The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions. The CDRI Fellowship Programme is an initiative by CDRI to promote research and development on the real-world problems of constructing resilient infrastructure by providing a one-time lumpsum grant of up to US$10,000 (or equivalent).
Degree level
Non-degree program
Deadline for applications
15 November 2020
Who can apply?
- All citizens of the CDRI Member countries including South Africa;
- Candidates can be students, faculty, or researchers from academic institutes; practitioners from government agencies, service agencies, non-governmental organizations, private organizations; as well as community workers.
- Candidates can apply for the CDRI Fellowship Programme irrespective of their level of education, professional background, or current occupation.
- The research topic must be relevant to disaster resilient infrastructure, and applicants have to provide a letter of endorsement from a government/recognized institute in a CDRI Member country.
- The research projects under the CDRI Fellowship should be completed within 12 months from the disbursement of the first instalment of the Fellowship grant.
Fields of Study
The research may focus on any of the following eight thematic areas:
Governance and Policy: The development of governance and policy arrangements required to enable the integration of disaster and climate resilience concepts in all infrastructure creation.
Risk identification and Estimation: The identification and estimation of risk to and from infrastructure from large and small hazards, from the macro to micro scales.
Standards and Certification: Adoption of mechanisms required for developing, enforcing, and updating scientific standards and regulations for infrastructure resilience in light of changing technology and risk profile.
Capacity Development and Knowledge Exchange: Enabling the exchange and spread of scientifically accurate knowledge enabling the contribution of all stakeholders to building resilience of infrastructure systems.
Use of Emerging Technology: Harnessing and leveraging the power of technology to address constraints on accuracy, scale, reach and capacity in constructing, operating, and recovering infrastructure systems.
Recovery and Reconstruction: Ex-ante development and adoption of mechanisms for assessing losses, estimating needs, and channelling adequate funds to disaster affected areas in a timely manner.
Financing: Risk financing strategies for each nation will depend on its capacity, risk appetite, resources, and willingness to manage risk. Appropriate financing can incentivise resilience of infrastructure systems.
Community-Based Approaches: Building the capacities of local communities to participate in the process of creating and sustaining small-and large-scale infrastructure, so as to enhance disaster and climate resilience of the community and its surrounding infrastructure.
What the fellowship offers
The Fellowship provides a one-time grant of up to US$10,000 (or equivalent) for each selected research proposal to support and encourage research on disaster resilient infrastructure.
Application process
Candidates must submit their research proposals through the Fellowship portal.
Contact
Please see website https://fellowship.cdri.world/ for more information
Further enquiries can be made through email:
Documents and links
CDRI Fellowship Programme flyer
Note
Please note this scholarship is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions and are responsible for ensuring that the qualifications will be recognised in South Africa. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided regarding the scholarship, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training other than stated above.
