2026-27 Spring Quarter Global Development Research Funding
Stanford University's 2026-27 Spring Quarter Global Development Research Funding backs interdisciplinary research tackling poverty and development issues in low- and middle-income countries.
Funder: Stanford University
Due Dates: April 4, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $80,000 per faculty project; up to $30,000 for postdoctoral scholars; project duration up to 2 years
Summary: Supports Stanford faculty and postdocs conducting innovative, interdisciplinary research addressing global development and poverty in low- and middle-income countries.
Key Information: Proposed research must focus on LMICs and provide opportunities for Stanford graduate students; only Stanford faculty and postdocs are eligible.
Description
The King Center on Global Development at Stanford University provides funding for new or early-stage research projects that address critical issues of global development and poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The program encourages interdisciplinary approaches from fields such as earth sciences, economics, engineering, medicine, political science, and policy. Projects should advance academic discourse, inform policy, and ideally offer meaningful in-country research opportunities for Stanford graduate students. The funding is designed to help position investigators for future external grants and to foster impactful research that can shape both scholarship and practice.
