ACP Science & Technology Programme

The project proposals that were selected in the 2008 Call for Proposals of the ACP Science and Technology Programme have now been published at the following links:

• EuropeAid – Call for proposals & Procurement notices
• ACP Secretariat

We have received many requests from Applicants asking to confirm the receipt of their proposals. Please be assured that every Applicant will be contacted as stated in the Guidelines in Chapter 2.3 where it says on page 25:

“Following the opening session and the administrative check, the ACP Secretariat will send an ‘Acknowledgement of receipt’ to all Applicants, indicating whether their application was submitted prior to the deadline, informing them of the reference number they have been allocated, whether they have satisfied all the criteria mentioned in the Checklist and whether their Concept Note has been recommended for evaluation (Step 2).”

Until this first evaluation step is concluded, so the ACP Secretariat can send out these ‘Acknowledgements of receipt’ to all Applicants, may we please ask you for some patience.

On 13 March the deadline for the submission of proposals has passed. The Programme already now received an overwhelming response to its Call and while proposals are still coming in, the evaluation process has started. According to the rules the applicants will be informed of every evaluation step their application goes through.

In the meantime the Programme would like to take the opportunity to thank all institutions for their interest in the Programme and for submitting an application.

The ACP Secretariat is happy to announce that it is organizing regional information days in the ACP regions. The objective of these meetings is to inform in detail about the Programme, this Call for Proposals and how to participate by submitting a proposal. Participants will also be able to ask questions in order to help them prepare their proposal.

These events are open to participants interested in submitting a proposal to the Programme particularly from ACP national or regional science and technology organizations, research institutions, universities, government ministries or public institutions dealing with research policies,  ACP national research networks, relevant civil society or private sector actors; regional science and technology institutions,  ACP science and technology networks; and the Commission of the African Union and regional ACP organisations or groupings such as ECOWAS, SADC or CARICOM among others.

The information days will all take place from 10:00 hrs.  through 16:00 hrs.

on 18 February 2009 at the Laucala Campus of the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji,

on 19 February 2009 at the Ghion Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and

on 28 February 2009 at the Education Lecture Theater of the University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana.

Should you be interested to participate, please fill in the corresponding registration form for the Pacific Region, for the African Regions, and for the Caribbean Region.

Neither the ACP Secretariat nor the Programme can unfortunately assume any travel or accommodation costs for the participants.

• Agenda Pacific Region Information Day (PDF 194 kB)      
  
• Agenda African Regions Information Day (EN, FR, PDF 192 kB)   
  
• Agenda Caribbean Region Information Day (EN, PDF 153 kB)

Please note the following modifications to the Call for Proposals:

• The deadline for the submission of project proposals has been extended until 13 March 2009. This extension also means that any questions and requests for clarifications can be addressed to the ACP Secretariat until 20 February 2009 and that answers will be provided by 2 March 2009 at the latest.
• The definition of category (d) of eligible Applicants or Partners - The Commission of the African Union and regional or inter-State bodies - (mentioned in Section 2.1.1.1 and 2.1.1.2 under (1) of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants) has been clarified.

These modifications and clarifications relate to parts of the texts of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants and the Grant Application Form, and are described in the Corrigendum to the Call for Proposals which can be found in the ‘How to apply’ section of the website of the ACP Science and Technology Programme.

The ACP Secretariat informs that due to unforeseen circumstances the Information Session that was scheduled to take place in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday 26 January 2009 unfortunately needs to be postponed. A new date and venue for an information session on the ACP Science and Technology Programme for the African Region of the ACP Group will be communicated as soon as possible.

However, South Africa will host an Information Session on the ACP Science and Technology Programme on Monday 26 January at 10:00 hrs at the Department of Science and Technology, Auditorium CSIR,  Campus Meiring, Naude Road in Pretoria. This event is open to all interested parties.

In this Information Session the Programme will be presented. It will also be explained how to participate in the Call for Proposals. In addition questions on the rules, regulations and procedures will be answered.

Note Verbale to the Embassies and Missions of the African Region of the ACP Group of States

Following the request by several institutions the ACP Secretariat is pleased to announce that a Partner Search facility has been added to this website.

Institutions and organisations who for the purpose of submitting a project for this Call for Proposals do not have their partnership set up yet, could use this tool to search for institutions with the expertise and background necessary to complete their envisaged project that fits within the objective and purpose of this Programme, namely Read the rest of this entry »

A summary of the most important information about the ACP Science and Technology Programme is now readily available on this new info leaflet. Please feel free to distribute it to interested people and institutions.

Info Leaflet - EN;

Info Leaflet - FR;

Info Leaflet - PT.

The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP - Secretariat) is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals of the “ACP Science and Technology Programme” and invites interested parties to participate herein.

The Call for Proposals is now open and Project proposals can be submitted until 27 February 2009 at 16:00 hours (Brussels time) by filling in the Grant Application Form that you will find in the “How to Apply” section.