Aga Khan Foundation
Strengthening Education Systems in East Africa (SESEA) Project
Educational Research Request for Proposals
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is pleased to announce a request for research proposals under the Strengthening Education Systems in East Africa (SESEA) Project.
The research targets five key thematic areas: Teaching and Learning; Teacher Development; School Management and Leadership; Parent and Community Involvement; and Education Systems Factors
What is SESEA? AKFC, together with specialized agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), is currently implementing SESEA: a five-year project aimed at strengthening education systems and ultimately improving learning outcomes for boys and girls at the pre-primary and primary levels in rural areas of Coastal Kenya, Southern Tanzania and West Nile Uganda.
Promoting learning and dialogue through research on education East Africa is one of the key objectives of the SESEA project.
Available funding and research duration:
The SESEA research initiative has funds to be awarded as grants at two levels of funding:
(1) CAD $60,000 to CAD $100,000/project for research projects addressing at least one thematic area involving at least one of the following: Kenya, Uganda, or Tanzania; and
(2) CAD $100,000 to CAD $500,000/project for research projects addressing more than one thematic areas involving at least one of the following countries: Kenya, Uganda, or Tanzania, with a focus on at least one of the following criteria- systems impact, student impact, or school impact.
All research must be completed by March 31, 2017.
Who can apply?
Proposals are sought from researchers globally and at varying levels in their careers.