April 2022 - i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu

I2D-list Call for Concept Notes Opens May 15
by Harbison, Diana Beck Rossi 29 Apr '22

29 Apr '22

ECCN [Young Children Reading a Book in Veal Rinh Village, Cambodia] ANNOUNCEMENT On May 15, 2022, the USAID Leading Through Learning Global Platform<https://www.edu-links.org/about/global-engagement/leading-through-learning-…> (Leading Through Learning) will launch an open Call for Concept Notes to identify tasks for implementation during the activity’s next fiscal year. In fiscal year 2022, Leading Through Learning supported the first round of tasks submitted by USAID through the DC Hub. Visit EducationLinks to learn more about these <https://www.edu-links.org/announcements/usaid-leading-through-learning-glob…> tasks. With our expansion to regional hubs in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, we hope to support more tasks* originating from non-U.S.-based organizations and applicants through this call for concept notes. Tasks should build evidence and/or knowledge for USAID staff and partners, provide opportunities for professional development, or create opportunities for engagement across partners and staff. Examples of potential tasks for the next fiscal year may include: * Contributing locally-developed case studies to existing evidence * Developing technical How-To notes * Contextualizing, revising and/or translating existing tools, guidance notes, or other knowledge products or events * Designing and delivering virtual instructor-led and e-learning courses * Supporting in-person professional development opportunities * Scaling locally-led education interventions * Documenting, disseminating and communicating a locally-led intervention * Creating multimedia products to raise awareness on a locally-led intervention and/or promising practices Sign-up<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchJadEVDIJV5bj_fkfM1yyPDcah2lWeXy…> to stay informed and receive more details when the call launches on May 15, 2022. *This is not a grant program. No funding will be awarded to Concept Note applicants or organizations. Applicants will be involved in the co-creation and implementation. ECCN is organized on behalf of USAID's Center for Education through the USAID Leading Through Learning Global Platform contract. The contents of this email reflect the contributions of its members. Learn more about USAID's ECCN by visiting the ECCN microsite<https://www.eccnetwork.net/>, hosted on the USAID EducationLinks technical website. Sign up<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchJadEVDIJV5bj_fkfM1yyPDcah2lWeXy…> to receive news and information from ECCN and other networks managed by the Leading Through Learning Global Platform, including the USAID Global Reading Network (GRN<https://www.globalreadingnetwork.net/>) and the USAID Higher Education Learning Network (HELN<https://www.edu-links.org/about/global-engagement/higher-education-learning…>). Follow us on LinkedIn USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network<https://www.linkedin.com/company/usaid-education-in-crisis/> Join our LinkedIn Group USAID ECCN Member Discussions<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9104499/> USAID | Education in Crisis and Conflict Network<https://www.eccnetwork.net/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN)" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to eccn+unsubscribe(a)usaid.gov<mailto:eccn+unsubscribe@usaid.gov>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/usaid.gov/d/msgid/eccn/SN4PR0601MB361315268E31A…<https://groups.google.com/a/usaid.gov/d/msgid/eccn/SN4PR0601MB361315268E31A…>.

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I2D-list Gates Foundation and partner grant opportunities
by Haan, Rhonda S 28 Apr '22

28 Apr '22

[https://go.communications.gatesfoundation.org/l/701613/2020-02-27/bmlw5/701…] Dear Colleague, Below are links to read about a new grant opportunity under the Michelson Prizes and a still-open grant opportunity under a new initiative launched by partners: the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Open Philanthropy, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Grant Opportunities The Michelson Prizes are accepting applications<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> from young investigators for research aimed at tackling the current roadblocks that exist in human vaccine development and expanding our limited understanding of key immune processes that are fundamental to successful vaccine and immunotherapy development. The application deadline is June 26, 2022. The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Open Philanthropy, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have launched<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> the Pandemic Antiviral Discovery (PAD) initiative to catalyze discovery and early development of antiviral medicines for future pandemics. This initiative's first request for proposals (RFP)<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> will focus on henipavirus, a subfamily of paramyxovirus that includes Nipah virus—a pathogen with an estimated fatality rate of 40% to 75%. Researchers from around the world are encouraged to submit proposals; the application deadline is May 5, 2022. Future RFPs will be announced on the initiative's website<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…>. Perspective on COVID-19 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation continues to work with the public and private sectors in the global response to COVID-19. To learn more about the foundation's broader work and how COVID-19 is being addressed across the foundation, please visit the foundation's website<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> and media center<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…>, sign-up<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> for The Optimist newsletter, and browse videos from the 2021 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…>. Grand Challenges Partnership Network We invite you to read summaries of the grants<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> awarded to date through Grand Challenges initiatives with the Gates Foundation as funder or co-funder and to explore an interactive world map<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> of projects across the broader Grand Challenges funding partner network. This map is filling in over time<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…>, increasingly with locally led programs in the countries most affected by global health inequities. And if you were forwarded this message, please sign up<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> on our Grand Challenges website for email updates with the latest opportunities to apply for a grant. Wishing you and those close to you all the best, The Global Partnerships & Grand Challenges team __________________________________ Visit our Grand Challenges website gcgh.grandchallenges.org<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgcgh.grand…> Privacy Policy www.gatesfoundation.org/privacy-and-cookies-notice<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatesf…> Unsubscribe You are currently subscribed as: llhenzl(a)prf.org<mailto:llhenzl@prf.org> Click to Manage List Preferences<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.commun…> PO Box 23350 Seattle, WA. 98102 (C) 1999-2022 Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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I2D-list REGISTER: USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit
by Harbison, Diana Beck Rossi 28 Apr '22

28 Apr '22

________________________________ USAID HIGHER EDUCATION GLOBAL EVIDENCE SUMMIT - REGISTRATION OPEN! [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DWxBedgFKt9V3dVRpBJBRH8-EBLKSgPJ6Eg2qa63R…] Join members of the research community, development practitioners, and USAID staff to expand the higher education evidence based around three interrelated themes: Employability, Innovation, and Private Sector Engagement in support of the USAID Higher Education Learning Agenda<https://www.edu-links.org/resources/usaid-higher-education-learning-agenda>. The inaugural USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit will take place virtually over three weeks in May 2022: May 3 & 4, May 10 & 11, and May 17 & 18. Event programming consists of two half-days over the three weeks, with four hours of programming each day. Learn more and register here.<https://www.edu-links.org/events/usaid-higher-education-global-evidence-sum…> ________________________________ USAID | www.usaid.gov/education<http://www.usaid.gov/education> .

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I2D-list Maximize Your Impact: Informing Policy as an Academic in STEM - Registration is Open!
by Haan, Rhonda S 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

[cid:image002.png@01D84E7E.0FBBEE90]Maximize Your Impact: Informing Policy as an Academic in STEM April 29 | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Convergence Center This one-day symposium aims to inform, inspire, and build a critical network of engineers and scientists at Purdue who have the interest and capacity to inform policy for the betterment of the human condition. It will also introduce new opportunities to students who are trying to identify their own career paths Event is free, but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maximize-your-impact-informing-policy-as-an-ac…

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