Subject: [CivilSoc] Engineering Information Foundation
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 21:11:05 EDT
This message Xposted from an Estonian grants list, <grants@ibs.ee>.
As the EIF Web page shows, the developing countries to which EIF has
made grants in recent years include Chile, China, and South Africa.
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ENGINEERING INFORMATION FOUNDATION (EIF)
*MISSION*
Our mission is to improve worldwide engineering education and practice
through information technology and the recruitment of women.
*GRANTS*
What We Fund
Our grant activity supports developmental projects, instructional
projects, and training programs in engineering education and research
that fit our fields of interest. These currently include the
availability and use of published information, women in engineering,
and information access in developing countries. You may want to
review our recent grants to give you a better idea of the kinds of
projects that interest us. We may infrequently sponsor proposals that
do not fit strictly within our guidelines.
What We'd Really Like to See
--Innovative projects, with measurable results
--Projects that promote significant and lasting change
--Projects that can be successfully replicated elsewhere
--Methodologies that are specific and well-defined
How Much Should You Ask For?
We suggest that you request a grant amount between $5,000 and
$75,000. We encourage you to attract a matching grant from another
source, if necessary.
*WHAT WE DON'T FUND*
Everybody has to say NO to something. This is our list. We say
NO! to:
operating expenses
requests solely for equipment
for general overhead
campaigns
conferences
scholarships, fellowships, assistantships
support for doctoral candidates
loans
*FIELD OF INTEREST*
Developing Countries
Problem Statement:
The technology gap between the developed and developing worlds is
getting larger every day. The need for access to engineering
resources as well as the skills to use the information effectively is
of increasing importance as countries move along in their
technological development. Are there special needs we can address in
the developing world?
Our Goal:
To support and strengthen educational and service center programs
that help students and teachers find and use the engineering
information they need, from computer and internet sources or by other
means. Your project might focus on bibliographic instruction in
engineering schools and libraries, support for acquisition of
information systems, or support for Internet connectivity in the
developing world.
EiF Director Contact: Hans Rütimann
*HOW TO APPLY*
We welcome grant proposals that fit our fields of interest. Our
guidelines and applications procedures follow below.
*REVIEW PROCESS AND DEADLINES*
Our Directors meet April, August, and November of every year. To
allow time for review, deadlines for submissions are:
February 28
June 30
September 30
We will briefly acknowledge your pre-proposal upon receipt. If it is
within our scope, we will ask for more information or a full proposal
All proposals must be reviewed by EiF's Board of Directors.
Decisions on applications will generally be forwarded within two
weeks following board meetings
What to do
Send us an initial three-page pre-proposal via mail (online applications are
not accepted at this point) with a cover letter on your organization's
letterhead. No fixed format is required. Describe your program and why we
should fund it. Add supporting information: A budget, work plan, list of
directors of the organization and key personnel, financial statements,
sources of support, tax status.
For non-U.S. institutions please include: an affidavit of
equivalency, and/or name of intermediary organization.
No overhead is allowed.
Criteria for Selection
Proposals should begin with a problem statement and make a case for
why this problem is significant and why the approach recommended is
the best one to solve it.
Grants are awarded based on a good fit with EiF's fields of interest
and budgetary considerations. We are tending to support smaller
projects in our first years of operation.
*HOW TO CONTACT US*
For general inquiries, questions or comments, contact us at:
Engineering Information Foundation
180 West 80th Street
Suite 207
New York, NY 10024-6301
(212) 579-7596
(212) 579-7517 fax
info@eifgrants.org
To request our printed Annual Report and Guidelines, email us at
info@eifgrants.org.
For information on applying to EiF, please review our application
procedures and guidelines on-line at www.eifgrants.org
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