Guidelines for submitting a grant proposal or a research paper

(The word 'proposal' hereinafter shall mean a proposal submitted for grant or otherwise. The general guidelines below shall also apply to submission of Research papers as applicable in specific cases)

The contact information must contain person's email address, phone and fax number besides the full mailing address. In case proposal is submitted jointly by more than one individuals, or by an organisation-either solely or jointly, the cover page must also mention the full details for each and who will receive the grant if the proposal is approved.

In case application is for part funding, the applicant shall fully and truthfully declare if the balance is being funded by him/them or from other donor agencies. The applicant shall also furnish full details of status of availability of grant from other participating agency, as applicable. Grant approval in such cases from KERI does not in any way guarantees its approval by other participating donors in that proposal. KERI grant shall in these cases be subjected to multi party Grant Agreements involving all donor agencies in that proposal or a specific NOC from all other participating agencies, as decided by KERI Board of Trustees for each such grant.

The Proposal must be submitted as outlined in announcement and conform to these Guidelines. The proposals shall be submitted in English.

Broad Guidelines

Please read the following checklist carefully as it will help you understand and focus on the fundamental topic, procedure of submission and plan your proposal better to meet the basic objectives.

• Is your proposal meeting the basic objective of the topic and will it contribute significantly towards fulfilling the same?
• Are you able to clearly state your proposal? Is it free of ambiguities and vagueness?
• Is the proposal stated in simple language and submitted in concise form?

Some Basic Suggestions

Keri's basic aims of enabling the economically weaker sections of society and bridging the digital divide form the core of its policies. Proposals giving concrete, original and practical ideas for fulfillment of these objectives will have better chances of being accepted. They must not only focus on identification of the target audience, a penetrative, in-depth study of the problem but demonstrate step by step plan for application and execution .Hence the panel will base its decision on uniqueness, applicability and effectiveness of the proposal.

Text of Proposal

• The text of your proposal should clearly state the topic you have chosen
• Your understanding and how you intend to address the issue
• How the problem has been handled in the past, what you think was lacking in that approach and how your proposal will make a difference
• What would be the specific input needs for personnel, equipment and other material.
• The financial liability in brief
• The time you expect it will take for each deliverable as well as overall desired objectives to be achieved.
• What method you will use to evaluate the success
• How the project will sustain itself after the support has been completed.

Please also attach a brief description of the appendices.

Some issues specific to category 3 in submission form:

Estimated cost of project

• The project must be submitted with its estimated budgeted cost.
• There should be a detailed break up justification for each component and its estimated cost.
• Please also mention which part of the proposal will suffer if there is a reduction in the budget.
• All funds which are or might be available for the project must be mentioned.
• Your projected cost is of paramount importance in the final selection and if you are able to locate more donors and thereby cut the cost while the proposal is still under review, please bring it to the notice of KERI.
• We would however like to point out that proposals leveraged with self-funding or financially supported from other sources are more likely to be accepted.
• Contributions in kind can also be useful.

Capabilities of applicant in case of web based tools

• It is imperative that all proposals in this category should be accompanied by
• Resumes of the all those forming the core group and sufficient evidence to assure the panel that they have the relevant technical and managerial skill to carry the project to a successful conclusion.
• To have a clear and focused implementation module
• To have the means to gauge the performance and success of the project from time to time
• To have envisioned plan for useful participation and coordination with other individuals and agencies involved in the whole project.