Funding
Discover funding, grants, calls and research opportunities for researchers to build inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries.
The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and a set of country teams across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East.
We usually offer a wide range of funding opportunities for researchers. For more information on our model, please visit our about page. If you have any questions about IGC research funding, please contact [email protected].
Current calls
We invite papers for the IGC/EGC conference on Firms, Trade and Development, in particular under the themes of climate, energy and environment. Papers due 1 June.
Call for papers for PEDL workshop for early-career researchers in firms, trade, and development (10 Sept 2026, Yale); Submit work-in-progress or full papers by 1 June 2026.
Past calls
We invite researchers to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for projects that can be developed with EIIL and, where relevant, Tata Power teams. Open until 8 May 2026.
Offering PhD students and recent graduates a ten-month research opportunity, with first-hand exposure to Zambia’s policy and data landscape. Open until 30 April 2026.
The call for papers for the 10th Urbanization & Development Conference is now closed.
The International Growth Centre (IGC) invites abstract submissions for the Industrial Policy for Africa Conference, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 16–18 February 2026. The deadline for submissions is 30 July 2025.
The India Sustainable Growth Hub (ISGH) call for proposals is now closed. The focus of this call is on India.
The IGC call for proposals is now closed. The IGC's research focuses on sustainable growth policies in low- and middle-income countries.
The call for papers for our fourth LSE Environment Week from 22 to 25 September 2025 is now closed. We welcome full paper submissions from any economic field, including climate and energy.
The call for papers for the IGC-EGC Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development is now closed. Applicants are welcome to submit papers related to this theme.
IGC Jordan PhD fellowship offers PhD students a three-month research opportunity in Amman, providing first-hand exposure to Jordan’s policy and data landscape.
Applications for the IGC Sierra Leone early-career local fellowship have now closed.
We invite economists to present their work at a workshop at Yale University, during the IGC/EGC Firms, Trade, and Development conference. This call is now closed.