Winners of Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships

It is with great pleasure that we announce the results of the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships in ICT Inclusion Policies.

Thirty-eight proposals were received from researchers in twelve countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Twenty-one of the applicants were women.

The members of the selection committee were:

María Garrido – University of Washington

Mark Kenneth – Consultant

Marcio Iorio Aranha – University of Brasilia

The evaluation was based on the following criteria:

Relevance of the theme with respect to the current themes of the DIRSI network

Justification and overall relevance of the proposed problem

Clarity of the objectives

Questions and hypothesis

Methodology selected

Innovation

Contribution to knowledge

Following the evaluation three proposals were selected to receive the scholarships (in alphabetical order of the original title of the proposal):

Apropiación y la participación ciudadana móvil en los jóvenes de poblaciones vulnerables en Barranquilla, Colombia (Mobile appropriation and civic participation of youth in vulnerable communities of Barranquila, Colombia)
Presented by: Elías Said Hung
Country: VENEZUELA

Caracterización del uso y apropiación de la telefonía móvil en zonas rurales pobres del Ecuador por parte de mujeres campesinas (Characterization of use and appropriation of mobile telephony by women in poor rural zones of Ecuador)
Presented by: Rossana de Lourdes Flores Venegas
Country: ECUADOR

Evaluación del impacto del acceso a las TIC sobre el ingreso de los hogares: una aproximación a partir de la metodología del Propensity Score Matching para el caso peruano (Evaluation of the impact of ICT access on household income: An approximation based on Propensity Score matching methodology in Peru)
Presented by: Pamela Medina Quispe and Roxana Fernandez Machado
Country: PERU

We would like to congratulate the winners and express our satisfaction with the quality of the proposals received and the significant level of participation of female researchers. We are pleased to note that it was not necessary to reserve a scholarship for a woman researcher as two of the three highest scoring proposals were presented by women.

We would also like to thank our jury and all those who presented proposals, and to invite them to participate in the next round of Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships in ICT Inclusion Policies, which will be announced in the new year.

The winning proposals are attached below. (Spanish only)