Deadline: 19 February 2017
The British Council is seeking applications for its “Newton Professional Development and Engagement Programme” with an aim to support the professional development and community engagement of Brazilian public and civil society institutions, science museums and botanic gardens, by supporting them to develop or improve specific skills relevant to the social and economic development of Brazil.
Thematic Areas
- Urban Transformations (including human rights, tackling violence, housing, transportation, access to water, immigration, social inclusion and reducing inequalities)
- Biodiversity (including climate and environment, biodiversity and valorization of traditional knowledge)
- Agriculture and food security (focus on small-scale, sustainable production in rural or traditional areas)
- Inclusive economy (including the empowerment of groups in situation of vulnerability, forest economy, fair-trade, entrepreneurship and creative economy in vulnerable territories)
- Public Health and Neglected and Infectious Diseases (Including Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya and the effective management of health services)
- Social Science for social and economic development
- STEM in Basic Education (including popularization of sciences, community engagement and non-formal teaching spaces and methodologies)
Funding Information
- The British Council, through the Professional Development and Engagement Programme, will co-finance a maximum of 50% of the value of the proposal.
- The value of the co-financing is at least £ 40,000 and a maximum of £ 100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call is open to Brazilian institutions in the following categories:
- Public institutions – direct public administration: in the Federal Government, States, municipalities and Federal District, including government departments, and indirect: municipalities, public foundations and development agencies.
- Institutions of Brazilian civil society – non-profit institutions such as charities, non-governmental organizations, OSCIPs, community groups, women’s organizations, public interest associations, social movements.
- Science museums
- Botanic gardens
- Proposals should include the in-principle support of one or more counterpart organizations from the UK, which should be stated in the application. This organisation could be a public, academic, not for-profit (NGO) institution, a research centre. It should have a demonstrable (world-class) expertise in the area of the programme and its participation should be fundamental to the design and delivery of the programme.
- A programme can include more than one UK counterpart, and/or more than one Brazilian beneficiary, as long as the proposal is led by one Lead Institution.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: UK and Brazil
For more information, please visit British Council.