The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2023 Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize (HWHE) calls for applications now open to showcase outstanding research seeking to improve women’s health and economic participation.
Donor Name: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Country: Selected Countries
Type of Grant: Prize
Deadline: 06/03/2023
Size of the Grant: USD 20,000
Details:
The annual prize aims to encourage the creation of sex-disaggregated data and gender-based research within the APEC member economies.
Pillars
- Applicants do not need to come from academia, as long as the research is evidence-based and addresses at least one of the pillars outlined in the Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Policy Toolkit:
- Workplace health and safety
- Health awareness and access
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Gender-based violence
- Work/life balance
Benefits
The prize winner will receive USD 20,000 and may choose to present their research to APEC gender experts in the public and private sectors on the margins of the 2023 Women and the Economy Forum, hosted by the United States. Two runners-up will receive USD 5,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the 2023 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize can be individuals or teams, with the stipulation that one official participant be from an APEC member economy.
For more information, visit APEC.
