HTRI Application Form - Seed Funding Round 3

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Researcher Information

Alongside basic information about each of the researchers on the project, IPA asks a series of DEI-related questions to help us understand the diversity of our applicant pool and inform our efforts to strengthen researcher support. We acknowledge the sensitive nature of some of these questions and will keep your responses confidential. Feel free to skip any of these questions by selecting or inserting "Prefer not to say." Your participation, lack of participation, or answers to questions will have no bearing on the assessment of your project.

Total number of researchers on the team*

Primary researcher name*

First Name

Last Name

Primary researcher contact email*

Primary researcher gender*

Primary researcher affiliation*

(Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym)

Primary researcher affiliation country*

(Which country is the affiliated organization in?)

Primary researcher nationality*

Primary researcher second nationality (if applicable)

Primary researcher field of study of highest degree attained*

(Please list the discipline in which the highest degree was earned.)

Primary researcher country of highest degree*

(In which country did this researcher achieve their highest degree? If currently in a PhD program, please indicate that country.)

Primary researcher PhD completion year*

(In what year did this researcher or will this researcher complete their PhD? Please insert "n/a" if not applicable.)

Second researcher name*

First Name

Last Name

Second researcher contact email*

Second researcher affiliation*

(Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym)

Second researcher affiliation country*

(Which country is the affiliated organization in?)

Second researcher gender*

Second researcher nationality*

Second researcher second nationality (if applicable)

Second researcher field of study of highest degree attained*

(Please list the discipline in which the highest degree was earned.)

Second researcher country of highest degree*

(In which country did this researcher achieve their highest degree? If currently in a PhD program, please indicate that country.)

Second researcher PhD completion year*

(In what year did this researcher or will this researcher complete their PhD? Please insert "n/a" if not applicable.)

Third researcher name*

First Name

Last Name

Third researcher contact email*

Third researcher affiliation*

(Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym)

Third researcher affiliation country*

(Which country is the affiliated organization in?)

Third researcher gender*

Third researcher nationality*

Third researcher second nationality (if applicable)

Third researcher field of study of highest degree attained*

(Please list the discipline in which the highest degree was earned.)

Third researcher country of highest degree*

(In which country did this researcher achieve their highest degree? If currently in a PhD program, please indicate that country.)

Third researcher PhD completion year*

(In what year did this researcher or will this researcher complete their PhD? Please insert "n/a" if not applicable.)

Fourth researcher name*

First Name

Last Name

Fourth researcher contact email*

Fourth researcher affiliation*

(Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym)

Fourth researcher affiliation country*

(Which country is the affiliated organization in?)

Fourth researcher gender*

Fourth researcher nationality*

Fourth researcher second nationality (if applicable)

Fourth researcher field of study of highest degree attained*

(Please list the discipline in which the highest degree was earned.)

Fourth researcher country of highest degree*

(In which country did this researcher achieve their highest degree? If currently in a PhD program, please indicate that country.)

Fourth researcher PhD completion year*

(In what year did this researcher or will this researcher complete their PhD? Please insert "n/a" if not applicable.)

Fifth researcher name*

First Name

Last Name

Fifth researcher contact email*

Fifth researcher affiliation*

(Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym)

Fifth researcher affiliation country*

(Which country is the affiliated organization in?)

Fifth researcher gender*

Fifth researcher nationality*

Fifth researcher second nationality (if applicable)

Fifth researcher field of study of highest degree attained *

(Please list the discipline in which the highest degree was earned.)

Fifth researcher country of highest degree*

(In which country did this researcher achieve their highest degree? If currently in a PhD program, please indicate that country.)

Fifth researcher PhD completion year*

(In what year did this researcher or will this researcher complete their PhD? Please insert "n/a" if not applicable.)

Please briefly tell us about the research team's experience implementing field research and randomized evaluations, experience in the country(ies) where the proposed project will take place, and their exposure to and experience in the anti-trafficking sector. *

Successful applications will come from research teams that can demonstrate experience in field research and randomized evaluations, and have human trafficking expertise.

Administrative Contact

This individual should be from the institution to receive grant funds and will be copied on emails from HTRI regarding this submission.

Administrative contact name*

First Name

Last Name

Administrative contact email*

Administrative contact title*

Administrative contact affiliation*

Please submit the full name of the organization, as opposed to an acronym

Details of the Proposed Study

Project Snapshot/Abstract

Briefly summarize the motivation, proposed activities, and major goals of this grant. If your proposal includes analysis of existing data or desk research, please describe your analytical framework in detail. (max 800 words/5000 characters)*

(max 800 words/5000 characters)

Theory of Change and Primary Research Questions

Pilot and exploratory seed grants are intended to support preliminary research and formative project development activities.

1. What is your theory of change? Your theory of change should be written out as: “If [inputs] and [activities] produce [outputs] this should lead to [outcomes] which will ultimately contribute to [goal].”

2. What are the research questions you hope to answer, and what gap(s) do they fill in human trafficking research? Please be as specific and targeted in laying out these questions as possible, referencing and citing HTRI’s Research and Learning Agenda as well as the relevant academic literature. Applicants should demonstrate a clear connection between their proposal and questions in HTRI’s Research and Learning Agenda.

1. Please state your theory of change and policy problem that motivates this research. (max 500 words/3200 characters)*

(max 500 words/3200 characters)

2. a. Please state your research question(s) and the gap(s) they aim to fill in human trafficking research.*

2. b. Please note which priority research question(s) from HTRI's Research and Learning Agenda your research project intends to address and why these question(s) were selected for study. (max 500 words/3200 characters)*

(max 500 words/3200 characters) Please refer to the HTRI Research and Learning Agenda to respond to this question: https://www.poverty-action.org/research-and-learning-agenda-human-trafficking-research-initiative

Ethical Protections/Considerations

Please describe the ethical considerations relevant to your project and how you plan to manage them, referring to the ethical considerations section of HTRI’s Research and Learning Agenda. If you will be interacting with any people who may be victims of trafficking, please outline your referral protocols. (max. 300 words/2000 characters)*

(max. 300 words/2000 characters)

Risks and assumptions

Please discuss the overall feasibility of the project, including assumptions and risks. (max. 200 words/1350 characters)*

(max. 200 words/1350 characters)

Vision of Your Future Project

How do you see your research unfolding after the proposed research activity is complete? Describe how this early-stage grant will help set the stage for a large-scale randomized evaluation of the intervention(s) being examined. Also explain how the results of this project will be valuable to future policy makers as well as researchers designing new studies. (max. 500 words/3200 characters)*

(max. 500 words/3200 characters)

Any Other Notable Consideration

Please feel free to include any other information about your partnership or research project that does not neatly fit in any of the sections above. (max. 200 words/1350 characters)

(max.200 words/1350 characters)

Research Partners

Please list any partners you are working with and the proposed roles/responsibilities of each partner in this project.*

Implementing organizations (carrying out the intervention(s) that you propose to study), government ministries/bodies, research management organizations, etc.

Briefly describe the relationship between the research team and the implementing organization/program implementer. (max. 300 words/2000 characters)*

(max.300 words/2000 characters) We are interested in knowing how the relationship came to be, whether the implementer has agreed to participate in the study, whether the implementation costs are already secured, etc.

Is an IPA Country Office implementing the research for this proposed study?*

Yes No

Other:

Application Checklist

Please use Calibri 12-point font and single spacing in files uploaded. Please refer to the guidelines for additional assistance.

Application Checklist *

Application Checklist
	Completed
Upload Budget	Application Checklist : Upload Budget (Completed)
Upload Budget Narrative detailing expected costs	Upload Budget Narrative detailing expected costs (Completed)
Upload CVs for all researchers on the project	Upload CVs for all researchers on the project (Completed)
Upload letters of support (optional)	Upload letters of support (optional) (Completed)
Read the Terms and Conditions (see General Terms and Conditions in the IPA-HTRI RFP Seed Grants Round 3 Guidelines)	Read the Terms and Conditions (see General Terms and Conditions in the IPA-HTRI RFP Seed Grants Round 3 Guidelines) (Completed)

Upload budget proposal using the HTRI Budget Template and name the file: “[PI last name] [Proposal title] budget.xlsx’” *

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Upload budget narrative detailing expected costs using the HTRI Budget Narrative Template and name the file: “[PI last name] [Proposal title] budget narrative”*

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Upload CVs for all researchers on the project and name each file: “[PI last name] [Researcher last name] CV.pdf’” *

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Upload optional letters of support and name each file: “[PI last name] [Proposal title] letter of support.pdf’”

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Submitter Name*

Submitter email*

A confirmation email will be sent to this email once submitted.

If you have any trouble submitting online, please email this form together with the relevant supporting documents in a .zip file to: ipa_htri@poverty-action.org.

Please format the subject of the email as follows: “HTRI Seed Round 3: [PI last name] [Proposal title]”

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