Grant Support - Call for Proposals: Cities and Forced Migration. Improved data and evidence-based knowledge products for improved management of crisis migration to secondary cities in the Global South.

General instructions for Proposal submission

How to submit? Please submit a full proposal including:

• The Full Proposal Form
• The Budget Template
• The Integrated Assessment Framework

When to submit?

Deadline: Midnight, 24:00, Central European Time on 11th March 2019.

Where to submit?

Proposals should be submitted via e-mail only to the Cities Alliance Secretariat at ca-proposal@citiesalliance.org Subject line should mention Forced Displacement CFP.

Language

The proposal should be submitted in English

Estimated Start

March 2019

Duration

2.5 years

Eligibility criteria

• Proposed projects must meet the criteria stated below and must also fall within the scope of the Cities Alliance Charter.
• Applicants should be (i) national or international Universities, (ii) research centres, or (iii) knowledge centres   with a strong research track record and reputation on forced displacements in the Global South.
• Demonstrated strong dissemination capacity for research results and uptake of research recommendations.
• Demonstrated research expertise and field work in the partner countries:  Uganda and Ethiopia.
• Demonstrated research expertise on the impact of socio-economic freedoms for refugees.
• Previous research experience on Refugees and/or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Local Governance with a focus on refugees and/or IDPs as political actors.
• Working experience with refugee-led organizations in Uganda and Ethiopia is a strong asset.
• International applicants will need to demonstrate past cooperation experience with academia, local and national authorities, and civil society organizations in the partner countries.
• Proposed projects must limit financial offers to the range described under section 9 below. Applicants are required to co-finance 20% in-kind or cash.

Questions/clarifications

1. We will accept questions/clarifications on this call until 25 February 2019 (Questions/clarifications to be sent to ca-proposal@citiesalliance.org)
2. Our answers to questions/clarifications will be posted on UNGM website on 28 February 2019.