UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI-110 002
OBAMA-SINGH 21ST CENTURY KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE (OSI)
Request for Proposal
Introduction
The University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 002, India, announces an open competition for the “Obama‐Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative (OSI)”. The OSI, which is a joint initiative of Indo-US Government, aims and focuses on the formation of higher education partnerships between US Institutions and Institutions of Higher Learning in India. The said joint initiative also aims at the development and enrichment of junior faculty at Indian Institutions of Higher Learning. The Indian Institutions recognized u/s 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance may submit their proposals with a view to encourage mutually understanding and economic development through education cooperation in the field of Higher Learning. The last date for the receipt of proposals is 1st November, 2011.
Program Overview
To encourage mutual understanding educational reform and economic development the OSI enables Indian Higher Education Institutions to pursue objectives through exchange visits of faculty, administrators, post graduate Indian students, and US graduate students who can demonstrate the ability to work independently.
Project Design
The project should be designed to focus on specific institutional objectives that will support the program’s goals of encouraging mutual understanding, educational reform and economic development. The design should include a series of exchange visits and activities that will lead to the achievement of the project’s objectives within a three-year period, and should describe a process for evaluating the results of project implementation. The design should also provide for the effective administration of the project.
Statement of Need
To justify a request for support, proposals should demonstrate the need of the participating institutions for the project that they are proposing. The proposals should explain how each participating institution will utilize the project to address both institutions’ needs as well as larger needs of both the countries.
In addition to demonstrating how the applicant institution can assist its partner to meet institutional goals, proposals should also explain how this cooperation will enable the Indian institution to address its own needs. Accordingly, applicants should describe the needs and deficiencies as well as the capabilities and strengths of the Indian institution, and how each institution will contribute to, and benefit from, the achievement of project objectives. The proposals must realistically assess institutional capacities and contain compelling objectives that address institutional needs and justify a request for support. To be competitive, proposals should demonstrate that the participating institutions are committed to mutual support and cooperation in project implementation.
If the proposed partnership would occur within the context of a previous or ongoing project, the proposal should outline distinct objectives and outcomes for the new project and should explain how new funding would build upon the previously funded activities. Proposals should describe the amounts and sources of support for the earlier projects as well as the results to date.
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