Elsevier Foundation
The Elsevier Foundation
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
USA
phone: +1-212-229-4970
+31-20-485-2025
fax: +1-212-633-3965
email:[email protected]
Elsevier Foundation Program Guidelines
Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries
The Elsevier Foundation supports the efforts of libraries to enhance the quality of life in developing countries by advancing knowledge in science, technology and medicine. The Foundation provides one, two and three year grants to libraries in the developing.
Guidelines:
Proposals are welcome for single-year grants in amounts between US$5,000 to US$50,000 and will be accepted for multi-year programs (up to three years) for grant amounts of US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year. The Elsevier Foundation will also reserve a percentage of the 2010 grant funding for projects under $15,000. Proposals should be focused and well-defined, and must address each of the following elements in the online application on www.elsevierfoundation.org The online application form, available in August 2010, will request the following proposal elements:
1 Brief description of the objectives and key activities of the program. Including contact details and the amount of funding requested
2 Goals and plan: A clear description of the program goals and implementation plan, including timeframe.
3 Innovation: How will the program introduce new ideas, capabilities and/or capacity for the institution or country. How the program would serve as a model for others.
4 Impact: The significance of the program’s intended impact on science, health and society in that country or globally.
5 Sustainability: How will the benefits of the program be sustained after the grant has been expended.
6 Budget: The total amount of the grant requested and justification for the requested amount, including a clear budget overview spreadsheet that indicates in as much detail as possible intended expenditures and other sources of funding, if any.
7 Evaluation: How the program will be measured and evaluated and how its results will be reported.
8 Organization and partnership: A description of the organization requesting the grant, confirmation of its status as a non-profit entity, and a listing of key officers and staff who will direct the implementation of the program. Description of key program partners, if any.
9 Final Report for Awarded Grants: The Elsevier Foundation requires a final report from grantees at the time of completion of funded activities. The report should be both descriptive and evaluative, and include:
§ Detailed summary of activities during the grant period
§ Internal and external media coverage generated
§ Photos and videos made
§ Accounting report of grant expenditures
§ Assessment of project goals (including level of achievement)
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
USA
phone: +1-212-229-4970
+31-20-485-2025
fax: +1-212-633-3965
email:[email protected]
Elsevier Foundation Program Guidelines
Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries
The Elsevier Foundation supports the efforts of libraries to enhance the quality of life in developing countries by advancing knowledge in science, technology and medicine. The Foundation provides one, two and three year grants to libraries in the developing.
Guidelines:
Proposals are welcome for single-year grants in amounts between US$5,000 to US$50,000 and will be accepted for multi-year programs (up to three years) for grant amounts of US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year. The Elsevier Foundation will also reserve a percentage of the 2010 grant funding for projects under $15,000. Proposals should be focused and well-defined, and must address each of the following elements in the online application on www.elsevierfoundation.org The online application form, available in August 2010, will request the following proposal elements:
1 Brief description of the objectives and key activities of the program. Including contact details and the amount of funding requested
2 Goals and plan: A clear description of the program goals and implementation plan, including timeframe.
3 Innovation: How will the program introduce new ideas, capabilities and/or capacity for the institution or country. How the program would serve as a model for others.
4 Impact: The significance of the program’s intended impact on science, health and society in that country or globally.
5 Sustainability: How will the benefits of the program be sustained after the grant has been expended.
6 Budget: The total amount of the grant requested and justification for the requested amount, including a clear budget overview spreadsheet that indicates in as much detail as possible intended expenditures and other sources of funding, if any.
7 Evaluation: How the program will be measured and evaluated and how its results will be reported.
8 Organization and partnership: A description of the organization requesting the grant, confirmation of its status as a non-profit entity, and a listing of key officers and staff who will direct the implementation of the program. Description of key program partners, if any.
9 Final Report for Awarded Grants: The Elsevier Foundation requires a final report from grantees at the time of completion of funded activities. The report should be both descriptive and evaluative, and include:
§ Detailed summary of activities during the grant period
§ Internal and external media coverage generated
§ Photos and videos made
§ Accounting report of grant expenditures
§ Assessment of project goals (including level of achievement)