Examples of what type of activities that can be funded:
- Update an already existing course, project, summer school, living lab etc. with virtual elements. This could for instance be by incorporating an exchange of virtual guest lecturers or by virtual projects/assignments for students etc.
- Plan and implement new joint courses, projects, summer schools, living labs etc. with teachers and students from both countries.
Applicants are encouraged to be creative. Any proposal focusing on activities that encourage cross-cultural teamwork, understanding and problem solving are welcome.
Funding
The funds can be used for the planning and implementation of any activity linked to virtual exchange (including salary costs). Each selected proposal will be funded with a maximum amount of 200 000 SEK / 320 000 ZAR.
You will be expected and requested to provide a budget overview in the application form on how/for what you are planning to use the funds. As stated above, you are allowed to use them for any activity that is linked to the planning process or the implementation process of your project, however, you will need to explain if you are planning to cover salary costs, equipment costs, or any other costs that you believe can be argued to be beneficial for your project. Cost efficiency will be part of the evaluation of all submissions.
You will be requested to provide a final report on how the costs have been used in the end of your project.
Eligibility criteria
- All applicants must be employees at one of the partner universities of South Africa – Sweden University Forum. See https://www.sasuf.org/partner-universities for a full list.
- Actors outside the partner university can take part in the proposal, but cannot receive funding.
- The project must include participants from at least two (2) South African and two (2) Swedish universities.
- In line with South African transformation objectives, the inclusion of at least one of the historically disadvantaged universities (HDIs[1]) should be found in each project
- The project needs to be connected to the Sustainable Development Goals
- The project must include plan for the inclusion of students in the activities.
- You are free to focus on any level of students (undergrad, postgrad, masters, PhD)
Proposal
The proposal should contain the following information:
- Details of main applicants (one per country) and co-applicants in both countries, including short CV:s (max two pages – in PDF)
- Project description, maximum five pages (minimum font size 11, times new roman), clearly describing
- How the project relates to and the selection criteria (1-3)
- Planned activities, including timeframe and costs
- How students are included in the activities
- The contribution of each partner
- Available resources, including existing funding that may supplement the activities in the project
Call deadline: November 29, 2022.