Strategy 2007 - 2010
WOTRO aims for:
- excellent scientific research with relevance for development;
- the use of scientific research in development practice and policy;
- synergy and interaction among relevant players and institutions.
To achieve this WOTRO funds high quality, innovative research projects under the joint leadership of scientists from the Netherlands and developing countries. Interaction with stakeholders and potential end-users is strongly encouraged, as is the transfer and use of research results.
WOTRO wishes to make a special contribution to mobilising scientific knowledge that benefits the United Nations Milennium Development Goals. For this purpose a thematic framework was formulated that guides WOTRO's thematic policy.
Operating in an increasingly global arena, WOTRO aims for international coordination and synergy with partners in research funding and development cooperation.
WOTRO offers the following funding opportunities:
- Integrated Programmes, WOTRO offers grants for medium-sized, interdisciplinary research endeavours executed by international partnerships in interaction with stakeholders.
- Thematic Programmes, large, co-financed research programmes focusing on a multidisciplinary theme.
- Strategic support activities, activities to strengthen the general WOTRO strategy, in particular the use and impact of scientific research in policy and practice, and international coordination.
The full text of the WOTRO Strategy Plan 2007-2010 can be downloaded here.
