The
proposal selection process will have two stages:
STAGE
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1.
The initial
proposals, that will be made using the initial application form, must be
accompained by a letter of introducion of the Municipality and
Institution (if applicable), will be received by the EMS and will be
evaluated.
 Download
the
initial application form
2.
All applicants will receive the evaluation of their proposals (a
notification).
Note:
Selected proposals will receive comments from the evaluators that will
help to the formulation of the Main Proposal and Work Plan.
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STAGE
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3.
After the notification, the
selected applicants should formulate the Main
Proposal.
Nota:
If requested, the main proposal/working plan will be carried out with
the support of the EMS and may include support in the search of the
appropriate research orgnizations.
4. Main
proposals are received and evaluated by the EMS.
5. After
the final approvement (if the case), the EMS - Municipality agreement is
signed.
FORMULATION
OF MAIN PROPOSAL
(This will be made
only by those applicants with selected proposals)
The proposal
package may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese or English and must
include the following:
Letter
of introduction from applying municipality and institution
The
technical proposal (final project)
Draft
agreement(s) with participating institutions
Financial
proposal
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Letter
of introduction |
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This should be
a one-page letter. It must explain the commitment on the part of the
institution to ensure the effective use of funds by expressing priorities
and commitment to implement actions described in the technical and
financial proposals.
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| Technical
Proposal |
The proposal must not exceed
3.000 words, including the one-page initial abstract, and must include the
following:
- Statement of the
problem
- Discussion of main
hypotheses and questions to be answered
- Methodology. It must
include the capacity of the organization(s) that will implement the
proposed methodology.
- Summary of relevant
experience; any activity or research previously conducted to alleviate
or solve the problem, as well as relevant relations and contacts with
other organizations and study of literature on the subject.
- Activities to be
carried out in order to apply the results of research, if positive.
(All results and experiences will be published on the web site, either
on that of the EMS or on the institution’s web site with a link to
EMS).
- Working schedule
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| Draft
Agreement |
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The application must include a
declaration of purpose and participation of each institution with an
important role in the project.
The draft agreements with
participating institutions must be included, as well as relevant staff
qualifications (a maximum summary of one page each), and financial
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| Financial
Proposal |
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A
detailed proposal must be presented, including the following
categories:
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salaries
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travelling
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expenses
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per
diem
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material
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support
services
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publications
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etc.
All
resources available to the project must be detailed.
In
cases where other sources of finance are needed for the project, copies of
such requests must be attached.
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