Deadline: 05 November, 2021
UNICEF’s Centre of Excellence on Data for Children with Disabilities has launched a call for proposals for projects relating to data analysis, data visualisation and capacity building.
Millions of children with disabilities around the globe continue to be left behind, despite near-universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the call for action embedded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the clear mandate set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Often, this neglect is the result of limited data. When absent from official statistics, children and adults with disabilities remain politically and socially ‘invisible’, increasing their marginalisation and exposure to rights violations.
Benefits
- Each successful applicants will receive U.S.$9,000 for a period of nine months
Eligibility
- Open to applicants who are in the process of completing a PhD or have recently completed a PhD within the previous three years and are still affiliated with a university or research institution
- Individuals who have completed a master’s degree programme and have at least five years of relevant experience in research or data work are also eligible
- Degrees in a variety of disciplines – including, but not limited to, Anthropology, Child Development, Disability Studies, Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, Psychology, Sociology and Statistics – will be considered
- Applications from qualified candidates from low- and middle-income countries and/or who identify as having a disability are encouraged
To submit and for more information, click here.
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