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Proposals Procedures

Task Force for Reconstruction and Community Service

Call for Proposals

Projects on Reconstruction and Community Service

Proposals submitted prior to any of the following dates will be reviewed soon after:

January 15^th, March 5^th, April 11^th, & May 7^th, 2007

Faculty and/or students are invited to submit project proposals for possible funding through the AUB Task Force on Reconstruction and Community Service (TFRCS).

TFRCS is an ad-hoc committee formed by President Waterbury in the Summer of 2006 in response to the July 2006 war in Lebanon. The initial mission of the Task Force was to review the university’s efforts to relieve the human suffering caused by the war, and to investigate other opportunities for the AUB community to contribute to the pressing problems of relief and reconstruction. The mission soon broadened to supporting community service, a more general strategic goal of the university, and integrating service into the university’s main academic work.

AUB has received donations for relief, reconstruction and community development, and these are now available to support relevant projects proposed by AUB faculty and students. The Task Force will attempt to match successful proposals with potential donors based on project focus and donor interest.

AUB faculty and/or students are invited to submit project proposals. Projects with budgets ranging from $1,000 to $70,000, and possibly more, will be considered. No upper limit has been set on project budgets.

Priority in the first “Call for Proposals” will be given to those proposals that address relief, early recovery, and reconstruction, and are ready to begin in early 2007. To be recommended by the Task Force, proposals must apply knowledge and/or skills to solving an immediate and compelling problem faced by people in urban and/or in rural areas.

In addition, the Task Force will value proposals that:

target disadvantaged people
improve livelihoods
are community-oriented or community-based
are interdisciplinary
promote sustainable development
translate findings or experience into policy

Format of proposals

Proposals submitted by faculty and students to the Task Force for Reconstruction and Community Service (TFRCS) should include the following information:

Project Title
Project Manager and Co-Managers – Titles and Affiliation
Proposed Starting and Ending Date
Project Summary: Include the importance and objectives of the proposed project as well as approach, methodology, and timeline (max 250 words).
Project Statement and Goal: What is the problem this project would aim to solve?
Project Justification: Explain why the proposed project is important.
Project Objectives: State clear objectives and show how each objective addresses a specific aspect of the problem.
Method of Implementation: Explain the overall approach and detail project procedures and activities. Identify the project site locations and the partners involved, and quantify the needed personnel, equipment and facilities, training sessions, transportation, etc.
Measurement of Impact: Describe how it will be determined that the project has achieved its objectives.
Sustainability: Describe your assumptions about what will happen after TFRCS funding is finished, and what will be required to sustain activities.
Project Budget: Itemized and adequately justified.
CV: One-page resume for every project partner.

The proposal should also include a logframe or table showing: (i) Objectives; (ii) Activities needed to achieve objectives; (iii) Expected outcomes from each activity; and (iv) Measurable Outcomes indicators.

A Summary Form, provided by TFRCS, should be signed by the Project Manager and submitted with the proposal.

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Proposals which do not adhere to the format and requirements above may be returned for re-submittal without review by the TFRCS.

Who can submit a proposal?

Full-time faculty and/or students can submit proposals to the TFRCS. In addition,

Proposals submitted by part-time faculty member should have a full-time faculty member among the primary investigator/manager.
Proposals submitted by student clubs or societies should have the club/society faculty advisor act as a project supervisor.
Proposals submitted by individual students should have a full-time faculty member agree to act as a project supervisor.

Who to submit the proposals to?

Proposals and inquiries should be sent to:

Ms. Nivine Hajj Hassan

TFRCS Administrative Support

Address: Env Sc/IGESP, FAFS 2^nd Floor (Room 517A), AUB

Phone: +961-1-350000 (AUB Ext 4578)

Fax: +961-1-744460

e-mail: nh31@aub.edu.lb