Year 1 – 28 Reviewers of ORD (First and Second level)

Global Development Awards Competition Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development 2019 Terms of Reference Assessment of Proposals Background The Global Development Awards Competition is an award scheme launched by GDN with generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, through the World Bank. The Awards Competition recognizes excellence in policy-oriented research, supports the career advancement of researchers in developing countries, and funds innovative social development projects benefiting marginalized groups in the developing world. Since its inception in 2000, GDN has supported more than 340 winners of the competition with roughly 3.8 million dollars’ worth of awards over 16 years, placing it as one of the most important global competitions targeting research for development. It is traditionally featured at GDN’s Annual Conference, thus increasing visibility of the competition and its winners. The competition includes three categories: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) – for research proposals on a specific theme Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) – for NGO- implemented, ongoing development projects Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) award – for scaling up development projects identified through the MIDP Award The Awards edition of 2019 will feature only the ORD category as the MIDP is currently under review. The winner of the current round will be chosen by an eminent jury at GDN’s conference to be held in Bonn, Germany, between the 21st and 23rd of October 2019; an event attended by international development practitioners where finalists will present their proposals. Finalists will be invited to present their proposals at the conference after a training in communication and public speaking. Objective of the assignment GDN is recruiting reviewers to conduct the assessment of research proposals under the ORD category of the Global Development Awards Competition. The review