Call for Proposals – IEEE R10 HTC

Humanitarian Technology Project/Activities for IEEE R10 Sections 

 

Humanitarian Technology Committee encourage you to have Humanitarian Technology activities in your section and invite you to apply for funding through an on-line application, which can be accessed through the following link. 

 

Link to the form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_cu-d_b__TmyvSCow_lDYHT_pUfiC-miHzGvDahMKQI/edit?usp=sharing

 

Terms and Conditions

1.      Funding for a particular section is limited to a maximum of US$250, the remaining fund if required can be availed from IEEE Organizational Unit (OU). Since funding is limited, a selection panel will review all proposals and select few based on the quality of your proposal.

 

2.    Mandatory requirement: Policy of Section matching fund:

For Large Section, R10 will cover up to 50% of the total expenses
For Medium Section, R10 will cover up to 75% of the total expenses
For Small Section, and R10 will cover 100% of the total expenses

 

3.      Topics:

·         Community Engagement Workshop with at-least 60% attendance from community people in the event.

·         SIGHT Summit(s)

·         Workshops/Technical Sessions on topics such as Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Humanitarian Technology, Disaster Management Technologies etc. 

·         Student contests such as Solar Lamp design contest, green energy project exhibition etc. 

·         Educational Workshop for local farmers, fishermen or community people etc. 

·         Basic Health related projects for underserved communities

·         Other than mentioned above, must be prior approval from HTA Committee.

 

4.      Grant amount should be expensed upon

·         Project/Activity Material Costs

·         Event space/hall/location rental charges

 

5.      Recipient of support fund should submit activity reports and expense reports within 1 month after completion of the project(s).

 

6.      The selected project/activity shall be submitted detailed report to R10 Newsletter. 

 

7.      Timeline

·         Call for Proposals Initiated: 17^th April 2017

·         Deadline for Proposals: 26^th May 2017

·         Selected Project Announced: 6^th  June 2017

·         Project Implementation Phase: 8^th June 2017 to 27^th October 2017

·         Amounts Reimbursed: By 30 November 2017

 

8.      Contact

 

Parkash Lohana

R10 Humanitarian Technology Activities Coordinator

[email protected]