IFHE-US Development Fund

Grants support research and education

The IFHE_US Delevopment Fund supports home economists around the world. Every four years, thanks to the donations raised by our US-based IFHE affiliate, we are able to award small competitive grants that support research, educational programmes and studies.

IFHE_US Development Fund Grant Cycle 2024 - 2028

Submission for applications to the Grant Cycle 2024 - 2028 is now open. Please follow the IFHE Development Fund Proposal Application Guidelines and download the IFHE Development Fund Application Form to submit your application. Deadline for applications is October 15th, 2023.

2024-2028 grants go to Nigeria, Pakistan and India

Michael Okpara, University of Agriculture, Umudike Nigeria: Examining gender-based allocation of food resources, dietary diversity and nutritional status of households in South East Nigeria.

University of Benin, Nigeria: Focus on capacity gap and intervention impact assessments of the design and administration of electronic questionnaires for us in data collection and Home Economics researchers in Nigeria.

University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan: Pathways to relieve the Pain of Extra Chromosome: Relations between societal discrimination, parental functioning and child psychosocial well-being (rural areas of Punjab)

Department of Home Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India: Cooking with Teens program for 13 – 14 years students on a hands-on cooking class with fresh produce during five three-hour cooking sessions. The purpose is to bring about positive changes in the culinary behaviors of adolescents.

Grants support research and education