Subject: World Bank McNamara Fellowships Programm
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 10 1999 - 13:33:24 EDT
Thanks to Dennis McConnell for posting this.
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The World Bank has recently announced the Year 2000 cycle of the
Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program. I have fowarded the notice
below. It seems that the Program should be of direct interest to some
of our list members. Please note that you can request an application
from the e-mail address in the annoncement, or from the World Bank
Resident Mission office in your country. If you do not have/know the
contact information for the Resident Mission office in your country, a
good place to begin looking is:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/localoffices.htm
Alternatively, you may inquire at the e-mail address included in the
announcement if you do not have web access.
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Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
Applicant Information: 2000 Cycle
Introduction
The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program was established in
1982 to honor the former President of the World Bank. The Program
annually awards Fellowships to support innovative and imaginative
post-graduate research in areas of socioeconomic development -
specifically focusing on issues critical to improving the lives of
the most vulnerable in society. To date, 189 Fellowships have been
awarded, spanning issues related to health and population, education
of girls, environmental conservation, agricultural and infrastructure
development, conflict resolution, the role of NGOs in development,
trade and tax reforms, and poverty reduction.
The Program's funding comes from an investment income earned
from an endowment fund set up by contributions from the World Bank
and the governments of Bangladesh, China, India, Kuwait, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, and Yugoslavia.
Fellowships are open to applicants who are nationals of, and
residents in, countries which are currently eligible to borrow from
the World Bank. The research must be carried out in the applicant's
own country, or country of residence at the time of application. This
Program does not provide finandal support for an advanced degree
(this includes field work for a Ph.D. degree).
Length of Fellowship: Fellowships are awarded for a period of twelve
months and must be commenced within three months of the award being
made. The fellowships cannot be extended or deferred.
Amount of Award: The amount of the award is US$7,500. This is a
standard amount, intended to cover the cost of the research and its
dissemination, and is not negotiable. No other costs will be
considered.
Research Theme for the 2000 Fellowships Cycle: Institutions and
Development
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Research Proposals (3 to 4 pages in length) should be on one of the
following topics:
1. INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT OUTPUTS
Reform of the public administration is frequently regarded as key to
improved service delivery and government performance. It has been
shown that reform success is maximized when it takes into account the
environment in which the actors operate, the incentives and
constraints that such an environment creates for those actors, and
the effect of those incentive structures in terms of development
outputs and outcomes on the ground (and how they compare with
development objectives). The Program invites proposals that present
an integrated approach to the following development considerations:
What are the recruitment procedures and Incentive mechanisms in place
for the attraction and retention of civil and public servants in your
country? What constraints-structural and others-affect their
development output? What reforms are needed in the institutional and
policy-making framework to boost the efficiency of the administrative
structures?
2. FUNCTIONING OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
Fine-tuning the regulatory processes is found to be most effective if
an understanding is gained on how the most well-regarded regulatory
agencies collect information, decide to take action, conduct
follow-up, and implement enhancements. Proposals are invited for
analytic case studies focusing on any one of the following areas: 1)
How are decisions on public expenditures made in your country, and
how are the expenditures monitored? 2) How are tax laws administered?
3) How do judicial institutions function-including a focus on
critical judicial reform priorities in your country, the crucial
administrative infrastructure that is needed to implement them, and
the conditions under which effective reforms can be approved and
implemented?
(Well-structured proposals focusing on the functioning and best
practice reforms of other regulatory agencies-e.g. environment,
health, or transport, will also be considered)
Output: Fellows are expected to issue two progress reports, a
research abstract during the fellowship year and a final report
containing the results of the research at the end of the fellowship
year. The final reports are reviewed by World Bank staff. The World
Bank has first rights on publication of these materials.
Note: The final research product will be considered for publication
in McNamara Fellowships Working Paper Series and will be used as
background material for World Development Report 2001.
Seminar Participation: A seminar is organized for the Fellows during
the Fellowship year in Washington, DC.
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Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following general criteria to be eligible
for a fellowship award:
1. Be a national and resident of a World Bank member country which
is currently eligible to borrow;
2. Normally, candidates should be 35 years old or younger. However,
the Program has interpreted this requirement with flexibility in
the past and will consider exceptional candidates up to age 40;
3. Must have completed and been awarded at least a Master's degree,
or equivalent, at the time of application. Note: Applicants with
a Master's, but working towards a doctorate, may apply, but must
have been awarded the degree before being allowed to take up a
Fellowship;
4. Must carry out the research under the auspices of an academic
supervisor in a host institution.
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Application Procedures
All applications must be submitted with the required
documentation on the correct application forms. Forms for the 2000
cycle are available from all World Bank Resident Missions and from
the McNamara Fellowships Program office at World Bank Headquarters in
Washington, DC. All requests for application forms should quote our
reference: RSM/00/1. (Failure to do so may result in delays in
receiving the forms).
To be considered for the 2000 cycle, all completed application forms
must be received in Washington. DC. by November 30, 1999. Late
applications will not be considered. The awards will be announced in
March 2000.
Applications and correspondence may be sent to :
Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program
The World Bank
1818 H. St. NW
Washington DC, 20433, USA
email: rsm_fellowships@worldbank.org
Fax: (202) 522-4036
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