Italian Research in Philanthropy Awards

The “Dipartimento di scienze economico-sociali e matematico-statistiche” of the University of Torino, the “Centro di ricerche sulla cooperazione e il nonprofit” of the Catholic University of Milano, and Assifero – the Association of Italian Grantmaking Foundations are inviting scholars to submit research proposals in the field of philanthropic foundations.

The awards aim to encourage and support specific research activity in the domain. Four proposals will be selected and awarded each a €3,000 grant. The 2017 awards are meant to support either theoretical or empirical research work aimed at analysing the role of foundations in:

• Fighting poverty and its roots;
• Increasing human capital and enhancing the quality of school systems;
• Stimulating effective innovations in the field of social services;
• Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at local, national or global level;
• Assessing the impact of their interventions.

Research in connected fields will also be accepted, if the connection is reasonably argued by the proponents. The proposals will be selected – on the basis of their quality, originality and relevance – by a Selection Committee. The deadline to apply is 30 April 2017.

Click here to download the Call for Proposals. For more information, please contact Carola Carazzone, Assifero Segretario Generale.