LEADHER	

	

Leadership Development for 
Higher Education Reform		

2012 LEADHER Programme
Grant Application Form

Before sending your application, we invite you to check that:

•	Each institution involved is a Member of IAU in good standing (no arrears in the payment of Membership fees). Please contact Elodie Boisfer (e.boisfer@iau-aiu.net) BEFORE submitting your application to confirm that both institutions involved are eligible. 

•	The proposed project, including the learning visit(s), is international in scope; as per the donors’ requirements, it is necessary that at least one of the partner institutions be located in a Low Income Country (the list of these nations (according to UNDP) is available on our website).

•	The proposed project is focused on one or two of the eligible areas linked to development of institutional research policy, capacity building, training and/or management. 

•	Learning visit(s) will be undertaken by HE leaders, senior administrators and managers (vice-presidents, deans, Heads of Divisions, Services, etc).  Rectors, presidents, vice-chancellors, etc. are normally not eligible. 

•	You have indicated which institution will receive the grant and provided us with the bank details of that institution. 

•	The application is signed by the Head of all institutions involved in the project. 

Interested institutions, working in partnership, must submit a joint application.  In the case of projects involving a third partner, please provide additional information on a supplementary sheet when necessary. 

Deadline for submissions is 15 September 2012.  Applications may be submitted electronically to Elodie Boisfer at e.boisfer@iau-aiu.net.   

The original signed copy should be posted to IAU:
International Association of Universities
Att : Elodie Boisfer
Maison de l’Unesco
1 rue Miollis
F-75732 Paris Cedex 15
France

I. PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS
		
Institution 1: 	Name of institution: 	     	
	Principal contact/ Project leader	     	
	Address:	     	
	Telephone: 	     	
	Fax:	     	
	E-mail: 	     	

	Institution profile: Indicate the institution’s (1) size in terms of the student body and number of full-time and part-time faculty, (2) mission, and (3) scope and level of academic offerings. Provide any additional ‘defining’ features of the institution.

	
     

	

Institution 2: 	Name of institution: 	     	
	Principal contact / Project leader	     	
	Address:	     	
	Telephone:	     	
	Fax:	     	
	E-mail:	     	

	Institution profile: Indicate the institution’s (1) size in terms of the student body and number of full-time and part-time faculty, (2) mission, and (3) scope and level of academic offerings.  Provide any additional ‘defining’ features of the institution.

     

	
				
For additional partner institutions:  Please provide the same information on a supplementary page and attach to application. 	

II.  PROJECT FOCUS AND RATIONALE: 

A. Areas 
Choose the relevant area(s) and provide a brief justification for this focus In the box below.  Describe the scope and nature of the problem being addressed and outline what work has been undertaken by the institutions. Indicate clearly which institution is being described each time.  Use extra space if necessary.
	
      Developing research mission, research policy and research development strategy	
      Research planning, organization and management	
      Research training, in particular innovative doctoral programmes	
      Innovative approaches to research capacity building via cooperation	
  Policies and programmes for funding of research (public/private) & revenue generation, diversification of funding sources	
      Collection, maintenance and dissemination of research results (publications, patents, products etc.)	
      Alternative modes for research production (including cooperation with the private sector)	
      Building linkages between the university research system and national/regional research systems (if applicable)	
      University contribution to the development of strong national research agendas	
      Research capacity building through internationalization

     

	

B. Project rationale
Explain why the partnership is being forged or pursued and how each institution may compliment the other(s).  Explain what learning opportunities each institution may offer and gain through the proposed collaboration.  Indicate also whether the institutions have any pre-existing collaboration.

     

	

C. Project goals and objectives 
Briefly describe the main goals and more specific objectives the institutions hope to achieve through the proposed project.
Indicate those goals and objectives that are common to all partner institutions, and specify the goals and objectives pursued by each institution individually. 

     

	

III.  PROJECT ACTIVITIES

A. Activities linked to the management of Research
Briefly summarize how the institution has been addressing the chosen area, which is the focus of this LEADHER grant proposal.  Include all seminars, professional development, consultancies etc that have been working to effect change or introduce new activities. Relate this to the planned learning visit.  Describe what preparatory work will be done at home and together with partner institution to prepare for an effective learning visit.  

     

	

B. Learning visits 
Choose one.

     One-way
     Reciprocal 

C. Institutions’ roles during the learning visit(s) 
Use institutional number as per section I. Tick all according to choice from III.A.
	
	Learning Visit 1
	Learning Visit 2
(Reciprocal only)	
	Host	Visiting	Host 	Visiting	

	 Institution 1
 Institution 2
 Institution 3	 Institution 1
 Institution 2
 Institution 3	 Institution 1
 Institution 2
 Institution 3	 Institution 1
 Institution 2
 Institution 3	

D. Approximate dates of the proposed learning visit(s)
Must be carried out in 2009. 

	

	Learning Visit 1	Learning Visit 2	
	
Expected arrival date:	     	

	Expected arrival date:	     		
	Expected departure date:	     	

	Expected departure date:	     	
	
	No. of nights:	  	

	No. of nights:	  	

E. Key participants of each learning visit 
Institutions may identify a single participant or a team of senior-level administrators to take part in the proposed activities. 
For all learning visits planned, list below the key members of the teams from each institution, noting the names, titles, departments 
and explain her/his role.

	

	Learning Visit 1	

	Host Institution Representatives
     

	

	Visiting Institution Representatives
     

	

	Learning Visit 2 (if applicable)	
	Host Institution Representatives
     

	
	Visiting Institution Representatives
     

	

F. Proposed programme(s):  
    Briefly describe the activities planned during each learning visit

	
     

	

IV. EXPECTED FOLLOW-UP
Describe what actions each institution expects to carry out in order to share and apply the knowledge gained from the project.  Provide tentative timeframe of implementation where applicable.

     

	

V.  FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Kindly provide figures in Euro (€).

Project Budget

(1)  For each learning visit, indicate the expenses that each institution expects to incur for travel, accommodation, local transport and meals.  Attribute the known or approximate cost to the appropriate institution.  For projects with a second learning visit, enter the same information under Learning Visit 2.
(2)   Enter any additional project expenses that each institution is expected to incur, eg. printing, communication, staff time, etc. 
(3)	Enter the amount of financial contribution each institution will invest to cover the project costs. 
(4)	Enter any other financial resources that the institutions may use. 
(5)	Below the table, provide details of in-kind contributions, indicating the institution and estimated monetary value where possible. 

	
	
Institution 1	
Institution 2	

PROJECT COSTS	
Learning Visit 1	

	
Travel  	
€      	
€      	

Accommodation  	
€      	
€      	

Local transportation 	
€      	
€      	

Meals  	
€      	
€      	

Learning Visit 2*	

	
Travel  	
€      	
€      	

Accommodation  	
€      	
€      	

Local transportation 	
€      	
€      	

Meals  	
€      	
€      	

Additional project expenses  	
€      	
€      	

TOTAL PROJECT COSTS 	
€      	
€      	

-- INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION	
€      	
€      	

-- OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES 	
€      	
€      	

  = GRANT NEEDED	
€      	
€      	

In-kind contributions (estimated value, in Euros): 
     

Institution recipient of the grant
Choose one.

 Institution 1
 Institution 2

For the institution receiving the grant, please provide us with the following information:

Account Holder Name		     
Account Holder Address		     
Bank name			     
Bank Address			     
IBAN and Account number		     
SWIFT Code			     

VI.  REPORTING
Institutions are invited to report on the proceedings, exchanges, and outcomes of the project, as well as any future collaboration that may have been planned.  Joint reports are requested six weeks after the date of the last Learning visit (III.D).  Please send reports to e.boisfer@iau-aiu.net.  
	
In the joint report, please provide the following elements: 	
	
1.	Goals and objectives of the project
2.	Summary of activities undertaken as part of the LEADHER grant
3.	List of the key individuals involved in the project
4.	Specific results, reform-related outcomes and lessons learned, including any shortcomings
5.	Any research or other unanticipated results and follow-up activity  
6.	Assessment of the collaboration among the institutions involved and the likelihood of future collaboration 
7.	Any other information the institutions would like to share
8.	Recommendations for IAU and the LEADHER programme

VII. INSTITUTIONAL ENDORSEMENT BY THE HEAD OF INSTITUTION: 

Institution 1	
Name	     	
Title	     	
Institution	     	
Address	     	
Telephone(s)	     	E-mail address	     	

I confirm the institutional support of the proposed LEADHER project and authorize its implementation. 
	
Signature		Date	     	

Institution 2	
Name	     	
Title	     	
Institution	     	
Address	     	
Telephone(s)	     	E-mail address	     	

I confirm the institutional support of the proposed LEADHER project and authorize its implementation. 
	
Signature		Date	     	

Institution 3  (If applicable)	
Name	     	
Title	     	
Institution	     	
Address	     	
Telephone(s)	     	E-mail address	     	

I confirm the institutional support of the proposed LEADHER project and authorize its implementation. 
	
Signature		Date