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SI 2023
Call Short Initiatives (SI) 2023
Starting
01/09/2023
Period
Maximum duration of 2 years
Deadline
16/03/2023
Starting
01/09/2023
Period
Maximum duration of 2 years
Deadline
16/03/2023
Short Initiative (SI) projects are short-term projects that aim to explore, build and deepen academic/scientific collaborations among diverse teams of academics and researchers. They are very accessible, particularly for new/young project promoters that are eager to go for a first experience as promoter of a VLIR-UOS project.
Like TEAM projects Short Initiatives focus on a sustainable development challenge, but within a shorter time framework and budget. The objective is the same: strengthen research and educational capacities of higher education and science institutions in partner countries and create the conditions for uptake of new and relevant knowledge, applications and/or services by academic, civil society, private and public actors.
An online information session took place on 6 December 2022. During this session, we presented the call and the application modalities:
1. SI 2023 Information Session - Basic info and formats
An application for SI involves both a Flemish and a local promoter, but it is the Flemish promoter who submits the application.
Affiliation and statute of promoters
(1) Specific details of the eligibility criteria and internal regulations as to project promotership of the respective Flemish universities are still under discussion. VLIR-UOS will provide further clarity as to the eligibility criteria on the VLIR-UOS website as soon as possible after the Bureau UOS meeting of 10/2/2023.
(2) For the Flemish universities of applied sciences and arts, most professors/lecturers might not have permission to be budget holder. Another person, e.g. the director, can be assigned as budget holder for the project.
Additional criteria
Higher education and science institutions located in one of the 17 project partner countries listed below may apply for SI projects:
Benin, Bolivia, Burundi, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Financial guidelines for proposal writing
The applicable budget lines are:
E.1. Coordination cost at the level of the Flemish institution (5% of the A-D total)
E.2. Coordination cost at level of the partner institution(s) (5% of the A-D total)
UPDATE: the budget format (Annex 2) was updated on 9 December. If you already downloaded the file before that date, please download the new version.
Who?
The Flemish promoter of the proposed SI project submits the application to the ICOS of the Flemish university (association) for quality control. The ICOS will validate and submit to VLIR-UOS.
How?
Project applications are submitted via an online submission tool.
If you already have access to this tool, you can click the “Apply now” button below. If you do not yet have access, and wish to create your project application, please contact the responsible person at the Flemish institution of your project application. They will grant you access to the tool.
When?
Deadline March 16, 2023, 5pm (CET).