Deadline: 21 November 2016
Applications are now open for The Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSIPSE) to improve the quality of secondary education in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi.
PSIPSE is in collaboration with Dubai Cares, Echidna Giving, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation, and an anonymous donor that seeks to improve the educational outcomes for marginalized populations in developing countries, particularly in Africa.
Thematic Areas
Applicants are encouraged to respond to these themes or others that may be relevant within their context as well as the overarching theme of improving quality:
- Build on existing policies and priorities for student learning
- Enhance teacher capacity and professional development
- Improve school and systems management and efficiency
Funding Information
PSIPSE grants are awarded at between $150,000 to $750,000, though in certain cases, projects have been funded anywhere within the range of $50,000 to $5,000,000.
Project Categories
The project design must fall within one of the categories below:
- Innovation Challenge: Project model is un-tested, but proposes an innovative way to address a problem in the education system. Applicants in this category are challenged to think outside the box and explore creative and new ideas for dealing with recurring problems. Innovation projects can be funded up to a total of US$500,000 over two to four years.
- Expanding & Adapting: Project model is well defined and developed and has already been piloted for a minimum of two to four years. Involves rigorous evaluation and continued adaptation as the project expands to new implementation sites. Expanding & Adapting projects can be funded up to US$1 million over two to four years.
- Collaboration: This category calls for unique partnership among two or more organizations, each of whom brings complementary expertise and individual strengths to pursue a common vision. In this category, organizations doing similar work are encouraged to come together as partners and expand the impact of their individual work. Collaboration projects can be funded up to US$500,000 million over a maximum of two to four years.
- Evidence-to-Action: While all applicants are expected to include a component of stakeholder engagement within their project frameworks, an Evidence-to-Action project is primarily focused on engaging actors who are well-positioned to guide a systemic change in secondary education that support the wider goals and objectives of PSIPSE presented in this Call. Evidence-to-Action projects can be funded up to a total of $500,000 over two to four years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Registered organizations, including private sector entities that operate in a non-profit capacity.
- PSIPSE cannot support projects with private sector benefit; private sector collaboration with non-profit entities is eligible.
- Applicants may be single organizations or organizations working in collaboration.
- Organizations may submit proposals for more than one project.
- Past and current PSIPSE grantees are eligible to apply.
- The call is not open to individuals.
- National and local level organizations that demonstrate capacity for project management are given funding preference.
- Projects that are led by organizations headquartered outside of the four focus countries are expected to demonstrate substantive partnership with organizations based in-country.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi.
For more information, please visit PSIPSE.