Abstract:
The evaluation assesses leadership strengthening in IDRC-funded award programs with the aim of understanding how best to support graduate students and early career researchers. It identifies some of the key features regarding good research for development (R4D) leadership, such as expertise in the field, and some lesser-known qualities including the capacity to inspire and empower others through collaborative approaches. Funders can draw lessons from this research, given how alumni in the Global South understand the strengths of good R4D leaders. They can support R4D leadership through individual awards programs and research grants.
