About

Created in 2021 and chaired by Esther Duflo, co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) is an innovative development financing mechanism. FID's approach centers on fostering synergies between innovation and research teams to pilot, test, and evaluate the impact of projects using rigorous scientific methods. The fund’s long-term ambition is to contribute to the transformation of public policies by supporting the scaling up of proven innovations aimed at combating poverty and inequality.

Eligibility

• All types of organisations can apply, either independently or as part of a consortium: research institutions, governments, NGOs, private companies, universities etc. Only projects led by individuals or multilateral organisations are not eligible to apply.