Deadline: 19-Nov-20
This call is for concept notes to establish the Canadian International Development Scholarships Program 2021-2029. The program will provide scholars access to the widest range and variety of Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Objectives
This call for concept notes will support a scholarship program that is fully aligned with the Feminist International Assistance Policy, in that it:
- Provides inclusive quality higher education and skills training in key thematic areas for women and men from eligible official development assistance (ODA) countries, particularly in La Francophone;
- Empowers women and men, in particular women, through education and leadership opportunities to be catalysts of positive change in their home countries and contribute to poverty reduction;
- Promotes cooperation and builds synergies between scholars, institutions in Canada and abroad, and beneficiary countries;
- Demonstrates innovation, for example, in its partnerships, funding model, design, or management.
Focus Areas
Your concept note should advance educational opportunities in the following areas:
- Public administration/governance, environmental sustainability and climate action, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including artificial intelligence and health sciences, oceans and maritime affairs.
Your concept note should also include
- A flexible design enabling adjustments within its thematic and geographic focus with a variety of educational delivery modes;
- Higher education, research and professional and technical training;
- Institutional strengthening and collaboration with countries and institutions;
- Networking and alumni support;
- Lessons learned from past scholarships programming;
- Alignment to the International Education Strategy;
- Leverage opportunities to engage Canadians on international development issues.
Funding Information
- Value: You are requesting Global Affairs Canada funding of up to $80 million;
- Duration: Your proposed project will last 8 years.
Ultimate outcome
Under this call, the scholarships program must contribute to the achievement of this ultimate outcome:
- Enhanced social and economic development for women and men, particularly women in eligible Francophonie and Commonwealth countries, as well as other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and selected countries.
Intermediate outcomes
Your proposed project must also contribute to all of the following intermediate outcomes:
- Increased inclusive and equitable access to quality higher education and skills training in key thematic areas for women and men;
- Empowerment of women and men, in particular women, to participate equitably in the workforce (entry, re-entry/retention, promotion);
- Enhanced cooperation and synergies between scholars, institutions in Canada and abroad, and with beneficiary countries.
Organization eligibility
To be eligible, you must meet each of the following eligibility screening requirements and, where stipulated, provide supporting documentation. If your organization is submitting a concept note on behalf of a group of organizations that would sign the funding agreement with Global Affairs Canada, each organization (i.e. co-signatory) must meet all of the following requirements and provide documentation:
- Your organization is a Canadian organization, which means for the purpose of this call that your organization is legally incorporated in Canada, established with an office and employees in Canada and can provide proof of legal status (e.g. a letter of incorporation) along with a Canada Revenue Agency business number;
- You are providing 2 separate financial statements for the most recent fiscal years (audited statements are preferred; if these are not available, the statements must be signed by a member of the board of directors of each signatory, by the board’s delegate or by the owner(s). Note: since financial statements usually provide comparative information from the previous year, these statements will be used to do a 3-year trend analysis;
- You are registered in the Partners International portal;
- You are providing an Organization Attestation signed by the organization’s chief financial officer or a duly authorized board member;
- You are submitting only 1 concept note under this call, whether as a lead signatory or co-signatory. Note: If your organization submits more than 1 application under this call, we will only consider the application with the earliest submission timestamp.
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