Information Session: Partners for Development

Invitation to an information session on a major international funding opportunity funded by CIDA

Funding Program: Partners for Development—Canadian Universities
Funder: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Value: $500,000 to $5 million up to five years
Due date: 2 p.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time), Thursday, October 13, 2011
Program link: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/ACDI-CIDA.nsf/eng/ANN-524911-HA7


You are cordially invited to an information session on the CIDA’s Partners for Development Program and the UofS internal Letter of Intent (LOI) process. The session is organized by the International Research Office (IRO). The IRO team will be available to answer your questions about the internal review process and the support system. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend this information session to learn more about this major funding opportunity.  If you are unable to attend please email le.li@usask.ca to indicate your interest in the program and we will follow up with you.  

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room 2, NRC-PBI building, 110 Gymnasium Place
Refreshments will be provided

Please note:
- CIDA allows two applications per university
- There will be UofS internal review process
- Due date for Letter of Intent (LOI): July 29, 2011, 4:30 pm
- Two successful LOIs will be selected and announced on August 12, 2011
- Internal deadline for full proposal: October 7, 2011, 4:30 pm

Please reply as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, June 28th to Le Li at le.li@usask.ca if you are planning to attend or not. Also, please help us share the information far and wide to those you know who might be interested.


Partners for Development—Canadian Universities
The Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) Partnerships with Canadians Branch (PWCB) is launching, under its Partners for Development program, a call for proposals of up to $50 million for international development projects to be implemented by Canadian universities. The objective of this call is to support the international work of Canadian universities in contributing to Canada's efforts to reduce poverty in developing countries.

This call will fund projects from Canadian universities in partnership with institutions and organizations in developing countries. CIDA will contribute between $500,000 and $5 million to projects with a duration of up to five years. CIDA will contribute up to 75 percent of total project costs. Universities must contribute at least 25 percent of total project costs, either as a cash or in-kind contribution. Overhead is included in the total cost of the project.

This call will contribute to the CIDA targets of:
Allocating half of PWCB funding to CIDA's countries of focus and half to other countries eligible for official development assistance
Aligning 80 percent of PWCB funding to CIDA's priority themes: increasing food security, securing the future of children and youth, and stimulating sustainable economic growth

For more information please visit:
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/ACDI-CIDA.nsf/eng/ANN-524911-HA7