See the Terms of Reference for an Overview of the Application Procedure

Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America
Research Call Expression of Interest (EOI) Form
May 2016
Instructions for completing your application

See the Terms of Reference for an overview of the application procedure.
Errors or omissions will delay or potentially disqualify your application from further consideration.
Please do not modify this document in any way except to complete the application form as instructed.
Only applications using this EOI application form will be accepted – applications in any other format or template will be rejected.
No late submissions or re-submissions will be accepted after the deadline.
Word limits as set out in the EOI will be strictly enforced. Any text over the word limit specified for each section will be deleted and not made available to reviewers, which may severely compromise the integrity of your application.
Before completing this proposal application form, please ensure you have read the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America Terms of Reference (ToR) in detail, and also make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
Please ensure that you include a signed copy of the non-disclosure agreement along with this form when you submit, and submit this EOI form in.doc, .docx, or .odt format.

Contents

A1: Lead organisation details

A2: Partner Details

B: Subtheme(s) to which your proposed research relates

C: Summary of proposed research project

D: Demonstrated experience (project examples)

E1: Technical Question 1

E2: Technical Question 2

E3: Technical Question 3

Cover Sheet

Please complete the below table of basic project information:

Principal Investigator (PI) Name / Lead organisation and country
Partner organisation(s)
Project Title / Research Subtheme(s)
1 / 2 / 3
Total Budget (including any co-funding)
US$ / Project Duration (months)
Funding Requested
US$
An English version of the EOI must be submitted. This may be accompanied by a Spanish language version if applicants wish to do so. If the EOI is submitted in both languages, the applicant must indicate which application is their primary copy. If there is any confusion or lack of clarity due to language we will refer to the primary copy.
Are you submitting your application in both languages? Yes / No
If so, which is your primary copy? English / Spanish
A1: Lead organisation details
Name of the Principal Investigator (PI) and email address
Name of organisation
Postal address
Postal code
City
Country
Phone number (including international dialling and country code)
Organisation website
Name and email address of contact person if not the PI
A2:Partner Details
(please complete one table for each partner organisation and add tables as necessary)
Name of partner 1 and email address
Proposed role in research group
Name of organisation
Postal address
Postal code
City
Country
Phone number (including international dialling and country code)
Organisation website
Name of partner 2 and email address
Proposed role in research group
Name of organisation
Postal address
Postal code
City
Country
Phone number (including international dialling and country code)
Organisation website
B: Subtheme(s) to which your proposed research relates
Please indicate which research subtheme(s) your proposal relates to by entering the corresponding number from the TOR. If selecting more than one sub-theme, please indicate the primary subtheme your research relates to in the first row. Please note that no additional marks are awarded for responding to more than one subtheme.
Primary subtheme responded to
Other subtheme responded to
Other subtheme responded to
C: Summary of proposed research project
Project title
(15 words max)
Project duration
(in months)
Proposed start date
(dd/mm/yy)
Total Budget of the project
(In US dollars. Figures have to include all applicable taxes)
Total Funding required (in USD)
Focus cities(s) of your proposed research
Summary of research proposal
(maximum 100 words)
D: Demonstrated experience (project examples)
Please provide details of up to three projects,which demonstrate experience relevant to the proposed research, and in which the lead or partner organisations named above (Section A) have played a major role. Should the proposal be shortlisted, the applicant should be prepared to provide evidence and contact details of the contracting organisation if we require.
Examples should be of previous projects secured and (partly or fully) delivered that best demonstrate your experience and capability in relation to:

Delivery of high quality research
Achieving policy impact, including planning and facilitating participatory processes to inform decision making
Innovative knowledge management and communicationpractices for reaching policy and practice audiences
Effective financial and technical management of research programmes, including multi partner consortiums

Project 1
(Title of project)
Client Organisation
(organisation that issued contract)
Project start date
Project completion date
Contract value
(in US Dollars)
Brief description of project
(max 250 words)
Project 2
(Title of project)
Client Organisation
(organisation that issued contract)
Project start date
Project completion date
Contract value
(in US Dollars)
Brief description of contract
(max 250 words)
Project 3
(Title of project)
Customer Organisation (organisation that issued contract)
Project start date
Project completion date
Contract value
(in US Dollars)
Brief description of contract
(max 250 words)
E1: Technical Question 1
Describe the specific research questions you will tackle; the main methodological approach; and the scope (geographical, sectoral) of your proposed research, in no more than 300 words.
E2: Technical Question 2
Explain your approach for fostering action andenhancing policy, planning and/ or practice in relation to your research question, and to thought leadership, in no more than 400 words.This should include your approach for participation and stakeholder engagement in your research, and for knowledge management and communication.
E3: Technical Question 3
Outline the indicative approach to organising and managing the research, identifying who will be involved and how, and setting out how the approach will deliver a coherent overall programme, in no more than 300 words.

This document is an output from a project commissioned under the joint “Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America” initiative (the Initiative) of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA), and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

CDKN is a programme funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) and is led and administered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Management of the delivery of CDKN is undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and an alliance of organisations including Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano, LEAD Pakistan, the Overseas Development Institute, and SouthSouthNorth.

The Initiative is funded by DFID and IDRC. The views expressed and information contained in this document are not necessarily those of or endorsed by DFID, DGIS, IDRC and its Board of Directors, or the entities managing CDKN which can accept no responsibility or liability for such views, completeness or accuracy of the information or for any reliance placed on them.

This publication has been prepared for general guidance on matters of interest only, and does not constitute professional advice. You should not act upon the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication, and, to the extent permitted by law, IDRC and the entities managing the delivery of CDKN do not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this publication or for any decision based on it.

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