[somos-azucar] CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Research projects on Information Societies and Information & Communication Technology for Development (ICTD)

[Laura León K.]

Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance 2011-2013

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*CALL FOR PROPOSALS *

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Proposals for research projects on Information Societies and Information &
Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) carried out in the Global
South will be accepted by SIRCA II.

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*About SIRCA II*

The Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance – or SIRCA
II – aims to improve the inter-disciplinary research skills of emerging
scholars in the Global South. Learning from the experience of building
capacity in the Information Society/ICTD field in Asia, SIRCA II will
include researchers from Africa, Latin America as well as Asia, in order to
address the very lack of scholars from developing regions.



The objectives of the program are to:

i.      Build scientific and critical research skills and capacity among
emerging researchers in Africa, Latin America and Asia;

a.     Create opportunities for mentorship between established international
researchers (Collaborators) and grant recipients (Principal Investigators or
PIs);

b.    Provide spaces at a regional and international level for PIs to share
experiences and knowledge in face-to-face settings; and

c.     Provide training to PIs on key information society’s issues.

ii.     Establish network connections between African, Latin American and
Asian researchers; and

iii.    Disseminate findings locally and internationally in order to
strengthen the body of methodologically sound, inter-disciplinary and
theoretically-based research.



The program will be managed by the Singapore Internet Research Centre, based
at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore, the University of KwaZulu-Natal,
Durban, South Africa, and the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Peru. The
SIRCA II Programme will be supported by the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.

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*Eligibility*

You may apply for research funding as the Principal Investigator of the
research project, only if you are:

·         an emerging scholar in the Information & Communication Technology
for Development field of no more than 45 years old; if you are a PhD holder,
then you are only eligible if you have no more than seven years of
post-graduate teaching/research experience;

·         affiliated with an academic, government, research, or civil
society institution, consortium or institution based in Africa, Latin
America and Asia; funds will be disbursed to your organization of employment
and not directly to you; and

·         to remain in the country or region of research throughout the
grant period/research project;



*NB: The PI is accountable for the project and is expected to be involved
actively in it.*



*Pre-application Registration*

Applicants must register via email at sirca2 en ntu.edu.sg prior to submitting
a proposal application. The email registration deadline is *14 October 2011*.
The email subject header should read “SIRCA II Registration”, and the body
should include the following details:

·         Full Name of Principal Investigator

·         (Tentative) Research Title (this can be changed at the time of
filling in online application form)

·         Country of Research



*NB: Applicants should note examples of previously funded projects and check
that their intended project does not duplicate one of those already funded
in previous calls. Details of the successful awards are available on the
SIRCA website @
**www.sirca.org.sg/current-projects*<http://www.sirca.org.sg/current-projects>
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*Funding Information*

Each selected grant recipient will be provided with:

·         upto SGD$24,000 for a maximum period of support of 18 months to
conduct a research project;

·         least-cost travel and per diems covered to attend training
workshop and final research dissemination conference; and

·         one assigned senior-level collaborator to supervise and guide you
through the research project.



Applicants are expected to provide a detailed research budget, indicating
clearly their expected costs for the following line items:

·         Personnel

·         Equipment

·         International Travel (conference travel relating to SIRCA only)

·         Local Travel

·         Research

·         Other Operating Expenses

·         Declaration on existing funding agency to your proposal



You are required to use the budget template available at
www.sirca.org.sg/budget. Instructions for each line item and how to account
for them are provided in the template.



*Research Timeline*

Applicants are expected to provide a detailed research timeline, indicating
clearly their project milestones and completion times (in terms of weeks or
months). You are required to use the timeline template available at
www.sirca.org.sg/timeline.





*Proposal Processing and Review*

*Proposal requirements*

All proposals must state clearly the following:

   - Literature review
   - Clearly articulated research question(s),
   - Potential impact/application,
   - Project beneficiaries: the individuals and groups that would benefit
   from the research,
   - Long to medium term sustainability (how the impact continues after the
   end of the project),
   - Research methodology (including elements of multi-disciplinarily),
   - Ethical procedure,
   - Expected results,
   - Dissemination plan for project results (peer-review scientific
   literature and media),
   - Risk management,
   - Project budget,
   - Implementation schedule (project timeline),
   - Qualifications of the Principal Investigators,
   - Past research project grant(s) applied and its status,
   - Three referees’ names and contact information, and
   - Two suitable senior collaborators for nomination; although the final
   decisions on collaborator assignment will be made internally by the Grant
   Review Committee based on availability and matching of interests.



Applications will only be accepted through electronic means. You can find
the form online at
http://sirca2.sirca.org.sg/call-for-proposals/collaborator-application-form/
.





*NB: Incomplete submissions will not be entertained. Late submissions will
be considered on a case-by case basis by the Management Committee*



*Review Criteria*

Proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

1.    Clarity of the proposal or the research question

2.    Novelty, significance, and importance to the community

3.    Adequacy of methodological rigor and theoretical contribution

4.    Appropriateness of interpretations

5.    Quality of writing

6.    Quality of historical research record and referee recommendations

7.    Emerging research potential of the Principal Investigator; as the
program is intended to build research capacity, researchers who are senior
may be rejected at the proposal vetting phase.

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*Award and Non-Award Decisions*

Acknowledgement of receipt of the proposals will only be made to the PI.



Notification of awards will be sent to the respective employing
organizations and copied to the PI normally not exceeding three months from
the submission deadline. Written acceptance of the terms and conditions of
the award co-signed by the PI, Co-Investigators and the respective employing
organization, must reach regional secretariat within 14 working days from
the date of the offer letter.



Applicants for proposals that are not selected for short-listing will
receive a notification of decline with specific feedback.



*Key Dates*

*Deadline for interest indication: October 14, 2011***

*Deadline for proposal submission: November 1, 2011*





Regards,

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*Yvonne LIM (Ms) *| Senior Manager| Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and
Information | Nanyang Technological University* *| WKWSCI 02-16, 31 Nanyang
Link, Singapore 637718  Tel: (65) 6790-4574 GMT+8h | Fax: (65) 6792-7526 |Web:
*www.ntu.edu.sg/sci*





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