AHRC-DFID Collaborative Humanitarian Protection Research Programme – Thematic Research Grants

This call aims to fund projects providing outcomes that ensure the drivers of humanitarian protection risk and mitigation are better understood and contribute to the evidence base of what works to improve protection outcomes in conflict contexts.

Key themes:

Theme 1: Impact of violations of international humanitarian law (IHL)

Theme 2: Impact of protection programming

Theme 3: Impact of restraint

Theme 4: Impact of local protection mechanisms

Theme 5: Impact of recognition on protection

Theme 6: Impact of targeting

Regions of focus:

• Middle East North Africa: Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), Libya
• Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), Somalia, Nigeria, Chad and the Sahel region.
• Asia: Afghanistan, Myanmar

Funding: £480,000 total (additional £100,000 for capacity building activities) 

Duration: 2 years

Research Authority due date: 18.8.19