BBVA announces its fourth edition of research grants in financial education
BBVA launches the fourth edition of BBVA EduFin Research Grants, the international call for grants from BBVA's Center for Financial Education and Capability. This initiative seeks to support research on topics related to the challenges of financial education around the world. The deadline for receiving proposals is September 24.
The program is aimed at researchers or research teams affiliated with universities, organizations or think tanks who wish to present their research proposal on a topic related to global education and financial capabilities.
This edition aims to respond to the major challenges facing the sector in the wake of the global pandemic, focusing on the following research areas:
- Financial education as a lever for financial resilience, and how knowledge in this field influences successful adaptation to unexpected adversities.
- The role of financial education in mobilizing capital for sustainable growth, focusing on large and small investors and individuals.
- Digital financial education and financial inclusion.
The program will allocate a total of €50,000 to support the selected research projects, broken down into grants of €5,000 or €10,000. The Center for Financial Education and Capability, through its specialized working group and its Advisory Council composed of international experts, will decide on the distribution of grants and the number of projects selected.
Where to register?
Applicants for one of these grants must complete the form that is already available, in Spanish and English, through this link. Only those applications submitted via this channel will be included in the selection process and the deadline for receiving proposals is September 24.
Financial education for a more equal and sustainable world
The Center for Financial Education and Capabilities is a BBVA initiative that promotes financial education and capabilities as tools to improve people's financial health, help reduce inequality by promoting financial inclusion, and encourage inclusive growth. Among the international organizations that make up its Advisory Council are: CAF Development Bank of Latin America, the European Banking Federation, the Inter-American Development Bank, Better Finance (as an observing member), MIDE (Interactive Museum of Economics), the OECD, SEGIB or the World Bank.
In 2020, despite the crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the center's call for grants managed to increase its geographical expansion, the number of proposals received and the number of projects selected. Currently, the center's support for research continues to be a priority line of work since, through the results of these and other data-driven research, programs and policies are designed that will improve the lives and scope of opportunities for many people.
Those interested can consult all the information about the announcement on the Center's website and on its Twitter @bbvaedufin and register, via the online form, at this link.