Deadline: 30-Sep-20
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) are inviting proposals from individual organizations or consortia of multiple organizations, for projects to generate and mobilize knowledge so national education systems in developing country contexts can address shared policy challenges related to improving access, quality and the performance of their systems.
Objectives
The objectives of this regional call for proposals are to:
- Build knowledge about innovative solutions to shared policy challenges in GPE member countries and how their positive impacts can be scaled.
- Support the use of that knowledge in and across education systems for policy, practice and technological development and implementation;
- Strengthen capacities to generate and use knowledge and innovation for education.
This call is designed to respond to the demands of GPE member countries for knowledge and innovation. In this call, proposals are invited to address one or more of the following four policy challenges shared among GPE member countries in West and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean:
- Pre- and in-service teacher training and development;
- Offering chances for out-of-school children and youth;
- Promoting gender equality and girls’ success in school;
- Quality bilingual and pluri-lingual teaching and learning.
Scope
Projects funded through this call will:
- Scan for and identify relevant approaches and innovations to address the shared policy challenge;
- Adapt and further test those approaches to assess how to scale positive impacts in GPE-member countries; and
- Mobilize knowledge and building capacity so the approaches can be taken up in policy and practice.
Projects funded through this call will NOT finance the implementation of solutions to the shared challenges, but rather build knowledge and innovation within and across GPE member countries to address these challenges.
Funding Information
- KIX will allocate CA$7.75 million through this call, with individual projects receiving funding between CA$750,000 and CA$1.20 million.
Duration
Projects can be up to 33 months in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
- KIX regional calls prioritize funding to Southern organizations. Proposals must be submitted by nationally/internationally registered or incorporated organizations in Africa. These could include, but are not limited to, civil society organizations, research institutions, universities, think tanks, network secretariats and associations, non-profits or private sector, based in the region. Proposals should demonstrate that the organization applying for the grant is working in and has relationships with relevant education stakeholders in the target countries. An applicant organization/lead organization or any other organization that will enter in a grant agreement with IDRC as part of a consortium must have legal corporate registration and capacity to administer foreign funds.
- Individual Southern organizations based in Africa.
- Groups of up to three organizations working in a consortium. Proposals from consortia must name one lead organization, which can subgrant to additional organizations. The lead organization must be a Southern organization based in Africa. Other consortium members may include members from Africa; national, regional or international offices of multi-lateral organizations or international NGOs; or other organizations from outside Africa.
- Private Sector: Proposals from or that include private sector partners are welcome. Such applications should demonstrate how private sector resources–financial or technical knowhow-will contribute to the project, in partnership with others.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- Government ministries and agencies are not eligible for funding but can be involved in projects.
- For-profit providers of core education services.
For more information, visit https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/call-proposals-west-and-central-africa-and-indian-ocean-generating-and-mobilizing-innovative