Two call for Doctoral proposals: Research and Training Support to Build African Capacity in Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators: http://www.merit.unu.edu/africancapacity/ and IDRC Doctoral Research Awards in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies http://www.ieri.org.za/awards/IDRC_IERI_Research_Awards_Call_2009.pdf Please circulate (attached) this IDRC-IERI Doctoral Research Awards in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies - deadline 16 December 2009. The principal objective of the IDRC-TUT Doctoral Research Awards is to identify case studies on context-specific innovation processes from Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa. The IDRC-IERI Doctoral Research Award are valued at ZAR 72, 000.00 (equivalent to CAD$10,000) each and are expected to identify innovation activities in one of the four countries through case studies. The award seeks to enhance the engagement of doctoral students in field research within this subject area to produce high quality dissertations, encourage timely completion of their training and produce findings that are policy relevant.