GDN - Global Development Network (HQ)

Who We Are

The Global Development Network (GDN) is a public international organization that supports high quality, policy-oriented, social science research in developing and transition countries to promote better lives. It supports researchers with financial resources, global networking, as well as access to information, training, peer review and mentoring. GDN acts on the premise that better research leads to more informed policies and better, more inclusive development. Through its global platform, #GDN connects social science researchers with policymakers and development stakeholders across the world. Founded in 1999, GDN is currently headquartered in New Delhi. Download the GDN fact sheet here.

An agreement establishing the Global Development Network was signed by representatives of Colombia, Egypt, India, Italy, Senegal and Sri Lanka.  Download the full Charter. GDN turned twenty in 2019. 

GDN’s Vision, Purpose and Beliefs

Vision

A world in which evidence and scholarly knowledge inform and inspire development and policy decisions.

Purpose

Improve development outcomes and livelihoods through high-quality, policy-oriented research in the social sciences, produced in developing countries and connected globally.

The Global Development Network (GDN) makes grants and awards for research in economics, public policy, and other social sciences. Thematic areas in the GDN include agriculture and environment – among many others.

GDN’s premise is that good policy research, when properly applied, can accelerate development and improve people’s lives.

Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources
The GDN supports work in economics, public policy, and other social sciences cutting across the “green sector,” or addressing specific topics within it.

Global Development Awards Competition. Themes for the awards differ from year to year. The awards are open to citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries.