Closed
Foundation Fund
Deadline: 29th Dec 2023
Looking for open funding calls? See current UK funding opportunities in global development research here.
You can also find more information on major UK funding programmes here.
The UK government previously committed to spending 0.7% of its Gross National Income on ODA. In 2015, it adopted a greater cross-governmental approach to ODA, involving a greater number of players in funding for international development research.
By providing a comprehensive picture of the UK’s ODA research funding, we are able to analyse investments, highlight strategic gaps and opportunities, and identify future international development and research trends to our members and stakeholders.
Publications
Explore Publications >Definition and coverage of ODA
To be accepted as ODA, this funding must meet certain criteria. See the Newton Fund and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) ODA guidance for more information and to help you understand any considerations to take into account and to decide if your work is applicable.
Guidance on ODA compliance
Official development assistance (ODA) is defined by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) as government aid that promotes and specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries. It is the key measure used in practically all aid targets and assessments of aid performance (find a full definition here). All countries and territories eligible to receive ODA are on the DAC list of ODA recipients, revised every three years by OECD.
Evaluation and scrutiny of ODA
To be accepted as ODA, this funding must meet certain criteria. See the Newton Fund and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) ODA guidance for more information and to help you understand any considerations to take into account and to decide if your work is applicable.