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Bangladesh medical education baseline research grant
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Grants
Fully Funded
Description
The Grant aims to fund research study that will assess the quality and quantity of existing partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector (both pre-service and in-service higher and further education, and training) and also conduct a labour market analysis through a Bangladesh medical education sector landscape survey. Through this scheme, we aim to facilitate the production of research in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) context to benefit the international education sector.
The deadline to submit your research proposal is 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021.
Applications should be returned to: David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Eligibilities
Who may Apply?
Any person resident in the UK with an affiliation to a UK higher educational institution. The award agreement will be with the institution and not with an individual. Note: Although the applicant must be resident in the UK, the research may, in whole or in part, take place outside the UK or by persons not resident in the UK. Different departments within a single institution can apply provided that the proposed activities are clearly different and that each is led by separate lead applicants (Principal Applicants).
What proposals are eligible?
We are looking for:
- proposals from UK higher educational institutions (Lead Institution). A Principal Applicant will make the application on behalf of the Lead Institution.
- proposals which include engagement of local HEIs in Bangladesh.
- proposals which will engage Bangladesh affiliated education body or regional or international education organisation or consortium.
- collaborative proposals (proposals from academic faculty from more than one university and/or proposals from a university and a third sector organisation).
The proposal must clearly demonstrate:
- methodology and approach in designing and carrying out the baseline research
- how data gathered will be used to craft recommendations on UK-Bangladesh partnerships initiatives including trilateral partnerships and which are expected to deliver societal and/or economic development outcomes in Bangladesh.
- plan how to engage relevant UK and Bangladeshi stakeholders and potential participants/users/beneficiaries of the research in order to maximize the potential of this research project to have positive impact beyond the duration of the Grant
- how the research and dissemination activities can be carried from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022.
Proposal should be able to outline how the research and its outputs respond to the purpose of the Grant including how it will contribute to understanding international education in ODA contexts.
Ineligibility:
- The research must not have already taken place or be underway.
- This Grant is not intended to fund the field work of Ph.D. candidates or similar.
- The proposal must make clear what expenditure items the award will fund (details are to be indicated in the Budget Form). The scheme will not fund items of equipment which institutions would normally be expected to possess (for example computing equipment including laptops). Nor will it fund conference or seminar attendance to disseminate findings unless specifically invited to do so by the British Council.
Benefits
The grant amounting to £100,000 is available for a UK HEI to carry out this research. Annex 3 provides the concept note for the Bangladesh Medical Education Baseline Research Grant. This is a one-time grant to be awarded to a single UK institution funding will be agreed for a maximum initial period of twelve (12) months.
The expected research output(s) in the final report must be in English. Full value of the award will be paid upon completion of relevant checks and the signing of the contract. In the event of any underspend of the Grant, this may be used for further activities under the Project subject to the British Council’s prior approval and in accordance with the Standard Terms of Grant Agreement (Annex 4), in particular clause 5 of Schedule 3 (Change Control)
Some other benefits are as follow:
- Financial support which enables the research to take place.
- Publication and dissemination of the research by the British Council (subject that the research is of appropriate quality) as an example of quality research from the UK with full acknowledgement of the researchers and their affiliated institutions.
- The right to refer to the research as funded by the British Council
- Support with access to appropriate government partners and higher education institutions overseas as agreed on a case-by-case basis.
- Opportunity to present a webinar through our website or online communities.
- Promotion of the report through British Council internal and external networks
Program Venue
UK
Eligible Regions
Bangladesh
Eligible Countries
Bangladesh
Application Process
How to apply
To apply applicants must complete the following documents and send to David.maynard@britishcouncil.org by 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021:
- Annex 1: Grant Application Form
- Annex 2: Budget Form
Applicants are responsible for ensuring they complete the form fully and correctly.
Selection Process
You will have your response evaluated as set out below:
Stage 1: A check will be made to ensure all required documents have been provided according to the specifications. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be disqualified and not evaluated further.
Stage 2: The proposal will then be evaluated in accordance with the criteria and weightings set out below. If excluded at this point, they will not be evaluated further.
A British Council panel will evaluate the proposals against the following criteria:
- Research focus, methodology and approach (50%)
- Knowledge of the sector, professional experience, qualifications and competencies (30%)
- Value for money (20%)
All decisions of the panel will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into with the unsuccessful participants.
We reserve the right to contact applicants to request or negotiate an amendment to any aspect of the proposal, including for example budget items or project timeline, to best meet the objectives of the scheme.
Timeframe of the Grant
- Issuance of Call of Application: Friday 11 December 2020 Deadline for clarification questions (Clarification Deadline): Thursday 17 December 2020
- British Council to respond to clarification questions: Thursday 24 December 2020
- Proposal submission deadline: Sunday 17 January 2021
- Final Decision: Sunday 31 January 2021
- Contract finalization and signing: Thursday 11 February 2021
- Contract execution and grant payment: Sunday 14 February 2021
- Any entry received after the closing date will not be considered.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any system, server, provider or otherwise that may result in any entry being lost, delayed or not properly registered.
- The British Council will inform applicants as to whether the proposal is successful or not. The British Council is not obliged to enter into further discussions or offer advice on proposals. The decision of the British Council regarding the Grant is final.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility for failure to notify successful applicants where such failure results from the provision of inaccurate contact details by the applicants or from the acts or omissions of any third party (including, without limitation, any internet or postal service provider) and shall have no liability to any applicant if it is prevented from or delayed in delivering any aspect of the opportunity by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control.
Applicant screening
In order to comply with UK government legislation, the British Council may at any point during the application process carry out searches of relevant third-party screening databases to ensure that neither the applicant institutions nor any of the applicants’ employees, partners, directors or shareholders are listed:
- as an individual or entity with whom national or supranational bodies have decreed organisations should not have financial dealings;
- as being wanted by Interpol or any national law enforcement body in connection with crime;
- as being subject to regulatory action by a national or international enforcement body;
- as being subject to export, trade or procurement controls or (in the case of an individual) as being disqualified from being a company director; and/or
- as being a heightened risk individual or organisation, or (in the case of an individual) a politically exposed person.
If the applicant or any other party is listed in a Screening Database for any of the reasons set out above, the British Council will assess the applicant as ineligible to apply for this grant call. The applicant must provide the British Council with all information reasonably requested by the British Council to complete the screening searches
Reporting requirements
A reporting schedule must be included in your proposal. This should cover the following and include an indication of the proposed length of any written outputs:
- Progress Report – to be submitted to the British Council by 31 March 2021.
- Interim Report – report on preliminary or initial finding is to be submitted to the British Council by 31 August 2021.
- Final Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. This would normally include rationale, methodology, findings, discussion and implications, and references.
- Detailed Financial Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. Please note that in the event of underspend any re-allocation of funds under the Project must be formalised before the expiration of the Grant Agreement in accordance with the Change Control Clause (see Annex 4: Standard Terms of the Grant Agreement).
Project duration
The research must be undertaken from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022. Funding will be transferred to the successful Lead Institution once the grant agreement is counter-signed by the British Council.
Formal project start dates will be set in the grant agreement by the British Council. Expenses incurred by the institutions prior to the effective start date, including any costs incurred in the production of the proposal, cannot be charged to the Grant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This grant will fund research which aims to:
- Deepen our understanding of Bangladesh’s national policies, regulations, priorities and challenges regarding education partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector through a Bangladesh medical education landscape survey;
- Establish an evidence base of the range and depth of existing government-to-government, institution-to-institution links in the medical education sector between Bangladesh and the UK and other countries, and assess how these exchanges are supporting equity and inclusion in medical education, and helping to build the capacity and capability of the medical education sector in Bangladesh;
- Identify the stakeholders engaged in medical education – including government, professional associations, NGOs, private, local and international – and the roles they play;
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of current medical education systems;
- Identify gaps in educational capacity and provide projections of when Bangladesh will be able to meet WHO workforce density guidelines and UHC metrics if action is taken;
- Identify gaps in standards and accreditation in nursing education with reference to the standards required in the UK;
- Identify further gaps which might hinder mobility of professionals to the UK, e.g. English language.
The successful applicant will produce a report with recommendations and/or a roadmap to improve Bangladeshi medical education systems to:
- improve the quality of medical education in Bangladesh;
- increase capacity in medical education in Bangladesh;
- support the drive to deliver universal health coverage;
- pave the road for eventual recruitment of nursing staff to the UK with suitable qualifications.
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For more queries, email at David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Bangladesh medical education baseline research grant
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Opportunity Type
Grants
Full Time
Description
The Grant aims to fund research study that will assess the quality and quantity of existing partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector (both pre-service and in-service higher and further education, and training) and also conduct a labour market analysis through a Bangladesh medical education sector landscape survey. Through this scheme, we aim to facilitate the production of research in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) context to benefit the international education sector.
The deadline to submit your research proposal is 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021.
Applications should be returned to: David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Eligibilities
Who may Apply?
Any person resident in the UK with an affiliation to a UK higher educational institution. The award agreement will be with the institution and not with an individual. Note: Although the applicant must be resident in the UK, the research may, in whole or in part, take place outside the UK or by persons not resident in the UK. Different departments within a single institution can apply provided that the proposed activities are clearly different and that each is led by separate lead applicants (Principal Applicants).
What proposals are eligible?
We are looking for:
- proposals from UK higher educational institutions (Lead Institution). A Principal Applicant will make the application on behalf of the Lead Institution.
- proposals which include engagement of local HEIs in Bangladesh.
- proposals which will engage Bangladesh affiliated education body or regional or international education organisation or consortium.
- collaborative proposals (proposals from academic faculty from more than one university and/or proposals from a university and a third sector organisation).
The proposal must clearly demonstrate:
- methodology and approach in designing and carrying out the baseline research
- how data gathered will be used to craft recommendations on UK-Bangladesh partnerships initiatives including trilateral partnerships and which are expected to deliver societal and/or economic development outcomes in Bangladesh.
- plan how to engage relevant UK and Bangladeshi stakeholders and potential participants/users/beneficiaries of the research in order to maximize the potential of this research project to have positive impact beyond the duration of the Grant
- how the research and dissemination activities can be carried from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022.
Proposal should be able to outline how the research and its outputs respond to the purpose of the Grant including how it will contribute to understanding international education in ODA contexts.
Ineligibility:
- The research must not have already taken place or be underway.
- This Grant is not intended to fund the field work of Ph.D. candidates or similar.
- The proposal must make clear what expenditure items the award will fund (details are to be indicated in the Budget Form). The scheme will not fund items of equipment which institutions would normally be expected to possess (for example computing equipment including laptops). Nor will it fund conference or seminar attendance to disseminate findings unless specifically invited to do so by the British Council.
Benefits
The grant amounting to £100,000 is available for a UK HEI to carry out this research. Annex 3 provides the concept note for the Bangladesh Medical Education Baseline Research Grant. This is a one-time grant to be awarded to a single UK institution funding will be agreed for a maximum initial period of twelve (12) months.
The expected research output(s) in the final report must be in English. Full value of the award will be paid upon completion of relevant checks and the signing of the contract. In the event of any underspend of the Grant, this may be used for further activities under the Project subject to the British Council’s prior approval and in accordance with the Standard Terms of Grant Agreement (Annex 4), in particular clause 5 of Schedule 3 (Change Control)
Some other benefits are as follow:
- Financial support which enables the research to take place.
- Publication and dissemination of the research by the British Council (subject that the research is of appropriate quality) as an example of quality research from the UK with full acknowledgement of the researchers and their affiliated institutions.
- The right to refer to the research as funded by the British Council
- Support with access to appropriate government partners and higher education institutions overseas as agreed on a case-by-case basis.
- Opportunity to present a webinar through our website or online communities.
- Promotion of the report through British Council internal and external networks
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Bangladesh
Application Process
How to apply
To apply applicants must complete the following documents and send to David.maynard@britishcouncil.org by 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021:
- Annex 1: Grant Application Form
- Annex 2: Budget Form
Applicants are responsible for ensuring they complete the form fully and correctly.
Selection Process
You will have your response evaluated as set out below:
Stage 1: A check will be made to ensure all required documents have been provided according to the specifications. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be disqualified and not evaluated further.
Stage 2: The proposal will then be evaluated in accordance with the criteria and weightings set out below. If excluded at this point, they will not be evaluated further.
A British Council panel will evaluate the proposals against the following criteria:
- Research focus, methodology and approach (50%)
- Knowledge of the sector, professional experience, qualifications and competencies (30%)
- Value for money (20%)
All decisions of the panel will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into with the unsuccessful participants.
We reserve the right to contact applicants to request or negotiate an amendment to any aspect of the proposal, including for example budget items or project timeline, to best meet the objectives of the scheme.
Timeframe of the Grant
- Issuance of Call of Application: Friday 11 December 2020 Deadline for clarification questions (Clarification Deadline): Thursday 17 December 2020
- British Council to respond to clarification questions: Thursday 24 December 2020
- Proposal submission deadline: Sunday 17 January 2021
- Final Decision: Sunday 31 January 2021
- Contract finalization and signing: Thursday 11 February 2021
- Contract execution and grant payment: Sunday 14 February 2021
- Any entry received after the closing date will not be considered.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any system, server, provider or otherwise that may result in any entry being lost, delayed or not properly registered.
- The British Council will inform applicants as to whether the proposal is successful or not. The British Council is not obliged to enter into further discussions or offer advice on proposals. The decision of the British Council regarding the Grant is final.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility for failure to notify successful applicants where such failure results from the provision of inaccurate contact details by the applicants or from the acts or omissions of any third party (including, without limitation, any internet or postal service provider) and shall have no liability to any applicant if it is prevented from or delayed in delivering any aspect of the opportunity by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control.
Applicant screening
In order to comply with UK government legislation, the British Council may at any point during the application process carry out searches of relevant third-party screening databases to ensure that neither the applicant institutions nor any of the applicants’ employees, partners, directors or shareholders are listed:
- as an individual or entity with whom national or supranational bodies have decreed organisations should not have financial dealings;
- as being wanted by Interpol or any national law enforcement body in connection with crime;
- as being subject to regulatory action by a national or international enforcement body;
- as being subject to export, trade or procurement controls or (in the case of an individual) as being disqualified from being a company director; and/or
- as being a heightened risk individual or organisation, or (in the case of an individual) a politically exposed person.
If the applicant or any other party is listed in a Screening Database for any of the reasons set out above, the British Council will assess the applicant as ineligible to apply for this grant call. The applicant must provide the British Council with all information reasonably requested by the British Council to complete the screening searches
Reporting requirements
A reporting schedule must be included in your proposal. This should cover the following and include an indication of the proposed length of any written outputs:
- Progress Report – to be submitted to the British Council by 31 March 2021.
- Interim Report – report on preliminary or initial finding is to be submitted to the British Council by 31 August 2021.
- Final Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. This would normally include rationale, methodology, findings, discussion and implications, and references.
- Detailed Financial Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. Please note that in the event of underspend any re-allocation of funds under the Project must be formalised before the expiration of the Grant Agreement in accordance with the Change Control Clause (see Annex 4: Standard Terms of the Grant Agreement).
Project duration
The research must be undertaken from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022. Funding will be transferred to the successful Lead Institution once the grant agreement is counter-signed by the British Council.
Formal project start dates will be set in the grant agreement by the British Council. Expenses incurred by the institutions prior to the effective start date, including any costs incurred in the production of the proposal, cannot be charged to the Grant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This grant will fund research which aims to:
- Deepen our understanding of Bangladesh’s national policies, regulations, priorities and challenges regarding education partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector through a Bangladesh medical education landscape survey;
- Establish an evidence base of the range and depth of existing government-to-government, institution-to-institution links in the medical education sector between Bangladesh and the UK and other countries, and assess how these exchanges are supporting equity and inclusion in medical education, and helping to build the capacity and capability of the medical education sector in Bangladesh;
- Identify the stakeholders engaged in medical education – including government, professional associations, NGOs, private, local and international – and the roles they play;
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of current medical education systems;
- Identify gaps in educational capacity and provide projections of when Bangladesh will be able to meet WHO workforce density guidelines and UHC metrics if action is taken;
- Identify gaps in standards and accreditation in nursing education with reference to the standards required in the UK;
- Identify further gaps which might hinder mobility of professionals to the UK, e.g. English language.
The successful applicant will produce a report with recommendations and/or a roadmap to improve Bangladeshi medical education systems to:
- improve the quality of medical education in Bangladesh;
- increase capacity in medical education in Bangladesh;
- support the drive to deliver universal health coverage;
- pave the road for eventual recruitment of nursing staff to the UK with suitable qualifications.
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For more queries, email at David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Bangladesh medical education baseline research grant
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Opportunity Type
Grants
Select Type
Description
The Grant aims to fund research study that will assess the quality and quantity of existing partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector (both pre-service and in-service higher and further education, and training) and also conduct a labour market analysis through a Bangladesh medical education sector landscape survey. Through this scheme, we aim to facilitate the production of research in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) context to benefit the international education sector.
The deadline to submit your research proposal is 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021.
Applications should be returned to: David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Eligibilities
Who may Apply?
Any person resident in the UK with an affiliation to a UK higher educational institution. The award agreement will be with the institution and not with an individual. Note: Although the applicant must be resident in the UK, the research may, in whole or in part, take place outside the UK or by persons not resident in the UK. Different departments within a single institution can apply provided that the proposed activities are clearly different and that each is led by separate lead applicants (Principal Applicants).
What proposals are eligible?
We are looking for:
- proposals from UK higher educational institutions (Lead Institution). A Principal Applicant will make the application on behalf of the Lead Institution.
- proposals which include engagement of local HEIs in Bangladesh.
- proposals which will engage Bangladesh affiliated education body or regional or international education organisation or consortium.
- collaborative proposals (proposals from academic faculty from more than one university and/or proposals from a university and a third sector organisation).
The proposal must clearly demonstrate:
- methodology and approach in designing and carrying out the baseline research
- how data gathered will be used to craft recommendations on UK-Bangladesh partnerships initiatives including trilateral partnerships and which are expected to deliver societal and/or economic development outcomes in Bangladesh.
- plan how to engage relevant UK and Bangladeshi stakeholders and potential participants/users/beneficiaries of the research in order to maximize the potential of this research project to have positive impact beyond the duration of the Grant
- how the research and dissemination activities can be carried from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022.
Proposal should be able to outline how the research and its outputs respond to the purpose of the Grant including how it will contribute to understanding international education in ODA contexts.
Ineligibility:
- The research must not have already taken place or be underway.
- This Grant is not intended to fund the field work of Ph.D. candidates or similar.
- The proposal must make clear what expenditure items the award will fund (details are to be indicated in the Budget Form). The scheme will not fund items of equipment which institutions would normally be expected to possess (for example computing equipment including laptops). Nor will it fund conference or seminar attendance to disseminate findings unless specifically invited to do so by the British Council.
Benefits
The grant amounting to £100,000 is available for a UK HEI to carry out this research. Annex 3 provides the concept note for the Bangladesh Medical Education Baseline Research Grant. This is a one-time grant to be awarded to a single UK institution funding will be agreed for a maximum initial period of twelve (12) months.
The expected research output(s) in the final report must be in English. Full value of the award will be paid upon completion of relevant checks and the signing of the contract. In the event of any underspend of the Grant, this may be used for further activities under the Project subject to the British Council’s prior approval and in accordance with the Standard Terms of Grant Agreement (Annex 4), in particular clause 5 of Schedule 3 (Change Control)
Some other benefits are as follow:
- Financial support which enables the research to take place.
- Publication and dissemination of the research by the British Council (subject that the research is of appropriate quality) as an example of quality research from the UK with full acknowledgement of the researchers and their affiliated institutions.
- The right to refer to the research as funded by the British Council
- Support with access to appropriate government partners and higher education institutions overseas as agreed on a case-by-case basis.
- Opportunity to present a webinar through our website or online communities.
- Promotion of the report through British Council internal and external networks
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Bangladesh
Application Process
How to apply
To apply applicants must complete the following documents and send to David.maynard@britishcouncil.org by 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021:
- Annex 1: Grant Application Form
- Annex 2: Budget Form
Applicants are responsible for ensuring they complete the form fully and correctly.
Selection Process
You will have your response evaluated as set out below:
Stage 1: A check will be made to ensure all required documents have been provided according to the specifications. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be disqualified and not evaluated further.
Stage 2: The proposal will then be evaluated in accordance with the criteria and weightings set out below. If excluded at this point, they will not be evaluated further.
A British Council panel will evaluate the proposals against the following criteria:
- Research focus, methodology and approach (50%)
- Knowledge of the sector, professional experience, qualifications and competencies (30%)
- Value for money (20%)
All decisions of the panel will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into with the unsuccessful participants.
We reserve the right to contact applicants to request or negotiate an amendment to any aspect of the proposal, including for example budget items or project timeline, to best meet the objectives of the scheme.
Timeframe of the Grant
- Issuance of Call of Application: Friday 11 December 2020 Deadline for clarification questions (Clarification Deadline): Thursday 17 December 2020
- British Council to respond to clarification questions: Thursday 24 December 2020
- Proposal submission deadline: Sunday 17 January 2021
- Final Decision: Sunday 31 January 2021
- Contract finalization and signing: Thursday 11 February 2021
- Contract execution and grant payment: Sunday 14 February 2021
- Any entry received after the closing date will not be considered.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any system, server, provider or otherwise that may result in any entry being lost, delayed or not properly registered.
- The British Council will inform applicants as to whether the proposal is successful or not. The British Council is not obliged to enter into further discussions or offer advice on proposals. The decision of the British Council regarding the Grant is final.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility for failure to notify successful applicants where such failure results from the provision of inaccurate contact details by the applicants or from the acts or omissions of any third party (including, without limitation, any internet or postal service provider) and shall have no liability to any applicant if it is prevented from or delayed in delivering any aspect of the opportunity by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control.
Applicant screening
In order to comply with UK government legislation, the British Council may at any point during the application process carry out searches of relevant third-party screening databases to ensure that neither the applicant institutions nor any of the applicants’ employees, partners, directors or shareholders are listed:
- as an individual or entity with whom national or supranational bodies have decreed organisations should not have financial dealings;
- as being wanted by Interpol or any national law enforcement body in connection with crime;
- as being subject to regulatory action by a national or international enforcement body;
- as being subject to export, trade or procurement controls or (in the case of an individual) as being disqualified from being a company director; and/or
- as being a heightened risk individual or organisation, or (in the case of an individual) a politically exposed person.
If the applicant or any other party is listed in a Screening Database for any of the reasons set out above, the British Council will assess the applicant as ineligible to apply for this grant call. The applicant must provide the British Council with all information reasonably requested by the British Council to complete the screening searches
Reporting requirements
A reporting schedule must be included in your proposal. This should cover the following and include an indication of the proposed length of any written outputs:
- Progress Report – to be submitted to the British Council by 31 March 2021.
- Interim Report – report on preliminary or initial finding is to be submitted to the British Council by 31 August 2021.
- Final Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. This would normally include rationale, methodology, findings, discussion and implications, and references.
- Detailed Financial Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. Please note that in the event of underspend any re-allocation of funds under the Project must be formalised before the expiration of the Grant Agreement in accordance with the Change Control Clause (see Annex 4: Standard Terms of the Grant Agreement).
Project duration
The research must be undertaken from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022. Funding will be transferred to the successful Lead Institution once the grant agreement is counter-signed by the British Council.
Formal project start dates will be set in the grant agreement by the British Council. Expenses incurred by the institutions prior to the effective start date, including any costs incurred in the production of the proposal, cannot be charged to the Grant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This grant will fund research which aims to:
- Deepen our understanding of Bangladesh’s national policies, regulations, priorities and challenges regarding education partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector through a Bangladesh medical education landscape survey;
- Establish an evidence base of the range and depth of existing government-to-government, institution-to-institution links in the medical education sector between Bangladesh and the UK and other countries, and assess how these exchanges are supporting equity and inclusion in medical education, and helping to build the capacity and capability of the medical education sector in Bangladesh;
- Identify the stakeholders engaged in medical education – including government, professional associations, NGOs, private, local and international – and the roles they play;
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of current medical education systems;
- Identify gaps in educational capacity and provide projections of when Bangladesh will be able to meet WHO workforce density guidelines and UHC metrics if action is taken;
- Identify gaps in standards and accreditation in nursing education with reference to the standards required in the UK;
- Identify further gaps which might hinder mobility of professionals to the UK, e.g. English language.
The successful applicant will produce a report with recommendations and/or a roadmap to improve Bangladeshi medical education systems to:
- improve the quality of medical education in Bangladesh;
- increase capacity in medical education in Bangladesh;
- support the drive to deliver universal health coverage;
- pave the road for eventual recruitment of nursing staff to the UK with suitable qualifications.
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Description
The Grant aims to fund research study that will assess the quality and quantity of existing partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector (both pre-service and in-service higher and further education, and training) and also conduct a labour market analysis through a Bangladesh medical education sector landscape survey. Through this scheme, we aim to facilitate the production of research in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) context to benefit the international education sector.
The deadline to submit your research proposal is 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021.
Applications should be returned to: David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
BENIFITS
The grant amounting to £100,000 is available for a UK HEI to carry out this research. Annex 3 provides the concept note for the Bangladesh Medical Education Baseline Research Grant. This is a one-time grant to be awarded to a single UK institution funding will be agreed for a maximum initial period of twelve (12) months.
The expected research output(s) in the final report must be in English. Full value of the award will be paid upon completion of relevant checks and the signing of the contract. In the event of any underspend of the Grant, this may be used for further activities under the Project subject to the British Council’s prior approval and in accordance with the Standard Terms of Grant Agreement (Annex 4), in particular clause 5 of Schedule 3 (Change Control)
Some other benefits are as follow:
- Financial support which enables the research to take place.
- Publication and dissemination of the research by the British Council (subject that the research is of appropriate quality) as an example of quality research from the UK with full acknowledgement of the researchers and their affiliated institutions.
- The right to refer to the research as funded by the British Council
- Support with access to appropriate government partners and higher education institutions overseas as agreed on a case-by-case basis.
- Opportunity to present a webinar through our website or online communities.
- Promotion of the report through British Council internal and external networks
Eligibilities
Who may Apply?
Any person resident in the UK with an affiliation to a UK higher educational institution. The award agreement will be with the institution and not with an individual. Note: Although the applicant must be resident in the UK, the research may, in whole or in part, take place outside the UK or by persons not resident in the UK. Different departments within a single institution can apply provided that the proposed activities are clearly different and that each is led by separate lead applicants (Principal Applicants).
What proposals are eligible?
We are looking for:
- proposals from UK higher educational institutions (Lead Institution). A Principal Applicant will make the application on behalf of the Lead Institution.
- proposals which include engagement of local HEIs in Bangladesh.
- proposals which will engage Bangladesh affiliated education body or regional or international education organisation or consortium.
- collaborative proposals (proposals from academic faculty from more than one university and/or proposals from a university and a third sector organisation).
The proposal must clearly demonstrate:
- methodology and approach in designing and carrying out the baseline research
- how data gathered will be used to craft recommendations on UK-Bangladesh partnerships initiatives including trilateral partnerships and which are expected to deliver societal and/or economic development outcomes in Bangladesh.
- plan how to engage relevant UK and Bangladeshi stakeholders and potential participants/users/beneficiaries of the research in order to maximize the potential of this research project to have positive impact beyond the duration of the Grant
- how the research and dissemination activities can be carried from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022.
Proposal should be able to outline how the research and its outputs respond to the purpose of the Grant including how it will contribute to understanding international education in ODA contexts.
Ineligibility:
- The research must not have already taken place or be underway.
- This Grant is not intended to fund the field work of Ph.D. candidates or similar.
- The proposal must make clear what expenditure items the award will fund (details are to be indicated in the Budget Form). The scheme will not fund items of equipment which institutions would normally be expected to possess (for example computing equipment including laptops). Nor will it fund conference or seminar attendance to disseminate findings unless specifically invited to do so by the British Council.
For Further Queries:
For more queries, email at David.maynard@britishcouncil.org
Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
How to apply
To apply applicants must complete the following documents and send to David.maynard@britishcouncil.org by 17.00 GMT on Sunday 17 January 2021:
- Annex 1: Grant Application Form
- Annex 2: Budget Form
Applicants are responsible for ensuring they complete the form fully and correctly.
Selection Process
You will have your response evaluated as set out below:
Stage 1: A check will be made to ensure all required documents have been provided according to the specifications. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be disqualified and not evaluated further.
Stage 2: The proposal will then be evaluated in accordance with the criteria and weightings set out below. If excluded at this point, they will not be evaluated further.
A British Council panel will evaluate the proposals against the following criteria:
- Research focus, methodology and approach (50%)
- Knowledge of the sector, professional experience, qualifications and competencies (30%)
- Value for money (20%)
All decisions of the panel will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into with the unsuccessful participants.
We reserve the right to contact applicants to request or negotiate an amendment to any aspect of the proposal, including for example budget items or project timeline, to best meet the objectives of the scheme.
Timeframe of the Grant
- Issuance of Call of Application: Friday 11 December 2020 Deadline for clarification questions (Clarification Deadline): Thursday 17 December 2020
- British Council to respond to clarification questions: Thursday 24 December 2020
- Proposal submission deadline: Sunday 17 January 2021
- Final Decision: Sunday 31 January 2021
- Contract finalization and signing: Thursday 11 February 2021
- Contract execution and grant payment: Sunday 14 February 2021
- Any entry received after the closing date will not be considered.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any system, server, provider or otherwise that may result in any entry being lost, delayed or not properly registered.
- The British Council will inform applicants as to whether the proposal is successful or not. The British Council is not obliged to enter into further discussions or offer advice on proposals. The decision of the British Council regarding the Grant is final.
- The British Council accepts no responsibility for failure to notify successful applicants where such failure results from the provision of inaccurate contact details by the applicants or from the acts or omissions of any third party (including, without limitation, any internet or postal service provider) and shall have no liability to any applicant if it is prevented from or delayed in delivering any aspect of the opportunity by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control.
Applicant screening
In order to comply with UK government legislation, the British Council may at any point during the application process carry out searches of relevant third-party screening databases to ensure that neither the applicant institutions nor any of the applicants’ employees, partners, directors or shareholders are listed:
- as an individual or entity with whom national or supranational bodies have decreed organisations should not have financial dealings;
- as being wanted by Interpol or any national law enforcement body in connection with crime;
- as being subject to regulatory action by a national or international enforcement body;
- as being subject to export, trade or procurement controls or (in the case of an individual) as being disqualified from being a company director; and/or
- as being a heightened risk individual or organisation, or (in the case of an individual) a politically exposed person.
If the applicant or any other party is listed in a Screening Database for any of the reasons set out above, the British Council will assess the applicant as ineligible to apply for this grant call. The applicant must provide the British Council with all information reasonably requested by the British Council to complete the screening searches
Reporting requirements
A reporting schedule must be included in your proposal. This should cover the following and include an indication of the proposed length of any written outputs:
- Progress Report – to be submitted to the British Council by 31 March 2021.
- Interim Report – report on preliminary or initial finding is to be submitted to the British Council by 31 August 2021.
- Final Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. This would normally include rationale, methodology, findings, discussion and implications, and references.
- Detailed Financial Report – to be submitted to the British Council at the end of your project. Please note that in the event of underspend any re-allocation of funds under the Project must be formalised before the expiration of the Grant Agreement in accordance with the Change Control Clause (see Annex 4: Standard Terms of the Grant Agreement).
Project duration
The research must be undertaken from 14 February 2021 to 13 February 2022. Funding will be transferred to the successful Lead Institution once the grant agreement is counter-signed by the British Council.
Formal project start dates will be set in the grant agreement by the British Council. Expenses incurred by the institutions prior to the effective start date, including any costs incurred in the production of the proposal, cannot be charged to the Grant.
