Novedades Oportunidades de Financiamiento Información para aquellas personas que desean contactar al IDRC para solicitar financiamiento o para quienes ya han recibido fondos. David M. Malone — President, International Development Research Centre IDRC Annual Report 2008–2009 Research in Action: Local Solutions, Lasting Impacts is the theme of this year’s annual report. Full text online.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Our support is directed toward creating a local research community whose work will build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

• IDRC at a glance
  The essentials on one page.

• Working with us
  Funding for developing-country researchers, career opportunities, donor partnering, access to logos, and grant administration.

• Dónde trabajamos — Perfiles de país
  Los proyectos del IDRC se llevan a cabo alrededor del mundo, desde Afghanistán hasta Algeria, desde Uganda hasta Uruguay.  Lea los perfiles sobre actividades claves del IDRC en más de 55 países.

• Canadian collaboration
  Opportunities for Canada's development research community. 

• IDRC and Canadian Universities
  Canadian university researchers have much to offer, and much to learn from, other societies the world over.

• Accountability
  As a Crown corporation, IDRC has put in place governance structures and practices to ensure full accountability to Canadians through their elected Parliament. 

• IDRC — The Beginnings
  IDRC's path from dream to practical action is told in the archival documents of IDRC. The story and documents have been posted for all to read in a new collection on the IDRC public web site.

• Contact information
  How to get in touch with our offices around the world.