Applications are open for the Knowledge Management Fund 2019. The Knowledge Management Fund is the Knowledge Platform’s instrument to financially support activities arising from its network. The small-scale grants awarded by the Fund offer a low barrier to entry for innovative, agile and experimental proposals. The aim of proposals is to diversify thinking and evidence in the Security & Rule of Law (SRoL) field, particularly in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCAS).
WORTH
- Grants of up to €15,000 for events, research ideas and other initiatives that contribute to improving the quality of knowledge generated by the SRoL field, and its subsequent uptake.
ELIGIBILITY
- Applications are open to any consortium or individual with the ambition to improve policies, programs or knowledge in the field of security and rule of law in fragile and conflict affected countries. Think-tanks, (I)NGOs, academics, universities, private sector organizations, government institutions, journalists, independent researchers or innovators, data specialists, learning experts, and PhD candidates are all welcome to submit proposals.
- Include a prospective budget not to exceed €15,000, with 20% co-funding committed, that complies with all guidelines and requirements as detailed in the budget template.
- Begin within 6 weeks of funds being awarded, with a running time not exceeding 6 months.
- Explain how the project aligns with one of the Platform’s Thematic Headlines.
- Describe the specific knowledge and/or capacity gap to be addressed, and argue its urgency.
- Describe how the project will be both unique and applicable to the SRoL field.
- Demonstrate a clear benefit to the larger Platform community through identifying a minimum of two accessible deliverables.
- Clearly define the change sought and strategy to effect that change.
- Display the ambition to build upon proposed project in the future.
- Have an original idea or approach.
- Application is open to all regions.
DEADLINE: November 15, 2019 (5:00 PM WAT)
To apply and for more information visit here
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