Governance Initiative

J-PAL’s Governance Initiative (GI) funds randomized evaluations of strategies to improve governance in low- and middle-income countries. GI has two funding cycles per year calling for proposals from J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, and J-PAL invited researchers (from any J-PAL initiative or regional office) for full research projects, pilot studies, travel/proposal development grants, multidisciplinary grants, and policy outreach support grants. 

GI is currently accepting proposals. Please see the RFP website for more details.

In an effort to foster global collaboration between researchers working on governance topics, GI launched a conference travel grants program to support the participation of researchers based in low and middle-income countries to attend leading economics international conferences. 

Due July 15th, 2024: J-PAL Governance Initiative (GI) & the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC): Call for Papers now open and limited travel funding available

• NEUDC is one of the major annual conferences dedicated to development economics, taking place this year on November 2nd-3rd at Northeastern University. GI is partnering with NEUDC to cover the cost of attending and traveling to NEUDC for LMIC-based PIs accepted to present on a governance theme. To be eligible for GI funding, you must submit a paper during NEUDC’s ongoing Call for Papers (closes July 15), be accepted to present on a governance theme, and be based in an LMIC. All such researchers will be automatically considered for travel/conference funding by GI.