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Application Process

How do I apply for the fund?

Please see below for a list of documents that should be completed as part of the application for each size of grant.

All documents should be emailed to us at depa@open.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is Friday 29 April 15:00 UK time.

What are the supporting documents needed to apply?

Individual applicants (for awards £5k or less) should submit

  • Completed application form
  • Letters of Support from Partners/institutions involved         
  • Include a copy of your Curriculum Vitae
  • Any visual evidence, a maximum of two sides of A4 (i.e., of previous work).

All other applicants (for awards above £5k)

  • Completed application form
  • Completed Due Diligence form (including audited accounts)
  • Completed Excel budget document
  • Letters of Support from Partners/institutions involved         
  • Any visual evidence, a maximum of two sides of A4 (i.e., of previous work).

Your application should be emailed to us at depa@open.ac.uk with the title Phase 3 – country and PI name/lead researcher name by 29 April 2022.

What happens after the application is submitted?

  • All applications will be reviewed by the project review panel.
  • All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the review process within 2 months of the submission date.

How will applications be assessed?

Applications will be assessed in accordance with the following criteria:

  • Fit with the overall project theme of Decolonisation of Education for Peace in Africa.
  • Realistic and detailed dissemination strategy.
  • How the project will engage with the local communities and target groups.
  • The quality of the proposed arts-based research.
  • Whether the activities meet the requirements of the Global Challenges Research Fund in relation to ODA compliance.
  • Whether the proposal identifies an appropriate range of potential users and beneficiaries in the areas of focus and/or organisations that support international development, and demonstrates appropriate benefits to the areas of focus, as well as for the wider dissemination and exploitation of outcomes.
  • The strength of plans for research leadership, management, and monitoring, including ability to deliver the proposed activities and outputs; whether relevant arrangements are in place for managing risks, ethical issues and effective use of funds; inclusion of a feasible timetable and realistic costs.
  • The plans and aims for sustainability once the project is completed.
  • If the project considered and has sufficient measures in place to effectively deal with risks.

Who decides which applications received the funding?

The DEPA project team will put together a review panel for the purpose of assessing Phase III applications.  The panel will be made-up of project team members and external representation from the DEPA project Advisory Board.