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As a final grant for support of web-based research and analysis on North Korea

North Korea’s expanding weapons and technological developments have growing implications for U.S. national security and regional stability, yet public and policy analysis often lacks real-time, data-driven insights. This often leads to skewed perceptions of what can or should be done to solve this decades-long dilemma. The 38 North program at the&...

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For a research study of African higher education policymakers and practices

Over the past decade, African higher education has undergone significant changes due to increased societal demand for equitable access to higher education. Several recently adopted, African-led continental and national policy frameworks, including the African Union Continental Education Strategy for Africa, aim to guide the sector’s expansion. At the same time, non-state actors with dive...

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For support of data-driven research on China at the 21st Century China Center

China’s technological prowess and domestic political dynamics have global implications that are relevant to policymakers and attract media attention but are only partially understood. Chinese government restrictions on foreign researchers makes innovative approaches to compiling and analyzing datasets crucial to&n...

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For building capacity for institutional data gathering, policy advocacy, and research at African Research Universities Alliance universities

Collaboration across societal sectors is instrumental to ensuring progress toward development goals is sustained and far-reaching. The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) collaborates across sectors, regions, and disciplines, aiming to enhance the quality of research conducted in Africa by African researchers. ARUA seeks to build the network’s relationships with government...

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For transregional research on the changing nature of precarious work in Africa and the Arab region

In 2020, the Corporation issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) responding to the rise in multidisciplinary and multiregional research exposing critical challenges appearing across traditionally defined regions. The RFP is designed to support efforts within the social science and humanities communities in Africa and the Arab region to identify and sharpen their analysis of emerging phenome...

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For a project by the Center for Education Data & Research (CEDR) on parent engagement

Families are provided with various types of school level information about student achievement, but the information they receive typically comes with little context and can be confusing. In order to support their children’s future trajectory, families need to be able to understand what’s being communicated and what it suggests. Researchers at the Center for Education Data & Research...

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For a research and evidence based project for family engagement in a school district

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) is a model of family engagement that is grounded in the notion that schools can thrive when families and teachers work together, as genuine partners, to maximize student learning inside and outside of school. The APTT was developed by WestEd, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit research, development, and service agency that provides high-quality research an...

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For research on African philanthropy by early-career African scholars

Philanthropic culture in Africa, comprising an array of formal and informal giving, is part of African societies. However, there is little knowledge about the field of philanthropy in Africa that is based on research and academic scholarship. The Centre for African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School, University of Witwatersrand, seeks to address this g...

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For research on African philanthropy by early-career African scholars

In 2016, the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) was established at the University of Witwatersrand Business School, primarily in response to the dearth of knowledge, data, and research on African philanthropy, and with the aim to develop a new narrative informed and driven by a cohort of African scholars and researchers. Since then, CAPSI has built a thriving tr...

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As a final grant to the African Research Universities Alliance

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), formed in 2015 and comprising twenty-three leading universities across thirteen countries, seeks to build globally competitive, research-intensive institutions capable of driving Africa’s socioeconomic future. ARUA has established thirteen Centers of Excellence to strengthen doctoral training, research collaboration,...

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As a final grant for the doctoral program in social studies at Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR)

The Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), established in 2012 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, is a postgraduate training institute with a mission to revitalize education in the social sciences and humanities in Africa, and has received Carnegie support since 2017. MISR’s interdisciplinary MPhil/PhD program has become a model for rigorous research training in...

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For support for the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) evidence website and its expansion to include data on Corporation-supported fellows

The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) seeks to address the “Capacity Building and Scientific Impact Tracking System for Africa” (CB-SITS Africa) project that will track the outcomes and various forms of impact of select Corporation-supported projects. It builds on the CARTA Evidence project, a website that was launched in December 2022 to showcase the impact of...

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For support of Research on Economic Security and Peace (RESP).

Once seen as a stabilizing force, U.S. and China’s interdependent economies are now perceived as a strategic vulnerability amid rising geopolitical tensions with security concerns impacting economic policy. The economies are inextricably linked while challenges on trade, nuclear security, and AI reg...

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For support of policy relevant scholarship and outreach at the Social Science Research Lab at West Point

The Social Science Research Lab (the Lab) at West Point proposes to enhance an annual (since 2022) seminar bringing together diverse academic and policy voices at West Point each February over the next two years. The mission of the Lab is to develop and promote relevant and impactful scholarly work in political science and economics. The Lab will engage two accomplished and emerging acad...

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For a project to research and expand youth civic engagement in rural communities

According to research by Tuft University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), sixty percent of rural-dwelling youth do not have access to civic opportunities. Known as “civic deserts,” these areas of the country lack physical access to various institutions where people tend to gather, build networks, and solve challenges. This in turn has led t...