Deadline: 15 August 2017
Department for International Development is seeking applications for its “Developing Effective Private Education in Nigeria Challenge Fund” to support unconventional solutions to longstanding problems in the low-cost private education sector in Lagos.
The Fund will support ambitious innovations designed by Lagos’ private schools’ proprietors, service providers and other entrepreneurs.
The Fund’s aim is to support ongoing and emerging innovations in low cost private education. The Fund encourages proposals that find new ways to improve the performance and governance of low cost private schools.
Focus Areas
The Fund is particularly interested in innovations with the following focuses:
- Improving schools’ compliance with rules and standards
- Increasing the quantity and quality of information available to parents and other primary stakeholders
- Improving the financial performance of schools (e.g. through improved fee payment mechanisms or access to finance for schools)
- Improving access to teaching development initiatives and services
- Creating innovative business models for schools and ensuring supporting services are introduced to the market.
Funding Information
- Up to £100,000
- £100,001 to £500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
- UK-based non-profit organisations
- Companies
- Educational institutions
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically via using the application form given on the website.
For more information, please visit Nigeria Challenge Fund.