Overview
Donor: | European Commission (EC) - International Partnerships (IP) |
Application procedure: | Concept Note |
Donor base: | Belgium |
Reference number: | EuropeAid/181237/DH/ACT/Multi |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 13.05.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | 7.500.000€ |
Total available budget: | 8.000.000€ |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 8.000.000€ |
Funding ratio: | up to 80% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Education
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The global objective of this call for proposals is to improve research on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. The specific objective of this call for proposals is to improve awareness on migration and forced displacement dynamics, including climate-related migration and displacement, in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The priorities of this call for proposals are as follows – the applicant should take all of them into consideration and can propose additional ones:
• Assessment of knowledge gaps in relation to migration and forced displacement situations, including linked to disaster and climate change, in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Development of standards to guide the production of knowledge within the action – for instance, deciding which knowledge products will be developed, identifying and assessing target audiences with particular attention to gender sensitive approach and information needs, defining formats, implementing quality assurance, etc.
• Carrying out studies and develop knowledge products (publications, policy briefs, etc) on selected migration and forced displacement situations, including linked to disaster and climate change, including tackling specific experiences of groups such as women, children, people with disabilities, LGBTI people, etc., in Sub-Saharan Africa, including by involving African research partners
• Documenting and dissemination of good practices and lessons learnt on managing migration and forced displacement, in Sub-Saharan Africa
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must: (1) be a legal person and (2) be non-profit-making and (3) be a specific type of organisation such as: a higher education institution; and (4) be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe.
4) Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is €8,000,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum €7,500,000 and maximum €8,000,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum (50%) and maximum (80%) percentage of total eligible costs of the action.
5) Application
The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted online via PROSPECT. The deadline for the submission is 13 May 2024.