The Center on Conflict and Development (ConDev) at Texas A&M University works to improve the effectiveness of development programs and policies for conflict-affected and fragile countries through multidisciplinary research and education. ConDev uses science and technology to:
– Reduce armed conflict,
– Sustain families and communities during conflict, and
– Assist states to rapidly recover from conflict.
This is accomplished through (1) multidisciplinary, interlinked research, teaching and practice (2) dissemination of results into development policy, program design and management, and (3) scholarly publication on the causes of conflict and its remediation through the application of science and technology. The Center tests the general hypothesis that conflict at the interface of human communities is caused by perceived differential benefits from capital in its various forms, and that science and technology can be used to modify perceived benefits at those interfaces to reduce conflict and the damage it causes.
For ConDev’s Student Media Grants, there will be an award up to USD 5,000 to current students interested in capturing conflict-related issues facing fragile and conflict-affected areas of Latin America through stunning photography and/or videography. This photojournalism grant is funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Chair on Conflict and Development.
Further details:
Student Media Grant Program