full research projects and pilot studies. PhD students, with support from an advisor who is a J-PAL affiliate or J-PAL invited researcher, are also eligible to apply.
Application Instructions
To respond to this RFP, please follow the directions listed below:
1) J-PAL has transitioned to a new application portal and grant management system, WizeHive. Please refer to the WizeHive Application Instructions for information on how to create a new login. Or, if you have already successfully submitted an LOI or proposal to a J-PAL competition, simply log into WizeHive with your credentials.
2) Submit a required Letter of Intent (LOI) by 5:00 p.m. US ET on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Please see the proposal guidelines at the bottom of this page for a preview of application questions and required materials.
3) If you receive an invitation to apply to the main application, please follow the next steps outlined in the relevant proposal guidelines documents linked below. Each of the following documents includes a checklist and guidance on what to address within each narrative prompt – guiding your completion of all required submission materials based on the appropriate proposal type. We recommend reading the relevant Proposal Guidelines document in detail before answering the proposal questions in WizeHive. Please find proposal guidelines and application previews for each proposal type (Full RCTs and Pilots) at the bottom of this page.
4) Upon completing your proposal and uploading proposal attachments (budget, budget narrative, letters, etc.), submit the proposal by 5:00 p.m. US ET on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
For further information and troubleshooting, please get in touch with [email protected].
Below, please find (1) an RFP Overview; (2) PDF previews of each application type, which are updated throughout the RFP; and (3) budget templates. Please do not complete or submit the pdf previews to Partnership for AI Evidence for consideration. Please use the budget templates to structure your proposal budget. All application materials should be uploaded to our online portal, Wizehive -- we can only consider applications submitted there.