Social Enterprise Education Programme 2015
Universities and Management Schools have long since worked with businesses to support students in developing their entrepreneurial skills. Social enterprise in India is a relatively new entrant in this field and integrating social enterprise education into the University framework is a recent development that has huge potential. As social enterprise sector grows, it offers an opportunity for Universities to strengthen community ties, develop graduate skills, open up career paths and support businesses. Social enterprise sector has yet to produce game changing innovations that corporates do, but Universities do have potential to help social enterprises to achieve scale.
Section1. Social Enterprise Education programme (SEEP) is an initiative to build collaborative partnerships facilitating opportunities to students and faculty in India and the UK. The aim is to promote social enterprise ecosystem and create platforms for research and pilot projects within educational institutions. This will support institutions from both the countries to work together in creating material for students planning to take up Social Enterprise as a career.
This is a partnership programme that supports collaboration between UK and Indian academic institutions by providing grant for mobility and project activities. The primary purpose is to of build social enterprise ecosystem in Education systems and to strengthen policy and practice of embedding social enterprise in the curricula of higher educational institutions in India and the United Kingdom.
The programme is expected to contribute to and lead to one or more of the following objectives outcomes in the Social Enterprise domain in India and the UK
1. Mainstreaming Social Enterprise across disciplines - UK-India collaboration that explores and pilots a project to look at how social enterprise can be mainstreamed across the university, regardless of what course is studied.
2. Curriculum development and joint courses – UK-India collaboration focused on embedding social enterprise curriculum in to existing courses or developing new ones. Development of new shared academic resources such as accredited modules, online material, and twin campus courses etc. with active support from UK. Development of opportunities for student exchanges/interns/immersion with the UK, including digital platforms.
3. Incubation – Collaboration focused on developing incubation centres/labs within Universities. Preference will be given to collaborations that attract new partners including industry and corporates to contribute to incubation and seed funding.
4. Social enterprise network focused on higher education: Collaboration supporting a UK – India social enterprise network that focuses on Higher Education and contributes to development of the social enterprise ecosystem. The values of the network should be around collaboration and sharing of resources in order to reduce duplication and reach scale quickly. The network should aim to provide a clear voice within the Indian social enterprise ecosystem and add credibility to policy advocacy endeavours.
A. Eligibility:
Recognised Universities, Business Schools and Higher Education institutions in India and UK are eligible to apply for these partnerships. Government departments, industries, incubators / accelerators, accreditation agencies and other education bodies can come in as secondary partners if they bring in expertise, knowledge, skills and co-funding.
B. Duration & funding:
The funding will be allotted for a maximum of one year. Collaborations under objectives 1, 2 and 3 (mentioned in Section 1) can be funded to a maximum of £20,000 per partnership and for collaborations under objective 4 the funding can go up to a maximum of £30,000, depending on the proposal. The programme is expected to make a contribution to the overall cost and not necessarily cover full cost. Therefore interested institutions are expected to seek additional funds from their own institutions or external sources. Once selected, 70% of the total allotted grant shall be disbursed on receipt of the signed Grant Agreement at the beginning of the cycle within 30 to 45 days while 30% of the grant will be issued after receipt of satisfactory end of cycle reporting in September 2016.
Project funds will only cover:
§ Visa fee, airport transfers, economy class return air fare, local travel, accommodation, local subsistence costs and Medical Insurance up to £1500 per person per visit up to 5 days period. (Any additional expenses related to travel should be the responsibility of the institutions)
§ Cost to organise essential supporting events like seminar, conference or workshops with limited access to procure consumables for the delivery of events. ( e.g.: procuring training materials for faculty development
§ Website development if essential for the project
§ Appropriate fieldwork, research /data collection cost in country
§ Preparing project reports, preferably for online dissemination – CD Rom, e-publications, online file sharing, blog, mobile apps or podcast.
Project funds will not cover:
§ Staff time /replacement costs for permanent members of staff in any partner HE institutions
§ New or temporary staff cost exclusively for the project
§ Consultancy, conference, course or bench fees
§ Purchase or rental of equipment such as furniture, photocopiers, mobile phones, computer, etc.
Please note that you will only receive the remaining 30% of the grant based on actual expenditure, so if your expenditure exceeds the maximum grant available for the cycle you will be expected to cover this amount from your own sources. Similarly if your actual expenditure is below the maximum grant available, you will not receive the maximum amount available. If actual expenditure is below the 70% already paid, you will be required to return the unspent portion of the grant.
C. How does SEE Programme work
§ SEEP facilitates collaboration between Indian and UK universities to embed and encourage Social Enterprise ecosystem.
§ These organisations work together and submit a proposal with desired activity and outcome as mentioned in section 1 (above) to support and promote social entrepreneurship ecosystem
§ Through collaboration, both the partners develop knowledge, skills, networks and curricula which add on to their credibility and are commercially viable.
§ Learning is shared and social enterprise infrastructure is developed and sustained across the universities in the UK and globally.
D. Selection Criteria
Proposal assessment will be based on the quality, demand, methodology, collaboration and impact which cover the criteria below:
§ Does the project address government or institutional priorities and policy?
§ What are the expected outcomes of the partnership and who will benefit from it? Are they achievable?
§ What is the potential impact of the partnership in the short and medium term?
· Are timescales reasonable and realistic?
· Are the activities appropriate and lead to the desired outcomes?
· Is additional funding available from other sources like the private sector or government?
· Have appropriate project evaluation and dissemination plans been incorporated?
· Are there clear plans in place to sustain the link?
· Have the appropriate authorities in each institution been informed of this new partnership?
· Is the indicative budget appropriate to activity and is it cost effective?
E. Other financial and non-financial contributions
The British Council grant is a contribution towards the total cost of delivering SEE programme. As such Partners will expect to contribute staff time in kind to the programme including for consultation and providing on-going advice and support to partners in participating countries.
We encourage projects to complement existing activities and priorities for partners wherever possible.
The British Council requires that Delivery Partners inform them where they are seeking additional resources and where they are working with other organisations to deliver SEE programme. We also welcome opportunities to collaborate together to put together proposals to potential funding partners.
F. Intellectual property rights
The applicant will retain copyright in any materials they produce in conjunction with the SEE programme. The applicant will provide the British Council all IPR to use any such material for non-commercial purposes to publicise and report on the SEE programme and the grant scheme.
Please note that where the British Council is providing payment for content development, the British Council expects that the copyright of that content will belong to the British Council.
The British Council should also be acknowledged in any marketing and promotional activities relating to the SEE programme.
The British Council may provide the applicant IPR to use any such materials for non-commercial purposes to publicise and report on the SEE programme and the grant scheme.
G. Measuring the impact of the programme
The British Council collects data about SEEP in relation to the following areas:
§ Programme management
§ Programme relevance
§ Learning resulting from the SEEP for individuals and organisations
§ Actions that result from the SEEP programme
§ Programme Legacy, or potential legacy
We then use this data to understand the impact the programme is having at an individual, group, organisational and network level.
H. The SEE programme pilot schedule 2015-16
The British Council is offering grants to up to 8 partnerships between UK- India in the 2015-16 pilot of SEE programme. Partnerships involving more than two organisations working together are encouraged.
The grants will be offered once a detailed activity plan has been submitted.
The programme pilot in 2015-16 will run from 30th September 2015 to 30th September 2016
Timeframe for RFP;
Activities / Approx. timeframeRFP Released / 17th July 2015
Clarification / Questions from applicants (includes T&Cs queries) and Expression of Interest / 24th July 2015
Expression of Interest shared with the UK- India applicants / 30th July 2015
Clarification Responses from the British Council (includes T&Cs responses) / 31st July 2015
Deadline for application forms to be submitted / 4th September 2015
Proposals assessed and selected applicants are finalized for the SEE programme / 15th September 2015
Contract is signed and grant is released. / 30th September 2015
Section2. APPLICATION FORM
Please ensure all sections of the application are completed and agreed with your partner institution(s).
A. Partner Details
Partner 1Name of University / institution
Type of Institution, e.g. university, business school, research institute (public or private)
Project coordinator
Position
Department
Address
Country
Phone
Co-ordinator’s email
Website
Partner 2
Name of University / institution
Type of Institution, e.g. university, business school, research institute (public or private)
Project coordinator
Position
Department
Address
Country
Phone
Co-ordinator’s email
Website
Please add more rows to add additional partners if any.
B. Project Details
TitleObjectives
(List the key objectives) / 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Duration
(Please specify the start date)
Outputs and outcomes
Total funding sought from the British Council
(Specify in Sterling Pounds with the exchange rate used)
Other funding sources
(Specify the funding received from / applied for, from other sources in Sterling Pounds)
Total cost of the Project
(In sterling Pounds)
C. Project Description
Summarise the project proposal in a simple non-technical language for a general audience with the following specific information. (max 1200 words)§ Project summary
§ Beneficiaries
§ Relevance of the project (to your institution, sector, state, etc. ) and
§ Benefits: a) to Indian partners b) to UK partners
D. Project methodology and Activity plan
Please summarise the methodology and targeted outcomes proposed for UK and India, over the project period. (max 3000 words)Activity Plan
Please furnish your detailed activity plan on a quarterly basis and link them to the respective project objectives. Activity plan is one of the key selection criteria and the funding will be agreed on the plan and costing provided here.
Period / Activities / Linked to the Project Objective / Amount in £Example:
August / Prof XX Travel to the UK to attend the Social Enterprise Forum
Airfare - £ 600
Visa - £100
Local travel - £50
Accommodation – £ 200 / Objective Number: / 950
Term/ Session 1
Months
Sept-Dec 2015 / Activity 1
Break up of costing:
Expenditure A
Expenditure B
Expenditure C / A+B+C
Please add additional rows as required.
Term/ Session 2
Months
Jan-April 2016 / Activity 1
Break up of costing:
Expenditure A
Expenditure B
Expenditure C / A+B+C
Please add additional rows as required.
Term/ Session 3
Months
May-Sept 2016 / Activity 1
Break up of costing:
Expenditure A
Expenditure B
Expenditure C / A+B+C
Please add additional rows as required.
Total Costs
Funding could be disbursed to one of the partners who in turn distributes to the other partner(s) or to the UK and Indian lead partners separately. Fund will either be disbursed in Indian Rupees or Sterling Pounds.
Delivery Partners are required to account for how funding has been spent by completing a financial report at the end of the cycle and submitting receipts for all items of expenditure. Where receipts are not available self-declaration would be required – normally not to be over £50. The grant must be spent in accordance with the detail outlined in the Grant Agreement
E. Bank details
Please provide your institution’s bank details and indicate how the funding would be distributed between partners.
Bank details / UK institution / Indian InstitutionAccount name
Account number
IFSC code/Swift code
Bank name
Bank branch
Address
Tel:
Amount to be transferred / £ / INR
Note: For additional UK or Indian partners, grant will be disbursed through UK lead institution or Indian lead institution as the case may be.
F. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Provide details of monitoring and evaluation processes you will have in place. You will need to submit a mid year report on project progress, and the end of project evaluation report to the British Council. These indicators should be SMART (Specific Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time bound) (max 1000 words)G. Dissemination & Sustainability plan
Please indicate how you intend to communicate the findings to a wider audience. (max 300 words)Detail how the stated outputs and outcomes will be sustainable after funding has ended. (max 300 words)
H. Risk and Mitigation plans
Please anticipate project risks and the plan to overcome these. (max 300 words)Risk / Mitigation plans
I. Further Information
Any other information you would like to share that is not covered above (max 300 words)J. Confirmation, Agreement and Signatures
By completing this application form and signing below:
(1) Applicants are confirming that they are aware of and stand by the contents of this application, agree to British Council terms and conditions as outlined in the application and have secured the necessary authority and approval from their institution to carry out the proposed project, should it be successful.