3ie’s Systematic Reviews Call 4 is now open
3ie along with NORAD, Sightsavers and Population Services International invites proposals for systematic reviews to strengthen the international community's capacity for evidence-based policy making. This is the fourth call for proposals under 3ie's Systematic Reviews programme
For this call, 3ie has developed a range of proposed systematic review questions (List of proposed questions). However, 3ie will also be accepting expressions of interest for alternative questions, provided they are relevant to 3ie's remit.
Grant applications should be submitted online by 5pm GMT, March 30th, 2012.
For more information: http://www.3ieimpact.org/systematicreviews/sr4/
Proposing alternative review questions:
The application process for alternative review questions involves two steps:
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Submission of an expression of interest (EoI) and
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A full grant application at a later stage if the question is accepted.
Alternative questions must be relevant to the remit of 3ie, that is, relating to social and economic development interventions conducted in, or relevant to, low and middle income countries.
EoIs should be no more than 1,000 words, and structured using the format provided in Appendix 2 of Request for proposals.EoIs should be sent to 3ieuk@3ieimpact.org with “Expression of interest” in the subject, by 5pm GMT, Friday, 2nd March, 2012. If you are successful at EoI stage you will hear from us by Friday, 9th March, 2012. For alternative questions, only those accepted at the expression of interest stage will be considered for a full grant application.
Steps for Proposing Alternate Questions:
Step 1: Send completed 'Expression of Interest' to 3ieUK@3ieimpact.org with 'Expression of Interest' in subject by Friday, March 2nd. See Request for Proposals for more information on Expression of Interest.
Step 2: Wait for response before proceeding to full application
Step 3: If proposed question is accepted, log into online application system and submit application
Please send any queries to 3ieuk@3ieimpact.org with “Systematic reviews call” in the subject line
The Call for the Social Protection Thematic Window (SPTW) is now closed:
For more information (including FAQ) related to this call please visit: http://www.3ieimpact.org/social_protection_thematic_window.html
We received a total of 220 EOIs. Three clusters were identified during the Expression of Interest review process: (1) Public works programs (22 EOIs), (2) Unconditional/social and conditional cash transfers (60 EOIs) and (3) Youth training and labor insertion (22 EOIs). Of these, 84 were invited to submit a full application. Out of these 84 full applications, 54 have submitted successfully and these are currently under review.
SPTW Full Application Results: We anticipate announcing awards 8-10 weeks after the full application deadline – January 29, 2012